Show I 1 willard mack will present therose of 0 the rancho the great play of david belasco and richard wal walter tor tully dealing with early california history at the colonial theatre SPI sala lake city two weeks cosimeno coni commencing meno F sunday night starch ath this is is a scenic production of the first magnitude miss mary alary hall mr INA macks acks ney nev leading iad wili her initial 1 appearance as Jua juaaita niti a part which she Is said to handle even evan better than that of the girl of the golden west for which I 1 slie she was chosen by mr belasco himself the play turns upon incidents in the early history of southern california the spanish residents were guaranteed the safe enjoyment of their property but american claim jumpers swindled mani many of them in spite ot of the author authorities itle this la bi history rather father Juni gunipero pero in his remembrances of old california wrote on the ath 0 of f july the american flag was raised in monterey and formal in ai possession of california taken by the united states governing Go government vernin ent george wharton james in ills his old Alis missions of california refers to this anal an says the inhabitants of warners ranch by a decree of the united states supreme court were evicted from the their ir homes which they had bad occupied from time immemorial and which were pledged to them by the U S government the official report of 0 an agent says the lands in eight similar pinilla r cases are not yet patented I 1 the sleepy don doii s were too careless to protect their titles and unscrupulous ous land pirates took advantage of cleir indolence up on this mr bel fasco founded his drama jaunita la rancho was tho alio daughter of an american who died soon af tei ler hsc her 4 birth and a 4 spanish Span A girl her hei another inathe e the signora to her ber tn arriage with Jt kearney earney a of oc the U S government and a nd arranges arr inges that she shall be betrothed to don luis de la torre a spaniard of blue blood but repugnant to the girl meantime antime Afe the kenton ranch is in danger of being taken by an american land pirate kincaid i who has discovered the title is detective defective kearney in his attempt to save the home of his love pretends to fall in with kincaide Kinc aids plans the spaniards believe him a traitor thur his associations there are great preparations for tile the betrothal of juanita to don luis which takes place in the patio of the kenton hacienda this is one of the greatest scenes ever put on in salt lake there being 40 45 people in the cast the betrothal candles candies are duly dilly lit according to spanish custom when juan ita t revolts and extinguishes them their thus publicly refusing the lland han handest diSt o r don luis driven out 0 by her mother her love for kearney I 1 is s still st strong rong until she lea learns ans of ills his supposed treachery she denounces eliias him as a coward and fraud kearney and K kincaid I 1 n bald come to open battle in the last act and kearney disarms Kili kincaid caid tile the land grapper and keeps off his men by swearing to kill their leader A bugle call announces the troops sent for by kearney have arrived juanita juanila realizes kearney was acas working to save her parent ial and admits her love sir ali mack alack as kearney and miss hall fali as juanita portray some fine emotional emo tiona work |