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Show Music and Theatres Amusements Tonight. Salt Lake Theatre Duslin Farnuin in "The Squaw Man." Orphcum Advanced vaudeville. Grand "Under Two Flags." Salt Lake Theatre. Sonic one slipped Manager Pypcr of the Salt Lake theatre a large sized lemon the forepart of the week, when the "Hip, Hip, Hooray" aggregation attempted to amuse Salt Lakers. But such is life. Every manager gets stung occasionally. Rice and Cady, the alleged comedians, come-dians, have apparently tried to follow in the footsteps of Murray and Mack, but neither of these gentlemen are very funny. There arc a number of girls in the company, some elegant costumes and scenery, and one or two good specialties, but taken as a whole the Rice and Cady aggregation is not in the same class as the people who usually entertain patrons of the Salt Lake theatre. Perhaps everyone who is in the habit of attending the theatre witnessed the superb presentation of "The Squaw Man" last season, but this fact did not deter very many from making a visit to the theatre on the opening night of one of the most widely known dramas of the day. There are several reasons for this, first and foremost being the fact that the play is one of the most wholesome, stirring, realistic and true to life western dramas ever put on the stage, and the fact that it was written by a man who was" raised in Salt Lake. And aside from the genuine merit of the play and local pride in the author, many wished to sec how Dustin Farnum would handle the part played by the celebrated English actor last season. Comparisons Compari-sons are odious, but Mr. Farnum loses nothing in the comparison. As he was charming, convincing and capable in "Arizona" and other plays in which we have seen him, he is even greater, grander, more worthy of praise in the character of the ideal western cattleman whom we have all known who have been raised in the West. And the company supporting Mr. Farnum is of that quality that is ever a pleasure pleas-ure to command. The company being all that could be desired, the play being one that has received the commendation of the entire theatrical world, the result can be but an evening of rare enjoyment. If Edwin Milton Roylc should never "write another successful play he has won honors enough to last for a lifetime. "The Squaw Man" will be presented again tonight. Orpheum. Life on a houseboat would undoubtedly be very pleasant, if one might take the rollicking, joyous scene depicted by Jesse L. Lasky's "A Night on a Houseboat," as a reality. One could easily be forgiven for giving up city life for such a jolly set of "boys and girls," and such pleasurable surroundings. This musical comedy skit is one of the most satisfying bits of vaudeville that has ever struck town. The musical numbers are catchy and every member of the company shows to good advantage, especially the English dude, the athlete, the twins, the fat boy and the lisping girl. From every standpoint, singing, sing-ing, acting and staging, this is a big, satisfying vaudeville act. Another An-other clever act is the playlet by Frank Mostyn Kelley and Albert Green, "Tom and Jerry," an exhiliarating, humorous thirty minutes with a couple who have been toying with the festive high ball (in the play, of course) until they arc in just the proper condition to be humorous. Katie Barry, the little English comedienne, is an exemplification exempli-fication of the old saying that "good goods come in small packages." She certainly hands the audience a large sized package of cockney witticisms, causing a veritable whirlwind of merriment. Her makeup is sufficiently ludicrous to make a success of her act, even if she wasn't half so clever. May and Flora Hcnglcr are clever dancers, and Lew Hawkins manages to get a great deal of applause on account of his political jokes. Coyne and Tinlcn, the acrobats, arc a good team, performing astonishing hand-balancing feats without apparent effort. The selection from "Madam Butterfly," by the Orpheum orchestra, is one of the best numbers of the entire program. Grand. "Under Two Flags" is the bill at the Grand this week, the closing week of the stock company. If there has been any doubt of the capabilities ca-pabilities of each member of this company, there is no longer, after this week's presentation. Of course nine out of ten who have visited the Grand this week have seen the play, perhaps saw Blanche Bates as Cigarette. If so, they knew that the play was all right Ouida's best of a long list of good stories, and one of the most stirring stories of love and adventure ever dramatized. It was a fitting selection for the closing bill, and as played by the Grand stock company was an effort of which they may well feel proud. Miss Keating makes a most delightful de-lightful Cigarette, the coquettish camp follower, while Mr. Jossey is equally as good as Bertie Cecil. The other members of the company com-pany admirably support the chief characters. |