Show I The Song of Song Songs Son at at Wilkes I 9 Ca l r I i I o n on m. m k kY Y HH Y I II I An intensely dramatic scene from the tho big New York sensation The Song of I Songs which will be presented b y the Wilkes players for fol the coming I week beginning with tonight tonight's pe po Having every reason to believe the production of ot The Song of Songs will prove to be one of the most remarkable and out of the ordinary attractions ns of offered offered offered of- of in Salt Lake in some time the Wilkes theatre management announces that drama as the next production at atthe atthe atthe the Wilkes a Wilkes a play that is isone one of ot the most daring ever attempted attempted by any stock company In the West and one that Is the most talked of ot on the coast today where it has 11 had ad some remarkable runs In the dramatic appeal of Its plot and the tense situations that appear throughout the story and the sensational sensational sensational sensa sensa- manner manner In which some of ot lifes life's phases are viewed The Song of Songs Is as the author says a realistic realistic real real- painting meant to carry beyond the gilded frame An Idea Ideo of ot the attraction the play contains may be gained in knowing that the Wilkes players in Seattle are arenow arenow arenow now offering The Song of ot Songs for forthe forthe forthe the third consecutive week while in other Wilkes theatres In the coast It has as run two and three weeks The stOl story condensed Is that of of a beautiful girl the daughter of a Greek who seeks to find a She marries one man whom to quote the playwright she is too innocent to hold then she forms a liaison with another another another an- an other man but in her Intense restlessness restless restless- ness sh she cannot hold him seeking the arms of strangers with her discordant song of ot songs she disgusts one of ot her suitors by becoming Intoxicated in his presence Then she returns to her first lover who cares for her despite what she may do and then life holds another another another an an- other view for her Although in the entire play things are called by their right names the production is not one to offend and the story is so true to life Ufe and so ap appealing appealing ap- ap pealing is the beautiful girl who is the central figure in the plot that it cannot be other than the unusual attraction it is When the play was about to be produced produced produced pro pro- in San Francisco there was considerable considerable considerable con con- objection made and the management management management man man- of the theatre arranged for forthe forthe forthe the board of ot censors to occupy a box at the first nights night's performance The board gave Its approval of The Song of ot Songs and the audience gave it more than enthusiastic recognition The principal feminine role role- in The Song of Songs is that of ot the lovely girl Lily Kardos and in the interpretation interpretation interpretation tation of this part Nana Bryant leadIng leadIng lead lead- Ing lady of the Wilkes players will have an exceptional opportunity to display her ability as an emotional actress That Miss Bryant will portray this role with unqualified success goes without question for few emotional actresses hav hav achieved greater dramatic dramatic dra dra- matic matte triumphs when given the opportunity opportunity opportunity than has Miss Bryant The leading masculine role will 1111 be betaken betaken betaken taken by J J. J Anthony Smyth leading man of ot the Wilkes players Supporting the two principals will be Cliff Thompson Claire Sinclair McNulty Charlotte Treadway Ferdinand Munier Huron L. L Blyden Cocroft Alice Allce Conrad George Barnes Frank Bonner Donner and Charles Murphy l Opening tonight The Song of Songs will be the offering at the house for the ensuing week with matinees mat- mat maca on Thursday and Saturday |