Show I AMUSEMENTS The Man of the Hour has been described by some critics as the great American play It is not that but it certainly is a great geat American play It I had Its It first production in Salt Sal Lake City last night at the Theatre and was wel wet welcomed welcomed corned by an audience that very nearly nearl measured the full ful capacity of ot the old oId playhouse The play pla is by George Broad Broadhurst Broadhurst Broadhurst hurst It gives American citizens their first firt real opportunity to see how the tho po political wheels go around The Tue Man of the Hour is said to have been written about New York politics There is in it ita Ita ita a of the present mayor of the metropolis a hint at the story of his life le leBut But it might have been written about any large city for in every large city there is a boss who dominates until he lw heis lwis is Ii overthrown From Fron From the first act the action Is so swift swit the dramatic situations acton follow one another so closely cosely that one Is tempted to hurl hur the adjective melodramatic melodramatic matic at It But every drama that is worth while contains some of ot the ele elc elements elements ments meats of melodrama melodrama for life is full ful of that very thing To say that The he Man Manof Manof Manof of the Hour is worth seeing Is to put the case too mildly It I is worth seeing more than once once The story ston It tells is worth telling worth hearing often be because because because cause it is a story of a brave man who dared risk everything even the good name of the father he had been taught to honor all al his life love of the theIrl girl Irl for whom he hc would have given his life rather than sacrifice his high Ideals The tragedy of It all al is that there are so few mayors like Alwyn Bennett Bennet so many man bosses boses like Richard and so many capitalists like Charles Wainwright W Still few people comparatively are willing to I admit that The Man of ot the Hour pre presents seats sent a faithful picture picure of our municipal municipal pal conditions To say that It i does is isto isto isto to say that the system reeks with graft with wih dishonor with all al that is repulsive In government For all al the seriousness of ot the story stor The Manof Man of the Hour is In lightened l with wih much I The wit of ot AIo Al Alderman Phelan capitally don done by bv b Felix Haney I lq worth the price of ad nd admission admission mission Mr Haney ln is exceedingly ly deft def in his characterization He puts put just the right touches into hIs bis work work His humor is rich and amI his hi is projected over the footlights foth l in uch a way as a to captivate his l audience au nce instantly Casting about bout for stars In the one Is at a n loss to designate th t m There here are three big bl parts all al for men menthe the parts por of Al Alwyn wyn Bennett Bennet FI Horigan and Al AI dennan derm n Phelan n Thy Thoy are taken iw hv Adams Adam Louis Tui H Hendricks and Felix Haney rp The charac characters rae tern are so o r nt that it Is II to say sa which of ot o the three r tiong Is I th lb host best helt viewer viewed from the thE artis artistic tic tl tl Although Inclined nt at lt limes tn to to st Ines Mr fr A m impresses h hie hi observer and wins In their thel sI 1 most at ft the th He Is an nn extremely pap blo and It may mav mil mayhe be he sei for Mm him th t In nit of nf f strop n hf hI ie Pt overtops th the part Tn tb the reene wih hl 11 hIs mother when h he to her hI th the thet hi his deed dead Ad r Teas S th tl the hon vt man they the had believed Wt him to hp be hI M fr Adams gave a a really of nf e l Hp And nfl I In this the work worl n Brandon as a tt th the mother mothr I en tn Pd to Mf n i Bran Brandon Brandon ran randon don is easily the most capable woman In Inthe Inthe inthe the cast As AS Richard Horigan Mr Hend Head Hendricks Hendricks Headricks ricks was unfortunate in not remember remembering remembering ing his lines Once it i was wa necessary to prompt him so obviously that the words of the prompter filtered out Into the au audience audlene It is a n pity that this was true for Mr Hendricks is an actor of abil ability abi ability ity In the unlovely l character of ot the boss he was very real very verv ver convincing when he was perfect in his lines which was nearly all nh nI the th time The Alderman Phelan of ot Mr has ben been en touched unon linen Deserving of high praise prise was wal the Henry Henri of ot R B R D Cain His Hla de dp denunciation of Charlo Wainwright ht In the thelast thE thelast last lat act was magnificently done and m the enthusiastic worthily bestowed that greeted It i was WIS wa The Man an of the Hour run runs through the week at the Salt Sal Lake TAke theatre There T re will wi be matinees on Wednesday and Sat Saturday Saturday Saturday The hE Orpheum presents pres this week ept a bi bill uniformly above papi The TE one tos ble which Is a headliner i is George Geor e Beans Beane BanE with hIsS his A Woman Way In which he ht Is 13 supported by y his tiny tn and ably abl supported support d too Of course Mrs fN Beane under the theof nam of Manel Mabel Haines takes i 1 hand handIn hani In the way hilt the t e nah baby and andUs RI l lIts Us Its dad ild nr ar fr the show The hE work Is iSIal real lv Iv v of 01 grade It Jt Is I the th usual late lat with wih the las laer hut but It ha h its Is variations which ar are ma mR and make I It a I real net 11 Ito the of this thIa tb orn 01 a th lb tho tot fot ot an 1 and wh with his hiM hi v Jar and atul his ab An seraphic smile smie he captures the honse i iThe I The bill bl opens ope with the cleverest banjo stunt ever seen on the boards The How Howard Howard Howard ard Brothers who handle the te banjos with such dexterity as to be positively daz dazzling are capable of making music at atthe atthe atthe the same saab time Their last stunt Airs Air From Grand Opera was a real rel musical feature Carle Carletta ta the human dragon gets him himself himself himself self Into A series of knots and gets ou out again much to the delight of ot the audi audience audience audience ence His act with its electrical effects and paraphernalia is a splendid one Eddie Gerard and Jessie Gardner Garner have another little plays play pIa Dooley and the Dia Diamond Diamond Diamond mond In which they do a few tew turns of an original nature Gerards G transformation mation maton scene sene where be he becomes a mon monkey monkey key ke at the tue behest of the young lady is really realy worth seeing The ThO Patching Fetching Brothers have a musical act which Is 1 artistic in its It setting and which is a surprise to the audience James H I Cullen who by the bill bi Is still sti from the he west Is here again with his Thank Tank you and he has a fund of ot songs he thinks of and a few new jokes He keeps the audience In a n roar of or laughter for his entire entre act The musIc Is fine and the pictures bet better better better ter than usual usual Mrs Mr Ml Helen Shearman Gue yesterday consented to sing a couple of numbers at the Symphony Orchestra concert next Sunday evening at the Orpheum This will wi be in In Ii addition additon to the program as previously announced Ben Hendricks the Is pleasing the crowds at the tho Grand this week with his Yon Ton Ton Tonson Tonson on onson son row There will wi be a matinee tomor tomorrow tomorrow tomorrow |