| Show Plays and Players rs fj fiere Iere r and ana EIS Elsewhere 1 i I 1 1 1 1 C CALENDAR LENDAR FOR THE HE WEEK Tuesday Tuesday- SALT LAKE LAJE THEATRE Afternoon and aud evening Pollards Pollard's Juvenile Opera companS' companS GRAND At Va Forge Wednesday Wednesday- vas SALT LAKE THEA THEATRE E Blanche Walsh in La Madeleine RAND GRAND Afternoon and evening At Valle Valley Forge Thursday Thursday- SALT LAKE IARE THEATRE Blanche Walsh In La Madeleine GRAND GRANDt At Valley Forge Friday Friday- SALT LAKE LAKE THEATRE Blanche Walsh In La Madeleine MadelE GRAND At Valley Vaney Forge I Saturday SALT LAKE L THEATRE Afternoon and evening Blanche Walsh in Janice Janice Janice Ja nice Meredith l thI th- th I GRAND GRAND- R NI Afternoon ft n. n on and nd evening g At Valley Forge Forge Manager Paul Hammer of the Grand GrandAS has AS been offering his patrons some exI ex- ex I Uy good priced popular-priced attractions attractions lions of ot late It would Indeed be difficult cult to make mak a selection l of or priced popular r 1 I p pieces on the whole more sa satisfactory j i to toi the lbs general public than those offered I I by the Grand mana management ement since Ince the be- be I ginning O of f the searA year sear ear I A large audience was was present last night to see t th opening performance of or the melodrama At Valley Forge To say say that the pla play r was enthusiastically received Is putting it mildly I The attraction is one of f that class that that I never falls fails to strike a responsive chord Ij fn in the h hearts larts arts of or Americans dealing as it does with the most critical period in our national life fIl The flis story Is a rich blending blend blend- ling tog ing of romance and history of of fiction I and truth and around these qualities is woven ar an interesting tale of l love ve such as alwa always c commands th the sympathy of an audience It may be said that the plot and the story bear a striking resemblance InI in inmany inmany I many places to Janice Meredith Perhaps the strongest climax occurs at atthe atthe atthe the end of the second act when the hero an American spy is saved from paying the death penalty by the arrival 0 of the Continental C arm army However the story los loses s none of its attractiveness anc and continues con con- u to grow in Interest e right up to Ih l the close f s of orf the fourth ur act The company carries all of Its own spacia special spa spa- cial ia scenery and Mann l and Buhler are to be congratulated for foi- the magnificent scale on which they have mounted their their- production The scenic arrangements at the close of the second secondI act are r as s effective e as they 9 are realistic f l gt while il the h I Interior i s scene n of the last ac act could In referring hardly i be to more the individual appropriate Y Ila members of the cast we must unhesitatingly mention mention mention men men- tion Miss Mss E E. Clare Clara Dale first This young lady besides sidES having a rare personal charm displays IS unusual n dramatic a ability ability abil abil- ft ity Her ier reading n was n a intelligent fl f her emphasis correctly placed and her actIng acting act- act Ing all in all well welt finished James H H. Lewis in the role of Dr Obadiah h Willard elicited much laughter B B. A A. Larmar as Capt Wilford Fairfax Fairfax Fairfax Fair Fair- fax portrayed well the typical Continental Continental Continental Conti Conti- officer His work was strong and WAS frequently applauded William Monroe though troubled with witha a severe cold gave an n intelligent and effective ef at- rendition of the Tory c character Another member deserving much praise Is Albert Livingston In the part of Capt His drawl was particularly good goad and his whole bearing was a clever ever everTh f representation g s or of pet the English l lord ri Th The other characters were well sustained sustained sustained sus sus- The play 1 is booked for the entire week including cg matinees atlle W Wednesday ay ard ald Sat Saturday Sat By f far th r the th most moat clever and Interesting performance n nce that Salt Lake has had the pleasure of witnessing this season was th the orie one given last night at the Theatre by the Pollard Au Australian J Juvenile v Opera company Th The Geisha eisha was presented to a a. large and f fashionable night first-night audience and It was Jike a glimpse into fairyland The s scenery was superb the costumes gorgeous marvelously a s a and correct car cor f r. r with 1 h a a. wealth of 8 Oriental coloring O g that was a constant delight to the eye It Is no exaggeration to say that each and ev every member of the clever troupe of little people was a finished artist Miss Alice Pollard the prima donna of or orthe the troupe as O 0 0 Mimosa San chief Geisha W was e exceedingly pleasing and eJi gr til graceful i. i She e made one desire to start Immediately lY for the happy l land nd of the Hie I Mikado in n n search of such another Geisha girl Her ner voice Is peculiarly sweet and ni moving ving her dancing and posturing graceful graceful grace grace- graceful ful and she was in every way adapted to the part Miss Woodson the Molly Se Seymour mour of the cast was wa's exceedingly winsome in her het portrayal of the character tit of the English lady and later as the Geisha girl 0 O Rolli Bolli San she was simply and captivated the entire audience Little Daphne Pollard the smallest member of the cast as Tommy Stanley officer of H H. M M. S S. S Turtle simply convulsed convulsed con con- the audience ce with mirth by her herc c clever ever characterization of ot a naval middy The comedian of th the troupe In his portrayal of the droll O Chinese th character ra wun Vun Hi compares r most o favorably with t i ithe the tho best est adult comedians of the country Evidently the Japanese Chief of Police 1 IS the cause of as much anxiety to his countrymen men and fellow officeholders as trose of our own courtry Marquis rr the Chief of Police is 31 e exceedingly funny a as portrayed d by Mas Master Mas a atel tel tar Jack but it 1 is funnier still viewed in m the light ht of or recent local events I 1 The whole performance w was s a a decided hit In every way and seemed like a trip through an Ideal Japan filled tilled with a aI I constant and charming profusion of ot otI chrysanthemums n m pretty ty girls sunshine music I and everything r delightful tf The clever London success A Gaiety Girl will be presented this afternoon and evening |
