Show f H I D DRAMA a I ft C I IN THIS 1111 OLD BEDSTEAD STE. I r r i fi r J 1 d. d r J Y 1 ti 1 d 4 J t r pr K KaS ag aS m Y t a 1 1 c r Walter W. W Little as as Stubbs Man lan r L. L Ion Lovev as ns Arthur Tie Tre- Lord Sopi Sope in the theIre and Dm Haicl id C C. 1 ns CIS P. P Ire Press s Club Ia Play Ilay Tic The Old Ohl tend i The opening event of the season althe at al atthe atthe the Salt Like Lake theater will be the presentation presentation pre pre- of The The Old Bedstead a rural drama In three acts written b by t Race Whitney and anel Waldemar Young and given by b the members of the Press club on the night of Thursday S Sept pt C. C The newspaper boys bos have o been preparing this play for some tine time and anda J h ci Ym a production somewhat out of the ordinary orti or or- ti 1 is promised 4 The plot of The Ol Old Bedstead is entirely original not based u upon on TheOld The TheOld Old Homestead Shore Acres Acrs s or oran an any other of the popular ru rustic tl plays plas although It contains some features suggested b by each of or these Although I a burlesque the drama is well cony conceived con con- y- y sewed cel and possesses in a marked degree degree des de de- s gree those qualities of unity and and harI harmony har bar which characterize any well- well i. mon moray mony balanced play I The story centers about the old bedstead bed bed- l. l f stead heirloom in to the tho family o ot of Joir Jo- Jo ir slab Stubbs a farmer of or Jordans Jordan's 0 Crossing To settle for an election bet Stubbs has mortgaged the ancient an nn- ii dent relic to Squire Kettleson Kettle- Kettle whose feelIngs feelings feelings feel feel- son the village capitalist ings toward Stubbs are arc anything but friendly Anxious to humiliate Stubbs Kettleson contrives es to have the mortgage mortgage mort mort- m. m gage foreclosed and arranges with Lord Sope a promoter from Great Britain to bid In fn the bedstead I when v it Is s put up for sale at public 5 auction Lord Sope the villain of the play pia j this time prevailed upon has prior to y I Josiah Stubbs to put up monc money for fOl his schemes but Josiah now grown wiser refuses to advance an any more fun funds s. s j Angered b by his refusal Sope readily agrees upon the plan concocted b by Kettleson He lIe is further inspired to lo h. h revenge rc by b the fact that Stubbs daughter whom he desires de- de sires to marr marry turns a deaf dear ear to his entreaties Is in love with Arthur the browny brown blacksmith of Jor Jordans Jordan's ans an's Cro Crossing Arthur is in the of father tather good graces grace until 1 he e e Indiscreetly enters upon a political p. p po po- deal in defiance of the Uw fathers father's fathers father's fathers father's fath fath- ers er's wishes Enraged at the discovery ot or this and goaded to fur fury b by his multiplied misfortunes stubbs re n renounces re- re his daughter and her lover and amI drives cs from home In Ina Ina snowstorm a blinding y The girl goes to the Uw city of Fountain Green wh where re she sho makes her living by selling flowers on the str street et She is followed to the city b by Arthur Aithur and amI andr r also by Bid Dubbs a chore on lice her j fathers father's farm and Sue Brette the sweetheart of or Bid They search vain vain- vainly l I ly for the lost girl and amI Just as the they h back home saddened saddened sad sad- v are about aboul to turn and hopeless Bid meets meets Lord Sope who vho promises to reveal to him him I the hiding place of Gwon pro pre provided vided Bid will assist him Sope Sopo in hol holding up a train train- Bid who whose imagination imag- imag is fired b by earnest perusal of I the history of Fre Freddie dle Leon the boy ban bandit lt of or the stained blood prairies readily yields to the persuasions of or t. t Sope The great reat train robbery robber Is the time piece I de do resistance of or the second act lIeze- lIeze I klah Scroggins the station agent is bound hound and gagged and laid across the theS S rails ralls as us tho the train comes conies thun thundering Into view at the breakneck speed of three miles an hour At the last moment moment mo mo- ment mente however Bid declines to act and the robbery robber Is s unsuccessful The third act t shifts again to lo Jordan's Jordans Jordans Jordan's Jor Jor- dans dan's Cros Crossing where the tho villagers are art gather gathered d at nt tho the homo home of Sid Stebbins Steb- Steb bins for a euchre party part In the midst of or th the festivities the honk-honk honk of an automobile Is heard and Gwendo Gwendo- 1 line enters In triumph clad in silks and bearing every en evidence of having grown rich as a 11 florist At this juncture junc ture titre Constable Luke e and Justice Jus Jus- tice tico Ebenezer Durrant appear with a a. a search warrant for the Un old he bedstead tead which they the have traced to tote te house The bed Is found and dragged l forth to be sold at auction Lord Sope SOlie who has obtained more more funds fund attempts to carry out oat the scheme schema arranged with Kettleson but hut easily outbids him and awl presents the old bedstead to her fath- fath er This wins forgiveness s from the tho parent Arthur comes conies down from R. R I U U. R R. to claim his bride and all cn ends s I happily This of course is the merest outline of the plot The action an and the dialogue dialogue dialo dialo- gue Ue afford am ample pia opportunity for local hits lilts and allusions which arc are introduced introduced intro Intro- without stint and a 11 number elgood of or good sp specialties es in ht the time wa way of dances dance and und parodies parodies' o of popular songs are arc red throughout the time piece The Time number of or special properties required Is umu unusually large and Includes theold the theold old h bedstead which originally was built for Cor Brigham Youn Young and u used ed edin in fn his official residence an and a considerable considerable consid consid- erable quantity of or other furniture de- de descended deI I from Crom pioneer r days The Time players are all an men and with 1 fL very few exceptions are members of the rile Press club The cast st follows station agent at Jordans Jordan's Crossing John S. S Critchlow Critch- Critch low Bid Dubbs tho th reciting I. I kid III chore chOlo lIo boy and leading man ninn of or the Home club Waldemar Young Maud Stubbs the wife of oC Joseph Stubbs S. S Young Luke constable of oC Jordan precinct Ed Ell C. C Penrose Ben Davies leader of or the singing society so clety cleO John James Frank a lightning rod agent Race Whitney Evelyn Patterson an adventuress od In red Carl R. R Williams Nancy Clancy from across the wa way Millie 1 Williams Stubbs the tho pride of the village c. c Walter Waller W. W I Little Josiah Stubbs father Cather of or George E. E Carpenter Sue Suo Br Brette a village novelty l Lorenzo orenZo J. J Haddock Lord Sope Sone a promoter from the British Isles David Da C. C Dun- Dun bar lIar Squire the village capitalist Parley Parle P P. Jenson Arthur the brawny brawn blacksmith blacksmith blacksmith black black- smith of Jordans Jordan's Crossing Alan L. L Lo l Lovey vey Sim Sin Rivers the voiced silver tenor Will Sibley Officer McGinnity of oC the Fountain Green force Corce Alex S. S Campbell Sid Stebbins a local celebrity cp Martin I Io K Is e 1 Mulvey Ebenezer Durrant justice of time the peace Burl Armstron Armstrong Gus aters a miller Carl S. S Schmidt Hank lank Henry Henr a packer at the old old mill C. C W. W Gates Gales Samantha Sartin a maiden Ja lady Kenneth Kenneth Ken Ken- neth C. C Kerr Villagers Pillagers mill m hands hans and entertain entertain- ers Tho The Old OM Bedstead presents a curious instance of or a a. a play being written about a title For several months the Press club boys have been considering the advisability of presenting preventing pre pre- venting another mothel burlesque play pia an anIt and andt It IL t was the general opinion that tho the thomes lines mes o of the conventional rural drama of it cf which the finest and best known example ample is The Time Old Homestead should be he followed There seemed to be bo no one however how- how ever over with sufficient time lime or 01 Inclination ion tion to tal take tako o the initiative in iii the tho matter mater mat mat- ter er so the tha project slumbered Early II lit t the summer however Fate in the form orm of or the San Francisco earthquake lan landed e Race Haca Whitney and an Waldemar Young two young OUlI newspaper men of or orthe the he fated ill-fated city and former Salt Lal boys on the shores of the Great Salt Sail lake Having ln a natural bent for dramatics dramatics- and time to lo spare Young and Whitney consented to lo write the play pia and give gl general direction to its IU presentation In discussing the project In the club one day ll somebody jokingly referred re- re to the rural pia play a. a as The rhe Old OW Bedstead The name met with instant Instant in instant In- In stant approval approval al and anel the authors began to write with no Instructions except to use Tho Old Bedstead as a title Gradually the action evolved ol was wa from no other oilier th r basis than a n catchy catch name Willie lIIl Collier Is IK Comin Coming Coining That quaintly delighting comedian William Collier conceded to be tho the best In ht his good class clas after a a. successful success success- successful ful flying Hying trip to Australia the past summer under Charles Frohman's Frogman's direction di direction di- di Is now not announced by that manager to appear at the Salt Sail Lal Lake e theatre Monday a evening Sept 24 24 for three nights and Wednesday c matinee in is the joyous Augustus Thomas rhomas comedy come come- d dy On the Quiet Quid IL It fits fils the young actor with a nicely nn and won him last last- lasting i ing tog laurels in London a year a ago o aswell aswell as well as throughout hout the United d States Slates I and In Australia J the time l past summer Since Mr Frohman's assumption of Mr l Colliers Collier's starring Interests the comedian has Improved Improve the opportunities ties tics ext extended to lo him and risen to the highest rank of or his profession attaining attaining attain attain- In ing the coveted added distinction of ot International renown He lie has demonstrated dem dem- em his Ids rare ability an and disclosed a personal r onal popularity for lack of or which man many equally gifted players have failed of or substantial recognition Mr Collier all the same owes not a II little We of his established position to the tho plays In which he has been seen notably notably no no- tably the one In which Mr 11 Frohman is soon goo lo to Introduce him here hele I I Cn Cast t of Opera The cast st of The Wedding c cl Da Day the opera lJ by which the Salt Sall Lake Opera Orera company will open the till t season eaMon at the Salt Sail Lake theatre Is probably the time strongest st presented In n r. r recent years by bya a local company Prof McClellan announces an an- the complete cast U us as follows Rose hose Marie Mario Emma Emina Lucy Gates Gales Lucille Agatha l Madame Edna Dwyer Aunt Margaret Marguret Harley Mlle Mile nee Hi-nee Mrs MrK Bessie essle Browning Mlle Mill Courcey Ruth nuth Wilson n Mile Mlle Vl Villiers Lillian Hudson Mlle Mile Varney Varne Kingdon 1 J. J D D. Spencer r Raoul G G. D. D Due Duc de lie Bouillon k Hugh W. W Dougall Fred C C. Graham Sergeant Souffle II n. S S. Ensign I Laubert aubert J. J D. D Owen Q Pomade A. A II H. Kelson Guard A 13 L. Braby Brab Sentry Joseph I Poll Y 1 t I I Dishy I h Dell Bell in TilL The Education I of or Mr h Digby Bell will appear In Augustus Au ustus I Thomas' Thomas comedy The Tire Education of ol I Mr 11 the Salt Lal Lake I Ion at Lake th theatre at on I Friday and Saturday nights Sept Sr-pt I 28 8 8 and 29 9 and Saturday matinee The pin play piny was evolved h by Mr Augustus Augus Augus- Augustus tUg Thomas from Charles Dana Gibson's Gibsons Gib son sons son's s famous series of drawings tinder under un un- der I the same title tille in hi which the adventures ad ad- adventures ventures of or Mr 11 an and Mrs hs and tho the American beauty type the thu Gibson Gibson Gib Gib- son G Girls Ills are arc conspicuous The co comedy 1 Is declared the funniest and best that Augustus rho Thomas mas has yet yel written and one of his greatest financial successes New York goers laughed at its drolleries for or six months and Us Its tour lour of the country last season reason was so 80 prosperous that It was decided to continue it H n another Yf year vear al' al It II is IR not only enly funny but hut it has strong strohl dramatic cla incident and enjoying enjoy enjoy- enjoying ing Ine- love romance As Mr Digby DiShy Digby Dig Dig- by hy Bell has hns made the most pronounced success q of his career It Is an exquisite site It and artistic creation of III the lime good old fashioned type of American millionaire millIonaire millionaire mill mill- who whose e fortune was ma made e by work an and energy He lie Is always quaint and amI amu Ing He Is powerful In his business Interest t hut but dominated h by the lIw women folks at home Ills His success In Chicago o and Boston W was 9 as great as ns asIn asin In New cw York and return engagements w WIO ero demanded Threat Thes People Make You Laugh h For 1101 this week tho the Orpheum Or- Or theatre has haa ha been fortunate enough to secure the well known favorites fa- fa s of last week weel Wilfred Clarke Clarice and his Ills clever clover support Miss Theo Carew and her company compan The sketch this week will h be lie No Xo More Mor Trouble oW and the many laughable situations presented ente are said to more mOle than equal the unqualified success scored bj by these se people last week man brothers in th their II sl sketch etch Who ho Stopped Slopped the Ferry leny Boat present present pre pre- sent nr an act which for pure rich humor humor humor hu hu- mor of the eccentric kind leaven hIttie lit little hIt hIt- tle tie to he be desired offers Vernon the ventriloquist something 11 different I and apart alto- alto performance of this class of enter enter- gether geher from flom the average cut and dried and introduces one act in particular which Is distinctly unique In ht its effect The act In question is produced by the aid of a dummy dumm child and the result verges on the uncanny This clever entertainer is not without a saving sense of or humor I however and the entire act constitutes constitutes one of the best best turns Salt Lake Lal theatregoers have had an opportunity ily ity It of witnessing In a a. long time Miss lIss l Ida a ODa ODay occupies a distinct class by herself an and provides a revelation revelation revelation reve reve- lation as to lo just what can came and cannot be clone done with a well tuned banjo backed up by a more moro than usually good voice Miss 1 ODa ODay has mado made a specialty of child songs and the way this winsome little lady causes the hearts of or her hearers hearel's to hark back to lo childhood days das furnishes one of the time theatrical novelties of tho the hour Perhaps Perhaps Perhaps Per Per- haps the main charm of her IH performance perform ance comes from her hel unquestioned knowledge of human nature and the finished product is charming The Musical are musical from start to finish Their work on the banjo and xylophone gives abundant abundant ant opportunity for th the the- Introduction of several novel Ideas and they are aIe not slow to avail all themselves es of or the opportunity The act is one which appeals by rea reason on of Its Us freshness an and originality and up to native has lias never failed to charm nU Russell ell and Held sketch are aro too well known to tho the theatre going th public to lo require much In the time way of introduction Their comedy sketch On Dress Parade com constitutes one of the most happy conceptions in the wa way of humor and originality with which |