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Show 1 Music and Theatres M;, AMUSEMENTS TO-NIGHT. H Salt Lake Theatre Mary Manncring in "Glorious Betsy." H' Orphcum Advanced Vaudeville. Grand "The Factory Girl." I This Week's Review SALT- LAKE THEATRE. H "Glorious Betsy" is the title of the play. In speaking of it, one must be pardoned should one say "Glorious" Mary Manncring and a "Glorious" company. The fame and beauty of Mary Manncring, 1 her worth as an actress, arc known quantities, as is the excellence 1 of the company of which she is the head; one naturally expects a full measure of the good things theatrical when they come this way; and there has been no cause for complaint by those who witnessed, the H production of "Glorious Betsy," which was presented for the first M time in this city at the Salt Lake Theatre on Thursday night. The 1 play is a romantic comedy rich in romance and clever, clean, comedy H which takes one back to the Colonial times. "Glorious Betsy" is a belle of the Colonial period who falls in love with Jerome Bonaparte, brother of the emperor, and who in turn so bewitches the younger Bonaparte that he is ready to defy even his royal brother for her favor. H The time, the personages, the theme, all go to make one of the prettiest H romances imaginable. Staged as it is, with the richly gowned women, and the men dressed in the fashion of that period, with the gifted Miss Manncring and each member of the company at their best, "Glorious Betsy" is one of the most satisfying productions of the season. Miss Manncring and her excellent company will be with us for two more performances, this afternoon and to-night. If you have not made the acquaintance of "Glorious Bctsy,"you should by all means, for your own satisfaction, do so. Those who expected to sec ex-champion James Corbctt in fighting togs, doing a sparring stunt with some member of the cast of "The Burglar and the Lady" company, were doomed to disappointment H Corbett has so far deserted the fight game that there is not even an allusion to the manly art in the entire four acts of the melodrama H which the erstwhile idol of the ring is the star. There's a plenty H . ,f shootm' irons" displayed in the action of the play, and several M shots are fired, but no one "is made to bite the dust." Mr. Corbett J is well dressed in each act, as he is a high-toned burglar, you must H know, in the play, and, barring a sameness of vocal and facial expres- J sion, makes a fairly good actor, although he will never reach the ff same height he did in his former profession. J The company supporting Mr. Corbett could be improved upon, as could the play. Two of the members besides the star, however, did J creditable work-Rose King as the Lady, and Justa Clement, who took the part of the German servant girl. H1 ORPHEUM. fl ,"VK ?'h Commandment," being presented at the Orpheum this J week by Julius Stcger and company, is a dramatic gem, a class- Jl ical production which has only one disadvantage it's all too short to su,t thfe average audience. One could listen for hours to the sweet stra ns of.the song, "Castles in the Air", sung by Mr. Steeer to the accompaniment of an Italian harp, played in a masterly manner by J Mr. John Romano ; and there are possibilities sufficient in the theme of H the play to make many acts, instead of the one into which so much H of ,".omct and merit is crowded. The lady and two gentlemen sup-H sup-H porting Mr. Stegcr are artists who aid materially in making the little H play a rare gem Asulc from the four equilibrists in an entertaining H f Hvoof TCaCh'a,Ct f thC biI! 18 SA'PpHcd with at least "e represent B ative of the Terps.chorcan art, but Gil Brown, the only one announced H oLa dai1CCr' 1Sr thC rCal g.ds in novelt da"ccs- Seymour and Dimree H open the performance in an unique acrobatic, musical, dancing? H Clayton Kennedy and Mattic Rooncy mix a little lively nonsens? and H S USM-W1 H ,thAr daUCing in "Thc HaPPy Medium." BeX Her on S JJVT?1 M'f S' SfT haS thc audic,e with and as proven H one of the favorites of the week. It's a good show from start to finish! i GRAND. H' of fl ba"Ie.bfhvec capital and labor, with the horny-handed son H of toil the victor, is thc story told by "The Factory Girl being Hit A presented at thc Grand this week by the Lorch company. The average aver-age audience is pleased when the weaker one in any contest gets the best of the argument, hence the play has met with the approval of the Grand patrons. Mr. Lorch has a comedy part, which seems to suit him, while Miss Grace Bainbridge makes thc most of her opportunities opportuni-ties in the role of the factory girl. The other members of the com- I pany are giving a satisfactory rendition of their parts. Special seen- - cry adds to the merit of thc play, the scene showing the electrical works being especially pleasing. Charlotta Nillson is soon to make her appearance under the management of Robert Robertson of Chicago, in an adaptation of Giuseppe Giacosa's drama, "Falling Leaves." During his western tour Robert Mantell will appear in Shakespearean Shake-spearean plays, using "Macbeth," "King Lear," "Hamlet," "Thc Merchant Mer-chant of Venice," "Othello" and "Richard III." besides nrescntinn-Bulwer nrescntinn-Bulwer Lytton's "Richelieu." b Virginia Harncd is to try a new play, and hopes that this time she has secured one that will prove more successful than her recent ventures. It is called "Kate Shannon," was written by a literary woman of the Pacific coast, and is described as a distinctively American Ameri-can play. COMING ATTRACTIONS. Salt Lake Theatre "Mrs. Temple's Telegram," April "?3 ?4 and 25. John Drew in my "My Wife," April 30. Orpheum Advanced Vaudeville. Grand "Sapho" and "East Lynne." Press Agent Promises SALT LAKE THEATRE. t i InJMrs' TcmPle's Telegram," which will be presented at thc Salt Lake 1 heatre next Monday evening there is a lesson for everv husband hus-band and wife. In 'Mrs. Temple's Telegram" there is a husband who being denied the privilege of telling the truth utilizes the last-car story to his threatened threat-ened undoing, and a wife, who, refusing to credit thc truth accepts the last-car story and upon investigation finds it to be false. Thc obvious moral is, that every husband should stick to his first story and that every wife should rest content in the thought that what she doesn t know will do her no harm. The attraction at the Salt Lake Theatre for three nights and a mat.in,e wdl bi Jhn, Drcw " his "ew and charming comedy, "My Wife. Mr Drew has never played an engagement more distinguished dis-tinguished by expressions of satisfaction and praise. Mr. Drew's admirers have crowded the theatres in all the large cities at every performance per-formance and the army of his loyal adherents has been enlarged by many recruits The play's popularity is due to the delicious fun Sfrf PonTl ?ithC ,PICe' to,41"-acng of Mr. Drcw, as has already been AT n- r V e,VCr ?"d able assistance which he has received from Ferdinl1 Gouschafk.11'5 Mtt a"d C'"cdia tor lh,i fa,udicnccs fi"d tbcrfo"r acts of the play teeming with laugh-Z'o laugh-Z'o f lfeTrc tl?,tIn V' has "ever had a more attractive in or tn I i of.Geral(1 Erslcigh who marries his ward for a year thl ; 5P f tllC marriac with another which she desires -v mVc f of 'XCellent farfcial opportunities, and that he fully avails 5' r L?OT.onc f thcm is apparent from the cnthusiam and cl SminVn 1 aCtmS arVSes- "My Wife" is e of the most charming plays ever presented at this theatre. ORPHEUM. for fhiL0 2&Um ,managcmcnt is again out with a flattering program Mar St nrt 1Ar-ntCrta,',1n,t-. thc bill are Clayton White and Loniv lT 10"tte Koki' Geo. B. Snyder and Harry Buckley, Loney Ilaske 1, Armstrong and Verne, Gallettis' Monkeys. titled "r ri1"0 t ,S.Wh'te a,ld Stuart in a diverting comedy entitled en-titled Cherr e The two stars arc supported by Miss Spryng , XS;etcah, daSdT HOlfmCS- ThiS play'Ct is Said t0 bc br S mi ! the performers are all skilful and polished actors. mo thn n nP , St"ff in tM Skch which fumisllCS . n ent I nn u l ? n f :lcn)Cnts that to make it genuine amuse-comL amuse-comL ! Tf 1 TnA? dime"sions of an ordinary three act comedy. It ,s said that Mr. White's use of slang is a real delight t fiHBHHOflHBHHBPIiHllli HbbbbbbbbbbCl bbHPf .K- Mignonette Kokin, at the Orpheum Next Week. to hear while Miss Stuart's bit of French impersonation is clever and highly artistic. Mignonette Kokin, who gives impressions from the English Music halls, is well remembered from her performances here last season. She is chic and clever in her music hall types, especially is she good in her Dutch dances and other national steps. Snyder and Buckley are a pair of able musicians who present a little skit called the "Street Musician" in which they introduce some very superior musical selections. Loney Haskell has been called "that rascal," just why it is not known unless it is because of the distress he has caused among a multitude of people by making them laugh until their sides fairly ached. His work in story telling and singing parodies is said to be so mirth provoking that a wooden Indian would burst into laughter. Armstrong and Verne are a quaint comedy team who do a novel and unique vaudeville turn that is in every sense amusing and entertaining. enter-taining. They introduce a number of novelties that have more than made good all along the line, in singing and comedy work. Galcttis' Monkeys are said to represent the height of simian intelligence. in-telligence. The act is entirely out of the ordinary and the monkeys perform a number of very amusing feats, one of which is an imitation of a barber shop where one monkey lathers another one and begins to shave him, when a row is started and both monkeys throw off their coats and proceed to have a real rough-house. These features together with the Kinodrome and Orpheum orchestra make up the bill. GRAND. Mr. Lorch announces a production of that famous old play, "East Lynnc," for the week at the Grand which opens Monday night. It would be hard to see a season go by at the local playhouses without a revival of the old standby and it ought to be a welcome attraction at the Grand for the week to come. As Sir Francis Levison, the arch villian of the play, Mr. Theo. Lorch will have a splendid opportunity for "heavy" work. Miss Grace Bainbridge is to play Lady Isabel and Helen Aubery is to play Barbara Hare. Five big acts and eleven scenes tell the story of "East Lynnc." The regular matinee performances are to be given next week, beginning begin-ning with the souvenir matinee Wednesday afternoon. Saturday afternoon will be the regular bargain day matinee. |
