Salt Lake Telegram | 1914-09-19 | Page 13 | George Arliss to Play 'Disraeli' Here

GEORGE ARLISS TO PLAY DISRAELI HERE George Arliss has been long Ions in letting us see flee his now famous interpretation of Benjamin Disraeli for tor his engagements in a few tew cities clUe have made a comprehensive siva sive tour Impossible although h It is L three years yearn since Louis N JC Porkers Parkers pia play DIs was vas first presented by Mr 1011 Arliss Salt Lako Lake t theatregoers are to have their opportunity of seeing the tho play conference week at nt the tho Sal Salt Lake theatre Benjamin Disraeli one of the greatest of ot all En English statesmen has been dead only about thirty years so that It was raer rather a daring thing to attempt to o visualize visualize vis vis- him at a time when hen the man an himself himself himself him him- self is more or or- orless less vividly r remembered b by man many living persons The real Disraeli was a a. man of If many eccentricities a a. brilliant talker and a lover of dramatic effects thus thu making the appeal of o a play founded upon uton his character valuable and attractive to the tho actor Mr lr Arliss' Arliss characterization is Js said to be a brilliant achievement Tho The play Disraeli deals with the great eat statesman's successful tul endeavor to gain control of the Suez canal for tor En England England Eng Eng- land a work in which he meets with the secret opposition of ot diplomatic spies The Tho intrigue that arises Is absorbing Incidental Incidental Incidental Inci Inci- dental to this political plot pint is a delightful love story while the tile glimpse of Disraeli's home life has haa an nn attractive appeal al The costumes of the period the earl early lend the play unique pictorial qualities In Mr rr Arliss company are Las Las- c Margaret Dale Florence Arliss Lilla Lilia Campbell Charles ur Vincent Vincent Vin yin cent Arthur rI Eldred lcd Henry and Dudley Digges