Salt Lake Telegram | 1921-09-06 | Page 13 | Wilkes Players Meet with Big Success 'Smilin' Through' Scores with Crowds

Wilkes Players Meet With Big Success it Through Scores With Crowds The lII cl Players w were wro re welcomed back to Salt Lake Sunday night after acter nn absence o of more moro than two years A company well up to the Wilkes I standard presented Jane Cowls Cowl's big success with ill all a the finish of the original original inal InAI company compan Tho house was waa well filled tilled with Ith old friends of ot the tho Wilkes Players and without exception every member of ot the company portra portrayed Cd their respective e I Iroles roles In a a. hl highly hl satisfactory m manner mner I Through Is a story of ot love and sadness with a few fe smiles thrown Iri Id along alons- the tho way to lighten the action and as such Is a pia play that few tew repertoire repertoire repertoire reper reper- toire companies 3 would select for Cor a n. premiere pre pre- micro Covering a year five span of or time tho the action of ot tho the pia ploy play torero forces several se of or the players pla ers to assume dual roles reles Eloise Clement the tho new ne leading woman woman wo wo- man plays pas the role of or Kathl Kathleen cn Dungannon Dun- Dun gannon annon who falls tails In III love e with Ken Ken- peth Wayne nyne played b by Verne J. J Layton ton John Carteret Is la the tho uncle undo and the part partis is ably handled b by Alexis Luce Luc leading man mull of ot the new company Th The action of ot the piece Is based on the unreasoning refusal of ot the uncle undo to permit Kathleen to marr marry tho the mallof man mall manof manof of her choice Kenneth Va Wayne n and his unwillingness to explain why Tb The reason reanon Is explained In the th second act when a wedding scene of or sixty years yearn f rR ngo In shown when Waynes Wayne's father murders th the girl John Carteret the uncle was to have p wed Kenneth Wayne ayne the lire son goes to war and anil returns a n. cripple and tries for tor that reason cason J to break brCak off ott his hla engagement with Kathleen Ho lie nearly succeeds but at this point Dr Harding Hardin an nn old family friend Intervenes enes with Carteret and things 9 are brought ht to a happy happ conclusion conclusion con con- elusion until the finale finale finale- of ot the tho pl play la Itself when a scene scone of grief and happiness hap Is combined In the thought that great grief matters not when one goes ONI through this life lire through al- al ways wars with the tho thought that things shall be different In the next A Alexis Luce and Miss Miss Eloise Clement leading man and woman handle their roles u In a truly mastery manner an and prove their right to head the newest Wilkes company compan Others on n the cas cast who proved d UP TIP were Norman as Dr Harding Claire Sinclair a as Emil the servant ant Lillian Stuart anc and Edna Peckham who portrayed ed the roles role of DC mothers In tho play Harlan n land as Ainley scored Those Thos with smaller parts In the play pIny were e race Gordon Aleda Pearson Billie Frown Brown Leon duff Cluff Jack Jaek h an mp Murray Bron Altogether tho Wilkes Players otheir o otheir on n their Initial bow made a n. very fine tine Im Im- Im u and will ln undoubtedly o prove n ul 1 l addition to tho the local list list o ot t regular 1 ular attractions attraction