Show smooth As silk bilk macks play to be given here 0 smooth as silk one of the most pleasing ot of willard mack a plays 1 Is to be presented in eureka on thurs day next by the payson dramatic club under the direction of philo wightman thia this company has for some time been presenting a play each month appearing at various utah county cities and mr wight man has announced announce his intention of putting eureka on his circuit smooth as silk will be presented here under a guarantee it if it la is not a pleasing performance money will be refunded most cheerfully the prices will be put down to 25 and 50 cents which includes the war tax among the press notices which the company has rec receded elied la Is the follow ing to a capacity 1 house the payson dramatic club presented a most ac septable cep table performance of smooth as silk last night in every particular and by far the best dra matic effort either by profess professional lonal or local talent that has been enjoyed in payson tor for years every member of the cast proved an artist of asplen did ability and it could not have been chosen with better judgement jud gement in the character of silk mcdonal I 1 philo C wightman as leading man again won distinction and on his first entrance on the stage he was most warmly greeted sharing the honor with geraldine Gerald lne fairbanks acting the part of mrs silk me donald in a most charming manner cloe shepherd prise to her many friends in a most clever pro of the character mrs mcduff the boarding house mistress mi while juanita reece fitted the part ot of euphema always clever with a stage presence which may be envied miss cora cravens did well the emotional part of jennie strom berg reaching a dramatic height up on learning of the death of her sweetheart jimmy in trusting the character ot of freddy the hop head to edmond evans the director made no mistake this Is perhaps the most difficult character in the play but was carried out by mr evans in a man ner extremely true to life and with dramatic effect which appeals donna daniels DaIll els in the character of molly yolly of the underworld brought the tuil full flavor of the tenderloin into the play and brought the young actress much credit credit there was nothing lacking in the splendid work ot of enos W V simons portraying J W dennison Denn lson chief of police and he shared with other members of the company the full ap preci atlon of the satisfied audience the detail was well carried out b david mitchell and demar wight man in the role of detectives mr mitchell doing some clever work la in the ast act |