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Show I jiflB With the First-Nighters I B flWWl WILLIE COLLIER. B t- ''UHIBk 11 doesn't really matter much what play Willie B T -JBBIB Collier is seen in, one can go to it every night in B ' lHHBM tuo week and see a different performance. The B ''IB HH Collier part of a Collier show is never twice alike, B mbBhR and not only the audience, but the company of B 8BBP tu0 comedian, must always expect a new perform- B ' ' 'IIBBB anco when they see this funny chap. The spon- B ifJIBBBIi taniety of his wit and peculiarly distinct actions B '"' ' IBBr make him one of the funniest men in the world B ' 'UnBB ou tne saBe aml that is one reason why every B i MllBflB performance was crowded with people, who in B f flBB!i nine out of ten cases had seen "On the Quiet" B hIIBBr when Colli'" played the part here several years mm ;j,pBpB ago. They even enjoy the familiar look of tliat B '''fill BBI long paddock coat, which Collier has worn for B ' i BBS 80 many years. The company that Mr. Collier B mSS WmW had with him was exceptional in its personality. B jlfli I fln$ One of the best impressions was made by Nan- mm ' ' IP BB ' nee Comstock, who is one of the most beautiful B ' HmS and cllarmtng women on the stage. On the open- B .'' ?jlfflHfM ing night of the play here she had not had a single mm 'ShrllflBB rehearsal with the company. mm v'inBw Grace Hadsell was another of the ladies whose B ' llB work was perfectly done, and among the men the B Flli iB Judge Ridgway of J. G. Saville was the most nat- B -ISIbH ural.bit of acting that has been seen here since mm VllfBH many moons have passed. B ! H BBS Miss Collier and Miss Wilson made the part B 'Ml Bui of the ladies from the chorus a bit too coarse, but B ' " -'MM BB there was nothing else to mar the performance B ' IvM SB except the business of W. McCutcheon, who for- B 'fjl BB tunately had only a small part. B ' M'$m BB All in all, "On the Quiet" was a splendid re- B I flillnBS juvenator and many thanks are due to Mr. Pypor B 'fluflB a"d Mr" Collier and the otuer ladIes and sentle- B rHHBB men Present for securing a stop over in the City" B I lfBfl One night was really plenty for Sufi Su-fi 'MtliBBi sanne to assert her freedom. There is B InuBB nothing particularly impelling in the per-Bl per-Bl ' 'IfrBflB sonality of Jane Corcoran, though she is rather mm ' tBH a sweet little actress. She would have been much B nSlflB better alone than with her company, who, how-B how-B 1 InBi ever, were in a play talky and as uninteresting mm "( SBBB as tuoy were. As an entertainer the play was ab-mW- i BbB solutely impossible, and the bore of a thing like Wm M jffniBH the "Freedom of Suzanne" suffered terribly by I mBhS comparison of "On the Quiet" the night before. ' ' "i BB The bill at the Orpheum this week was way ' M 1B9r below par. There was a lot of fun in the head mm il HH liner, "May Boley," and the people with her, but mm - wBIH the rest of the program was not of an order to mm, iBflfll make a man leave home and follow the show. . IBflflB Though the Kinodrome was fine, it was a long mm ''' Jl USX wa till that stage of the performance was . mm I IBP Euillo an Equilibrist of the mediocre order mm 'Il 15B was followed Dy Ada Jewell, announced as an op flt 1 '11 IBB eratic vocalist. It would seem to the casual ob- mm HqB server that Miss Jewell could do better in some B' wl ! BB other vocation. It would also be a great improve- Iff ) m BB ment to the circuit if she should decide to entor IB ''?ilfflBB Armstrong and Vern did a few clever stunts IB 1 $BBB and Dick Lynch and Arthur Deming were inter- iBl ' I IBkBR esting at times, though there was more or less JB gffiS BB vulgarity in the comedy team and also in Mr. BuBI Tlie Gl'and theatre has begun a series of sou- mm iBBB venir matinee, making a great hit with those who B THfiS went to see the production of "A Royal Slave" on Bl ' iBfi There is not too much melodrama in the mmW ' JpBBB "Royal Sfave." It is intensely Interesting and. the people who played It were extremely clever, especially es-pecially Miss Hazel Rich, who made a great hit with her dancing. "Shadows of Sin," which followed this play at the Grand, was so close to the limit that there was very little distinction. & We regret going to press too early for a review of "The Education of Mr. Pipp." The Lyric Theatre Stock company in a "Millionaire's "Mil-lionaire's Wife" won back the good impression made the opening week at the house. The work of Miss Margaret " Pitt was exceptionally praiseworthy. praise-worthy. & ' jjt A feature at the Orpheum this week will be Ma'rgaret Wyncherly's act, "In Self Defense." While the production Is only si one act one, the one exception, entirely new to Western theatre goers. Judging from all reports, the week should prove highly enjoyable to entertainment seekers, especially the music loving portion, as, appearing appear-ing in the cast of principals of the Stewart company com-pany are those notable lyric artists, Mabel Day, prima donna, soprano; Win. G. Stewart, baritone; Carl Haydn, tenor; George W. Leslie, comedian; Bessie Fairbairn, comedienne; Bowman Ralston, basso, and Bertha Shalek, contralto. These prominent prom-inent singers are supported by what is said to be the best singing ensemble of male and female voices to be found with any light opera touring the country. The operas will be presented as follows: On Monday and Tuesday nights, "The Two Roses," book and lyrics by Stanislaus Stange, music Ludwig Englander. On Wednesday matinee and night and Thursday night, "Dorothy," book ana actress presents herself in six different costumes in that time. It is one of the fine feature head liners in the class of the best that the Orpheum is in the habit of giving this season. And it will be In a. list of other good things. & & THE STEWART OPERA COMPANY AT THE SALT LAKE THEATRE. Following Digby Bell at the Salt Lake theatre, comes the much heralded Stewart Opera company com-pany for an engagement of six nights and matinees mat-inees on Wednesday and Saturday. The opera, which will be sung during the week are, with lyrics by B. C. Stephenson, music by Alfred Collier. Col-lier. On Friday and Saturday nights and Satur. day mitineo, "Babette," book and lyrics by Hairy B.. Smith, muBic by Victor Herbert. All pf wl ich are said to be costumed and mounted in the s ime mariner as when presented at the Broadway theatre, New York City. "The Two Roses" and "Babette" have never been seen outside the larger cities of the Enst, previous to this season, while the production of "Dorothy" is said to be one of the best given that delightful English comic, opera. ' a? j The University of Utah has decided to give a course of lectures and recitals this season. On it will appear the following artists and lecturers: Emilio de Gogorza, baritone; Count Lochwitzky, Russian reformer and late chief of bureau of the Russian war office; Eli Perkins, humorist; John Graham Brooks, author of "The Social Unrest," MARGARET WYCHERLY In Protean Drama at Orpheum Next Week president of the American Association of Sociol-ment Sociol-ment of English literature of the University of Chicago; Katherine Ertz-Bowdon in dramauzacion of "Hiawatha" as presented by the Ojibwaj; Indians; In-dians; Arthur Hartm&nn, the Hungarian violinist; violin-ist; United States Senator Benjamin R. Tillman, "the man with the pitchfork." The lecture course is in the hands of a faculty committee presided over by Prof. Byron Cum-mings, Cum-mings, and the business management is in the hands of W. S. Wallace and J. Fred Anderson, both Alumni of the University. Definite arrangements arrange-ments have not yet been concluded regarding the place at which the individual numbers of the course will be given. It is thought that the University buildings are so far out of town that a hall nearer the business center would be more desirable. The first number therefore will be presented in the Now Methodist Episcopal church. Emilio de Gogorza concert will be the first of the University of Utah course of lectures and recitals. re-citals. He will be assisted by Willard Welhe, violinist, vio-linist, and Arthur Shepard, accompanist. J Prof. Charles Kent and some of his pupils will give a song service Sunday evening at thirty-first ward chapel, Ninth East and Tenth South streets. The coming week .at the Grand will see th'o production of a now eastern melodrama, entitled "The Girl of the Streets," said to be a consistently consis-tently written play, one splendidly mounted, from a scenic standpoint. The company is headed by Miss Kathereen Crego, who is said to bo supported sup-ported by a capable cast. TIiq "Girl of, the Streets" starts Sunday evening, ending its engagement en-gagement on Wednesday night. Starting Thursday Thurs-day evening, Theodore Lorch will return to the Grand for the first time in a year for a short engagement. He will present for three nights and a Saturday matinee, a revival of Bartloy Campbell's masterpiece, "My ParUner." & ti? "The Power of Truth," a comedy drama, will receive its initial presentation Saturday at tno Lyric theatre, and run for the week. It is full of pathos, humor and homely, natural settings. i at t The fifth concert by the Salt Lake Symphony Orchestra will be given earl in October. The afternoon of October 12 has been decided upon, and four o'clock is the hour of commencing the program, which will enable business men as well as teachers and school pupils to be present. The orchestra, consisting of forty-five members, will be heard in the program decided upon. The soloists solo-ists are Mrs. Wm. Montague Ferry and Wil-llard Wil-llard Weihe. The tickets are on sale to subscribers sub-scribers only, who will be protected by the right to make reservations a day prior to the regular sale. |