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Show 1 Theatres AT THE ALHAMBRA. "The Volf," Eugene Walter's virile drama of Canada in earlier days, was given an admirable presentation at tho Alhambra theatr-o by tho Hallett-Stanhopo Hallett-Stanhopo players. The drama contains con-tains both the olements of tragedy and romance, with a few linos of hii- i mor now and then to make it the i more pleasing. In tho unraveling of I the plot, a story of much heart in-1 . toreat is told. Andrew McTavish, a Scotch settler devoid of sentimont, weds a Swedish girl and when a daughter is born to them instead of a son, as he had desired, de-sired, his treatment of her becomos so harsh that she leaves the country. Tho daughter, Hilda, as she develops into womanhood becomes the victim of the Scotchman's harsh and unforgiving unfor-giving nature. When the play opens, Hilda Is 13 years of age and for three years her best friend has been Jules Beaubien, young French-Canadian trapper. William Wil-liam Macdonald an American engineer engi-neer with the heart of a libertine, here comes Into the story. In earlier-years, earlier-years, he had won the heart of Annette, An-nette, a French-Canadian girl away from Batiste, a sweetheart of her own race, and then left her to die in the wilds. He now tries to win Hilda Hil-da and succeeds in winning her father's fa-ther's consent to take her away with him. The girl, however, divines that his desire for her is not guided by right Impulses and, In a dramatic scene, is taken away from Macdonald and her father by Beaubien, Batiato and George Huntley, tho engineer's assistant, who cannot condono his im-ploror's im-ploror's evil desire. Macdonald follows fol-lows them into the forest country and s killed In a fair fight by Jules, and the play closes with tho French-Ca-nadian and Hilda assured of happl-ness happl-ness together. Antoinette Crawford, in tho role of Hilda, did fine work as a foil for the five men in the cast. The role cans for the expression of continuously continu-ously changing emotional moods and nnTrTw equal to them aU- Stanley Do Wolfe gave a fine characterization of Jules Beaubien and the Impersona-0f, Impersona-0f, Lhe Id Scotchman. Andrew McTavish, by Charlos Eichman, was the best work he has done. Paul A SUinhope supplied the humor, as George Huntley, and also proved equal to serious acting when it was vl6d fv?r ,NorbGrt- CMS, who has if wm.be i8'31' handled tho role fnoHyiUIamMacdonald ,n approved fashion. Edwin Carlle, as Batisto completed the cast and did excellent work. The makeups and rostumes of the players were in full keeping with their roles and the Hcenic Investiture was of sufficiently artistic finish to vvin applause for Al H. Hallett. the 3tage manager. A large audience witnessed wit-nessed the production and warmly ap-Plauded ap-Plauded the actors for their work in iifferont scenes. Miss Myrtle Vane, considered one ;. '-.V . of the most talented and beautiful 1 1 t stock drama stars, has been engaged s i as leading lady of the Hallett-Stan- I 3 , hope players and will mako her first ' p. ifCS nPPeara,?ce next Sunday night i tl at the Alhambra theatre. She comes f fo , to Ogden from the Pacific coast, whore, in recent stock engagements, J; 'w. she attained wide popularity. Jc In connection with the debut of Miss Vane, the Alhambra manage- S mcnt has arranged with Professor I John J. McClellan, the noted Salt J Lake organist to precede the produc- tion of Fine Feathers with an organ recital. i c |
