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Show "N "V'""-.. 1r ,""- ; i . i '. , m O ' I j - J - : -a The return of "Corlanton" to the Salt Lake Theater last night afforded a triumph for Miss Helen Boyer, that Is about all. There was no Haworth, no Coleman, no S. F. Clair, the triumvirate that sustained the original production, butchers Is a revised play. Author Bean has somewhat Improved his effusion, by what mathematicians term the process of elimination The blue pencil has been used on such expressions as "Corlanton, hold thy tongue," "Are there no, extenuating extenu-ating circumstances," and a number of other hackneyed phrases, but sad to re- . late there has been added as a kind of side show, a clown performance, which takes place in Zoan's palace. Here for no ostensible reason the fierce Zebu 1 gathers his braves and put them through the modern manual of arms. 1 This supposedly furnishes the comedy relief. Miss Boyer. a Utah girl, and a former member of the University Dramatic club, as Zcan was a pleasant surprise to her Salt Lake friends. She accomplished wonders by getting up in the part on two days' notice, occasioned by the illness ill-ness of Miss Vlgoureaux, and - she has handled It so acceptably that already it Is whispered she will be. retained in the fart. Alphonse Ethler. a Utah boy, in-erpreted in-erpreted Corlanton last night. Mr. Ethier has a magnificent phvsique, but he lacks the requisite Are and Impetuosity Impetu-osity to play the wayward Nephlte. Then again there was the Corlanton of Haworth. Ha-worth. looming up at critical periods, and demanding comparison. Walter Perclval Is an improvement In the part of Shlb-lon. Shlb-lon. His habit of clasping his hands to his heart continuously,) is all that detracts de-tracts from his performance. Then there Is another giant. Mr. Seerle. who plays Seantum with force and guile, but not with the Imperial klnglinesa that Coleman Cole-man put Into the role. Bastol, the Jester, has been transformed trans-formed Into a fool by Bert Merket. The Korlhor of Mose Johnson and later his Zebu were strong among the minor characters. Miss Ida Due, one of the ballet dancers, stepped Into the part of Rella on short notice and did remarkably well. The ballet gl-ls show the result of their long training In the former production, produc-tion, and won their usual applause, although al-though the figures danced were not so attractive as those used before. Among the acceptable minor players are Thomas H. Cutler. Wllllard Bean. Ned Lynch. Harry Taylor and Miss Violet Craig. . "Whose Baby Are Tou?" continues to do good business at the Grand. Miss June Mathls has completely recovered from her cold, and her performance is consequently much Improved. The bill fills out the week. , There will be an assortment of plavs at the Salt Lake Theater next week. On Monday night "Richard Carvel" will be presented. On Tuesday and Wednesday night "Shore Acres" Is the bill, on Thursday Thurs-day "The Man from Sweden."- and Friday Fri-day night the University Dramatic club. E. 8. Wlllard when h rtnrn tn V.nmr. land will produce a new adaptation of Dickens's "Martin Chusslewlt." M. B. Curtis has made a sketch out of his piece.. "Sam'l of Poaen." and will Use It on the vaudeville stage. Sunday night concerts in Lynnr-Mass., have been abandoned, owing to an attack at-tack from the pulpit. Long custom In most Paris theaters makes all the tickets of a "first night" complimentary. The best seats are occupied occu-pied by notabilities of more or less eminence, emi-nence, and friends of author, players and the house fill ,the rest. . - !' . Yvette Gullbert's first appearance as an actresswas with Duse and Bernhardt on the Paris occasion of a benefit to raise funds for a monument to Dumas. It is said that at the latter part of this or next season William Faversham will head a company under his own management manage-ment as co-star with his new bride, Julie Opp, William Norrls Is to be starred next season tn a musical comedy called "The Smart Set." Marie Dressier recently had a benefit In the Victoria theater. New York. Edna Wallace-Hopper paid $300 for two seats for It. John Drew has presented a library of theatrical literature comprising some 500 volumes to Harvard university. . |