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Show Ulittllli &- With the First JSfighter. Hi f ill lik V jlf I I I f a - v THE SILVER SLIPPER. B t! if I ! We cairy a hundred people," said Ben. Stern, B i ij I : J I ' & the -vet manager of so many theatrical attractions, H , ' 1 i ' speaking of the production of "The Silver Slipper," K I if !' I 5 ! " which comes to the Salt Lake Theater Thursday, H i h I ' Friday and Saturday of next week. B J ill ' "l think you lie, Ben," remarked the one ad- aB 1 Jii'l' ' dressed, whereupon Brother Stern flashed a re- if 1' aaaal . W9 ! l .i as in wi ceipt frpm a prominent passenger agent which called for a hundred of the mileage pasteboards. B fU1I So lt seems that this time the "10 PePle 10" H H P j& usually placarded in advance is not a myth, and HH 'I'yflj lhatnin "The Silver Slipper," by the authors of bbK 'llflffi Florodora, we are to see one of the really big aaHl iiflisi musical successes of the season. Already many iH ' ili m of Its sonSs aro mous, and it is said that prin- cipals and chorus alike are worth the big audiences audi-ences that are greeting them everywhere. Many people are confusing "The Silver Slipper" with Henderson's old extravaganza, "The Crystal Slipper," Slip-per," but it isn't even a second cousin simply a brand new musical comedy with all of the pret-cy pret-cy music, ballets and show girls that go to make up such a production. "THE FRISKY MRS. JOHNSON." Miss Florence Roberts always did appeal very much to Salt Lake theater-goers, and her initial bow over the calciums on Thursday night in "The Frisky Mrs. Johnson" was greeted very flatteringly by a crowded house. The role was a peculiarly good one for Miss Roberts' delecate interpretation, in-terpretation, and she was about the most winsome young widow who ever came out of the West I to invade the hearts of chivalric Paris. H Clyde Fitch grasped the play fiom the French I of Gavault and Berr, twisted it in the luscent rays I of his fluent fancy, half toned it in spots and then I Fitchized it with some characters which were I more or less needless and unduly exaggerated. All I this he did with that ancient plot which deals I with the beautiful widow who permits herself to I be wrongly judged to save the reputation of a I wayward friend. But at that Miss Roberts is tho fl central figure in some very pretty situations which fl BB Mm I THE CHAMPAGNE DANCE IN Till: "SILVER SLIPPEIl." she disposes of in a manner entirely artistic Lucious Henderson was equipped with the essen tials of a leading man in a social drama, good looks and a figure devoid of eccentricities, and enacted Jim Morley with considerable grace. Miss Nina Herbert was quite effective as the erring sister, and Howard Scott played very consistent!) a fole in which there was a beautiful opening for some lurid ranting, which he obligingly refrained H from. Frank Hollins mado a very good impres-H impres-H sion as Lord Bertie Heathcote, the indolent Lo-B Lo-B tharlo of the play. There did not appear to be H jj excuse for the appearance of Lai Birken-B Birken-B head, the gawky Oxford student presented by B G. G. RSers e was aD0Ut as unbecomingly un-B un-B cainly and extraordinarily de trop as a wash lady B at a ping pong party. The cast in general was B very acceptable, as was the fact that the man-B man-B agement refrained from placing a contraband of B war price on the seats. B Miss Roberts presents "Zaza" this afternoon B and evening, and on her return to Salt Lake will B bo seen in her new play now in course or re-K re-K hearsal. dX & B HANFORD. B Charles B. Hanford is one of those students of B Shakespeare whose reverance for the old .master B is s0 Sreat ia- he does not stoop to take any B great liberties with the text or make any effort B to modernize the great Elizabethan drama. Still B he strives to appeal as much as possible to the B spirit of the day, while still retaining the atmo-B atmo-B sphere to the day of the great tmrd. The only B changes which Mr. Hanford introduces are those 1 which have been sanctioned by the popular ver-1 ver-1 diet and admit of a more direct appeal to the ' f playgoer of the present. He has spared no ex-! ex-! pense to secure the best possible scenic effects ; , and the costumes for the coming presentation are beautiful in the extreme. Miss Drofnah, hfls leading lady, has greatly increased her popularity with the public by her effective work during the present season. He will be seen here for the first time in "Richard III,'" which he will produce at the Theatre on Monday and Tuesday evenings. Wednesday afternoon the curtain raiser, "The Old Guard." and "Tbe Taming of the Shrew" will be the attraction, and the "Merchant of Venice" Ven-ice" will close tho engagement "Wednesday evening. even-ing. & t & "" The audiences at the Bon Ton theater the past week have been delighted with the vocal selections of Miss Gladys Carlisle, who possesses a rich contralto voice of exceptional quality. In fact, Miss Carlisle's voice is one seldom equalled on the vaudeville stage, and has been commented upon most favorably by musical critics in general. gen-eral. & & & "THE CHINESE HONEYMOON." "The Chinese Honeymoon" has been heralded I in these columns for many and many an everyday every-day moon, and that it made good to four packed audiences was no particular surprise. It is one of the best of glittering musical comedys on the road (for there are no such thing as comic operas any more) and there is no reason to wonder at its ' Popularity, for it carries its own humor, musical hits, and absurd situations that appeal to nearly everybody. Toby Claude was the star of the performance, and her Fi Fl is a gem. She is one of the cleverest clev-erest little woman in the business, and a novelty of permanance rather than a passing hit, for there isn't anyone who sees her once that wouldn't go a mile to the second performance. John E. Hen-shaw, Hen-shaw, who has always been a fair variety actor was just that as Prince Pineapple, but in comparison com-parison to Thomas Q. Seabrooke- well hardly. Seabrooke's "Dooley" was the most exquisite hit of last season, and he got more fun out of Pineapple Pine-apple than Henshaw ever dreamed of. But there was just one disappointment among the leads one Stella Tracy, who was a stick with a tin whistle whis-tle on the top of it. Wasn't it amusing to read somewhere that her Imitations were clever? But no matter. The show was satisfying, and there's no complaint, for it was a feast to a public pub-lic hungry for music and fun. & & & Miss Agatha Berkhoel's vocal selections, and Earl Mackey's saxaphone solos were the features of the Held band concert at the Grand last Sunday Sun-day evening, and both were excellent in their rendition. The band selections were varjed and finely rendered. 0 |