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Show With the First Nighters "THE ROSE OF THE RANCHO." In all the romance that attaches to the earlier clays of the "West, there Is nothing more fascinating fascinat-ing than that of the period in California before the gringo came, unless it be "The Splendid Idle ; Forties," which marked his first real invasion. ! Compai-atlvely, the time was not so very long (ago it is even within the memories of some of our sires but around it, to us who have heard the stories of the lovers of that other day, and more particularly to those who know their California, Cali-fornia, there is an indescribable charm that always al-ways returns with a new story of that time; with a softly lighted scene that represents that period; with the fragrance of red roses or the subtile Odor of geraniums. It comes with the music of . "La Paloma," with the picture of a mission and 1 a" sleeping padre, in a tapestry where gay cabel- leros proudly ride, and more than ever in those valleys from Monterey to Angeles where the sweet of the lilies, the blaze of the poppies and the empurpling grapes cover the rolling hills. The acutely critical may object to the state- ! ment that Mary Hall, Willard Mack, the scenic ! artist, and a few of the associate players have caught the atmosphere of the Belasco-Tully romance, ro-mance, "The Rose of the Rancho," but for a stock company to put on such a production and if we must be commercial, remember the low prices with such brief preparation, is cause enough for I commendation. t Perhaps there were a few details lacking; I maybe if each cascaron could bo examined, it might possibly be found that some were not made r of empty egg shells filled with cologne and flour I and confetti; maybe in the sala, nobody walked Spanish, and that the refreshments were not ft M3KBBMaM"alBIHHnHIUBHla,'IUnM,IBV"""BHHMnMBMHHH cakes and angllca, but steins and pretzels; maybe but what's the use? Never has there been a stock production on a local stage wherein the NAZIMOVA Who will be seen here in repertoire the first week in April detail was watched so carefully, the scenic effects made so beautiful, and the initial appearance of the woman in the case such a triumph. With all due respect to anyone else, Miss Hall I M as Juanita, the much coveted rose, is giving a i performance which will positively stand the most iH critical test, and just as Belasco's stock "find" ll made good in this same play, so would Mary Hall, H with the same opportunity and the Belasco reata M over her head. Her coquetry, her impulsiveness, M her blazing hatred, her ever changing moods, all H proved her to be a mostremarkable actress. "Ay, il yl! yi!" with the rising' inflection she is, and it iH is fortunate that those who have not seen her iJ in the role will have other chances the coming M week, when the play will be reproduced. 'H With Miss Hall to play up to him, Willard H Mack in a part that suits him, that of Kearney H the government agent, was seen to good advan- H tage. A little less self-consciousness, a little less H cigar in this play, stricter attention to his lines, H and Mr. Mack will grow in great favor as a lead- iH ing stock actor. H Fred Allen as the padre, Clay Clement, Jr., as H Kinkaid, and T. N. Heffron as Don Luis, ma- H terially assisted Miss Hall and Mr. Mack. The H dancing sisters and brethren who were supposed H to add a little Spanish sauce to the proceedings H were either wearing Oregon boots or had sciatic H rheumatism. At any rate they didn't strain them- H selves. H But as for the staging of the play and the act- H ing of the principals fine, "Ay, yi! yi!" fine. H V w v H WILDFIRE. M It seems strange to see "The Fair Lillian" in H comedy, or that is to say, in comedy without H " music, but "La Cigale" of fifteen (save the mark) H ma years ago has graduated from the operatic stage, a and in this postgraduate course is just about as Kn charming as over. HI When she stepped out of opera into the Web- w berfleldian limelight in that notable company Ijnj which included Weber and Fields and poor Pete IB Dalley, Willie Collier, Charlie BIglow, Fay Tem- uM pleton, Louise Allen and a dozen other notables, ll she took the first step, and now in "Wildfire," Ift which is not lasting, but amusing, she has found a IB vehicle well suited to her talents. And, thanlc IH heaven, she will not age. II She is not so lithe as in the days of yore. It 19 cannot bo said that her rotundity is "not so you III can notice it," but she is still a remarkably hand-II hand-II some woman and apparently will be for a number II of years to come. III "Wildfire is a racing comedy, with enough II n Broadhurst and Hobart slang in it to make even It Charley Clow sit up and take notice, and there are I at least two big assets in the comedy company, In H Frank Sheridan, who plays Mat Donovan, and H Will Archie, who, as Bud, was responsible for in-B in-B numerable convulsions on the part of the au-H au-H dience. H The play is too long, but it is a good laugh al- H most from the time the runners leave the bar- H ' rier until John Garrison finishes in the lead, and H except for a bad spill, when John Duffy interferes H with Henrietta Barrington at the half, there Is H nothing sad in the going. H Miss Russell is entered again today, and if her Bpast performances of Thursday and Friday count for anything, it is in the dope for her to win again. mm The judges will be in the stand at 2 p. m. to- 1 daj', and Starter Pyper will take his place at 2:15. B fc w t3 IORPHEUM. 'TIs a sad, sad story, but a short one. The Murray sisters had all the best of it at the vaude- ville house, and they were welcomed vociferously. M In fact, the wait till their appearance had been so M tedious that they were more than welcomed. They m never have much trouble captivating an audience, j ' and while they had a big advantage in this week's M bill, they can hold their own any time. H Jewell's Manikins In "Toyland Vaudeville" are fl always a pleasing feature, and this season many M new stunts have been added to their repertoire. m Truly, this is the most skillful exhibition of al- I most-human marionettes extant. Angela Delores has a sketch that some seem to Hke, and there are a few others on the bill wl iomehow or other got there on the bill. No one should miss Collins and Brown that is, those who can throw straight shouldn't. What an advantage the Kaffir sometimes has, for in his country ostrich eggs are cheaper than those of the patient hen. The announcement of the bill which begins the coming week includes: The Harvey family, aerlal-ists; aerlal-ists; Frederick Allen, of the Mack company, in H his sketch, "His Phantom Sweetheart;" colored M photography, Jeanette Adler and her picks, Fred Hj i Gray and Nellie Graham, Andy Rice and the As- M taires. H & & ANOTHER PRESS CLUB PLAY. 1 The annual Press club play will be given at 1 the Salt Lake theatre Wednesday afternoon and Hfi evening, March 31. Hidden behind this bare an- HJP nouncement is a long period of work by members HK of the club and their freinds who are to take Mm part in the production, and an effort is now being HS made, about which there is no secret, that the Hi club intends to give a better entertainment to its tr patrons this year than was ever given before. B$ It goes without saying that the very best tal- ff ent on tap at the Press club has been drawn for il the big event, and no detail will be overlooked to Hll put this new production far in the lead of all others that have been given. The play was written writ-ten by Burl Armstrong, a former Salt Lake newspaper news-paper man, and president of the Press club. Up to this point and this is unlike a good story in that respect the name of the play has been omitted. It won't be omitted from now on, either in these lines or in some others which are to follow. 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Mmmmmm&M wmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmBKmmM$ rlimmmmmmmWmWmm Scene from "The Rose of the Rancho" at the Colonial another week gruity Is linked as an excuse for a vehicle which combines rich satire, thrilling dramatic situations, a deep, dank, blood-stained plot and a steady stream of native Western humor said humor having hav-ing been assayed and found to be "native Western." West-ern." The scenes of the plot are laid in Salt Lake, and the rather interesting trend of political events has been pounced upon as meat for a story that will be unraveled in all of its harrowing details before audiences at the Salt Lake theater. A lit tle later more will bo told about "The Bungle." Wait until a little later. & & & The annual benefit concert for Kearns St. Anne's Orphanage will take place Wednesday evening, St. Patrick's Day, at the Salt Lake Theatre. The-atre. From the preparations and the number of I children and others taking part, the concert promises prom-ises to be the most successful yet given for the orphanage. Some three hundred children will appear, ap-pear, one hundred of whom are from the orphan- L age, and these will be assisted by M. J. Brines, tenor, and Fred J. Smith, basso, and the Salt Lake Theatre orchestra. The concert will be given under the direction of Miss Nora Gleason, who for several years has had charge of all concerts given for the Orphanage. No one has had more success than Miss Gleason in handling the choruses and ensembles and general gen-eral work of the concerts, and in the past the success of the latter have been due largely to her efforts. The interest for the first half of the week at the Theatre centers in "The Elk's Tooth," to be produced under the direction of the local lodge Monday and Tuesday evenings. The most talented members and their wives will be seen in the cast, and those who have been favored with witnessing a rehearsal or two say there is enough catchy music and original situations situa-tions in the play to make it one of the most successful suc-cessful events the Elks have given in several years. S & THE SALOME DANCE AS SEEN IN KALAMAZOO. KALA-MAZOO. Kalamazoo, Mich. A local critic thus reviews La Monalita's Sa- lome dance, seen here the other night: Thcyeal noise of the performance was La Man-olita, Man-olita, a Spanish dancer, who "interpreted" for the first time in Kalamazoo the real, unadulterated "Salome" dance wriggles, grimaces, paucity of costume, head of John and Baptist and all. It was at the end of the first act that Miss Fowclothes came out in the limelight, attended by a pirouetting squad of about a dozen young ladies from the female seminary. They were attired in close-fitting pajamas and Tiarried. cheese-cloth curtains, cur-tains, which they waved above their heads, meanwhile mean-while kow-towing to Salome, who was taking a nap on an unsanitary couch at the rear of the rostrum. The orchestra played Jangourous, pulsating music and finally, when it struck high G with, a bang. Miss "'Salomy" hopped off her roost and for a brief moment stood exposed before the gaze of tho audience in the limelight. She was costumed cos-tumed in a Ypsilanti union suit, gauzy and pink, two strings of beads and part of a fancy paper napkin, to say nothing of a cuckoo feather in her hair and a faint smile. She came as near being naked truth as anything any-thing that has been seen upon tho local stage since Anna Held, was here in "Papa's Wife." Every time she had a whirling spell she looked like Psyche at the bath shaking off the gnats. After she had loped gracefully around the ring several times she began to get fidgety, and in order or-der to quiet her one of the kitchen help brought in what was supposed to be the head of John the Baptist in a soup plate. From the back of the house it looked like a cocoanut adorned with spinach. Salome grabbed the head, juggled it for a minute, made a face or two at it, and then, put it on the floor. Dropping on her "tummy" she wriggled wrig-gled up to the "phoney" coco and let on that she was going to bite it, but changed her mind, kicked up her heels and fainted away, whereupon her lady friends came from the seminary, jumped in the air, dropped to their knees, salaamed and snuffled a bit, whether from grief or the cold we cannot say. La Manolita did a very neat and perky "Salome" "Sa-lome" dance, as terpsichorean spasms of that sort go, and made a distinct impression on her beholders behold-ers especially those down in the front rows. She is graceful and shapely so shapely, in. fact, that it is doubted very much whether she could over effect a successful entrance into a tube gown. While the dance was mildly startling, it failed to shock anyone to the point of falling out of their seat. If there is any fault to find with it it is La Manolita wears one string of beads too many. Show World. & & i Among the attractions announced for tho Theatre The-atre during the next six weeks, are "The Girl Question," by Adams, Hough and Howard, the authors au-thors of "Thn Time, the Place and the Girl;" "A Mid-Summer Night's Dream," by Ben Greet's players; play-ers; tho Russian Symphony Orchestra, of Now York; Nazimova, Jn a repertoire including "A Doll's House," and "Hedda Gabler." i |