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Show AMUSEMENTS I IN SALT LAKE THEATERS. ! I V Drama. ! 1 4 GA.RRICK THEATER "The Wp: ! 4". man in tlio Case," with William 1 Ingersoll and company. Evening, ! 4 8:15. . f Vaudeville. ; OKPHEUM THEATER Advanced f vaudeville. All tho week. Matl- nee, 2:15; evening, 8:15. CASINO THEATER Fisher vaude- ? v ville. Matinees dally. Contlnu- 4 v 011a performance. ! t -I V , Motion Pictures. f MISSION. THEATER Matinee and V evening. Continuous performance. j v Matinees daily. . h - Ir-pm the standpoint of artistic worl: ino bill at the Orphcum which was presented pre-sented to capnelty audiences Sunday afternoon aft-ernoon and night is tho best one that boen seen hero this vcar. Jt is a bill that is made up of headilnera. Aa lo -which of the acts should lead concensus con-census of opinion would place the sketch of "1 any and tho Stork" at tho lop. In this sketch Maurice Freeman la given opportunity to show his ability as an actor ac-tor In tho character of Anlonlo. You laugh at the comedy; you weep over the pathetic. The sketch covers a wide field ojuI as said gives Mr. :Frceman a wido scopo to display his art. Others in the enst carry out the roles assigned very creditably. - William Rock and Maude Fulton present pre-sent an original dance creation, a creation crea-tion that is a dream. Miss Fulton Is a beautiful woman, ns graceful us a fawn, and very nimble with her feet. Mr. Rock is likewise nimble and the two prc-sont prc-sont an 'act that Is a beautiful one. Handsome singe settings add to their act. 'J'hoy , were encored a number of times, "Wheeler Earl and Vera Curtis also have an act that Is exceptionally clever, and In which tli.eni is ohatly-duolog. some good singing and pretty dancing. Miss Curtis Is a handsome, woman and (lie act, "Innocent:! Abroad," Is one that caught with the. audfencc. The six Abdnllahii ate wonderful athletes. ath-letes. They arc native Americans, and their act. is a marvel In limbing and in exhibition of strength. Work and Ower aro eccentric gym- nnBts. They have a rough and tumble stunt thai would be difficult to excel. ' One docs not expect to see anvthing new in the acls of cyclists, but there arc a number of now features given by tho Austrian Wheelers, who conclude their act by "hooping the hoop." There. Is a lilackface act by the Kaufman Kauf-man brothers that Is moro thun good. They have fine voices and there Is a harmony and blending in tho songs they sing. They were recalled several times. Add lo tills the klnodromo pictures and Ihe splendid music bv the Orphcuni orchestra under the direction or Professor Profes-sor Wlllanl .Wei he and you have the exceptional bill which will run the week. Thnt in the selection of "Tho Woman in the Case," the Ingersoll slock company com-pany and the management of the Garrlek thealur made a wise and profitable choice was evidenced in the. crowded house that greeted its initial performance on Sunday Sun-day night. Tlio play was greatly appreciated, appre-ciated, too. us V,-as emphatically told in the rapt attention and hearty applause accorded to it by tho .spectators. Taking Sunday night s big house as a reliable prophecy for the remulnder of the week. It is certain that the piece will receive, ample houses for every performance. Miss Whcntley as Margaret Kolfo added add-ed to laurels already gained during the short period that the lady has been with the company. Mr. Ingersoll as Julian Rolfe maintained his sphmdid mnule here, and Miss Margaret Dills. In the role of the abandoned Claire Forster, hiude further fur-ther advance into the affections of patrons pat-rons of 11 je theater. Mr. Soy mom, as the lawyer. Tomppon, continued the hold which he lias upon tho puWIc here, although al-though there is not the acting opportunity opportu-nity In the part lhat would tend to create cre-ate the Impression that has followed many others of his appearances. Messrs. Herblin, Day and Crosby arc advantageously advantage-ously placed, as are Misses Collier and Stuart, the cast being completed by Messrs. Polers ami lleld. The scene or action in in llic city of Now York and the action has to do with a falso accusation of murder against Rolfe. which, though known lo his wife and friends, to be false, is alarmingly supported by circumstantial evidence-. The woman in the cus? Is Claire Forster, who was in love with the man whom Rolfe is accused of murdering. . On uc-cotiut uc-cotiut of tho great friendship existing between the two men, Ralfe persuaded Ids friend to desert tho woman instead of marrying her. us she had Intended that he should do. In his desperation Philip Long committed suicide, and It was this "circumstance lhat. the enraged woman turned Into an alleged murder committed by Rolfe. In order to free her husband of the torriblu charge, Margaret Mar-garet Rolfe went out protondedly into the samo life as that of Claire Forster. and thereby discovered the truth from tlie woman, liberating the falsely accused Rolfe, and. In tills happy culmination the story ends. It Ih an attractive and intensely in-tensely Interesting play nil through, und is particularly Intense at the close, of the third act, when tho wife discovers Kolfe's innocence. There will be performances every night this week and matinees on Wednesday und Saturday afternoons. The box office nt the Colonial will be open this morning for the sule of seats for the engagement of Ellen Beach Yaw and associate nrtlals, Wednesday even-' Ing. and the Mme. Nar.linovn engago-! engago-! ment. Thursday. Friday. Saturday niter-noon niter-noon anil evening, JBoth these artists are well known In their line and both engagements en-gagements promise to bo among the most successful of the entire season. On next Monday ut the Salt I.ake theater thea-ter Frederic Thompson will present his elaborate, scenic production of "Polly ot the Circus,' which ' achieved such a marked success in New "York Inst year that It ran tho entire year at the Liberty theater. ( It is now n certainty that there will be a number or Importations of Russian ballet dancers to America, hut tlio great attraction on which the world-wide reputation repu-tation or modern Russian dancers has boon built hits been secured by Manager Man-ager Pvper for a local appearance at IVu Salt Lake 'theater on Tuesday, afternoon, after-noon, December C, when Anna Pavlowa and Michael Mordkln appear. The sale of scats opens at the box office tomorrow. tomor-row. A .special musical programme of new and popular airs, by an enlarged orchestra, orches-tra, will ho among the features during the second week of the roller-skating season at the Auditorium, beginning Ibis evening. |
