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Show AMUSEMENTS SALT LAKE THEATER Maude Adams In "Chantecler." May 1, 2, 8 and t. Matinee Saturday afternoon. after-noon. COLONIAL THEATER Louise Gunning Gun-ning in "The Ba'.kati Princess." Curtain, Cur-tain, 8:15. ORPHEUM THEATER Advanced vaudeville. All week Matinee dally at 2:15. Evening curtain, Sr.lG. QARRXCK THEATER Max Flgman. supported by the Garrlck plaers. in "The .Substitute " All week, with matinees on Thursday and Saturday. Satur-day. Evening curtain. 8:15- EMPRESS THEATER Sulllvan-Con-sldlne vaudeville. Matlnrc dally at 2:30. Two evening performancee, 7 . riri and 0 15. Bill changes Wednesday Wed-nesday afternoon. Louise Gunning Is bewitching with her (fashing spirit, coy grace and voicci wc tinkling slUer. For the irst of that combination of talent, pausii . lyrics and 'Um uasion of superannuated tc.pics smit to us labeled, ' The Balkan Princess' it may lie said that those with Impervious constitutions con-stitutions and slaying powers may expect ex-pect to enjoy the piece from the first note till the last. This stage ponsfco rafr- the metaphor Is appropriate, as ruddy purple, wine red, deep blue and bright green are blended together in as near hh approai h to harmony har-mony and pleasant taste as could be ex-pedted ex-pedted of such amiable colors served by Louise turning and a company which contains not more than three members of the original cast "direct from the Herald Her-ald Bouars theater New York ' was quaffed at the Colonial last nlclit with ken relish by a few. In spots by many, and tolerated for two and a half draggy hours bj al of ons of the nneai audiences of first-nighters that has gathered at the Colonial tins season. Except, for the lina'iS. the various musical mu-sical numbers f the piece follow simple lyrlt structure, although the melodies -m-sufficiently varied, florid sud noisy to find faor somewhere between the orchestra i w .) ii'i i lie gallery top. Two v-oi, es: including Miss Gunning's, are worth listening to. T:ie other belongs be-longs to Harold Crane, who plays the lib. erttne lover, Duke Berglus.- in lox'e with Princess Btephanle, played by Miss Gunning. Gun-ning. when singing Miss Cunning commands a pure, sweet tone, and controls her voice well v!-.-n sip.kIiik h-r iiuota of th gvm-nastlc gvm-nastlc iTwlcdlc. Sb! ii.is a fompefling personality and knows how to act iiite i s w:i a5. slit- ."lugs Eidenlly the Shu-!'"rls Shu-!'"rls have coriflden-e In her nbllitv to pilot "The 'Balking' Princess" safely around the loop Harold Crane is lone on voice and vim In its iinnjc. Aside from that. bOWOVsr, he isckx severs of those qualiflratlona that would go to the making of an idt-al prince By the way. there Is a storv In some way connected With "Ti e Balkan Princess." Prin-cess." but it is of such a negative quantity quan-tity that It will hardly bear more than a very brief Bynopsls. Princess Stephanie of Balarla Is duly bound because the constitution or Raiaria says so to marry one of six princes Kadi one of live Of these princes would gladly take the younsr woman to his heart, but she spurns all of them. The slxih. a vounp scamp, ror one reason o,- another holds a grudge against 'he princess. The princess piqued bv the Indifference Indiffer-ence of this young libertine asks that lie be brought to her, and, firing to bimz- him to her court, she determines to seek him in his chosen haunl, a Bohemian resfauvant She finds him. dines with him, danc-s with him, kisses hlin but does not know that it is he. Then the villain of the piece breaks the startling start-ling news to her that she has been coquetting co-quetting with the stubborn prince Then It transpires that he really loves her, and that she really loves him, and together to-gether they decide to rule It over helpless help-less Falaria "The Balkan Princess'' is surfeited wfth real comedians, as compared with what it lacks in other respects Teddy Webb who has a local reputation, does some clever team work which is not devoid of horseplay, with Harry P. Gibbon, But Mark Smith takes to himself the COmelTj laurels or the piece, as Henri an Imbecile Imbe-cile waiter His methods ire new and bristle with the stuff that laughs are made of. The pretty settings lend a welcome plc-turesquenoss plc-turesquenoss to the play. There are almost a score of sonp numbers num-bers principal among which are "pear Delightful WOmen," by Harold Crane anl chorus; "Don't Let's Meet Again." hv Miss cunning and Crane! 'Wonderful World " a Rem of musical sentiment, by Miss Cunning; nnd "His Return." an in-terpretatloni in-terpretatloni beautifully rendered by Miss Cunning. "The Balkan Princess" will close its -ngagement with tonight's performance In . the theater tn Prance orchestras as a rule are dispensed with, and there Is no entre act music. It being considered unnecessary in the French production of "Chantecler," an excited little person appeared before ihe audience at the be ginning of the play and In a most Ineen-lous Ineen-lous prelude explained Why no humans figured in the drama aboul to be unfold,-ei unfold,-ei in Charles FYohman's production in which Maude Adams is to appear at the Salt Lake theater beginning Wednesday night. Miss Adams delivers the prelude, explaining the absence of the farmer and his family and kindling 'he imagination for what Is to follow. M's Adams, In delivering the prelude, gives her audience an opportunity to see her In her own proper person. A novelty that is thoroughly appre-nlatcd appre-nlatcd by children aged i! or 7. or 60 or 7a. which is featured at the Orpheum this week is Sammy Watson's farmyard clr-' clr-' us Mr. Watson has succeeded in training in a remarkable manner, roosters roost-ers little pigs, a donkey-, dogs and -als This miniature circus gives abundant scops for refined comedy and the most Is made of the opportunity. In their conception of the character of Smith In "The Substitute," in which Max 1'lgman supported by the Garrlcfc company, Is starring at the Qarrlck this w-eek. the authors of the comedy r--(Jently knew the sort of people he would be cast among for the scenes depicted of the fast-going young lawyer In the bosom of a straight -laced old ministers family furnish half the fun of the coni edy Mr Flgman. as Smith. Is In his happiest role. ;iud til-- Garrlck has pro ylded an elaborate production of the comedy The current bill at the Empress closes with today's three performances "La Petite Revue." Lea Gougets, Bonnlngton Brothers, Phil Bennett May Devlin and j Mertitl and Douglas have been the fun niRkers and entertainers for the past week. Beginning tomorrow afternoon, when- the. new hill ' n the boards. Kva Fay will top the bill as rhc headline!- Pella Clark comes tn the Colonial for four days, beginning Sundav night, in her own pia, "Introduce Me," said to be a clever comedy. |