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Show vtsJp' .... .... . "!KKtKHMmH I ! With the First Nighters . I j "THE WHEEL OF LOVE." "Oh, listorlne Nancy!" "Why, Perolval, how you swear, what in tho world is tho matter?" "Paul Gilmore is in town." ( "Who, Percival Paul Gilmore? oh, Percy, she's such a nice girl why as I liv.o hero's Paul now I knew he'd he in our department to make some purchases yes, Paul, you want to go to the ribhon ; counter, don't you? well, you shall Percival show Paul to the ribhon counter, and Percival on tlie way show those wonderful bargains at the sale at the third counter tho umbrella kind, I mean with tho lavender ribbons and the val lace, and unroll a couple of pair of them pink silk stockings for they play Logan tomorrow night and it's just possible they'll bp out up there." i "Oh, macaroons, a couple of omelettes souffle, two pieces of son-sen, and a nice warm glass of raspberry soda Paul Gilmore riding around on a ; wheel of love and me a workin' for seven per and not getting a lookin it's a shame Percival, its a shanie'for a swell foliar like him to only visit here once a year, but he sort of makes up for it when ho comes for I never seen grander shows than those that come with him. Of all the effeminate, conceited, impossible actors ac-tors pretending to do tho legit in the country, coun-try, this Gilmore is nearer the limit than any that take the' time of the theatre goer. And to give him his due, without prejudice, it must oe said that no matter what his vehicle is, whatever ability he ever had as a thespian, has deteriorated each successive season, until in "The Wheel of ! Love," he has found the worst thing he has ever appeared in and ho plays it as badly as any one could. But there's no use being serious with this mistaken mis-taken young man. PoBsibly he takes himself seriously, ser-iously, but if that is the case he is the only one. Some maudlin but amusing stuff appeared concerning con-cerning him recently in which the statement was made that all dear Paul needs is the proper vehicle ve-hicle to make him a Jefferson, a Goodwin, a Crane or a Robson. He'll never be a real actor in his life, and the finest play ever written couldn't make him one. He reminds one of a female impersonator out of a job, and while doubtless ho needs a vehicle to carry him on to his own, when ho finds it. if he makes a success, it will not be the kind that is seen upon the stage. "Tho Wheel of Love" is a conglomeration of the stalest stuff on the stage, and there isn't a line in it worth hearing. I Miss Phyllis Young, who has so many old I friends here, did all that anyone could do in such a situation, but the play was so closely woven about "tho star" that much to the regret of everyone, every-one, there was scarcely a moment when he was not the center of attraction. 4, "The Wheel of Love" sank to the hub with ! an awful splash, and the muck was so soft that tho harrowing efforts of those who tried to save it ; made those who watched the operation so tired ! that they are not quite well yet. ' ORPHEUM. H1 Carroll and Cooke do their best to spoil this H week's show at tho Orpheum, but they arrive too late to do any real damage, and omitting their act, everything at the house is a whole show in itself. There are three headllners, enough for any one bill, and the others are not far from the top, so there is nothing that anyone can honestly complain com-plain about. That is with the exception of Carroll and Cooke. Edwin Stevens and Tina Marshall have a sketch replete with much that is new, and the greater part of it is undeniably clever. Mr. Stevens is a real artist, and in the varience required in the four different characterizations he gives us in "Rich Man-Poor Man-Beggar Man-Thief," it is easy for him to prove in part the extent of his versatility. ver-satility. Tina Marshall is much better than ever bofoi'o, and the charm of tho entire sketch lies in tho intelligence of those who are mainly responsible respon-sible for the amusement it creates. Tho Manello and Marnltz troupe have an unusually un-usually thrilling act as finished as most European stunts, and better than the majority of equllibristic ventures. Olympia Desval, another headllner, has an aggregation ag-gregation of dogs and horses and man, and all of their tricks are exceedingly enjoyable. Hers is one of the cleverest animal acts on the circuit. Charlie Barry of Barry and Halvers, can dance a little better than ever, and he is funny enough most of tho time to create a lot of sport. Hulda Halvers, the leading lady in his support, turns loose no little ability in' her part of the proceedings. Kronemann Brothers, who open the show, start things off well with a comedy acrobatic act that does fine service as a mirth starter. As a whole, the performance is of a very high order this, of course, with the exception of the vulgarians, Carroll and Cooke. MARGUERITE CLARKE 1 With DeWolf Hopper in "Mappyland" at the Salt Lake Theatre Next Week. 1 |