Show WAY DOWN EAST wm A brady g grand production an event of be chronicled in the corn mg of way down east to the salt lake theatre for one week commencing February 25 with wednesday and saturday batur day mat anees this is the same gi eat play that for over two years eded the man hattan theatre and academy of music new york and is now taxing the ca lacity of theatres wherever it is seen in fact in a few months it will again return to the academy of music new york where it is expected to remain for another year this play ie by lottie blair parker and has been blab orated by mr J gasmer it will be given in this city under the diorec tion of manager m A brady with all the beautiful scenic effects leal novelties including the much talked of snowstorm the village choir and a company carefully selected with view of the portrayal of the charac so peculiar to the rural districts of new england the story is plain and simply told there is an old farmer who ha a son designed by the father to marry hia cousin the young people do not care for each other the girl falling in love with a butterfly hunting professor while the young man is desperately smitten with a mysterious girl who strays into the fam ly as a servant al though it is quite obvious she la of a h gher station in life later it appears she has been deceived by a mock mar ariage her betrayer beti ayer being a rich young fellow who is no v trying to marr the cousin just at the time when the son declared his love his father goes away to follow up some rumors relative to the girl his son loves D scoven ng their truthfulness he returns and drives her from the house this is the strong ep sode of the play all the characters of the ry are upon the scene and when tl a ern old country man orders the betrayed beti ayed woman out into the snow his son declares he will accompany her then cornea the old man s bitter denunciation of the girl of her addiss on of guilt and finally her statement that the man who is re for her betrayal is an hon ored guest in the house As she po ants him out his very manner betraying guilt all the other personages turn beseech ing her to remain the garl s indignation is great and she dashes out into the snow the son fol lowing the wronged woman the love of whom fills h s heart of course the heroine has been far moie sinned against than sinning and all the crinkles are so stra out that there is a happy ending there are many amusing scenes in fact the play is said to be full of ho nely humor there is some jollification and in all it is said to be a sterling drama of rus bubbling with sensation and showing humor enough to stay sweet all the time this will be one of the foremost plays ever seen in salt lake the railroads have promised to make special reduced rates also spec al trains |