OGDEN, UT 4H, THURSDAY » MARCH 8, 1921 “LOST PARADISE” BIG | ARTISTIC TRIUMPH | ™ father from threatened strikes and m from the disgrace which would re_ sult were his guilt disclosed. Margaret, however. spurns the love of.Warner, calling him a “workman’’ in her father’s factory, and becemes engaged to Standish, a selfish, stubborn egotist In the end, through the loyalty of Nell, who | ‘oves) Warner, Marga:et learns the truth, and comes to understand that Warner #8 the man sie really loves. The pray is replete with comic’ situations, but the deeper note of | seriousness and. tragedy is also | “ouched. | Ruth Scowcroft (as Margaret | Knowlton made a charming hero-| | _———__- Enthusiastic Audiences Enjoy Weber’s Annual School Play “The Lost Paradise,’’ presented by Weber students under the direc- | tion of Mrs. MeKey at the Orpheum last Tuesday and Wednesday, March | , first and second, was an unusual | artistic success. In every detail of setting, costuming and acting, the play was presented with professional finesse. The |cast and the director deserve great credit for |' which combined “The Lost the effort to Paradise’ | event. | The |is the and _ make a Margaret, play, notable theme of the ‘Lost Paradise” struggle between capital and labor, a vital problem of the hour, a2 problem which, as the heroine says, should coneern the women as well as the men. The sympathy of the audience is held throughout by the gripping presentation of this idea. The play tells the story of Reu| ben Warner, a lad born in poverty, who works his way up. He is a genius who has invented the Volta Dynamo, but who is robbed of. his invention by the owner of the Knowlton Iron Works. Warner | Joves the daughter of Knowlton and | because of this love protects role while was she difficult, feels because | the pride of an aristocrat in her position, still | has sweetness and depth and sympathy in her character. Miss Seow- | croft’s handling of this role showed | great insight into the character and talent in presentation. Leon Bush, as Warner, gave a sincere and convincing performance. As the man who had risen from the ranks, the man who would deal justly vith both sides, he held the sympathy of tne audience throughout. Cora Mortenson in the role which Maude Adams played; Nell the fae-| tory girl, was appealing. She car- | talent the The ine, ried a difficult emotional role with | professional skill. A pleasing love story was intro-| duced merry Settle her | | by Elija Clawson as the | Bob Appleton who decided to| down to finding twigs for a) love nest, and Marguerite Rogers as} Polly, the demure, adorable little country girl, who discovered he was “poppin’’’ and consented to help make the nest in the sugar-plum tree. The character of Knowlton was effectively portrayed by .Wallace Budge and Mrs. Knowlton, the proud, shallow aristocrat, was excellently played by Georgia Tate. The comedy was furnished liber-| by Doropleyed jally by ‘Cinders,’ | thy Nichols and her “true mash,’ | Leroy Johnson. villain, the as Ballantyne, Carl | the character of Standish cormade His by the audience. dialy disliked excellent—and ; was characterization he even had the black \mustache. The foreman and werkmen at the factory gave the atmosphere of real-| ity necessary to the production. The} Rulon for the laborers, spokesman and real, especially was Peterson, effectively diswas Bybee David beard. Egyptian an beneath guised a added Bensel Old as Terry Ira touch of pathos to the pleas of the men. Francis O’Niel as the maid, and Gladys Green as Kate, Bensel’s§ daughter, took their parts very well. The setting for the play was excellent. Through the windows of| the Knowlton home, could be seen the Iron Works at night, an effective picture. And in the second act, the balcony above the machinery | which could be seen whenever the door opened made the scene real to the audience. The clanging of hammers, the flash of the bellows, the } turning of the great wheel, the far | off | whistles helped to from the factory, maintain the atmosphere. all Los “The of roduction achieve: sie tice”? is an artistic well pe age of which Weber ed : be ma should Mention _ aa m, stro Dahl t Gran of work yee ae mett, Joseph Saag ; ; Yr. and _ Larson play a finan-. at helped to make the . cial success.