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Show I -. The Theatres 3 H " THE PRINCESS PA T" M HPHE PRINCESS PAT," presented by John H ' 1 Cort with music by Victor Herbert and the H book and lyrics by Henry Blossom, arrived at the H Salt Lake theatre early in the week and was hap- H pily received. Reversing the usual order of H things it finished much better than it began, im- H proving with each succeeding act. Victor Her- H bert may always bo relied upon to furnish real H music, varying from the lighter airs to that which H often approaches the classical. It never fails to H gain popularity and is nearer the comic opera H ideas and ideals of the past than most of the H tawdry productions now classed in that category. H There are one or two beautiful songs and in H particular the duet, "All For You." Then there H are many others with a lasting lilt and humorous H hits.1 Tho lined get better and better as the ac- H tion proceeds and some of the repartee is ex- H cruciating. As a whole the company was fairly good. Blanche Duffield as Princess Pat was ex- H ceedingly attractive; Eva Fallon in the role of H Grace Holbrook was acceptable, David Quixano H as the Prince gave a good performance, and sang H well at times, and Oscar Figman as Bob Darrow H was the same old Oscar doing some new things H1 in the same old way. Alexander Clark as Si H Perkins created a lot of fun and made a tremen- H dous hit with his song, 'The Shoes of Number H One as Worn by Number Two." The work of H the other men. of the company could be improved H upon,and the chorus was none too prepossessing. H However, as a whole it was a pleasant diversion H to be able to again hear some good music and H get a real laugh from the speaking stage. H H ORPHEUM fl ' T VAN BANKOFF, assisted by Lola Girlie with H ' Madeleine Harrison and Max Franke and the H usual ballet, all under the direction of the re- H markable Bankoff, headline this week's Orpheum H bill. Bankoff himself is a dancer whose methods H are distinctly different from those usually em- H' ployed, and aside from his personal performance JH that of Miss Girlie is the most enjoyable, though fl 'there are a number of dances in a bizarre setting H varying from the symbolic to those calling for all H possible action. Scarcely a week passes in vaude- H ville that we are not regaled with a large dancing Hi act and while as a whole there have been better H ones than this, individually it is quite unique. Hf There are numerous single singers on the pro- Hi gram, but they are varied and for the most part M their work is entertaining, particularly that of H Rena Parker, who is very, very good to lok upon. H She has some new and clever songs and is quite H' startling, though very refined in her Hawaiian H number, which includes the latest dance and H; which might be called "Shaking the Chemie." B Mario and Duffy begin the proceedings with a Hi fine exhibition on the horizontal bars and George H; M. Fisher and Manny Bresser are seen in "The H Partners," beginning very well on the order of Hn Potash and Perlmutter, but prolonged to an ex- H ' tent that is tiresome to say the least, exaggerated H beyond all bounds and containing a heap of old H, stuff. Bill Pruitt, the cowboy singer, with his f' variety of voices, seemed to score heavily with Stho large audience, and Anna Chandler in a varied program of songs and semi-monologue finished strong, being forced to respond to numerous en- m (. chores. The elimination of some of her con- Hj versation might improve her work. The Minia- H ture Revue, manipulated by Lillie J. Faulkner, H J pleased the children at the matinees, we under- B, 1 stand, but after seeing one act oft this kind repe- J tition grows tiresome to tho grow-ups. 1 PANTAGES CENATOR WILLIAM MURPHY," seen fre-J fre-J quently before, is at tho Pantages this week with a line of talk full of the wit that holds his good job and he is not the only funny man on the bill. There is John Rucker and Sam Win-ford Win-ford ,whoso dialogue between a Chinaman and a negro is a real producer. The Silvon Sisters with a mandolin and a guitar and two good sets of teeth, by which they hang and spin while playing, have an act similar to several others of the kind in vaudeville, but it is good. Georgie Chartres, sings and whistles and imitates imi-tates a lady with a, stew. She could cut that out without hurting her performance." Her whistling is splendid. George Carus and his dog, a local act substituted for Miss Lillian Broderick, made a hit and the bill finished with a tabloid musical comedy called "Mr. Inquisitive," which takes place in the office of a woman dentist. She is very attractive and the rest of the company help considerably. |
