| Show I I I 2 id I I I I 4 Plays ana and Players fine fiere and Els Jo i CALENDAR FOR TOR FORTHE THE WEEK Wednesday Wednesday- SALT LAKE THEATRE Blanche Walsh in La Madeleine GRAND Afternoon and aIlI evening At Valley Forge ForSe Thursday Thursday- SALT LAKE THEATRE Blanche Walsh in La Lal Madeleine GRAND At Valley Valey Forge orge Friday Friday- x SALT LAKE THEATRE Blanche Walsh in La Madeleine GRAND At Valley Forg Forge S Saturday Saturday- t SALT LAKE THEATRE Afternoon and evening Blanche Walsh In Janice Janice Janice Ja nice Meredith GRAND Afternoon and evening At Valley Forge A Gaiety Girl as ag presented by the clever troupe of ot Pollards Pollard's Australian Juvenile Opera cO company any last night at th the Salt Lake Theatre was as as great a hit as The Geisha given on Monday night by the same company company Miss 1 Daphne Pollards Pollard's a conception and presentation of or the character of Corporal Lance was Inexpressibly funny and kept kelt the well filled house In roars of laughter Miss Woodson as Lady Virginia Forest was even more loveable and bewitching bewitching be be- witching than in her Impersonation of Rolli Polli San If such sucha a thing were possible pos pos- sible he grave judicial character of Rev Montague BrIerly was aptly portrayed portrayed por per by Willie Pollard and the comedY comedy com corn edy work Introduced ed by him was as usual wonderfully clever The new patriotic song Schley the Hero of the Santiago Fight was very cleverly rendered by y Master Fred Pollard Pollard Pol Pot lard who has a remarkably powerful and ana sympathetic voice The song roused O the present ever e n enthusiasm enthusiasm of orf the American r ne audience and was received with prolonged thunders of applause applause ap ap- ap- ap f The Grand Pierrot Ballet In the last act was very beautiful and effective presenting a delightful study in color and movement The Tho performance as a whole was a through success and was characterized throughout by the finished and careful acting of this really remarkable troupe One thing that Salt Lake has to regret is the short stay of oX this excellent troupe Blanche J Walsh a gl gives her opening performance performance per per- t to of La a Madeleine 1 r ln tonight This play is said to be a a. masterpiece that gives Miss Walsh ample opportunity to display her e great versatility I while I the lff l plot itself Is full of Interest strong r original inal and Intense The staging As is said tobe to tobe tobe be elaborate and the troupe excellent La Madeleine Is booked to run Wednesday Thursday and Friday even evee- evee Ings and will be followed by Janice Meredith Saturday af afternoon and even- even Ing t Valley Forge the thrilling romantic melodrama was played again to a crowded house at the Grand l la lat t night and was most moot enthusiastically received There seems to be a great deal of ot In Interest Interest interest In- In terest taken Just at present by the readIng readi reading read- read Ing and theatrical public l in the d days s of the i R Revolution O I This Is evidenced e d dd bv by tg the large tale sale ale of the novel of the historic type and the great success of ot Revolutionary Revolutionary Revolutionary dramas such as Valley Forge dealing as this play does with the mo most mast t Intensely interesting and exciting period In American I history ably presented e te by tl he i W this I excellent n troupe the play never neverfail ev falls fails to rouse the audience to an intense pitch of patriotic enthusiasm The production is superbly and effectively effectively ef ef- ef- ef staged All of the parts are well taken and finely presented The artistic rendition of the tho character of Virginia b by Miss E E. Clare Dale is tJ especially I worthy of commendation J i character char The strong elf self reliant reliant a and daring acer acter of the typical Continental officer wa was ably Y portrayed rt by B B. A A. Lamar r and ea he was wis the recipient li r of r frequent and well well deserved deserved applause The clever character work wont of f James H. H Lewis as WIllard illard was tive of much hearty laughter The traditional blase member of the English aristocracy was exceedingly f fP well represented by Albert ati Livingston f in the P part of Capt Valley IF Forge rg is booked for the entire week Including matinees Wednesday and Saturday Blanche Walsh t the e. e powerful V young emotional actress will be seen at the Salt Lake Theatre tonight in an entirely new emotional drama entitled La Madeleine Madeleine Madeleine Made Made- leine in which I l h from all accounts she has made a a. quite sensational success The piece is said to be quite modern and up up- to date to-date date and the scenes are laid in Par Pari Paris at the present time On Saturday Miss Walsh will change her bill and offer a play that i Is i eminently fitted to the oc occasion oc- oc elision casion WashIngton's Washington s birthday This will willbe willbe be Janice Meredith 1 which will be given at both the matinee and ad the evenIng evenIng evening even- even Ing performances Boh these plays It ItIs ItIs itis Is stated ate equipped with elaborate scenery and handsome and appropriate costumes and Miss Walsh Walsh's s supporting company this season eason is said to be a ver very ery large and capable one The advance sale of seats for fr tho the matinee performance began began be be- gan gari today |
