Show Desert Song Gay Colorful Opens On Local Stage Gay color colorful ul sparkling tuneful tuneful- a romance ot of the desert with an atmosphere ot of bold dashing Riffs stately French soldiers and scores o og girls bringing the cast to more than a h who lend charm to the offering by singing the delightful delight delight- ful melodies of the operetta That That In short is 13 the thc musical al treat which was given n Salt Lake Sunday night when Lillian Albe Albertsons Albertson's D sert Song opened at the Paramount theatre for a a. weeks week's Engagement Having delighted New York London London Lon Lon- don Los Angeles and San Francisco Francisco Fran Fran- cisco audiences for tor more than a year ari this musIcal thriller has at last been brought to Salt Lake and it may we well I be be class classed d as one ot of the b bust st musical offerings to grace a local stage for some time Ume The Desert Song is really a musIcal treat The plot while only ns as logical as mOst plots of 01 the kind Is smooth and swift and rides with the ease ot of a desert pony More than that the musical score actually actually ac- ac throbs wIth the enchanting spell of 01 the desert an and l for thIs Sigmund Sigmund Sig- Sig mund Romberg composer ot of th the music for Cor The Student Prince Blossom TIme and many others is alone responsible I Ito Ho the riding song ot of the Rifts Is filled with a rhythm that will be on the lips ot of the city for tor some time to come Many ot of the theother other songs of the production have llave long be been n heard through h the medium medium me- me ot of the radIo and the phonograph graph instantly win favor The Desert Song Romance Saber Song and Farewell won wona a round of applause from Sunday nights night's audience Perry Askam As as The ned fled Shadow Shadow Shad Shad- ow and son ot of General Is favored with a commanding stage presence in addition to his remarkable voice oice Elvira Elira TanzI carries out the part ot of Bon Bon- valet without a a. flaw Claw David avid Reese a a. Utah product hasa has a a. good role as Sid El Kar lieutenant lieutenant lieuten- lieuten ant to th the Red Shadow Mr 11 Reese neese also Is favored with an extremely extremely ex- ex good voice which carries over the footlights above the entire chorus Gary Breckner as Captain FontaIne the relentless lover also I has a a. good role which lie he carries out with exactness As Ai the Spanish siren in the camp campot ot of AU All Ben All Ali Nora White is the thereal thereal real Clementina Ono One couldn't go farther with this review wIthout mentioning the two comedians Myrtle M Crinley as Susan and Ed Eddie ie Fetherston as Benny Benny Is rollicking and dr draws ws many a burst ot of laughter from the audience lies Ues good even up to his checkered shorts But the property prop prop- I erty man must have erred or else there wasn't a donl donkey ey to be had in Salt Lake Anyway its it's asking Mr Benny to do too much to play the role ot of the ass and jackass all allIn allin In one breath The chorus both mens men's and women's women's wom- wom ens en's shows sIgns ot of the most detailed de- de tailed Instruction Especially delightful de- de delightful Is the cleverly arranged d tap dance by the feminine members of Ithe I the entourage The company is augmented by an orchestra of its own which Is under under un- un der the baton of another Salt Laker C Cecil stewart Otto Hauer- Hauer Hauerbach bach who collaborated In the book was born in Salt Lake and received his university trainIng her here This native son is responsible for tor the melody The Desert Song and Is credited with more successful shows than any contemporary Sundays Sunday's audience did not become particularly enthUsiastic until the middle of the first act but that c can n I. I be accounted for by br the extremelY belated first curtain I |