The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-10-03
ADJUSTMENTS.

Mr.. Mulvey's little theatre played to
the capacity of the house last night,
and perhaps little over. The size
of the audience was tribute to the
excellent advance work done for
Browns In Town. butit is only fair
to state in the same breath that every
one was glad he came and considered
that he received his moneys worth at
the very least. Browns In Town" is
a farce-comedy made up of real fun,
the kind of fun that causes everybody
to laugh as though he enjoyed laugh
ing 1t starts in right at the first, and
lasts this way to the end. There is
story full of complications, as is usual
in plays of this sort, some clever and
original situations, specialties inter-
poiated at odd moments, and num-
Der of well-dressed men and women.
The trouble of the plot originates in
the desire of a man to keep his mar
riage a secret from his father. and for
this purpose assumes the name of
Brown. This part was played by Mark
Swan, the author of the comedy, who
was a splendid example of the gentle
manly farce-comedian, easy in his
methods and immensely popular with
the audience. The part of his wife was
played by Miss Maude Knowlton, who
d
a pleasing actress. Miss Jessie Mae
Hall is a very tiny little actress, but
carries a good share of the fun and
spirit of the piece on her small should
ers. Miss Monica Lee, who is remem-
bered in Salt Lake for her performance
of Helma in What Happened to
Jones'" has the part of a German
heiress, in which she again has an OPP
portunity to display her decided ability
IN oh rSar ays "a vic O-f
cook with a reputation,"- was well
played by Fannie Midgeley, and indeed,
the cast was excellent throughout,
Several specialties were introduced by
the members of the company, and were
greatly appreciated by the audience
Browns In Town is a bright, clever
healthy farce, and in it there is no
doubt that Manager Mulvey has Sc
cured a winner" a heavy advance
sale is reported for the entire week
There is a story to "Hotel Topsy-
Turvy,' which was the bill at the thea
ire last night. because a mention to this
effect is made somewhere in the pre-
gramme. But for this one might imag-
inc that it was but pretext for the
exits and entrances of Eddie Foy. as
is usually the case with pieces in which
he appears. Hotel Topsy-Turvy' is
full of fun, as the name might imply;
and. as it might also imply, the fun is
of the fast and furious, rough and tum-
BILE sort. There is no regularity. no
order, in an entertainment of this
kind. 1t goes at gallop from start
to finish, and the spectator may catch |
his fun in any shape he wishes. And
if he does not feel so inclined, he does |
not catch any fun at all.
French musical comedies have be- |
come very popular of recent years, and |
they are all very much alike, the
music, in particular, is characteristic |
of the class, as it were.
Hotel Popsy-Turvy, exploits. first /
and foremost, Eddie Foy, Eddie Foy. !
who is always the same year after
peculiar virtune which is commonly |
attributed to wine. He sang his songs
and told his jokes. and the audience +
took him good-naturedly, even happily. (
as they always do. A speciality artist +
who made one of the hits of the even
ing was Miss BERTHE Fowler who gave
several limitations. and received encore
after encore. Josie Dewitt made a hit
with her violin playing. and also sang
some solos with no apparent good
The Florence trop of acrobats
were also fayorites, and gave a unique I
act with two women who performed all .
the tumbling acts usually done only by
men. They were clever and sure per-
formers. Among the other speciality /
artists were Phillip Rigley, Octavie
Barbe and Amelia Glover. A large
Audience was in attendance. making
an auspicious opening for the season
from a box office point of view.
AS for Hotel Topsy-Turvy'' the 7
sooner it comes, the sooner it goes. So
we bear no grudge-
The engagement closes tonight
.'NIa1aleine,H by the Salt Lake Opera