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Show With the First Nighters B t'ffl ' !' 'H Tllls La been a w0elc of vavletl theatrical at- Hi i4jlJ' traction It has been a week corroborative of tho i-jl HI il btatement tliat Salt Lake is one of the best show 'M' -'tl towns in tho country, when the attractions are of BB " M$,m tho real sort. Six nights and half as many mat- ' '111 lpees is th0 reeord at tne Salt Lalc theatre, with ' ' m !l ' packed house at every performance. A banner Bj ; 'jlS i 'M- week sure enough for the old play house and the ' Jk il'iT commencement of the long run of brilliant suc- B I'illfjw'Mlj cesses for which wo are scheduled between now Hj j ' ' ;. jj -m and closing of the season. There will perhaps be IHj ; m Ml a few bordering on, if not well within the medio- B . .8 pill! iimit- 'B 1 I'M H H Jrfv A stimulus was infused into souls of the ar- lB i dent Playgoers with the announcement of George S .-'11 Cohan's coming to town. "Forty-five Minutes 'B ', v from Broadway" has passed, but the strains of Hj , il vii tl,e titl3 alr 1Inser in vibrant tones along local ii'lilj thoroughfares for more than three-quarters of an 1 I I'ksF llour In overy dIr0CtIon' reminiscent of its rendi-tion rendi-tion by "Kid Burns." Tho one thing regrettable Srs jl is that tho song hits of the piece have been done j'jtjjl to death along vaudeville boards and in public i (Pi places to an extent that made thorn less appre- IjV'i ciable. We have hoard "So Long, Mary" till all ', its music was worn off, but in the play it was ! more than a song. It was a delightful little scene j,1! enacted at the station, to which the music was ' only an accompaniment. All the fun of "Forty -five . . Minutes from Broadway" is centered about "Kid j it Burns," who was there with some bunches or. lan-guage lan-guage that would make George Ado look like a ;4 H second rater. The portrayal of this pari by Mr. jjaM Scott Welsh mark him a top liner among the I Wm comedians and ho has a voice equal to his other Big capabilities. Corinne as "Plain Mary," was lack- r WW ing in the characteristics that go to make the suc- lW cess that Cohan put into the part. The chorus !j -;')' work is unique and well done, but the acting of 1e - the lesser lights of the cast rendered rather m- j; ' different support of the leading pttrts. At any 1 fV rate it is a piece we are glad to see and has gone li ., down on the tab as one of the memorable en- n gagements of tho present show season. W?,h & & & p I The college spirit reached its zenith at the Salt Lake theater on Wednesday night in raui uil- n&$v more's production of "At Yale." The noisiest of the noisy ones. A play that is made up of college iff! V ethics and pranks of the collegians with a mad j't L i- love story interwoven. ' 'iSirayft' Mr. Gilmore made a strong play to the college B '' ' 1 'm mmn lads ancl arousea an enthusiasm, which penetrated ' t 'Wmll tlle souls of GVOn the old boys in the audience. B ! llffi 1 Iff No sucl1 outljursts of applause as was brought RH f'i-f forth at tho finish of tho race in the socond act Bl ' im 1 i'4 nav0 evei rent tne Iuterior of that house in its iflb if history. From the stage and the galleries the peels ' - 'fS) ''"'$ of colIege yells wero sufllciont to drlvo a Com- I'' anche mad. It was right there, however, that all " interest in tho play was allowed to drop, and HH "M'f,. during the intermission tho audience was bored Bl ; JmL4,'V.' by a sol or two by a siren in black, before the . '' ; ink- iiljij"''' darkened curtain. , 'jn,y Gilmore, himself, was somewhat of an oxag- B, hS fllf' geration In the part of "Dick Soeley," but his IB m8 support, generally speaking, was splendid. Hi' ' m w' HI i!'rl4 Dustin Farnham in the Virginian finishes his Ifw'tt-i;!- engageme. at the Salt Lake Theatre tonight. ' & !' m! Jy. "A Pledge of Honor" comedy drama in 4 aot '' ' H B I lH Wl11 b6 1116 1)111 at tlle LyrIc for one weok starting B mHi Wl Sunday night and in the hands of the Lyric Stock B $8fil4 company will no doubt be another big success. B 'fijJB The leaiinS role will bo taken by Mr. Frederick B Moore, who has established himself as a strong B ; favorite at this house. Usual matinees Weunes- NETHERSOLE fJEXT WEEK. Beginning on Monday evening next Olga Neth-orsole, Neth-orsole, the noted English actress, will play a week's engagement at the Salt Lake theatre and will bo supported by Frank Mills and her London company. This will be the noted lady's irst visit to Salt Lake City and for our citizens who admire tho highest type of dramatic art it promises to be a memorable one. The following is Miss Nether-sole's Nether-sole's repertoire for tho week: On Monday, Friday and Saturday evenings and at the Wednesday and Saturday matinees, Clyde Fltchs dramatization of Daudet's famous work, "Sapho." This play is perhaps tho most celebrated celebrat-ed that over came from the pen of an American dramatist, and Miss Nethersole, by her consummate consum-mate art has made it famous on both sides of the Atlantic. On Tuesday evening Miss Nethersole will be seen as Paula Tanqueray in Pinero's social problem prob-lem play, "The Second Mrs. Tanqueray," and It HHBi iPBBf JBhk&HH Olga Nethersole in Sapho Is safe to say, that this test role has never had a more able exponent than Miss Nethersole. Wednesday evening, Miss Nethersole's own version of "Adrienne Lecouvreur" will be presented. pre-sented. This is the first year that she has impersonated im-personated the illustrious French actress, Mile. Lecouvreur, and from the public and the critlps she has had nothing but praise for her work in tho part. On Thursday evening Henry Hamilton's version ver-sion of Prosper Merimee's story of the cigarette girl of Seville, "Carmen," will hold the- boards. This play was written a number of- years ago at Miss Nethersole's suggestion, and is one of the strongest in her repertoire. The curtain at the evening performances will be raised promptly at eight o'clock and at the matinees promptly at two o'clock. j jfi & This little item from the Commoner is most respeotfully commended to tho attention or the manager of the Orpheum: It runs this way: "A theatrical manager 'say that only one show in fifty wins." "But," the Commoner re- HlBBBHHMHHHHWHHi marks, "this does not explain why we always see the 49 first" What's the answer, Mr. jay Langley? The exception of probably two good acts savos this week's bill from being a way down on the list of the "49." To begin with the St. Orgo Bros-, exhibited another example of the athletic j endeavoring to usurp the prerogatives of the com-edians. com-edians. The "bike" stunts were well above tho average of this class of work, but the monologue of the brother Fred put a chill on the whole act. We have seen all kinds of soloists, with tho exception of the base drum artist, but this little accordion spasm by Nellie Hoke is exceeding tho speed limit. No reflection on Nellie herself, but i, the mystery of It all is, who ever signed such an i act for what is supposed to be a first class vaude- ville circuit? j "$ $ ? and Nonsens " the former what a seemingly gullible public contributes and what 1 Harry Richard and Company are working inr: the latter what the Richard company delivers for the money. j This piece is without a spark of merit, and ' the acting of the principals served in no way to j! counteract the shortcomings of the operetta it- j self. - j The act of Arthur H. Kherns might make a hit in Milwaukoe, where he would be a top liner ; on a beer garden troupe, but, if his is "German j funraaking," we will take an English joke for ours. J The management certainly did bill us a live I one worth waiting for in "A Bachelor's Dream." ! One in fifty. About the best thing of the season I In the way of good wholesome portean comedy. May Edouln was- charmingly clever in every one of her changes, and Edwards was a good dreamer j Emelia Rose ,a Rose by tho name of plain Emi.ily would bo just as clever, her novelty aero- j batic acts is qualified to travel with the best of , them, and affords a pleasing bit of entertainment, I in which she is ably assisted by her two canine understudies. The reeling off of several yards of Orpheum j motion pictures of about the usual standard, completed com-pleted the program. The fulfillment of some very i flattering promises from the SJtate street play- . house will be awaited the coming week. 2t hr The announcing of the next attraction at the j Grand, for four nights and Wednesday matlnoo, j starting Sunday, February 10th, means much to ' lovers of the melo-dramatlc, as it is none other j than the famous comedy drama, "Lost in New j York," which is now its sixteenth year of popularity, popu-larity, and it is safe to say that the present sea- son will find it as entertaining as ever. Tho scenery provided for this season's tour is all new and said to be the finest ever given this production. The Bay City yacht works, designers design-ers and builders of all kinds of water craft, havo just recently completed tho practical 3team , launch used In this production. It is one of the j finest little steam launches ever built. j J i The quaintest and sweetest of all New Bng- 1 land comedy ' dramas, "Quincy Adams Sawyer," comes to the Grand next Thursday evening for - a three nights' engagement, this being the initial i performance of this comedy In Salt Lahe. The ; production will be given in Its entirety exactly the same as. given In Its long New York run, and also at the World's Fair, St. Louis. Man- i ager Cox announces the engagement of "Quincy Adams Sawyer" as on of the theatrical events j of the sewon at the Grand. A Saturday matl- , nee will be given. j J The manager of "The College Widow" com 1)any noticed, during a recent St. Louis engage: ment of the Ado play, that for Ave straight performances per-formances there was in attendance in a front guat an elderly man, evidently from the coun . trv. Curious to know just what attracted the old :!ov so greatly, the manager approached him ah he was leaving the theatre for the fifth time, tii .inked him for his patronage; and asked him what part of the play he liked best. "There's a right smart old fellow they call Bolton," was the response, "and them college kids I has been a-handling him perty rough every time rvo been here. On o' these nights he's goin' I fin to turn on 'em as sure as you're livin' and I i want to be on hand to see the fun." |