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Show " ' -- - i , Florence Robert tried! her new play. "The Strength of the Weak." before a friendly audience In Salt Lake last night before, making the plangt Into Inhospitable Inhospi-table New Tork. AfUr the close of her engagement at the gait Lake theater next Wednesday night Miss Robert, and j- pany will fcave direct for the S,r0; wening In the Liberty theater " Monday. Florence Roberts may have presented some poor playa, but fS" th. estimate of her Bali rT 7 "he never presented .one poorly Thereore the view last night was wn'ch. h been b ruited as the greatest one she has essayed during her career. Cort has given her a"excUent SSm.P,nLand 5 atCfd Production i! fSSSS. Ui? 8nrih, Pay. much that r?.L l!Lan? nlUCB that eupernuous. Candor compels the suggestion that very S?KfLou?5t t0. "mlnated before Miss Roberts tries) Miss Smith's play on critical criti-cal Jf not unfriendly audience. The opening open-ing act, showing the Interior of a girl's E?ii,eJ vJ? d"7 u cleverly deviaed. lively aocteety satire, rather than the problem play which follows. The second act Is a scene of beauty from the stage manager's atandpolnt. being a brilliantly dressed ballroom for the evening following follow-ing a day with the hounds. In the development devel-opment of the story, however. Miss Smith has put In a lot of superfluous dia-,0Jrf'. dia-,0Jrf'. me ' which becomes absolutely hocking and tending to detract most seriously from the theme. The third and fourth acts settle down to a mora reasonable rea-sonable basis, bringing the theme to a dramatic climax. The problem, however, is not settled. Pauline (Miss Roberts) ending her life by the pistol route, which is not redemption for her sin. Besides it sends the listener home with a' creepy feeling after having more or lees entertained enter-tained and amused. Miss Roberts was suffering from a severe cold last night and was far from her best. As is always the case In Salt Lake, however,, she was most cordially received. She has the strongest company that has ever supported sup-ported her In her annual visits to this city. Eugene Ormonde was at bis best In the role of Richard, w hiie 1L B'orth-rup B'orth-rup did an especially fine piece of acting In the ballroom . scene as Tom Dare. Florence Robinsdn as-Mrs? Dare was all that could be desired. Adelaide Manola filled well the role of Kitty. Max Fig-man Fig-man does an excellent Piece of comedy work as Von Klleber.' although there Is one act that he should cut out bodily or gloss over In a way that would not make it so painfully shocking. James B. Wilson Wil-son as HMr. Abbott proved a smooth and oily villain,-although lacking somewhat In facial expression. Miss Roberts' friends will wish her good luck in her Invasion of New Tork and trust, she will make headway where others have failed. Mlse Frankenfleld Is advertised as an Intellectual, emotional actress. She is Intellectual, In-tellectual, in that she has great command of a fine voice, has clear enunciation and accurate interpretation as a result of careful study and training; emotional, in that she feels and delineates unerringly from that feeling the motives, the temptations, temp-tations, the loys and sorrows of her role. She brings theaw human emotions home to her audience until it sits entranced and follows her in detail through the beautiful and pathetic story. Miss Frankenfleld Frank-enfleld appears as Mercy Merrick in "Her Double Life" at the New Grand theater tonight and Wednesday souvenir matinee. ( .... Miss Lillian Washburn, the pretty brunette bru-nette with the captivating smile in the "Imperial Girls", at the Lyric this week, is an ardent admirer of the Golden West. This Is the1 last season Miss Washburn win be seen In public, as she intends devoting de-voting all her time hereafter to the stock farm, of which ehe is a half owner, located lo-cated In Green Lawn, Long Island, one of the richest suburbs of New York. Miss Washburn has devoted all the time that he could spare from the stage in the last five years to the . development of this "hobby" of hers. T .... 'A pleasing bill was put on last evening at the Orpheum. Although It Is not the best that has been seen -at that place. It Is well worth seeing. In many ways It is distinctly different from any of the bills since the new showhouse was opened. The dance artist is absent, as well as the men of great feats of strength. The bill this week is made up mostly of bright, pleasant sketches. On of the most unique numbers is the Three 8eldoms, originators origina-tors of plastic statuary posee. All the frats, from discus-throwing to baseball, are represented by then). Their work is delicate and artistic. A bright spot in the - performance of "Daniel and His Hon." by William Davis and company, is Mies Maud Neal. In the comedy sketch by Edmund Day, she portrays the angry bride of five months, who has had her cooking made fun of. William Davis, as Uncle Daniel Thompson, lawyer, guardian and caretaker of the young woman, is kcod. As comedy character creators, Larr and Evans are an entertainment In themselves. Fo? something odd, they are "it." Th acrobatic feats of Rosalr and Doreto In their sketch without words. '-The Captain bnd the Drunken Sailor,' are amusins; anrii clever. Artie Hall, who pores as "The Genuine Georgia Girl," but who "ain't no nigger, nohow, sings some clever negro nialcct songs. One of the most pleasing singers in the bill in Lillian Walton, who Is in the comedy. "The Gas Tnroector and the Prima Donna," -with Edward Lavlne. The klnodrome has some recd pictures In "The Elephants' Tub," 'The Escape from Sing Sing" and "The Cascades." |