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Show At The Salt Lake Theatre Robert D. Mantoll's success with his clironlclo play, "King John", In which ho Is making: this season his first coast to coast tour, and with which ho will open his hair week's engagement at the Salt Lako Theatre Monday evening-, has icd lovois or Shako-spaaroito Shako-spaaroito suggest to. him the revival or the other historical dramas seldom attempted Sh the stage The first suggestion came from a Chicago critic, who wished Mr Wantoll to put on successively all or the historical plays In somo one largo city, such as olthor Chicago or Now York, during ono ontlro season These plays or Shakespeare Shake-speare form practically the complete conspectus con-spectus or English history rrom the time or King John to that t Henry VIII, the , father of QUeon Elizabeth, In whose rolgn Shakespeare produced a great part of his work. These plays contain a lof of rich dramatic material, which Is lost to the present generation of theatre-goers. Since the Chicago critic made this suggestion others have Joined with him, and Mr. Man-toll Man-toll has taken the matter under serious consideration. This experiment was made In England about a century ago by Samuel Pholps, manager or the ramous Sadlor's Wells Theatre, who rovlved all or Shakespeare's Shake-speare's plays, except four, and who made a fortune at the venture. In addition to "King John" Mr. Mantell will play on Tuesday night, "Hamlet", Wednesday matinee, "Richelieu," Wednesday Wednes-day night, "Macbeth " Alice Lloyd, the English comedy song bird under the direction or William Morris, will head tho nowest or tho revues, coming to tho Salt Lako Theatre next Trlday and Saturday nights and Saturday matinee. Miss Lloyd, known Internationally as England's daintiest comedienne, will bo soon In a now stylo or entertainment with a song repertoire Including "Parisian Crinoline", "Mother, Mother", "My Night Out", "When Mother Was Twenty-One", "Lady Policeman", "Ship Ahoy", "Splash Me", "Who Are You Getting At?", "Never Introduce Your Bloke", "Stockings on tho Line", "Tourist and tho Maid", "Nothing Doing", "Mary Told tho Soldier", "The Olrls I Lert Behind Me" and many others. A striking event In tho show or stars will bo tho danco revue or all nations called "Danco Mad", offering a realistic glimpse or the rashloniblo Jardln Do Dansc, atop or the New York Theatre, Now York, together with a vivid interpretation of tho Cabaret lire In New York and Paris. Two full music orchestras, featuring among other novelties, and many girls, much beauty, considerable grace and a unique exposition ex-position or the X-Ray, Tuikey Trot, Tango, and modern ball room dances. Trank Fogarty, "The Dublin Minstrel" will bo an added feature. Togarty is a standard entertainer. Thero will be twenty two other unusual rcvealmonts. A unique event In local theatricals will be the presentation at the Salt Lake Theatra on Monday and Tuesday evening November 24 and 25, with Tuesday matinee, In that ffyy'Pi-'s' """" '' ''five's" 'y't 'f"iiv x?"ix v , ' , "f ' ; Robert B. Mantell in ''King John" opening at the Salt Lake Theatre. Monday night i now-so-much-talkod-about drama or the White Slave Traffic, "Tho Luro". This startling play will thus bo scon in this simultaneously with its sensational Now York run, whoro it has boon playing with only a temporary closuro over since the mlddlo or August to crowdejd houses at Maxlne Elliott's Theatre. This is tho first tlmo a big Eastern success has boon simultaneously simul-taneously given to tho Westoin stage. "Tho Luro" Is tho bold and daring drama by Goorge Scaibotough, which has stirred up such a storm or opinion by Its thrilling realism. Mr. Scarborough was formerly a special Seciet Service agent ror the Government Gov-ernment and ho was encouraged to write his drama by no less a person than Stanley W. rinch, head or tho Todoral Buroau Tor tho Suppression or the Will to Slave Traffic. This gicatcst authority in tho country on the subject has placod tho seal or his ox-pert ox-pert approval on "Tho Luio" as a Talthrul exposition or its theme. Mr. rinch declares de-clares its chaiactois to bo lirollkc and Its situations true to tho average Whlto Slave cose which comos under his Investigation. H This ondoisomcnt or the piece by the United States Department or Justlco it jH rut'tlr" omphasi7Cd by tho groat praise be- H stowod by tho Now York reviewers upon Mr. Scarborough himself ror his wonder- . 'hH ful skill as a diamatlst The play Has been H declared to bo "more dorlng than 'Tho H Easiest Way' and moro thrilling than H 'Within tho Law', and Acton Davlcs or the H Now York Evening Sun assorts that "since !H the dobut or Eugeno Walter with 'Paid in , !H rull' no such powerful dramatist has np- ' poarod on tho American stage". It was iH lnovitablo that tho play should bo brought jH direct to tho coast. The company that Is 11 to picsont It horo Is rully equal to tho ! Now York cast, ror It comprises William J. H Kolly, well-known in Salt Lako City, who H first enacted Don Hur on tho Coast and who i is ono or tho best loading mon In America; H Beatrice Prentice, whq was ror many sea- H sons leading lady with Robert Edcson; H Charlotte Granville, tho noted English cmo- jH tional actress, who was brought to thii H (Continued on page 14 ) H H SALT LAKE THEATRE. 1 (Continued iYom page 11). H country by Charles Fr oilman; Leonard Idc, H who supported Mnrgarot Illlngton In "Tho H Thlor" as the young: lover; Harold Russell H another Salt Lako favorite of "Tho Man or H tho Hour" ramo; Enid Gray, who so re- H cently scored a hit In "Excuse Me"; and H other such woll-known artist as Ruth H Flndlay, Jean Temple, Adoir Link and H Gcorgo Scybolt. B The most popular American novol, "The H Shcperd of tho Hills" has boon made into H a play by Its author, Harold Doll Wright, B with the assistance or BIsbcry V. Reynolds. Hj This will .be good news to tho millions of 1 Mr. Wright's admirers. I'or cvory one H who has read this popular story will bo H glad to seo "Sammy Lano", "Prcachin' H Dill", "Young Matt", "Dad IlowiU" and H all tho people or tho "Mutton Hollow" H r&ko life and appoar behind tho footlights. H "Tho Shepherd or the IIlUs" will havo HJ Its local premiere at tho Salt Lake Hu Theatre on November 26tli. Hi H, Transplanting a popular novel to tho Hi stago Is a dimcult buslnoss and ono that H; soldom Is done right, row "book plays" Hv rollow their books. That IS tho rule. The H exception that proves this rulo Is William R A. Drady's production or "Little Womon", Br which comes to the Salt Lake Theatre for H tho weok commencing Monday, December H 1. Tho dramatization of Louisa M. Alcott's H' famous story was done by Marian do For- H est who lavished a lot or tondor caro on Hj,. the work with tho result that tho book H story is not hacked to pieces nor is the H atmosphere lost. Tho New York critics, Hf in tholr reviews or the play whon It bogan H Its all-season run at Tho Playhouse, w H York City, last rail, said that it was i o H best dramatization or a popular story slnco H Paul Potter's dramatization or Du Maurier's B "Trilby." |
