Show I ITo Famous Irene To Visit City Since the beginning of or the theatrical season of 1920 1919 one musical comedy comedy comedy com com- edy has set the pace for all others on the English speaking stage In this country and abroad and that is Irene which comes to the Salt Lake theatre for six nights and a Saturday and 1 Wednesday matinee beginning May 5 6 The coming engagement is especial especial- especially especial I ly noteworthy for the reas reason n that it D. D DI T r r o marks the climax of the Irene suc sUe sUe- For the present resent coast to coast tour the producers producers organized a special cial Ial company comprising the leading members of the casts seen during the past twelve months in New York And Chicago The producers were prevailed upon to do this by four well known Pacific coast o st managers George Homer Curran Peter McCourt and Calvin Cal Cal- Calvin vin who were desirous of presenting presenting presenting pre pre- Irene In the West Vest under the most favorable conditions Incidentally Incidental Incidental- ly there was also a desire on the part of the Vanderbilt Producing company to give Ive added distinction to return en engagements engagements engagements en- en which have been demanded wherever the first en engagements were limited Except in New York where Irene has been running without interruption Interruption in interruption In- In ever since the premiere November November No So- vember embr 18 1919 all engagements have proved pro insufficient to satisfy the popular popular pop poP- inter though u ular ulal Interest in the piece even eyen though the theatres were filled to capacity night after night Record crowds and box office receipts have marked the career of Irene from the very beginning beginning beginning begin begin- ning owing to James Montgomery's delightful play Harry Tierneys Tierney's song hit score and Joseph McCarthys McCarthy's appealing appealing ap ap- pealing lyrics The Eastern stage fa- fa favorites fa favorites t to be seen h here have a all been gf tei able in Irene Ir en ero eroh to score r the biggest successes in their careers so filled tilled is the piece with popular roles Since the presentation of Sir J J. M M. Berries Barries Jarrie s Sentimental Tommy by Paramount the old question as to whom Barrie had in mind when he conceived conceive the ne character of Tommy Sandys has been revived It Is ls the e Popular conception conception con con- that Tommy was Sir Barrie himself JV Jl In his youth but the author in a recent letter l to friends in New York said that he had Robert Louis Stevenson Steven Steven- son In mind when he wrote the book |