Show I PLAYS AND PLAYERS At t the Chic Today Salt Lake Theatre Tilo Tho The Clansman at S 15 Orpheum Orpheum Vaudeville at 2 21 ant and Grand Thc Grand The Millionaire Tramp at Sl Lyric Lyric at 2 and 7 The rhe CIt II Clansman Hundreds of or people representative c theatergoers of Salt L Lake Lae I. formed new I opinions of at the difficulties overcome bythe by br the white people In tho early reconstruction recon recon- days daya of the South tram from tho pr presentation 8 of ot The Thc Clansman at tho thin Salt Lake theater last nl night Others who owing to their lack of ot knowledge of ot the negro problem probably had l reason rca rea son to change chanso their views after atter witnessing witness witness- lug ing the strong presentation of this pia play Much tuch was of Tho Clans man and Justly from tile the extensive advertising ad campaign conducted in advance advance advance ad ad- vance by tho the management but promIses promises prom prom- lees were ma made e good by the excellent t company that thal included a a. majority o of ot tf f those who played in the original production production pro pro- production through the tho East Cast and South for tor the last two years re r The fact net that tha t standing room loom Va watt was at ut a premium for forthe fo or ortho r time the t performance and ana lie house lious o lu is practically ally sold out for the rest o ot or ortho f tho time week Is evidence of ot tho the good business bust busi nose ness management of the company compon in tn it Its s advertising campaign n and In ID tho the Interest interest Inter Inter- est cst of Salt Lako Lake In U the tho e play which ha has haa s swung suns around Salt Lake for Cor three thre e se years ears before Us IttS first t presentation here As 8 Tile The Leopards Leopard's Spots and ann Tim e Clansman have bo be bon n D widely road rend rn's most et t people are In a general wa woy y with tho the story of the pa play The Tho principal principal prin cipal characters are aro an nn 01 old 1 Abolitionist Abolition 1st t and his bis daughter Ben Den Cameron th tho e Clansman and hl hi his father rather a Southern Souther n planter with tho the carpetbagger ger officials and tho the mulatto lieutenant governor Then there thoro aro are other characters almost almos t without number making up one of or th tho e te largest companies on In the road Th The e pia play opens on 00 election day duy when th tho e negroes of South Carolina under th tho ee e leadership of ot omo some enthusiastic un unscrupulous unscrupulous unscrupulous un- un scrupulous carpetbaggers rapture e practically every office In the state Th Tho e overbearing lawlessness of ot the negroes es el s Is portrayed graphically and al all all all' l through the play the tho sentiment that tha t God never mado made a white man to b bo e ruled by bO a n r predominates predomInate The Clansman Is 18 in love lovo with th tho e daughter o is tho the ob oh object ob- ob J ct of the lustful greed of the mulatto o lieutenant governor Of Ot course cours the right t triumphs through paths that In T Thi n tn Clansman lead along tho borders o of f blood and thunder melodrama Wh Vh Why y t tell n t the e story stor th though lg It H is a plo play y that tho people or Salt bait ought to see and ono one that teaches tache a lesson lelon of or respect for tor tho white people of or the tho South and admiration for tor their cour cour- age Of Ot tho the principal characters Franklin Ritchie flitchie a as th the Clansman Is especially sro god d. d and Charles J. J Wils Wilson n as tile the lieutenant governor go M. M J J. S. S Jordan as the tho Abolitionist and Eugenic Eugenie Hayden as ns his daughter are particularly good glod Gage Bennett as Dr Richard Cameron la is masterful in his strong scone at atthe atthe the tho close of or tho the second act oct and the tho comedy parts taken taleen by Maude f ude Durand UK nM Eve Evo and Barry Barn l f Maxwell as DS Noise ol e afforded d touches of or gr humor with their excellent nt characterization of ot the tt-e better botter class of colored servants Tho The support given hen by tho the other members mem morn b bars bers r of the largo large e company was generally generally gener goner ally good The engagement Is for tor tho the rest of ot the week with a matinee Saturday A Millionaire Tramp A Millionaire Tramp came bac back to Salt Lake and th tho Grand theater last evening o after an absence of three years and plc pleased a a. largo large audience Tho The play Is written on the comedy comedy- drama lines is well won presented by a 1 competent company and adequately ay y I staged It proved d one of the best of or orthis this years year's booking at the Grand Orand d. d Duko Duke Voile Volle as J. J the millionaire millionaire million aire alre tramp was wall good In his hi role an and andrest d rest of the company Ra gave Rahim him goo good dd d I support The T e Millionaire tr Tramp wi will ll be at the Grand toe the rest of this cu curent current current cur cur- r- r i rent week ek Including a family matinee matine e on Saturday afternoon The sale salo of ot seats seat opens this mornIng mornIng morn morn- Ing at the Salt Lake theatre for three thre e days days' engagement of ot Tho Man of ot th the ee e Hour w woich c comes mes here next Monday Monda y Tuesday and Wednesday adA nl nights ts with wit h matinee Wednesday It will be acted acte d I b by almost the tho same com company pan as w was as seen seon when The Man of the flou Hour r rn played playe hero for tor entire week last Ja Jan Jan- n- n uary 0 S 5 |