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Show li With the First Nighters j H "SYDNEY CARTON." H "The Only Way," abbreviated, softened and H now called Sydney Carton, was done for the first H time on any stage by Henry Miller and his play- H ers here on Thursday night. The presentation H took place at the Salt Lake theatre, and was the H most important event of the early theatrical sea- H son at that house. H Just what is so appealing in a story or a play H1 pertaining to that day in France when H " lawless force, with guilty stride, H Spread desolation far and wide, I' With crimes and blood his hands imbruing" mW ma y AMMmkm- A. H mWk Jl JwaMMM.-MkWkLm. B EUL.A BRUNNELLE B( Violinist with "The Operatic Festival" at the Hll ! Orpheum next week. K is difficult to explain. But it is true, neverthe-H neverthe-H less, and all that is necessary to make a successes success-es fu.1 play wherein the scenes are laid in Paris H during the time of the French revolution, Is to H cleverly weave a love story about an arlstrocrat H hounded by the mob. In the hands of any reason-K reason-K ably clever people it cannot fail to appeal to the Hi sympathies and touch lie pocket nerve of the H theatre going public. k "The Only Way" in tabloid form has been fl skillfully prepared. The great court scene is M eliminated, in fact, it takes but a few minutes H to portray the profligate in his beautiful sacri- Hj flee, and it is sweet and beautiful, and the sud- H den transformation to the final tableau at the H guillotine is tragedy enough without keeping an H audience on tenter-hooks all evening waiting for Hl the strain to end. H Sydney Carton in its present shape is an ex- H cellent example of what might be accomplished H -with numerous plays which are now too long. H The play has been thoroughly Millerized, and H in the hands of Mr. Miller and Josephine Lov- H ett, it should easily find a permanent place H among the exquisite little classics which by ones H and two are being added to the lists as the sea- Hl sons glow or whiten. H ORPHEUM. H Things start right off with a jump at the H Orpheum this week, with Samaroff and Sonia, who give a very pleasing picture of a Sunday afternoon after-noon in their native land, assisted by a troup of clever dogs who are also taking a day off for the edification of their friends in front. Then there are Mr. and Mrs. McGreevy, real headliners, in "The Village Fiddler," whose performance is not given the prominence on the bill that it deserves, de-serves, though their abilities were quickly recognized recog-nized by the thousands who saw them at Mr. Beck's. Step, Mehlinger and King have improved fifty per cent since they were here a year ago, and that is some improvement, for their performance perform-ance was pretty r arly perfect at that time. They were one of the biggest screams at the Ham-merstein Ham-merstein roof the past summer, and probably they are still under the spirit of that success which has kept them going at a ninety horse power gait on their way west. The above are the three big acts at the Or-phoum Or-phoum this week, but there are other entertainers, ahmong them Suzanne Rocamora, Granville and Rogers, who aren't much but aren't bad; and Jimmy Lucas and his dancing girls in "Toy Shop Pastimes." Jimmy seems to like Jimmy pretty well, but the act added a rich dash of color to the end of the bill, which was better than the 1 as "The German Soldier," Marie Fenton, "The Blonde in Black," the Rossow midgets, little , comedians in a small edition of physical culture, Ben Beyer and Brother in "The Sprinting Messengers," Mes-sengers," and Cavana, whose specialty is an ae- i rial wire act. ' THE WOLF. Eugene Walter's "The Wolf" in which the Ing- ersoll Stock company was seen at the Garrick 1 during the week was very well played, and the j production would have reached a point very l near perfection had not the final scene been j ruined by the rapidity with which it was enacted, ! and the fact that the stage was in utter darkness f during the battle between Baubien and Mac-donald. Mac-donald. When 'The Wolf" was first seen here there was just enough light reflected from the moon through the trees to distinguish almost i every movement of the inbatants, and the fight lasted fully a minute longer. It was a real thriller from start to finish and so much stronger than that seen on the Garrick stage this week that a comparison is out of the question. It must be taken into consiueration that Mr. Ingersoll FRANCES STARR j Who will be seen at the Salt Lake Theatre next week In "The Easiest Way." I average and as a whole exceedingly entertaining. One line in the show had a responsive echo in the palpitating hearts of thousands, and it ran something some-thing like this: "What would you rather be than anything else In the world?" and the answer was "Annette Kellorman's pool." For next week Brother Sutton says he has an operatic festival with fifteen solists and two picturesque pic-turesque musical episodes that will maKe the smart ones sit up and pipe hard through their lorgnettes. He is going to follow this with "The Police Inspector," a dramatic playlet, Lou Anger and Mr. Seymour have been greatly handicaped on more than one occasion during the scene by the interruptions, calls and jeers of a number of low brows in the gallery, whose ignorance of the dramatic situation at hand lead them to do everything possible to attract the attention of the audience and distract the players. Otherwise "The Wolf" in the hands of the present company was most enjoyable, and there could be no adverse ad-verse criticism to the work of the people or the scenic detail, both of which were excellent. There was one tiny little jarring note the garish cover of a "Red Book" fresh from tlie press, in the hands of the heroine away up in the Canadian woods, hut it was not on the stage long enough i to hurt. The really strong scene of the play, that in the second act, was excellently acted by all concerned, and the work of Mr. Walter Seymour was particularly notable in direct comparison to Alfred Swenson, who inaugurated the role. Mr. Seymour's performance was very finished, and Mr. Totten, the happy-go-lucky George Huntley, BtHHrKP' t ft. Il OARLETON CHASE At the Daniels next week. could scarcely he improved upon. Mr. Henry Crosby's McTavish, a despicable character, prob ably the most repellent of all unnatural fathers seen on the stage, was capably done. There are l many roles in which Mr. Ingersoll has been more happily cast than as Jules Baubien, the French I Canadian. However his dialogue was excellent I as was also his acting, though his appearance I was scarcely that of the rugged men of the north- L ern woods. Miss Nielson as Hilda McTavish got " everything there was out of the part. Wouldn't it be a lovely thing if all the actors who wear a gun on a big leather belt on the stage would quit imitating that drooping belt that Dustln Farnum first affected years ago in "Arizona." Whether it is a cowboy in the west-I west-I ern wilds, an Alaskan hero, or a dare devil of the i Canadian woods they all seem to think it neces- J sary to wear a six shooter with a belt like a hob ble skirt, an unnatural way to wear a gun and one which has yet to be seen off the stage. FROM ZINZINNATTI. Not bince the original production of "The Prince of Pilsen" has that familiar musical show I received so finished-a presentation as .Mr. Savage i3 giving it this season, with Frances Cameron, l Jess Dandy and other principals equally capable heading the company. It was the Colonial's offering Monday, Tuesday Tues-day and Wednesday, and for an old timer the show proved a big drawing card. Mr. Dandy originated orig-inated the role of Wagner, and his return to the part is marked by a finish and artistry that is well nigh perfect. In playing Mrs. Crocker, Frances Cameron puts a few of her Sonia, of "Merry Widow" fame, twists and wiggles into her work, and with the aid of three or rour gowns that necessitate the use of a couple of shock absorbers ab-sorbers for most of those in front, she gets about all there is out of the part. Her voice is better than of old, if anything, and the company numbers several singers, so that the old song favorites of the play were admirably rendered. The support of both Mr. l)andy and Miss Cameron was excellent ex-cellent and the show splendidly staged. The Curtis company at the Daniels has been fl popular through the week with a musical show M entitled "An American Princess," an old story M done over in rather entertaining fashion. Carle- M ton Chase, the company's new leading man, Is an M excellent singer, and his work is the best yet M seen at the Daniels. The show at that house for M the coming week, beginning today will be "The fl Belle of Chinatown." H H The Colonial houses its first all-week show of M the season beginning Sunday evening in "The M Girl, the Man and the Game," with Billy Clifford H a? chief fun maker and singer. H It is a musical show and this will be its initial M presentation locally. The story is the familiar old M stage tale of the youth who borrows a wife and M baby to make good on his letters to uncle, who M has been abroad and is returning to take a look " M at the young lady for whose necessities he has B HI t been digging up so liberally for a year-or more. f There is a new angle or two to the Billy Clifford Hi version of the yarn, in that originally uncle has f seen th,e portrait of a handsome American girl H while traveling abroad, found the address of the H original and commissioned nephew to make love H to her for him. H Nephew and the lady get head over heels in H love and undo is informed that the object of his fl trans-atlantic affection is homely, smokes, chews, H drinks and is subject to other eccentricities. The H( management of the Colonial announces that Clif- H ford is suported by a capable company of prin- H cipals and show girls and that there is a lot of H new music to be heard in "The Girl, the Man and I, the Game." M H A Virginian Courtship," a play of the old south- H time, Will be the Ingersoll company's offering at H the Garrick, beginning Sunday, and Mr. Ingersoll H announces an elaborate scenic production of the H show. H It will give the members of the company an H opportunity for work in roles somewhat different H from anything they have been seen in heretofore H at the Garrick, and the play is a change from the H heavy work the company has been doing the past H week or two. FRANCES STARR IN "THE EASIEST WAY." H David Belasco will present Frances Starr in Hy "The Easiest Way," the remarkable play by Eu- H gene Walter, author of "Paid in Full and "The H Wolf," at the Salt Lake theatre for three nights, H commencing Thursday, Oct. 4th, with a Saturday H matinee. For over a year Miss Starr appeared in B' this play to crowded houses at Mr. Belasco's thea- P tre in New York, where it created a veritable sen- H) sation. Of course it was greatly discussed but it Bi was the concensus of opinion that "The Easiest Way" was a great play, one of the greatest plays, K Indeed, of recent years; that it was superbly pro- HI duced by David Belasco and that the interpreta- H tion given to it by Miss Starr and the supporting B company could hardly be surpassed. Miss Starr H has more than justified David Belasco's judgment HL in promoting her to stollar ranks. "The Easiest Bi Way" depicts that aspect of New York life which B is concerned with the tragedy of those women Vf who are so wedded to luxury that they will pay Hl any price for its enjoyment. H Such a woman is Laura Murdock, the central Hfij figure of the play. She has an opportunity, how- n ever, to shake off the old ties. She has met a Bg man who Is anxious to marry her if she will live M an honest life and wait until he earns enough 1 money for their support. There is another man, M whose mistress she has been, who is made aware m'-. of this situation, but interposes no objection. He H Is skeptical of the result for he knows the Laura Hj Murdock type. The woman's struggle against ad- H verslty to lead a different life is shown from this H point on. Eugene Walter has painted with a M strong brush a certain phase of New York life H and little Is omitted in emphasizing the hollow- H ness of tliat llfe- fl It is a subject worthy of a Sardou, and it has M been handled in a masterful manner. In view of the fact that "The Easiest Way" is produced m by David Belasco there is little ecessity to dwell B upon the perfection of its setting. |