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Show I pi--- v ..... - , ' . . . t k X. ; i-; O : H ' " V 'l.'f 1 4 1 V 'A f . - . 7 I ' " ' ' 'I I It 1 . -. ' .. .. WBiam Ikwrcoe u Unci jMbo in "Tb 014 Homeatasd," felt Ltkl tht tr Monday. TnrmAxj nod Wdnd.y. Mntlnx Wednwday. AT THE SALT LAKE rnmn Thompson celebrated ply. "The Old lomeied," after an abeence ot aevaral yar, will return to thle city ' nxt ek to play to an najment of thre ntahte and one mtln ai th Halt tMkm thetre. commn-ni Monday nlhu "The Old Homvattfad" naa appeared In all the lare Httea for the paet twenty-ftve twenty-ftve yeare. It hlna an annual ovent at the cmdmy of muilr, Nw York City, the Hoot on theatre. In Boa ton, and Mc-Vtcker'e Mc-Vtcker'e In Chiraan. and every aeaeon flnde the houaea crowded to their inpac-1r. inpac-1r. lv The""conipanyTo apparriererlinflef the eaai manacemnt ae It hae evr hen. Franklin Thompeon (Denman Thompeon'a eon 1e In charire aa unal and tharefom It le aeaured that the o)d play haa bn kpt up to etandard In every datall. "The Old Homeatead" farm at Awansey, N. H., Ora-a churrh, tha mUUonalra noma In Naw York, where I'm) Joeh mete hie old achool-mate. achool-mate. and the old kltchea ArealdA bark home are aliH faithfully depleted, and on eaa almoat braathe the very air of old fimw Hampehlra that blow over the real old homatad at Swaniey. , Denmen Thompaon'a flret ee!ectlon of an understudy for the part of Joahua Whit comb waa William Lawrance, and for many yeare the latter Waved the part when the old gentleman could not sp-pear, sp-pear, and today la appearing with thl company In the eame part, so a-genuine portrayal of the moat delightful of stage character I aeaured. Many who have eeen Mr. Lawrence performance compare com-pare It ae Just a rood aa the original. The character of Cy Prime, Reth Hop - kin. Henry Hopkins, Fb Oanxey, with his Inevitable whistle: Aunt Tildy. Rickety Rick-ety Ann. the Swenaey band are all In competent hand. The famoue "Old Homestead double quartette furnishes the musical portion and ainga all the old favorite and many of the newer songs m a moat ylcllghtful , manner. Frederick Lyon render "The Palme" and in church choir te heard to advantage. There la to be a popular price matinee mati-nee Wednesday. e Ethel Parry more, one of the most gifted wsi) a one of the most popular and interacting figure on the American arage. come to the belt lake theatre Thursday next, when Charles Frohman will present her In Jamea Matthew Bar-rle Bar-rle double bill. "Alice Sit -by -the -Fire" and "Tha Twelve-Pound Look.' Theee filay made up Mlaa Rarrymore's offer-nas offer-nas during her long aeaeon In New York . and the auccee scored in them could not have bean more emphatic. Theatregoer have learned to lava Bar rle. for he ha given thein many x-oulslte x-oulslte works, including -The Little Minister." Min-ister." "Peter Pan" and "What Fry Woman Know." He nevr writ a vhvap or trashy line, he never preaches, and yet every one of hi play haa a deep purpose beneath Its wit. It sat Ira, Its oualninesa nd It whimsicality. In "Alice ait-by-the-Fire' he give rein to his playful satire In dealing with a ' father, mother and daughter. Incidentally Incident-ally he lakes a rep at the Influence exercised exer-cised upon tha youthful mind by tha ero. tic. yellow problem play. Aa A lire, Mia Barrymor give a charming portrayal of a lovable mother. "The Twelve-Pound Loo t a playlet that haa won unstinted prat. It la trite, concise and terse handle a big theme the failure of eucraaa and does ao with all of Barrie s aklll. In It Mia Rarrymere le aeen as a woman whoa busband a aurcei ao st I flea her that ehe left him te go Into the world to earn hr llvinr and secure her Independence. The actress will b found aurrounded by a atroag company. e e The art of lira. Flake seem to Increase In Its breadth and charm with ea h succeeding suc-ceeding visit, and her appearance In Mr. Bumpateed -Leigh" are peculiarly marked by that feeling of eympathy and unaerstandlng between artlat and audi-em- that mesne so much ta both. It would seem from th efrect convye to th auditor that th rol of "Mr. Bump tead-Lelgh" 4 an In which Mr. Flak takes an Infinite dight alnrs a more thoroughly natural and ebullient performance, per-formance, tt 1 ld. hee seldom been eeen. Tht Impression must be well within with-in the facta, since Mr. Flak herself Is authority for the at element that the part Is a continual joy te her. It certainly muat be aa artistic and mental relaxation, relaxa-tion, differing so completely ae It does from th serious plava with which ahe be been ee extensively associated. It la to he Halt lka'a good fortune to see Mr. Fwke latest succeaa. aa ahe ta msklng a hr ef western tour in th play, after the rompietlon of which aha will fw week, and then take up her work for n.t season, which, ae now outlined out-lined .1 to be one of the moat Important Import-ant aha aa ever known. AT THE COLONIAL There arlH ha two complete changes of roaram at th Colonial thla week, the first one coming tomorrow arternonn and the eerxmd an Wwtneaday afternoon. Tha consist of "The Dutch uoM Mine." "r. - Lh "A ape I""""-" rrh Muaketaar" and -The 8luth. Th picture "A Kane Fourth" tlmly on, for It la at thla time of tha year that people bealn to think what kin of a rlbratlon thy want an tha Fourth of July. Tha lo-tur lo-tur ia Jd t oad4a th matter tn a mo! unique way. nut nverthelaa. In a mannr that can leave llttl doubt In any mln1 aa to th pmpr calehratlon. Thre of the pWure on thl bill are eometttee aud anil fumlah anoush fun for any ona. Th prnmn atartlna WMlnaday will b a atrong en and will cooelst of Whera Thr a a Will. Tharaa a Way." lla TrimnAi Wl." 'Th lneuberdlnata Sol-dler.'1 Sol-dler.'1 "Drawn Ourtalne" and "Chrysan. 1hmuma." It will prove an rntarestlrur and well verted Mil. Remember that lh nkmiaj la kept cool el aU time and - that no Sner pictures ar to be ai any Flae that plcttiraa are shown. Mr. Perrv kentoiu tha old minstrel man wh haa male ouch a hit at th Colonial thle week, e-lll b beard anatn next week and wlil afva aoana of his beat selections. One of air Denton's lctlona will ba tha not. "arlharta." which waa th rlrat rollahoratlofi of the well known author. Otlbert and Sullivan. It waa wrltta In the early ?A ad waa tail en from th playlet that W. . Ollhert wrote. BIB DAWOBOU CABS. tr. W. W. Keen, the Philadelphia anrceon. praised at a diaaer tha re-enlts re-enlts ef animal research. "Aaimal research." ha aaid. "has Ifivea ua aernm therapy and eoaatlees other Maaainca. Drnaa, ia the healta( art, are raHirintr farther anal farther late la-te tbe barkrreaad'. "And this is just as well, tew, for what the old German practitioner onee aaid of himself used to be true of many a doctor. '-'Tell m. sir, what was the most daRrrreaa case yon ever hadf ' a young physician asked tltts need mnn. Mr medicine rise,' waa the prompt rejr." V aibiagtoa 6ta. |