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Show 1 THEATERS "Uncle Josh Perkins" would undoubtedly undoubted-ly make adog laugh. Not that there were any dogs in the crowd at the -Grand theater the-ater last night at the opening seance far from It but the people (and they were there to the doors) not only laughed with him. wept with him and applauded- him most vigorously every time he outwitted the heartless scoundrel who was trying to secure the fortune of "Uncle Josh's" long-lost daughter. The play is built along familiar lines and Frank Pond, who takes the name part, makes the most of his opportunities. The company is well balanced. bal-anced. "Uncle Josh Perkins" goes until Wednesday night, with matinee Wednesday. Wednes-day. Sam Devere's company of fun-makers opened a week's engagement at the Lyric Saturday evening. From the nature of the programme the management may expect ex-pect another week of rush business. The bill is full of snap and go from start to finish, with plenty of comedy and catchy. muBlc. pretty costumes and scenery above the average. Speaking of songs, the public pub-lic will raise no objection if the management manage-ment taboos "My Irish Molly," "Molly" has been overworked in Salt Lake lately and needs a rest. The company contains two or three members who are above the average as fun-makers, notably Andy Iewls. Eddie Mark and Miss Granville, the former as "the coke fiend," keeping the audience in a roar every minute that he Is on the stage. The vaudeville part of the programme Is up to the usual high standard of the Lvrlc. Keene, the. comedy Juggler, is good. The two Shrodes give a clever acrobatic act. The quartette composed com-posed of Cahill. Nelson, Mack and Oswald are above the average both In ringing and comedy work. A review of the performance perform-ance would be Incomplete without a mention men-tion of the slack wire performer, whose name, however, does not appear on the programme. His work Is first amusing, then entertaining and lastly clever. The company will undoubtedly till iu the week to good business. ... Maro. the magician, will not be at the W. M. C. A. auditorium this evening, be-ins be-ins unable to reai-h here. The star cnter-tftinnirnt cnter-tftinnirnt course will, therefore, be opened Friday cvrninir next with an entertainment entertain-ment by the Farland Newhall company, which Includes a male quartette and bcll-rlngers. bcll-rlngers. "Sweet Clover" In all Its pastoral beauty opens at the Grand theater Thursday night. "The Girl from Kay's" which Is coming com-ing to the Salt Lake theater tomorrow-evening, tomorrow-evening, bears the stamp of a successful Ixndon production that had a two years' run. The consensus of press opinion unites In saying that it aim lias the swing of Piccadilly and the snap of Rroariway happily blended. Its musical numbers are deemed pleasing and Its songs of more than average merit. The plot contains some striking situations, and the principals princi-pals of the cast are all clever. Stress Is laid In the announcement that the curtain cur-tain will be rung up at R o'clock promptly in order that the several special features of the production may be given wlth.i-.it curtailment. |