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Show I Music and Theatres I AMUSEMENTS TO-NIGHT. H Salt Lake Theatre. Dockstader's Minstrels. H Orphcuin. Advanced Vaudeville. H Grand. The Earl Burgess Company in "Queen of the White Slaves." I This Week's Review I SALT LAKE THEATRE. H That premier exponent of modern minstrelsy, Lew Dockstader, is H with us again, more hilariously entertaining than ever. Always ver- H satile, the genuinely original and clever Lew has an act this year that H is simply immense, his Rooseveltian get-up being one of the best H things from a mirth-provoking standpoint that has ever emanated H from the brain of this prince' of the burnt-cork artists. While the H performance of Dockstader would alone be sufficient to bring out H many who do not attend a theatre half a dozen times a year, he does H not by any means depend upon his own efforts to give the people H more than their money's worth, but has associated with him this sca-son sca-son as capable a lot of performers as one could wish for, the result H being a minstrelsy performance that is far and away the best that has H come this way this season. A goodly crowd greeted Dockstader and H his assistants at the Salt Lake Theatre last night, and those who were H unable to attend the opening performance will be given an opportunity H to have the laugh of their lives to-night. H jjc fi i H ORPHEUM. Exceedingly clever and out of the ordinary is the performance of H the three Sisters Macarte, at the Orphcum this week. They begin their performance with some excellent mandolin music, followed by a classic dance, and one begins to wonder if it was not a mistake to an-nouncc an-nouncc this graceful, musical trio as acrobatic wonders. But, presto, they are giving an astounding slack wire performance, none could be better, followed by an excellent exhibition by two of the performers on the trapeze, the act winding up with one of the young women giving a serpentine dance on a slack wire held in the teeth of the other two as they are suspended from the trapeze. Great! Another act that is a pleasurable surprise is the freak musical act of the Dixon Brothers, artists in the manipulation of the accordion and other instruments. Thomas J. Keogh and Ruth Francis furnish thirty minutes of mirth in "The Ward Heeler," Mr. Keogh portraying two widely different char-acters, char-acters, being especially entertaining as the ward politician. Wells and Sells' old-time acrobatic performance, the opening number, im-mediately im-mediately puts one in a good humor. Lockwood and Bryson, in songs, stories and a whistling specialty, and Rockway and Conway, in a comedy sketch, complete a well balanced and thoroughly enjoyable B GRAND. . The Theodore Lorch company closed a most successful engage-mcnt engage-mcnt at the Grand theatre on Wednesday night, being succeeded by the Earl Burgess Company in "Queen of the White Slaves." The play selected by Mr. Lorch for the closing nights of his stay in this city was "The James Boys," a lurid melodrama which causes one to yonder how it ever found a place in the repertoire of this capable little company. There is not a redeeming feature about the play, un- less it be the work of the actors, and it should be barred from the 1 stage. The writer would not care to have any of his young friends witness this production, which attempts to make heroes of noted criminals in the eyes of the little fellows, and which has nothing of interest for the seasoned playgoer. At Wednesday's matinee "The Lieutenant and the Cowboy" was presented. This is one of Mr. Lorch's best plays and was thoroughly enjoyed by all present. H Press Agent Promises H SALT LAKE THEATRE. H Mr. Mantell, the tragedian, will present an impressive repertoire of roles at the Salt Lake Theatre, beginning Monday night. He will H present the most impressive of Shakespeare's tragedies known to the 1 stage to-day. Mr. Mantell, who is now recognized as the only tragc- H dian on the English-speaking stage presenting the great tragedies of ' i Shakespeare, will appear in seven of the best known heroic roles. Since the death of Sir Henry Irving and Richard Mansfield, Mr. Mantell Man-tell has been recognized by the most eminent authorities as the preeminent pre-eminent actor of the day. Some of the plays which he presents have been so rarely seen in recent years, that they are virtually new plays to the present generation, and so are not only a source of elevating amusement, but an educational influence to the younger people, which is to be strongly encouraged. For his engagement here he ' will present the following repertoire : v Monday night, "King Lear;" Tuesday, "Macbeth;" Wednesday matinee, "Hamlet;" Wednesday night, "The Merchant of Venice;" Thursday, Lord Lytton's powerful drama, "Richelieu;" Friday, "Othello;" Saturday matinee, "Macbeth" or "Hamlet," and Saturday night, "King Richard III." Manager William A. Brady, under whose direction Mr. Mantell appears, has provided a most sumptuous scenic environment for each one of the plays, three large cars being necessary to carry the scenic equipment. Every detail of costume, armor and pictorial effect is presented pre-sented with historical accuracy, and is the result of profound study and research by the most expert archaeologists. Mr. MantclPs supporting company is probably the best that has ever been seen in support of any tragedian. It includes Miss Marie V Booth Russell, who has played the leading roles with Mr. Mantell for several seasons. Evening performances will begin at 8 o'clock sharp, it is announced, an-nounced, and the Saturday matinee at 2 o'clock sharp. Wednesday matinee at 2:30 o'clock. ORPHEUM. Still the Orphcum continues to make big promises and also to make good on them. For the coming week they promise a bill of superior excellence, a bill on which there are several favorite American Ameri-can and European acts. The list includes Chas. E. Evans & Co., Salerno, Daisy Harcourt, Mabel Maitland, Lew Wells, Mankin. Chas. E. Evans & Co. arc the headliners and present Geo. Arliss's farce entitled, "It's Up To You, William." This act is one of the biggest big-gest hits on the stage, for not only is the farce funny but it is played for all it is worth. The actors, all of whom are real artists, give all the best they have in them to their audiences and are not contented with merely allowing the use of their names in it. The playlet is a scream from start to finish and wherever it has been given it has proven a source of genuine enjoyment to even the most blase of amusement lovers. Some critics have said of Mr. Evans' act that it might well serve as a model of what a legitimate offering for the vaudeville stage should be. Next on the bill comes Salerno who is billed as the most deft and dextrous of all jugglers and if press notices are to be relied on this act borders closely on to the marvelous. Wherever it has been seen it has produced a profound impression on account of the finish and polish of the performer and the exceedingly artistic and clever work performed. Daisy Harcourt needs no introduction to a western audience. She comes directly from the English amusement halls with a line of the latest, up-to-date catchy songs. Not only does she sing in a delightful manner but she is a comedienne of far more than ordinary ability. She promises to make good in her entertaining act. Then comes Mabel Maitland in old Southern negro stories. It is said of her that she is in a class of her own when it comes to telling negro stories. She has an entirely new repertoire of anecdotes and stories which she tells in her own inimitable fashion. Her wardrobe and makeup is also said to be worth while. Lew Wells appears in monologue and saxophone eccentricities. Mr. Wells is a monologuist, but not of the usual variety. He has a natural gift for telling funny stories in a fetching manner. He is also 4fr a most satisfactory artist on the saxophone, and seems to get music out of that instrument in most impossible ways. His act is in every way novel and unique. Mankin is an acrobat and contortonist who has a world-wide reputation. On all the bills where he appeared he has always been a popular attraction. His work is unusually artistic, amusing and entertaining. en-tertaining. No Orphcum bill would be complete without the Kinodromc and this week the films arc said to be excellent, and Willard Weihc's orchestra of course will round out and complete this altogether promising prom-ising bill at the popular State street mirth academy. COMING ATTRACTIONS. &r Salt Lake Theatre. Robert Mantell in Shakespearean plays all next week. Orphcum. Advanced Vaudeville. Grand. The Earl Burgess Company in "Convict 999." GRAND. From all indications the engagement of the Earl Burgess Company Com-pany of players at the Grand for the next few weeks will be even more successful than the Lorch engagement which closed Wednesday evening even-ing of this week. The Burgess Company arrived here Thursday and are presenting through to-night "The Queen of the White Slaves." Mr. Horace V. Noble, leading man of the company, is an actor of marked ability and his leading woman, Miss Dorothy Marke, is a talented, handsome actress with a captivating personality. With the two stars arc associated a company of sixteen players who have been with Mr. Burgess several seasons and who arc among the most talented tal-ented players in the profession. Next week the Burgess Company will appear in what is probably one of the finest plays ever turned from the versatile pen of Al Woods, entitled "Convict 999." The play will be presented under the personal direction of Mr. Noble and is in four big acts and twelve scenes with special scenery constructed for the entire production. Mr. Burgess has reduced the production of melodramas to a science and has brought with him to Salt Lake a corps of four stage carpenters and three scenic artists, who will build every piece of scenery scen-ery used in the presentation of the company's plays here. THE SELLS-FLOTO SHOWS. The advent of the Sclls-Floto circus is becoming an annual event, looked forward to by every man, woman and child in the city and everywhere in the state it appears. This is the result of the reputation worked up by this circus, one of the cleanest, brightest, snappiest shows on the road. With an attention to detail this referring to everything connected with the circus from the rearing of the tent. to the reserved scats that is truly marvelous the owners of the circus justly feel that they are doing everything possible looking to having . the best acts, courteous attendants and best artists in the circus business. busi-ness. There arc so many great acts and striking novelties in the show that to select the best is an impossibility. From the great herd of performing elephants to the tiniest monkey, the menagerie is complete com-plete in every detail. In addition to the large number of performing animals, there are any number of cages of animals that contain the rarest specimens in the zoological line. In all the acts, comprising as they do "death defying acts of daredevil daring" as the press agent puts it, every country has been ransacked for the purpose of getting the best artists obtainable. From the ground tumbling to the lofty midair feats, every act is one of hair raising interest. This great circus, with a daily expense account of $5,275, employing employ-ing its hundreds of people, its tents covering acres of ground, is one that appeals in every sense to each individual. There is the delicate, bare-back riding of the graceful lady equestriennes and the tumbling on the backs of prancing steeds by acrobatic bare-back riders; there arc evolutions by steeds that are human in their regularity ; there are trick bicyclists and every sort of an act that appeals, allures and enchants. The circus will appear for only one day, Wednesday, May 20th, but it is safe to assume that every person who can get in the tents will be present at one of the two performances. ALL HALLOWS COLLEGE ENTERTAINMENT. The entertainment to have been given at the Lyric Theatre on May 9th, by the Dramatic Club of All Hallows-College for the benefit bene-fit of the athletic association, will be given on May 18th, at the Salt Lake Theatre. Under the new arrangement it is thought that the affair will be more successful in every way. The play selected for this occasion is entitled "The Rogueries of Scapin," adapted from the French of Molierc. As a successful writer of farces Molierc is well known and "The Rogueries of Scapin" is by the majority of critics considered his best farce. PLAYS AND PLAYERS. Frances Ring is scheduled for the title role in "The College Widow" in London. Ezra Kendall is to take a turn at vaudeville for a time. That he will prove a winner goes without saying. Olga Nethersole is said to be considering a plan for making a tour of the world after the close of next season. Loie Fuller has written a book about her career as a dancer which is soon to be published and from which she expects to make a small fortune. A new play by Rida Johnson Young, author of "Brown of Harvard,' Har-vard,' is to be brought out this summer in Chicago. It is called "Sweet Sixteen." |
