OCR Text |
Show AMUSEMENTS. THERE wjs a new Florenco Roberts at tho Salt Lako thoatro last night. Tho Florence of the sad face and heavy heart who has been harrowing harrow-ing up our 30iils of lalo was not there, flor placo whh taken by a little Flossie, a cuto young tiling, who was Just as mischievous us she could be. And though It may seem unkind to an old favorite, fa-vorite, we must confess that we like this port miss better than the older Florence. Florence, you know, strovo to make- us woeful. Flosslo'n dcslro waa to cheer us up. And she had her way. But Floss, tho minx, had advantages. She was a hoydenlsh, fresh young person from tho country. Innocent, vcrj' Jnnocrnt on the surface, but tricky, very tricky at heart. And she did things that you llko to seo a girl do when you nro not deeply Interested Inter-ested in tho girl. And added to her youth-fuluess, youth-fuluess, her lovollness. her archness, was the great advantage of wearing a pretty suit that by right was not hers, and oC which knee breeches formed an important part. You cannot imagine tho robust and gowned Florenco ever looking as cunning nnd polite as did Flosalo in her coat and vest and the n-st of tho suit. So pleasing was she throughout that when, in speaking the lines of the epilogue, epi-logue, she naked tho ladles of the audience audi-ence If slid had dono wrong and an enthusiastic enthu-siastic malo admirer shouted "No!" In an earnest voice, ho announced the vordlct of tho whole house. , Tho support was mado up of nipmbors of Florence's company, and It played as well with Flossie as it has with tho older actress. Tho play was a constant reminder re-minder of tho musical comcly. "Dolly Vai-den." the plot of which was taken from "Tho Country Girl." The audience was large. Dcnnian Thompson will bo at tho Salt Lake thentro tonight In his over popular "Old Homestead," with a strong supporting support-ing company. Aii audlenco which more than mado up in enthusiasm what it lacked In numbers enjoyed tho opening pcrformanco of "Down by tho Sea" lust evening at the Grand Theatre. Tho production Is a romantic ro-mantic comedy-drama and drew largo audiences during ltsrun at the Grand last season. This year the members of tho company are above the average. Mortimer Mor-timer Martin In the role of Honry MoLford. nnd Miss Fannlo Curtis In tho rolo of Blancho Preston, easily .carrying off the honors. As beforo. tho 'closing scene of the second act and tho storm scene In the third act arouwed the audlenco to tho greatest onthuslasm and several curtain calls wero demanded. The topical song b Charles H. Sanders. In which a number of local hits-were mado, and the humorous song by Jerry H. Horzell. met with favor. "Down bv the Sea" will be tho bill for tho remainder of the week at tho Grand. |