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Show I',',' Gossip About the Playhouse, Both Here and T J."t "Wi "I iP " "H j T "4 What Salt Lakers "WiUir"" iifj 1 ess- 1 In the Flay nouses of Salt Lake aa l, HK,H"I-,I''I"I"I"I1'I''lI,'I"I"I,I'1!''I"I'Ht4 it ; i- ! ', IN SALT LAKE THEATERS; h It ' III I ! ? Drama. 4" 1,1 : 4- GARRICE THEATER William In- 4 ! ' 1 -d 4- gcrsoll. Frances Neilson and.com- 4- I ! 4. pany in "The Middleman' All thin 4 I weelc. beginning tonight: Malinoe3 4 II '! "Wednesday and Saturday 4 I I ; 4. 4 l , .- Vaudeville. 4' , 'I 'j 4. ORPHEUM TIIBATBR Advanced 4- , I " :i 4 vaudeville. All fhla week, begin- 1 4 ulnar tlda afternoon: I '' i 4 Musical Comedy. 4 , w' 4- COLONIALi THEATER RIcliardB 4- l ' $ & Prlnelo'a Georgia Minstrels. 4 l f 4. This afternoon and cvenlngi Mall- t , 4 nee. 2:1G. Evening, S:1B, 4 1 ,! .4. j i . , 4- DANIELS THEATER AUon Curtis ii 1 4 company In "Tho Gay Decelvcrsi" 4 I i -f All week, beginning this after- I . 1 '4- noonj 1 1 4 , , v ' 'l I ! Motion Pictures. 4' !,'.. 4 SHUBERT. ELITE. LUNA AND 4- I ' 4- ISIS THEATERS All week. Con- 4- ! 1 4 tlnuous perforroancm v , 1 ' ? MISSION THEATER All' the weefc 4 1 J Dolly matlnees 4 ! 1 j 4. CABINO ITHEATBR A1J weeki Ad- a 1 4 vanced' motion pictures: 4 I Jf . i.kv;,..,,,..,-,.,?, v 1 I - Amusement is na necessary to life 1 I 'as the oxygen you breathe: In seok- ; ing amusement" 0110 should seek . the j healthy kind-. Minstrelsy yp n decided I ,, American institution, but what sins , havo .becu comniitfcod ju its jiumo! There ' I is .one, name, however, connected with 1 this form of nmiiscmcut which always stands out prominently .like a beacon J ' ' light. For thirty years, Richards and J iPringle's .famous Georgia minstrels, II wmcn appear ac tiio colonial tuis attcr- I ' ' noon nnd evening, have stood for that I , 1 which is1 best and .most wholesome in j , this field of theatrical endeavor. Tho 1 ' 1 majority, of peoplo attend tho theater ' 'not for instruction, bufc for relaxation. "The manager of tliis company, fully j j 1 nlivo to this fact, has provided a pro"- ! ; j gramme this season that is ono long 1 '' I laugh from beginning to cndi The fun- niakinq is headed by Clarenco Powell and B1II3' King, tho t highest salaried 1 ! colored minstrel stars in America. They ! are supported by- a company numbering I 'nearly forty people. Tho pTess through- ' I (out tho country whero theso talented sons of Ham have appeared this season : Ipronounco It tho best compnuy that J'l 'ever traveled under this well "known , ,1' ! bnnnor. t l 1 ' Tho Orpheunr for tho week lhafc bo- 1 . gins this afternoon promises another ! of tho series of .fine bills that havo ' k caused that house to bo moro popular 1 . i than ever before in iln histnrv. IV ' ' Hendlincrs on tho now bill aro tho , . four Fords. "Real brothers and sistors 1 j, ! aro tho four Fords ofl; tho stago as woll 1 I ns on, and they como from a dancing I ! 1 1 familj', their father and mother having been famous years ago as Billy Ford . ' and Lucy Forrester. Tho four Fords 1 1 are unequaled in this country, and in , their particular lino it Is doubtful if the have a rival in tho world. The l 1 precision with, which thoy work is as- ! : tonishing, and it is hard to determine I., which, if nnyt of them excels tho other. The two sisters, DeboTah nnd Mabel, j' I' give an exhibition of energetic danc- j mg that is really a revelation. Deborah V ' is, twent years old and Mabel is only eighteen. I 1 4 Clifford and Burke aro among the I ' , '1 leading exponents of black-faco comedy 1 '' in vaudeville, and they will add a touch ! . : of minstrelsy to tho bill. With bnrnt ll . i ! cork make-ups. theso two comedians ' ' ;j ' Rre genuinely funny, and all their dia- ' i! 1 logue and songs are original and new. j 1 ! In a way they suggest thoso quaint ' j- 1 , colored comedians, Williams and Walk- ' . er, and their characterizations are so It 1 clever that they aro often mistaken for i ! real colored peoplo. They aro already I I' very popular with Orpheum patrons, as I ' " : this is their third tour in tho west. ; ' ' The four Oliftons, who como to Araer- ;' r j ica to appear hero for tho first time, Hi . i' .are world-renowned strong equilibrists, ) I"' all wonderfully built men, who offer , .! 1 faultless, quiet and refined styles of I equilibristic work. Theirs are exhibi- ' ' tions of strength, which created won- 1 j! .; derand admiration in the principal En- t tj i ropean music halls, notably tho "Berlin ' p winter garden, where they plaved 4' ' abroad, and where tho German writers 1 J called them tho "Four Hercules." I Joseph Callahan will appear on the , bill in his original production, "Great !' 1 1 Men, Past and Present," in which ho . , presents speaking likeneBseB of the 1,1 1 worlds greatest men. With each ebar- i'(t - acter Mr. Callahan gives an excerpt from some speech by the original, and M , 1 1 hi3 ability in catching tne Tone of voice, . peculiarities of speech, facial cxprca- eionx and inanncrisms of each individual is remarkable. During his engagement ' at tho Orpheum theater some of the ' characters J10 will present will bo Abrn-' Abrn-' hum Lincoln. William TTi of Germunv, , J?obcrt li3. Leo, Shakespeare's Shylook with nn excernf, Croni "Tho Merchant of Venice': the late famouo American ' humorisf., Mark Twain, in 0110 of hla ' characteristic stories, and tho lato much ' beloved Pppo Leo XI LI. . "Johnny Small and hia Small sisters" sis-ters" is tho on'orintf of Archio Schats and Misses Ada and Fthol Delborg. It consisLs of songs, dances and comedy pattor, and is like a prett1 littlo scene taken lrom a musical comedy. JTarr' Atkinson, known as "Tho Aus traliati Orpheus," has boon brought to America for a son son on tho Orpheum circuiLi Mr. Atkinson comes diroct from London, whoro ho was a big- success suc-cess during the past year. His performance perform-ance consisls of imitations of musical instruments, and tho reproductions of tho sounds are marvclously true and accurate Eugene C. Bnrnos and Paul T. Barron are two Hobrew coiuedianii who havo ft great assortment of fun-making stunts that keep an audienco in constant laughter. laugh-ter. Thcso men must bo cominondod for discarding tho traditional and offensive of-fensive Jew "mako up" so prevalent on tho stage. Each appears in conventional conven-tional evening dress, with just ouougli exaggeration to got tho nocossary comedy com-edy effects. Thoro will be a new orchestral programme pro-gramme and new motion pictures. Tho Ingorsoll stock company at tho Garrick is to be seen this week beginning begin-ning tonight in a production so entirely different from those so far prcsonte'd f.h.nf. f.Iin frinmls of flin nlnvira nrn nl- rcaly awaiting with pleasuro and kcon anticipation tho play of "The Middleman." Middle-man." which is tho 0110 chosen for tho third week's bill. Tho story of tho play is that of a pott or to whom has been given a groat soul both as a man and ns" a workman. Through adverso circumstances ho has becomo tho property of a materialistic croaturo, tho middleman. Chandler, who profits by his genius and grows wealthy on his work. Year after year tho potter, pot-ter, Blonkorn, labors to produco tho finest fin-est specimen of his art that has ever been produced, and hopes eternally that tho secret of this raro combination of clays may bo his. His two lovely daughters are the wholo of his household, and ono of theso as companion to tho daughter of Chandler Chand-ler is led astray by his son, who is prevented pre-vented from marrvincr tho girl by his father. Tho loss of this daughter is another an-other blow to tho already broken Blon-kern, Blon-kern, whoso splendid manhood is tried by every kind of sordid sorrow that can bo thrust on him. At last, almost by chance, ho finds tho secret of his art, and as if the tide of fortuno had turned completely things begin to come his way. Chandler loses j in power and in wealth, his son asserts himself for tho right, tho sun Bhines and the good triumphs. With thirteen weeks of uninterrupted success to its credit, the Curtis Musical Musi-cal Comedy company at tho Daniels theater enters on its fourteenth week, Saturday, September 17, with a play so entirely different from nny given in the past three or four weeks, and in fact so different from any of tho previous previ-ous plays, that it cannot fail to creato a great deal of interest. Tho new play is "The Gay Deceivers." and in the (action of tho pieco will bo found many a nOVCltv and innnvntinn The story of tho play is that of the troubles of a young chap who marrie" m secret and ngabst tho wishes and knowledge of his crusty old nnclo. who is a strict believer in tho advisability of every man remaining single. The nephew, however, is in Jove with a girl whoso attractions outshine, apparently, the glamour of tho old man's wealth and ho believes that he can secretlv get married, and, with the help of hfs mends, keep the knowledge from the old man. The friends aro aU enlisted in the fun that follows, and ono laughable situation is piled atop tho others, until the climax comes in a gale of fun Throughout its action, the play carries a well developed story. Tho sequence of events is logical, and the talo is just deep enough to lend enchantment to its telling. The plot has a farcial groundwork ground-work on which is buildod a superstructure super-structure of laughs and sideaches that aro irresistible. False situations there are galore and of them all, it may be said that m tho end tho story ends bb it should and everyone is happy and satisfied. Tho popnlar members of the Curtis B i-' ' v Pi: I Qt Company in Vaudeville Who in? Hcad th0 0rPheum Bill, Becirming This Afternoon. H 1 COMING TO THE COLONIAL FOB THREE NIGHTS, BEGINNING MONDAY, SEPT. 26TH, WITH WEDNES- DAY MATINEE. ' wurja- compony will bo found in entirely now role3. Harry Auerbaoh will be seen for the first time in a "straight" part that will afford him somo splendid opportunities oppor-tunities for offectivo work. Jack Curtis Cur-tis will play the part of tho old uncle. Charles Figg will play the friend, who, not knowing of tho wedding of his friends, continues to make lovo to tho girl and a fool of himself. Lillian Sutherland, as tho colored cook, will havo a rolo filled to its very brim with opportunities for clever character and comedy work. Maymo Prnger ns a lnend manages to got herself into a lot of trouble, nnd Estcllo Prager will bo seen as tho hcartbrokon German girl ui search of, her sweetheart. TIarrv Jord will bo seen as a gardener and Fred Kraemer as a dude, both roles offering of-fering excellent opportunities for ef-fectivo ef-fectivo work. With tho new weok comes another chango of policy at the Shubert theatnr on lower Main stroet. popular vaudeville vaude-ville and motion pictures at that honse givine way to programmes comprised entirely of tho motion pictures. Tho chango at the Shubert is, however, but temporary and for tho coming week only, tho now linos of attractions to bo announced later. For the new week, the greatest of all war-timo stories will be spread upon tho canvas, entitled ' (Uncle Tom's Cabin." The action of tho old story 13 too well known and too familiar to every playgoer to warrant repetition now. "Uncle Tom's Cabin" is jjut ono of several strong first-run films that will bo seen at tho Shubert this week. Aside from tho pictures, two new illustrated songs aro on the programme and an elaborate musical proerammc. Tho performances will be continuous overy afternoon and evening. I Tho past week has been a record-breaker record-breaker at the Elito, and tho new bill is filled with a number of firat-ntii films that havo never been seen here and which treat a number of novel subjects sub-jects in a most interesting wav. "The Lady and the Burglar" will'liead the programme, and it is a dramatic, gripping grip-ping stop- The other subjects include a line blending of comedy and drama, ant two now illustrated songs have been picked which, with the musical programme, pro-gramme, will complete tho bill. The new bill of motion pictures at tho Isis is on, and this popular picture house is. from all indications, due for a record breaking week, for the p-o-gramme. of first-run films ,s sufi eiently Strong 111 those characteristics whicJ roTof 7Ir-eS,ibIy '? U,s vcrage pat VfJ-lu?,10r!'' of nwiiscmenL One of the. big films is "A Life for a Life " in which is shown the Jove of a miser- ' able convict, for a rat, stronglv nd icat- tuie.. Plie prison-keeper bursts into the .convict's cell, seizes the rat and Vi S ... The prisoner leaps upon the keener ?.?, o ff3 ',im fV "bbins him'of "if ,con,piln0n ' llis loneliness. tho Tsis tins week, and of course the musical program me changes entirely. Bright with trood things is thp Lunn 3 new motion picture nm.rmmrnp. The programmo is at once so varied and filled with interesting and finely acted films that it is probable it will provo ono of tho most popular programmes in tho Luna's season beforo tho week is out. Tho illustrated songs have becu picked with tho idea of making them as timely as possible, and tho Luna's clientelo will find many nn innovation during this week's show. Among tho other films which go to mako up tho oxtensivo programmo is tho new IvalCm drama entitled "Canadian Moonshiners, Moonshin-ers, a realistic, bcautifullv acted and staged story of Ihc perils "and vicissi hides of. the, lives of the makers of illicit il-licit whiskv, . whom tho government agents of nil the countries in the world purs-up so relenUesily. The film is rich in splendid dramatic incidents and climaxes, cli-maxes, and a loe srorv hclns out its theme wilh :i touch of tho heart int'T- est hero and thcro that relieves its somberness. During his engagement in Salt Lako City, Henry Miller will present prior to every performance of "Her Husband's Wife" his famous ono-act play, "Frederic "Fred-eric LoMaitre." This dramatic gem, adapted for Mr. Miller by tho late Clydo Fitch, has never beforo been presented in Salt Lako City. It offers Mr. Miller ono of his most celebrated serious roles, 1 ' IN I Whose Productions at tho Garrick Aro Introducing a New Featuro in Salt Lake's Theaters. and will bo in striking contrast to the pure comed.y character he plavs in "Hc-r Husband's Wife." The double bill arrangement ar-rangement permits playgoers to see the most remarkable proof of the actor-ma actor-ma nagcr's goat versatility ever offered during a single season. The following aro recollections of Adelaide Ncilson by Henry Miller: In my opinion, Adolaido Noilson was tho last of the great actresses. It is truo I was very young whon I studied hor acting, and youthfnl ImpreaBiona aro likely to bo overlooked, But, in my momory, I can still hoar tho wonderful bell-lilco quality of her voice, and I can still soo tho mobile beauty thot made her balcony ucene in "Borneo and Juliet" something never to bo xorgot-ten. xorgot-ten. Her acting held audiences m rapt nttontion. It was no lesa amazing to thoeo of us who watflhod from the wings tho rovelations of gonius which ' custom did not stalo. I was quite a young chap whon I first joined her company, and. she amusod hcrsolf very often by teasing mo whon I blundered in my work. . Ono night she stood in tho wings chatting with me. "What role do you liko mo best in?" oho asked. "I don't think I could select just ono rolo," I answered. "Well, what rolo do yon llko mo least in?" sho persisted. After a momont's hesitation, I said: "Juliot." It was her most famous character and sho studied my fnco with thoughtful eyes. "Why Juliet?" she inquired in a curiously cu-riously altered voice. "Because," I stammered, "you never nev-er seem as natural in that to mo as in tho other characters." "You are quite right," sho Baid, after af-ter a moment's pause; "entirely right in your judgment. Juliet is the only rolo in which I never feel quito natural. nat-ural. I think it is becauso I was laboriously la-boriously drilled in that, whilo the others oth-ers I worked out for mysolf." After that alio never guyed mo whon I mado mistakes. I shall never forgot the first timo I saw Neilson play Viola iu "Twolfth Night." T had been given tho part of the sea captain, and I watched her closely us sho made her first ontrnnco, in the second scene of tho play. "What country, friends, is thisT" is Viola's first speech. When to my "This is Illyria, lady," sho spoke tho words, "And what shall I do in Illyria?" Illy-ria?" Neilson gazed about her for a few moments, as though musine on her loneliness in tho strange land, then her eyes filled with tears and as 6ho continued con-tinued tho speech about her brother the tears rolled down hor cheeks. Of courso tears aro not an unusual manifestation. But it showed that the great actress felt the part tho moment she stepped on tho stago and tho sorrow pictured on her face was emphasized b3 tho true, clear inflections of her wonderful voice. At the timo of Neilson 's great triumphs, tri-umphs, wo did not carry sconery or "props" when we traveled from one town to another. Each theater furnished fur-nished tho settings, and so on that wero required. Wo did, however, carry a few letters, and sometimes a parchment parch-ment role from which wo could road imaginary proclamations or set forth tho dishes that were to be served at the very imaginary dinners, suppers or banquets. For my part, I remember very distinctly that I possessed tho elaborate equipment of two entirely different colored pairs of tights. Hotel accommodations wero decidedly worse at that timo than in even the smallest ' one-night-stands" of tho present. pres-ent. I remember one Christmas day in tho thriving city of Jacksonville, I1L The hotel rooms wore not heated, so we spent tho day gathered around the stovo in the hotel lobby. In spite of tho miserable surroundings, Neilson was. very cheerful and kept up in good spirits .by her sallies of wit aud fund of clever anecdotes. ' The Christmas dinner was almost as bad as our stage leasts, but the great actress mado no complaint, although she did send out for some sweets to supplement tho discouraging dis-couraging hotel fare provided. There were few first-class theaters in Neilson 's time, but tho standard of acting act-ing was certainly equal to that of today to-day possibly much higher. Ono of tho important attractions to visit our city this season is scheduled ror the Colonial theater, when "Our New Minister." by Denman Thompson and George W. ttyer, authors of "The Old Homestead." will be presented with tho saino onniZ intact and thT1 H dramatic. celohritSJ tho iutorcst of Yni M.tktt .nrinlW; That ifc wilt T, u,es for treat is afDM just such as aSffiW typo being huSaKj?i a climax truth fully constmetoll J throughout, poaccJ&rt and convincing r! KiJt for effect in reVr1?' 3 larjty of "OH?r 10 C the styU T of "ess," theme, fefe; ncy predornht to beingaporfor .aU o? all walks 0f lifVJ history that tlm rl ' 1 Minister" variably .been i0 ''' reK t ian m tho enso 5? tion of its IcindVEh It is a compiTativrir provide ono set X erammo but to e0JeEt bill each week i a.J matter. Then tie tS.R il selected in such mn w conflict .withnoffi theater in tho citv fSl? except m raro casci manager of a rnotioiS ly works much ha5R manager ot tho largS vS strange lact that ffJ JT fonnance tho ' at People wil sit thronffl tion that bears tb0W incnt eastern inana-jorSg But give themadSrfS to look at and thoy ater m disgust. Yct tfc one-tenth the cost 7i . r ?nlain a ropnUtia mg pictnro businea fa seems that Lessee 082 has discovered the se-mti strive for. The .pictSffj have beoa running no h In that time thefflj than trebled, anfl ?. .k.i3 Tho pictures ore clears and the subjects m wbTI even tho. person who in pictures in gCnerai dij enco that he had nerex? Tho bill for the week ta' tcrday is one filled with edy aoounds, while the dn to good adv.mtoce in to films. The bill InciudS Horn and tho Girl." a Ten era comedy; "Tho Patho, a feature subject h graph company, "Tae V and the comedy, "L-nnafie' Manager Henry W , daid production of era "Tho Prince of Pifes," greatest successes in tliji of amusement over tjr country, will ho prtse Colonial three nights. l day evening, September a cial matinee on Wedntidij . It is now in its eihlh ft tinuous success, a record !i attained by a musical ti which most pertinent!- f remarkable and distincu'T worth. In three pcuoi! twelve engagement ifit than a year's durah'cai City alone. Jive moctla mances in Boston, an ejal in Chicago, and half a j Shaftesbury theator In lii it scored the most reaail of any American muauli showu there, combine to : ord. without parallel. 1": which Mr. Savage proriJe rent season is composed d ful selections from ti) ganizations that bare plni in this country and Ej company announced to 13 tho only ono now phyuj and provides in conqa Continued on Mlojray IN THE PLAYHOUSES OF SALT LAKE CITY Continued From Preceding Page. ceptionally tnlented cast. Jess Dandy will bo seen as Hans Wagner, tho Cincinnati Cin-cinnati brewer, who has princely honors hon-ors thrust upon him ' as tho result of mistaken identity, Edward Mora, who has been prominent in operatic roles, will appear as tho Prince. Ivor Anderson An-derson will play tho role of the American Ameri-can lieutenant, 'Miss Olive North as the bewitching Edith, and Wallace Beery as Sergeant Brie. Vera Stanley, Lillian Lawson, Dorothy Delmore, Walter L. Cntlett and Robert O'Connor make up tho list of principals. The new programme of pictures bo-ginning bo-ginning tomorrow at the Casino contains con-tains four of the best comedies yet produced pro-duced in picturedom. There nre also two other subjects of unusual merit, The Casino's policy of changing programmes pro-grammes twice weekly, Monday and Thursday, is meeting the approval of the picture-going public Announcement has been mado that Raymond Duncan's production of "Elektra of Sophokles," with Penelope Pene-lope Duncan and an all-star cast of Greecian actors, including Eleni Sike-lianos. Sike-lianos. of the Royal theater. Athens, aud Dionysos Devaris, of the New theater, Athens, together with Raymond Ray-mond appearing in ancient chorus dances, will appear at tho Salt Lake theater Thursday and Saturday evenings, even-ings, September 22 and 24. On Friday evening. September 23, Penelope Duncan Dun-can will give a folk song recital, accompanied ac-companied with an explanatory lecture lec-ture by Raymond Duncan on his discovery dis-covery of ttio Scales and Laws of Folk music. |