Show PRIMROSE MINSTRELS A large audience greeted thu tho Primrose Minstrels at the theatre lost last night I It was not I a capacity house such us as gath gathered gathered ered to see the Primrose West Vest MIn MInstrels ln in the old days but George Prim Primrose Primrose rose rose i in playing Salt Lake for a a stand did better than ho he deserved The troupE Is not the tho large aggregation or of player playerS that char characterized the minstrel show at Is its best neither Is It the alLstar troupe that was promised in the tho an Aside from Primrose him himself himself self and possIbly Harr Harry Sievers and Frank Bright Bright who had a certain vogue voge In the performance ot of last night night there were no stars stars When the public wants to S a bIg frt first act there s more or orless orless less disappointment at the meager appear appearance appearance ance ot of twentythree player players An incident that did much to dampen the enthusiasm of the audience was the speech made by Mr r Primrose when re rc caled called In the heartiest manner by those who desired to give ghe a a wan warm reception to this favorite His thanks were brief but not so brief wa the announce announcement ment or of the sale sale or of his book or of songs which lie he recommended to the audience For a man known to be as wealthy as Is Gerge George PrImrose to recommend a bok book in a curtain speech is In the worst possible taste That the book did not nol contain the songs featured In last nights performance was to he be at the price but it seemed that man many purchasers ers era hoped the they wee were getting them Part No 1 of the program was so much beter better than part two that as one re recall recalls call calls them I it seemed to promise the excel hut Int sInging and dancIng specIalties that are so large lurg a part of the successful min minstrel mm show Waltz alz Me Bi Bill by George Primrose was received with enthusiasm wih The Old Grey Bonnet sung by Frank H Bright and chorus made a genuine hi hit The music Is charming and the words are of the old balad ballad type now com coal lag ing Into voge vogue again The Thc chorus runs Put on your our cid ld grey bonnet With lh the blue rIbbon gre on I it While I hitch old Dobbin to the shiny shay WelL el rIde to Dover Through tile the green felds fields of clover On our sold golden en wedding ca caGo day Go Gov Bowen Dowen 1 is a comedian of the horseplay type Ils Ills song Wale Walk In and Sit Right Down was wel well done anti received merited applause but the act In tile the gand grand finale of Madame Rascally and her famous female band was a little too rw raw He redeemed him self again In twelve minute minutes of special ties In part two which were among the best numbers of this hal half of the pro program program gram Geore George Primrose acquited acquitted himself In his dancing act wih with the tho grce grace and skill that have made him the favorite he Is The only other attractive feature of the tho second hal half was the singing ot of the Quartette Bright Sievers Harvey and Weir who appeared In a number of tune ful topical songs When i it Is recalled how generally wel well liked minstrels shows have bave ben been It le is lewith wIth regret that one sees a performance that Is not up to the standard Although superseded by vaudeville there would seem to I be place for the genuIne minstrel i of excellence |