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Show I ' ' HfcA f Ae Fas A&Aeis H "ADELE" m Amatory relations which usually form the B subject in which the French are most interested M ' on and off the stage form the basis of the plot H of "Adelc," a musical play adapted from the Par- B isian version by Hcrve for use in America. But B contrary to rule, "Adele" is clean and pretty and M delightful, and the beauty of its scenes, the spar- B klo of its wit and the lilt of Briquet's music have H delighted the smallest audiences that have ever M attended first class performances in the Salt Lake B theatre It is, indeed, a pity that so few have M taken advantage- of the opportunity to see and M here "Adele," but theatrical taste is peculiar, M. even in this community which boasts of its love H for the theatre. fl The only time during the performance when B there is anything bordering on the from a go is H when Frlebur, the elder, and Parmaceau are at- H( , tempting to be funny. Theirs -tumor that H 1 might be much more gratifying tr oreign audi- H ence than to Americans who hav .. .oal sense of H it. However, that is of small concern. H In 'Carolyn Thomson, Nanette Flack, John H Park and Arthur Kappeler, the company is head- B ed by four singers whose various personalities H together with their ability to act, give to "Adele" H a positive charm. Carolyn Thomson in particu- H lar is as dainty and attractive as she can be H with a freshness of youth unmarred by long or H hard staging, and a voice that is true and sweet, B though not of great strength. Miss Flack, well H remembered from the nights of "Alma," was H heard to advantage, though the fuss and feath- H ers of her clothes were in singular contrast to B the simplicity of the costuming of Miss Thom- H son. John Park was splendid in the role of the H lover and in that capacity he is kept very busy at H his trade. Mr. Kappeler also gave a good perform- H ance containing considerable pep. H Paris, which is supposed to disseminate B everything that is new and beautiful, evidently WW lent its aid to the staging of the production and BH the costuming of the company, for the gowns B worn by the ladies of the troupe are certainly Bfl the dernier cri of the creative geniuses who spe- 9 cialize in those things. Another pleasing feature H was the augmented orchestra. "Adele" is a H French farce put to music, but while thoroughly BH Frenchy there is nothing to mar its beauty in B the eyes of an American audience. H B "THE MAN WHO STOOD STILL" B Willard Mack and Howard Scott, the former K as Johann Krauss, the old jewelry merchant of the H lower east side in New York, and the latter as H Herman Spiegel, his friend, have done some B. character work during the past week that prob- B ably excells anything of the kind ever done by H either of them while appearing here. The part B 1kea by Mr. Mack is that of an old iSwisii B watchmaker who has faith in humanity rather B a lost art in this day and age and who through B his trust and his inability to keep up with the B times, ends in misery Mid ruin. H As Mario Krauss, Miss Rambeau gave her HH usual conscientious a.id artistic performance E though as much cannot bo said for some of the H others. BH "The Man Who StoM Still" is one of the most H " Interesting plays produced by the Utah Stock B company, and is well worth anyone's time. B H ORPHEUM HBi When one. considers the fact that Sir James Hk -Matthew Barrio gets two hundred and fifty ML--- ---1 , big round simoleons every week as a royalty for "Pantaloon," in which Mile. Dazie i3 appearing, it is enough to make one who has to go on high speed seven days a week for a meal ticket wonder how ho (Barrie) gets by with it. This is not said deprecatingly, for those who are familiar with the history of pantomimes from the time of the lean and slippered "Venetian dotard do-tard to the Pantaloon of the English spectacles, realize the charm of such things to foreign audiences, audi-ences, but it does not make the same appeal to Edna Munsey whose song stuff Includes such old favorities as "Tell Me That You Love Me' and who starts her act as a heavyweight though after three changes gets down to normal. Han-ion Han-ion and Hanlon have their same fine acrobatic act and Stuart Barnes has a good song or two, though he still sticks to the Patsy club hat and his monologue Is the same old stuff. Stuart is funny enough but has the faculty of hanging on to what he made good with in the beginning just as many another performer. There ought to le MclNTYRE & HEATH. In John Cort's Massive Revival of Their Great Musical Success, "The Ham Tree' at the Salt Lake Theatre Tuesday and Wednesday, Wed-nesday, January 20 and 21. those who frequent American vaudeville houses. Mile. Dazie in "Pantaloon" "I don't see her pantaloons," said a man behind me is a charming charm-ing Columbine and her dancing is a delight, but outside of that there is little in .Sir Barrie's plea to attract. Generally speaking the bill is about the worst seen at the house for weeks, especially in contrast con-trast to the one preceding it. Loa Durbyelle makes some shadows like father used to make; she is followed by iMattie Roonoy and Clayton Kennedy (and they keep Thaw in jail); and a l'esson for a lot of them in the life story of "Pantaloon." EMPRESS The feature attraction at the Empress is the "Bower of Melody," an act in which twelve accomplished musicians and vocalists entertain. en-tertain. It Is presented by Evans and Harris and the company is headed by Anna McMahon, whose stage presence is delightful and whose voice is exceptional. Bert Sheridan who directs the troupe Is also worthy of commendation and the act throughout Is a high-class musical feature without the usual attempts at comedy that do-tract. do-tract. Louise Mayo, the soprano soloist, is here again in splendid voice and her offering is praise-a praise-a worthy. The Ballo brothers, Mexican' serenad- j ers, the three Emersons in "Fun in a Swimming if Pool," Martini and Maximillian, comedy triole in sters, furnish their full quota of entertainment play founded on the humane theory that if the right appeal is made to people who go aBtray there is always a chance to lead them to the light. The play which has never been seen here except in the movies is from the pen of C. M. S. McClellan, Carlotta NillBon, the distinguished American actress is seen in the title role, and the picture is produced by the Famous Players Film company. For the coming week beginning on Monday "The Legend of Provence" will be seen featuring Mr HIb jMMtMk WMMMMFttlMMMu MARY AND MARIE McFARLAND, Orpheum Headliners Next Week. and the bill also includes Sam Harris who Is now going "single" after a long training in muslcial comedy. AMERICAN The big attraction at the American theatre is "Leah Kleshna," which has been of absorbing absorb-ing interest to the audiences at that house during the past two days and which will conclude this evening. It is from the famous Maude Fealy. This is a Thanhouser production in four reels and will be seen for three days commencing com-mencing on Monday. Following this the Famous Fam-ous Players Film company has delved into the past for Its latest release, back along the roads of time that lead to ancient Rome and the days of Nero. It is called "A Daughter of the Hills" presenting Laura Sawyer in the title role, and the story attempts to show that when savagery was strength and cruelty glory, that the love of a man for a maid was a greater force than all the primitive barbarities of the period. |