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Show AMUSEMENTS J .H-H-H-I 'I M-'K4'H1' I IN 8 ALT LAKE THEATERS. T Vaudeville. j ORPHEUM THEATER Advanced vaudovillc. Matinee. 2:lo. L.on . 4. Inf. 8:15. 4. ! Musical Comedy. , pany. Evening, 8.15. :t t utvv AND0t,lSrS,Ct THEATERS-? ? oHonSturS. Afternoon ami v .j. evening. Continuous perfoimance. It is the old Story over again this weak at the Orplieum. a repetition or what has been presented ever since this popular playhouse opened the present Uason-a corking good bill and audiences audi-ences that packed tho "Yle doors greeted the bill at the two pci formanccs on Sunday. , f Thoro Is delicious humor in the net ji Peter Donald and his clmrm'ng . there Is delightful melody in thcii soi lgs. (here Is the personification of grace m the r dancing. It is the s?Ic0VdHmbeliiu' have appeared here, the II rat tl me bdi .a year ago. and they were than cordial reception. After respond In" 10 several encores, Mr. Donald inane a "brief" talk? thanking the bg audience for 1 ho creeling accorded them, it migin & mentioned hero thai on T'lesday evening even-ing the Thlstlo club of Salt Lnkc J at tend the Orphcum in a body nml 1.1c club will glvo Mr. and Mrs. Donald a WMaudVandmCGlalys Finney are both handsome women, beautiful In fuce and In figure. They present a "nsathiniil nit. -The Mermaids." They give an exl im Hon of swimming and diving feats that arc not only spectacular, but they aio likewise educational. Their stii Jt ia a new one hero and they were heaitllj ap PlTheCro Is a troupo of P'f0,,njFni.lI,2S that are the best trained lot of cai 1 ics ever seen here. Ther are nfioen lo? and they havo been trained by Clo.ui Zortho to do some marvelous cats. The sketch or playlet on the bill w "Winning on Wind." and some exceptionally excep-tionally clever work is done by the sL people In the cast. Tho sketch Is a far clcal one nnd there aro plenty of laughi scattered through the play. A spectacular novelty Is seen In punm tographs, presented by the Brahams These phantographs, four In numbor. do-plct do-plct scenes from the c'eryday word from forest life, a view of the East rivet nnd Brooklyn bridge at night, and a graphic reproduction of the famous naval battle In Hampton Roads In March. 18o-. between the Monitor and the Merrimac. Phantographs aro both amusing and instructive. in-structive. , , . . . A unique acrobatic act is presented by Wontworth nnd Vesta. Their worK Is more than clever and they present scleral scl-eral now feats. They Introduced redd, an acrobatic dog. and the feats performed per-formed by this canine are astonishing. Mildred Morton Is pretty and she wears beautiful costumes. She sings three numbers. The altitude affected her voice some, but she was given a cordial greeting. greet-ing. Thf music of the orchestra was up to the usual high standard. The klnodrome concludes the bill, which will run the week. "Mv Wife's Family" Is tho attraction at the Shubcrt this week and Is the best thing yet attempted by the Curtis players play-ers since their coming to this city. The play Is a musical comedy brimfull of laughable and Interesting situations, clever lines, catchy songs and music, all built around a substantial, traceable plot of unique conception. The scenery' 6 new and realistic, producing an atmosphere atmos-phere In perfect accord with the characterization charac-terization and action of the piece. Crowded houses witnessed tho two performances per-formances Sunday with a noticeable continuous con-tinuous Increase of patronage In the evening which threatens to tax tho capacity of the Shubcrt during the remaining re-maining performances of this play, ' The play has to do with a mother-in-law, a baby and a piano, to say nothing of tho other numerous accessories. The mother-in-law starts tho trouble by visiting visit-ing her son-in-law; the baby is the cause, or. perhaps It's the piano. Tho son-in-law purchases the piano, rlrst because be-cause he thinks Us continual playing will drive the mother-in-law home; second, sec-ond, as a present to his wife. The piano Is placod in tho summer house; the husband hus-band writes a note to his wife to look in the summer house, picturing to himself her surprlso upon finding the plnno. The wife Iook3; she finds a baby, a strange baby there. Naturally, tho baby Is an unwelcome visitor. The baby belongs to the house maid, who married, three years before, tho brother-in-law of the son-ln-law, tho brother-in-law and the maid do siring lo keep their marriage and the birth of their child a secret. This complication com-plication of affairs furnishes amplo material ma-terial for the mothcr-ln-Iaw to use In her denunciation of her son-ln-Iaw. Thus- the ball of trouble gets a good start, and for an hour and a half the audience is convulsed while the players before them tangle the situation, and finally succeed in untangling the tangle. Charlie Rellly. Henry Auerbach. Jack Curtis. Harry Ford. Maybcllo Baker, Lillian Lil-lian Sutherland and three newcomers, Mayme Prager. Estella Prager and Anna Clarke, all have Impersonations that require re-quire individuality and greater effort than is called for In the burlesque roles In which those performers have previously previous-ly appeared betore Salt Lake audiences. Real acting Is called for. and In some instances, in-stances, difficult acting, and each member mem-ber of tho company proves equal to the role assigned. Tho chorus Is the aamo cute bunch of singers and dancers, with one or two changos, that has delighted the senses of Salt Lakers during the past portion of tho summer. 'My Wife's Family" continues through until and Including Frldav night, with the .'regular matinees. Any one who enjoys en-joys a good laugh, graceful dancing tuneful and catchy singing and music can llnd them all at the Shubert this week. |