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Show . The Drama ; : o Salt Lake Theatre. Florence Roberts Rob-erts in "Ann La Mont," a problem play in four acts, by Paul Armstrong. The play opened well. Comedy mixed with the sadness of the main Btory tickled the house. The light comedy spirit was chiefly embodied in the very competent person of Max Figman. This most clever entertainer imparted a gayety to the affair that won the house and presently he was a great ia-vorite. ia-vorite. Some may have thought him j too agile, but these were evidently greatly in the minority. Mr. Figman's portrayal was highly diverting. In the first half of the play, too, Miss Roberts had scenes that were satisfying. As Ann La Mont she was at all times a subdued Miss- Roberts. One wondered if she had not decided to be under more ! restraint hereafter. But the character i itself furnished a reason for toning I down. It was in the first half of the play an admirably draw character. It was fashioned upon the old theme, but it had original ways. Indeed, we may say here that originality marks this play throughout. The company throughout is one of exceptional ability. Lucius Henderson, Hender-son, so long with Miss Roberts, was received re-ceived warmly. He has his old part of the unhappy lover and finds it more difficult to look woebegone, as he has grown fleshier, and he looked well in fine raiment. Mr. Northrup. as the evil person: Mr. McWade, as the art critic: Miss Robinson, as the widow the art critic married all the players, -in fact, displayed merit. To be sure, there were some lapses, and the pathos and the humor became mixed in places, but this was unavoidable and to be expected expect-ed in a first presentation. The play was handsomely staged. "Ann La Mont" will be presented tonight to-night and Saturday night and Saturday Satur-day matinee. 4 The rollicking musical comedy success, suc-cess, "The Tenderfoot," with Oscar L. Figman and Ruth White as the stars, will be the strong attraction at the Salt Lake theatre next Monday avid Tuesday evenings. By his impersonation imperson-ation of the character of Professor Pet-tibone, Pet-tibone, L. L. D.'B. A., Mr. Figman has stamped himself as one of the foremost fore-most comic opera comedians of ' the day. He not only possesses the power to make people' laugh, but" he can dance and sing. The remainder of the company is most capable. The organization organ-ization is one of the largest that w ill be seen here during the season, numbering num-bering nearly seventy people. ' I . -4- j "Peggy From Paris." the musical comedy which was written by George j Ade. the famous humorist, and is to be offered at the Salt Lake theatre next Thursday, Friday and Saturday, contains con-tains striking and original characters ! who are delightfully amusing. Among I the clever comedy portrayals are those of two animated Frenchmen, M. Howard How-ard and M. Folies-Bergere, members of the Franco-American league. These Frenchmen are in quest of Mile. Fleu-rette Fleu-rette Caramella, who is "Peggy From Paris." to whom they wish to deliver an address of welcome. Throughout the piece and almost to the very end they play in pantomime. They dress and act exactly alike. They are continually con-tinually bobbing up through the play, their appearance heralded by a certain I strain of music wThich always precedes their entrance. Their steps, gestures and expressions are the counterpart one of the other. Their continued reappearance re-appearance in this manner is decidedly droll and the precision which they have I attained in timing their steps and movements is the result of long prac- ! tice. Whenever Madame Herrmann, the talented queen of magic, the pupil and assistant of her late husband, Herrmann Herr-mann the Great, whose equap as a magician the world has never known, the local spiritualistic mediums all get very nervous and take extra precautions precau-tions against her paying them a visit. .They well know that she has a way of very speedily getting acquainted with their methods by which they conduct con-duct their spooky manifestations and don't care to take any chances with her, for in a number of cities she has exposed these frauds in great shape and caused decided sensations. She, with her company, will appear here' at the Salt Lake theatre next Wednesday afternoon and night, and already the "mediums" are beginning to shake in their shoes. Probably the most noted case of the kind in which Madame Herrmann figured was in Detroit a few years ago. An aged millionaire of that city was being shamefully imposed I upon by a spiritualistic medium, and ' his relatives implored Madame Herr- ' mann to attend one of his seances and if possible, expose his frauds and im- t positions. She did so with such good j effect that when the fakir learned who the mysterious lady in black who had visited his seance was, he left town i without waiting to find out whether she , meant to expose him o" not. In the presentation of h?r act Madame Herrmann Herr-mann uses the most lavish scenery and settings, as well as magnificent costumes cos-tumes and as Cleopatra, the Egyptian ' sorceress, she well impersonates that! queenly character. Her tricks and illusions il-lusions are many and varied and include in-clude many of the masterpieces of her ' la'te husband, whose able assistant she was for years. She is without question ques-tion the most versatile and accomplished accom-plished female magician in the world and her appearance here should signalize signal-ize crowded houses during her entire engagement. |