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Show I J AMUSEMENTS. Salt Lake TheatreDark. , UtDhna Theatre Refined vaudeville, afternoon and evening. Grand Theatre "East Lynno," matl- 1100 today, performance tonight, j COMING ATTRACTIONS. Salt I nko Theatre White Whlttlo-Eoy.ln Whlttlo-Eoy.ln "Heartsease," Monday night ; and Wednesday matinee; Tuesday nlfcht, "Second in Conimand"; Wednesday Wed-nesday night, "Soldiers of Fortune." ,' Chauncoy Olcott, May 4-C, "A Romanco of Athlonc." . Utahna Theatre Refined vaudeville. & & When Miriam Mlchclson rodo to lit-i lit-i crary famo "In tho Bishop's Carriage," " we didn't know how much dramatic gasollno I lonol Harrymoro would burn "In tho Slugger's Auto." But now wo ; know. Wo found Mr. Barrymoro to bo ' a something-doing chauffeur in Mr. Thomas' comedy Chug-Chug, known as ': "The Other Girl." A redeeming fea- turo found In every Thomas play Is ; rapidity of action. In "Tho Other Girl" It is especially so perhaps oven more. At tho drop of tho flag they'ro off t after tho first act, which Is rather thinly drawn out in explanatory weak-' weak-' noss. It Is rather hard to toll whether "Tho other Girl" is dramatized muscular muscu-lar Christianity or foot-light Pugilism i tho mitts may ho fastened to either 7 vlow. A parson and a pugilist aro tho principals. An admiring friendship ox-k ox-k Ists between tho ono who dol Ivors up- percuts at sinners from tho pulpit and tho other who Is aftor thorn In tho ring. In tho play, piety and muscularity muscular-ity not only rub olbows, bul In many ways, thero Is an nfllnlty hotwoon tho I men not confined to boxing gloves, t I Tho "Kid" tho pugilist in tho play- In sparring to got Into good society, displays an aspiration to olopo with a young society lady whom his muscular-1 muscular-1 ity has fascinated. It Is proposed to speed away In an automobile leaving hohlnd no cluo save gasoline. Tho young Idy's friend, learning of tho threatened oscapado, substitutes herself her-self and bocomes "tho other girl." Tho complications which grow out of 1 this girlish sacrlflco and tho wild rldo through tho Now York darkness, en-able en-able Mr. Thomas to weave such consequences conse-quences as to forovor blot Paul Ro-vcro Ro-vcro from tho memory of thoatro-goer. Tho model aftor whom Mr. Thomas moulds his play-puglllst Is said to bo "Kid" McCoy, whoso charm for women wo-men has received testimonials In tho i dlvorco court. Lionel Barrymoro as the "Kid" was well within the pic turo. It was a character-study rich with convincing touches of art. If anywhere his drawing did not fill tho frame, It was In repressed rather than In over-acted acting. But, thoro were very few false notes on Mr. Barry-more's Barry-more's keyboard. Miss Adelaide Prince, as tho not too young friend of tho heroine, who sacrificed herself to savo her friend's reputation, was hardly natural enough to make. tho. audience share In her martyrdom. But Miss Doris Keano, tho herolno herself, was really tho guileless Philadelphia maid raised on Quaker oats. Her delusion was that sho was a suffering sister, know his reporter; wasn't he ono of that greatly misunderstood guild? Sometime ho will write -his Reporter Into a drama and then but why anticipate? antici-pate? That dear old veteran actor, "Phil" Margctts, Is to bo given a testimonial benefit at tho Salt Lake theatre, May 15th. In tho old days of tho Zlon stock company, no other actor so successfully suc-cessfully chased away dull care as Phil Margetts. Now that his feet have grown weary climbing tho Thespian hills, let us show tho old man that thero Is an oasis In his pathway. Tho play selected for tho benefit Is "Tho v. Bill Tho New Balasco Star WHITE WHITTLESEY as "KIT" in, "THE SECOND IN COMMAND" who also plays in "HEARTSEASE" and "SOLDIERS OF FORTUNE" at the Salt Lake Theatre, May I, 2 and 3 somewhat of a cross betweon Lady Macbeth and Camlllo. Sho went quite over tho heads of tho parquet and oh, what nuts for tho gallory! Tho muscular clergyman, played by Richard Rich-ard Bennett, showed good orthodox blcops when ho throw tho Insolent butler but-ler over tho table. Did you notice tho clerical smllo as ho wafted for tho count-out? Outsldo of tho "Kid" himself, tho best character study was tho reporter In Uio lead-pencil hands of Francis Byrne. Thoro wore no scare headlines head-lines In his face either. Tho only suggestion of yellow-journalism about the part was tho red necktie. Outsldo of that the color schomo was perfect. And why shouldn't Augustus Thomas Chimney Corner." A number of musical musi-cal features will bo Introduced by some of tho best local talent. Madam Amanda Swonson's pupils appeared In an operetta entitled, "Tho Tyroltan Queen." Tho production proved conclusively that when It comes to tho beauty-stakes Salt Lake femininity femi-ninity can easily run away with tho blue ribbon. Pdrhaps Madam Swen-son Swen-son had this In mind when sho made her selections exclusively from tho fair sex. If thero had been any masculinity mascu-linity In tho production, tho chance for capturing tho beauty-ribbon might have been serlous.y damaged. Being a mere man, I am privileged to thus affirm without seemlr liTT 1 In tho further assignee n and 1 will deny tho assertion Aa ,' " I tho boys will say, I caro L at I The operetta concerns ti e "u . flg! I of Rosalie among Tyroleans , r"1"" I and Fairies. Alice in WondS H never had half the rom I glamoured all along tlu , L, ch U Rosalie, nor neither did A r B Slndbad nor All Baba. I . lnnnor H of tho Wondrous to iio8aiv it? II way she followed must have been ! II severe tax upon the inguity 0 the U authors and tho pictorial offv,rL nf , scene painters Miss Itnie' Poto I sen, tho Tyrollan Queen, brought to I tho part many graces wh.ch made I B crown worth while, while her voice I was a continuous charm. Mrs. Besslo Browning, as the queen B of tho Gypsies, did not overdue th B touches of careless abandon, which am B tho open heritage of that roving class I Sho sang her part also with a trace of B Impetuosity and fire, In vocal keeping B with tho required atmosphere of the B role. Tho Fairy Queen of Mss Hone B Mclntyre was airily charming and B half tho time, I doubted If her feet B touched tho vulgar stage! Tho chorus B did Its work splendidly. At all times B It was a picture of animation, colorful B movement, vocally assertive. Madam B Swenson Is to .bo congratulated on the B result of hen efforts. Prof. McClellan B and John D. Spencer contributed In B great measure to tho success of the B entertainment, though, of course, being B men, they were discreetly hidden in B the background. H ro At the Utahna theatre the usual high B llC class vaudeville bill Is running. Bert B Parker, female impersonator, Is there B dr with his high-keyed voice and glad- B ti dest of glad rags. Bert is certainly It B W as tho Gibson girl with Za-Za hair. B it Is It so that ho or she, I mean has B fai to fight the Johnnies away from the B in stage door? Oh, you naughty men! H wj Shame on every rubber neck among H a you! Tho Hamllns, song and dance n( artists, do a clever stunt. The llttlo H jj. lady Is awfully cute and may bo stolen Wt beforo tho engagement Is over. She's ur ns light on her feet as a basket of H an feathers and nobody can make H pr, more enticing goo-gooes. The comedy H sketch, "Training a Husband," Is something fierce, even for Salt Lake, wherohusbands sometimes need knock- Ing. A new set of moving pictures, Tho Nihilists, gives a good Insight into darkest Russia. H lE Salt Lake's favorite, White Whittle- II sey, returns for an engagement next week. Monday night and Wednesday It matineo ho appears in "Heartsease'; ( Tuesday evening, "Second In Com- gl m. m and"; Wednesday evening, "Soldiers w, of Fortuno." . II afi While Mr. Whittlesey has appeared ha here beforo In all these plays, yet tna flg favorablo Impression he made easily to warrants a repetition of the dramas. w, Since ho was here, tho young actor m thl has traveled extensively, visiting tna principal cities of tho coast, Arizona, Texas, Now Mexico, Colorado and tne ia; Southern states. . on I P'1 As Mr. Whittlesey proved such an fig appealing personality to the matinee m girls, many opera-glasses, latelj fallen Into disuse, will suddenly become fasn co ionable. I Chauncoy Olcfttthe well-known I hi Irish comedian and singer, closes tM th, week, beginning Thursday night. tho usual Saturday matinee. Mr- e cott will appear in the Irish drama Romanco of Athlono," wWcli prov immense eastern success last sea The play is In four acts and W ka scenes, tho painting being by Loins ba Young of tho Grand Opera house a York. The period of the p a) is b beginning of the last cen tuo plenty of opportunity for gorgeou m turning and beautiful scenic ej a Mr. Olcott appears as Dick Rony ICHAUNCEY OLCOTT in "A ROMANCE OF ATHLONE" Somg:--"My Wild Irish Rose" I role said to bo rich in comedy and as well as noble, generous and light-hearted light-hearted qualities. As was expected, Edwin Royle's latest drama, "The Squaw Man," made a posl-tlve posl-tlve hit in Buffalo last Monday night. When the play goes to Broadway, as It will soon, the Gotham critics should fall over themselves, because a Buffalo Indorsement is a winning card nny-where nny-where in New York. The Itoyles are a talented family tho father Is eminent emi-nent at tho bar and the sister, Mrs. Martha Royle-King, a recognized leader lead-er In musical circles. With every natural nat-ural equipment his by right of birth and training, the future is big with promise for Edwin Royle. HARRY LB GRANDE. |