| Show OLD MORMON STORY MAKES PLAY at the Colonial Theater Will Be Well Presented A stor story as old as the tho history of ot the tho world o or of love lo of jealousy jealous of or tion n a story of one brother who obeyed parental couns counsel l and anel of ot one brother who wanted his way an and from childhood was willed self a story tOI ot of Ji religion lon such suc uch as line has never l been told 11 before In drama in brief tells the story of ot which will be presenter presented at the Colonial theater for tor the week commencing tonight fc Several Sc years cars ago when Brigham TT n. n Roberts Roberts wrote a story entitled an Aztec romance It Il Is doubtful Vf 1 lf It the tho n author tn r realized the possibilities of or his little story as a dramatic production For years Mr 11 had been heen a student of ot the tho Book Boole of at Mormon and of ot the he people w which that book claims to I have ha come conie to America from Jerusalem years cars B. B C. C The readers of ot tho the thoi i Book ook of Mormon remember the story of or Lehl Lehi and ami his tamn family who with others othen migrating from what Is believed to bo ho boa hoa a n point Of OH on the tho Red Hed sea and ancl of ot their thell landing at ut a a. point believed to be near the tho present city of ot Valparaiso Tho The students of ot the Book Boole of ot Mormon will readily remember the quarrels l between Laman aman the oldest son of ot Lohl Lehi and a younger brother Nephi wished to follow tollow tho the footsteps of ot his father Iranian Laman did not feel teel that a younger brother should advise ud or counsel him The numerous quarrels ended in a n separation separation sep sep- of ot the tIC two brothers and their followers The rhe According Ing to tho the story told in wh what hut hue br ben been en called The Mormon DIl Bible le the tho N taking their name nome from front their first leader was a u people who were Ivero devoted to the religion of or their thell fathers to tho fine One arts the building of oC cities and at all times Umes for tor pence peace From time to time tillie ac according to this history they had trouble I with the descendants Jall and followers lIot c of t the lt Ol older brother From time to time Ume the sent mission parties among 1 tho Tho rho latter InU were a n. wild race unit und usually refused to listen listeD to ho tho those Bont sent a among r ro l them 1 fr id A- A Aj j t ri riAn An o 1 the tho h J t 1 J ten e i il p l oples O- O ples increased In Jn and r- r tance Following the example sot t lJ r their friends s the an and those who had branched brauch off from t lem built hunt magnificent cities s. s This Ibis I 1 Inot not a n Quo Uon of or of Mormon story but t tt t q dan Ib h who vho havo n searched 1 the tho ruins ot of cities In South America 8 In ce cell the tho ll o days when Pizzaro and ind his band of oC Spanish adventurers laid waste Vl tho the ancient an an- clont cities of or Peru There Thero Is every eelY evidence o that some somo of these cities were most magnificent both In size and In Inthe the character of their buildings It Is among such scenery an and such people that the sc scene ne of ot Is Isaid aid lule laid At the time that the tho play pIa opens Alma Alina Is a R. high priest of ot tho io p He lie has two sons sons a wayward wayward way way- ward young man who Is given Ien more to th the following fo of the f pleasures of ot life than to the teaching of his father rather and und Shiblon tho the younger who Is fol following of his father lathel lowing ln In the footsteps At t tit time lime of ot the opening of the arrest play playa man named Kori KOli or Is under arrest a on the charge charse of blasphemy Corlan Corlan- he prisoner IsI is ton di It fends him the high priest an and 1 1 I ought before i that at he be shown shown a a. sign fro from In InI h heaven en a that there is 19 a a. God The rite Sign Come Canes H. H sign comes and 13 Is The jcL st dumb This affects It JC I that ho he agrees to toc o to lO to lONu such Nu h an extent s this or u religious lon From rom vc c c. c on fume timo on II t the he action of ot t the h play Is s rapid I The enemies of finding that they hey cannot turn him f from om tho the mis- mis n that he lie has cho chosen n Jr prevail up in can an a bewitching woman to tempt from rom the path which l ho he e has chosen She is partly successful but In tIlt the end returns retains ret 1 n. n to lo his r fatI to receive o his blessing In addition to a s me twenty parts the pla pia calls call for a n large larse vl b.-vl t a U chorus nd nl making in all a company f t 0 ore people In presenting tho the I play a. a at al the Colonial dudl du the tho en encampment n O. O I cam c rent week tn In chur ch I C arelt are aro K- K ir ving g nothing u. u.- don Jono to make it runs on-j I Io o of tin till most sp spectacular t as twel well wel as al ono of ot the greatest pr-J pr u il 11 HISt ns HIS I t tint has over oyer been Seen n in ht tI this h city lIy The Tho part of ot will l be c play played cl by Alfred G G. Swenson leading man with The Wolf oU company who comes to Salt Lake from Now York lark ark b by special special cial arrangement with the manager of or that company compan The Tho part of or Zoan will willbe willbe willbe be played by Miss Blanch Kendall former for tor- former mer leading lady lally with the Eden Holden Bolden company and for two seasons a 1 leading leadIng lead lead- Ing member of ot the Charles B. B Hanford company Frederick Moore for tor years a n leading actor In both the Last East and West Vest will have an un Important rol role The Theother Theother Theother other parts are In capable hands and tho tiro production promises to be bo o s-i s long Ions longto to be bo remembered |
