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H B 8 GOODWIN'S WEEKLY I With the Plays, Players and the H "The Great Divide," at Utah Theater. Hj iThe sixth week of successful stock H production by tho Utah company will H be ushered in next week with the pre- H mentation of one ofrthe most powerful H plavs ever offered lu this city. The H . ttractlon selected is William Vaughn H Moody's romance of primitive emo- H tions, which has been acclaimed th H greatest American drsmn yet written H i.f the west. "The Gi-Mt Divide," a H chicle on which tenr Miller rod H to one of his grt .test dtamatic tri- H While tlure la sensationalism, tho H author has 1 1- verb handit tl a charm- H mg love str, in whkh a man and H a woman of totally different type find H in each dther the 101 summation of H their dreams. "The Greut Dl Ide," H under the direction of Dick Ferris H and Gavin Young, will be staged and H cast on a hi ale of the original pro- H ductlon by Henry Miller, both from a j .-, enic and aitistii st Midpoint Spe- H ml w aner Ins bee i import il for H tin play, and that theie will In noth- H nier to be deired is a it' prediction. H Though totally dlffMeiit from "The H Spendthrift," which closes tonight, it H N full of vigorous a. tion, intenselv H dramatic scenes, and is surrounded by H an atmosphere that will appeal to H westerners. H There are three ads, the first two H s enos being laid in southern Arizona, H aad tho last in Milford Corners, Mass. H Philip Jordan and his sister Ruth are H living' in a cabin in the Gila desert, H and he is compelled to leave her for H a short time Dm lug- his absence H K'ephen Ghent and his two Mexican H eiimpanlons, all crazed with drink, H break into the cabin, and then follows H a story that has no equal for boldness IH and thrilling interest. H Attracted b tlie beauty oC the girl, H the three ruffians agree to gamble for H her. She seoe in Ghent the only one H In whom there may be a spark of H manhood, and she appeals to him to H save her from the others, agreeing H to go with him as the last alternative. H Ghent buys off one of the Moxicuns H with a string of nuggets and chnl- H lenges the other to a pistol duel. H Ghent wins by killing the other, shoot- H ing him down ns if lie were a dog. lie H takes Ruth away to his 'cabin in tho H Cordillera mountains, where ho ac H quires vust won lth in th- mines. H The second act reveals Ghent and H Ruth near their cabin whon Philip H Jordan and his friends, dlseovor- tho H 'whereabouts of Ruth and soak to take H her back home. Their pleas prevail, H and as Ghent has lournod to love the H young woman deeply, and realizing H now how Impossible such a union ra must he to her, he offers no strenu- H ous objections. In the meantime tho H girl has bought back the' string of H nuggets with which Ghent hpught off H one of. the Mexicans, and she im- H agihes .she is now no longer bound to H Ghent and she returns the gold to H -hjm. . Slip returns to her homo in Mil-. H ford Corners,, at -first .glad to be free B from Gheht, ' but slie is--not happy.-. H Something is gnawing" -at her heart, t RIC II RI) I I Popular member Utah tocl: (ump?n and sp finally hag to admit to her self that she loves the man who took her under such harrowing circum stances. Ghent remains in Arizona for some time, but his love for tho girl is over powering and he follows her east, only to disoovor that a son has boon born to him. At first Ruth refuses to have Anything to do with him, but mother love "and love for Ghont finally tri umph and they are reunited. - -" - Brandon Tynan will bo seen as Stephen Ghont, tho drunken, desperate cowboy, and, needless to say, he will give a finished rendition of- tho rob It will be something' entirely dlfforent than he has attempted; herer and hi;" work will be watohed with interest. Florence Stone will, of course, play the part of tho beautiful Ruth Jor' dan, J Richard Vivian has boon cust in the role-of Philip Jordan, brother to Ruth. William H. Boyd will play tho part of Winthrop Newbury, and J. Frank Burke will be seen in the part of Dr. Newbury, his father. James Ellis wlll'play "Dutch," and the" part of Pedro will be handled by-Frank Oomujsom Gavin Young-'wlll'pluy the role 'of Burt Williams nnd B. Duane vill be seen as tho boy. In tho-part of- Mrs. JortJan, -mother' of Philip and Ruth, Miss Fanchon Kverhardt is sure to make another big hit, und the same Is true with refer ence to the part of Polly Jordan, Philip's wife, which will be in the ca pable hands of Miss Regina Connelll. "The Great Divide" promises to arouse a vast amount of interest bo causc of the thdroughness with which it will be presented'.' Jt --.. Kelly Goes Kast. Next week, and for several mor weeks, the Golonlnl will bo dark. William-" J. Kelly, leading man of the Colonial company during tho whole of thc-past sucoessful season; go&a- to New York and-will not return until-August.-' In that time ho will work very hard' preparing for an oven bet ter seasonthat tho past has been,-and at the same tlmo-wlll try to permiade himself ho is- resting, - - There will be changes In the Colo nia company whon next that popular playhouse opens- Its doors. Just who Mr.Kelly-wIH securo as support is-, not now known, though tho friends of--Mr. Moon fieol assured that ho will ba included In the now company whon Its activities aro resumed. And the public -Is' like to be-pleasurable sur prised in the quality and attractive ness of the new plays to bo produced, i Miss Angliii a Greek. ., Contrary to the announcement mftde i few days ago Margaret Anglin , will not present the Meda of Kuripldes at the Greek theatre of the TJhlver- 1 sity of California, but vlljU substitute f the Electra.of Sophocles instead, MIbb t ' Anglin arrived at fills' ddclsfon aftor much deliberation 'and 'cohsruftatlon with eminent Greek scholars aad au- , thorlties, and Professor Armes of the ' university has written Miss Anglin to tho effect that the faculty has ap pro ed her choice of the Electra. The version which -Miss Ajnglin will em ploy was made by Plumptre, Who was also the translator of the Anti gone which she presented at the Cali fornia university two years ago. There are several other versions of the tragedy but the Plumptre trans lation which was made dlrectlv from the original Greek is generally re garded b eminent authorities aa the standard. The date of the university performum e lias been fixed for Sep tember sixth, and Immediately fol lowing the event Miss Anglin will be gin her regular season In Sllakes perean revivals at the Columbia the atre In San Francisco. "Runty" .Marries "Father." "Good-bio and many good Wishes. "MRS. ETHELBERT IIALl 3, (noa Molllo Pearson)." Thus rend a note which came from the pier of the Royal Mall Steamship company, received at the offices of William A. Brady. It was the first and last intimation that the resourceful Bunty had ceased her loneliness In real life and taken unto horsolf a companion. Tho lucky man Is Ethelbert Hales, who played tho part of tho father in Moffat's comedy of "Bunty Pulls the Strlnsrs." Miss Pearson first attracted atten tion us the slavoy In "The Passing of the Third Floor Back." ' Lillian Russell has deferred vher de parture for Europe until the first week In July, when she will pursue, her plun of visiting Holland and Ger- , muny, to study conditions of, woman's'' life in those countries and arrange for moving pictures for later use. Miss Russell will not forsake tho stago, numerous stories to tho con- - . trary notwithstanding, "I cant lead an inactive llfie, at' least not just yot," slm saws with one of the Incomparable Russell smiles., "And don't forget; I've been on the stage since I was sixteen. It Is still my homo." ....... . j . . . . . , Actor. folk are of .dlfferont. nilnda. about vacation .valuos for" players.1 Nance O'Nell said the Ideal one is a. few weeks in Paris and 'London to - watch the art of other players, thon, go. to, the country, where tho beauties of naturie are intensified and. pootlzod by thoir historic associations. But on that point Maclyn Arbuckla Is Immov-