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Show TRU T H tion. When Mr. Thomas wrote On the Quiet, he had in mind the best elements of Dixyy, Daley and Sol Smith Amusements. SPORTING. GOSSIP. laboraThe burning of the physical last of Utah tory of the University on the sports week will have its effects winter. While of the institution this was saved the athletic paraphernalia so been have matters the Are, occurrence that it has the by and all decided to drop basket-ba- ll until spring alother kinds of sportwill probably keep athletes though the Salt Lake Theater William Collier in "On the Quiet, today and tonight. New Grand "A Wise Woman, today and tonight; Helds Military Band, tomorrow evening. Coming Attractions: Salt Lake The- de-nioral- zed ater Mod jeska-Jam- Co., Dec. es 30th-Janua- ry 2nd; special New Years matinee. lr,it expected that the new campus New Grand "For Her Sake, Dec. the will be in condition for use early incom1st; special New Years shortly be spring, and work will stand. Wilbur-Kirwln matinee. Opera Co., menced on the grand 30th-Janua- ry Jan. 2nd-4t- h. Helds Military Band, Jan. The main sporting topic of the week baseball locally has been the new has looked league, and at times it doubtful if the organization would make a go of it. The question of railroad rates still remains to be settled. The railroad has not shown any disposition so far, it is said, to make thea necessary concessions, and unless will good rate can be had the league Critchlow President board. go by the says he is confident that matters will satisfacfinally adjust themselves in a must be it at present, tory way, but conceded, the outlook is not too bright for the budding league. b 5th. "On the Quiet, which is running at the Salt Lake Theater, enables Mr. Collier to fully exploit those peculiar elements of comedy of which he alone is the exponent. Mr. Colliers quaint, dry humor is as individually characteristic as any other part of his personality. I speak of Colliers humor as being quaint and dry because that is perhaps its best general description. There are times, however, when the comedian gives the rein to a kind of mirthful audacity which sparkles in its moments of unrestraint and carries everything before it. To see Collier moving about in his easy, apparently careless manner is only to impress one with the idea that he is filled with a wonderful reserve force of humor, which, even in the mothe is The question of grounds vexing spite of himself, becomes, for combus like ment at spontaeous least, local fans more, perhaps, than the maghas he Critchlow President nates. says several good sites in view, and that he nooneee will promise good grounds if the other details pertaining to the league are Russell refinement, impetuosity and quaintness of humor, had to be curiously blended to fit such a genius of comedy as displayed by Collier. That the play writer has succeeded in affording Mr. Collier opportunities to display his varying moods of comedy is the verdict of all who have seen Mr. Colliers latest effort. Mr. Collier, as Ridgway, the Yale student, is not the gay wild college boy who throws his hat into the air and is unconcerned about its reappearance such tactics are not in the playwriters conception or in the actors Interpretation. Not that such students of Old Eli do not roam about the streets of New Haven, for they do, at times, but for the reason that Mr. Ridgway, the student as shown by Mr. Collier, is on fhe stage and not in the Connecticut town. One of these days we shall no doubt have a college comedy furious enough in pace and vermillion in color with the exuberant doings of the student, but the play will not be by (Mr. Thomas nor the Interpretation by Mr. Collier. The plot of "On the Quiet is sufficiently logical to bind together the situations and developments of the comedy in a way at once natural and legitimate, while affording every opportunity to display situation and entanglements that are enough to drive one into hysterical laughter. The way Mr. Collier strives to conceal his secret marriage, about which the story runs, and the many absurd situations to which it gives rise, enable the comedian to bring into play all the ingenuity of comedy and the varying moods of humor for 1 1 ooeo moo ! Dud Risley, captain of the Salt Lake baseball team during the early part of the summer, is in the city visiting friends. Dud finished the season out as captain of the Spokane team, and can get the same job next season if he wants it. It is also hinted that he can sign with Ogden for next season if he would like to play in Utah. FLORAL SUGGESTIONS. : :: with Madame Mod jeska. appearing jointly Louis James in repertoire at the Salt Lake Theatre. pastern morning, cut off the stems a quarter of an inch and pour hot water 1 10 t,ns- - Then set in a cool and they will soonaway revive. There a t0 the effect that a young 'vho had two pinks kept them resh for two or three weeks by alter--s mem in his buttonhole each oay and sticking the stem of the faded Florist a raW Ptat0- - New England lien-- . the County board will for the .'ty commissions tax The system which i11under former admlnistra- to law which Fcrii),.J l,hnfttry remuneration be by de-w,;'- !'1 col-has- ur. ! ; Pre-Kitlm- -v Whose Baby Are You? proved one of the best comedy attractions seen at the Grand this season. Despite the Christmas shopping season, when the popular tide sets in toward the shops to the theaters, the comedy did a splendid business. The comedy "Whose Baby Are You? is a bundle of rather than absurd complications, bright and breezy action and an animation which kept everything whirling. If, after the show, you were asked what it was all about, your answer would be vague and indefinite, though perfectly certain that you had lounged and spent over too good hours laughing at something. Mr. Bowser and Miss Vokes were mainly responsible for the fun the honors should be equally divided. Mr. Bowser, whom we remember with Hazel Klrke, does all his funny business with brightness and ease no effort for him, not a bit. As the picture-paintin whose studio conmodels living lady models-wer- e cealed and babies hidden, he made the most of his funny predicaments and kept us all laughing. Miss Vokes, in-as the janitors daughter, in her quiet, different way unconcerned as to what came or went was clever and forced laughter in everything, she said and did. The company all through was good, and Whose Baby Are You? deserved the good business to which It played. "A Wise Woman, now running at the Grand, discloses but little in the title to tell you who and what she is or the kind of comedy her wisdom illuminates. The daily papers dont tell all, either. It is one of those cases where newspaper Introductions are far from satisfactory. The only proper thing is to go and get acquainted across the footlights from the time the curtain rises until its fall on the last act, "A Wise Woman will sufficiently impress you as knowing what you want and knowing how the goods should be delivered. You have perhaps seen a comedy called A Wise Guy, well, his wisdom was folly compared to the wisdom of Miss Lamour in A Wise Woman indeed she has forgotten more than he ever knew. The plot of A Wise Woman is flexible and elastic enough to permit a world of. hopeless entanglements, absurd situation and plenty of bright, breezy action. Miss Lamour is wise enough to grasp every opportunity afforded by the comedy to force laughter and keep everybody screaming. The press has praised the personal charms of Miss Lamour without exaggeration. She is bright and sparkling In her dialogue, while as to face and figure she is handsome, winsome and graceful. Mr. Murphy, Miss Lamours leading male support, divides with her the honor of making "A Wise Woman a bright comedy success. The comedy will be and tonight. repeated again today ' , . To freshen the bunch of violets which nas been worn to church and back on . er arranged. Easter lilies have a provoking habit of not opening at the time when they are most wanted. Nearly every stalk has at least two buds, one of which blooms before the other, and then withers. To hasten the unfolding of a tardy bud, cut off about an inch of the s.em and set the stalk in water that is distinctly warm without being hot. The lily bud will respond to this treatment by opening into a full blossom in about five hours. Old blossoms that have withered on stalks with young buds on them should be cut off. Bermuda lilies often have five or six buds on the same stalk in different stages of development. By with them treating warm water as above directed, the same stalk may be for more than a week, until the kept smallest bud has grown to its natural size and unfolded its petals. When lilies are to be the yellow anthers should be carried, off so as plucked not to stain the pure whiteness of the petals. Florists do this so tnat people unfamiliar with generally the lily a ,rcrvvs are sometimes ignorant of a ese flowers have an- thers which he is famous. Surrounding Mr. Collier is a company which is individually and collectively fully capable of illustrating every dramatic feature of "On the Quiet. The comedy Is handsomely staged and costumed. Special mention should be made of the scene representing the deck of a yacht, which is certainly realistic add splashing waves and a little rocking and there you are the billows of Long Island sound sweeping you out of the auditorium! Yes, thig imaginary boat ride down the Connecticut coast, with the salt sea air fanning your cheecks and filling your lungs, is a little side trip which has been successfully Introduced as a tribute to stage realism. "On the Quiet will be repeated today and tonight. iiooooooomoooooiooioo Salt Liake Theatre fiE(i,!;lI!PER The Season's Social and Dramatic Event. WAQENHALS and KEMPER Present JAJIES mODJESKfl flflDRepertoire. And a Splendid Company In HENRY VHL Monday and Wednesday (New Years), Tuesday, MACBETH. Thursday, MERCHANT OF VENICE. MARY STUART. Wednesday Matinee (New Years), ssaaaasa so people so cc Prices 25c, 50c, 75c, $1.00 and $1.50. Seats Now on Sale. 5 Helds band played before its usual large audience last Sunday evening. It was a night of encores everything on the programme was applauded and some repetitions were demanded. The band excelled itself in Tobanis beautiful "Hearts and Flowers, as also in Puerners catchy "American Patrol." In the rendition of these two pieces one could not but admire the standard to which Mr. Held Is bringing Ids nization-movement, unity, finish, all that could be desired in execution, was there to be admired. A gentleman behind me a tourist passing through the city expressed surprise that we had such a band in Salt Lake. And so it goes praise from everybody. Mr. Held orga- |
