The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-01-14
AmaSemeHtS.


Salt Lake has heard THE Burgo-
master" ana salt Lake is tickled al
most to death. The population walked
down Main street at Il o'clock last
night humming THE Tale of the Kan
CARGO" and reveling in the memory Of
the three hours then last past.
1t is a great affair-this "Burgomas-
ter" It is a vague parody on rip Van
Wrinkle" just an excuse for the per-
Torrance of innumerable specialties Of
the quality that delights the eye and
the ear. 1t is more abundantly en-
dOwed with catchy music than Flor
OdOra.'' Its lyrics are brilliant. They
came from the pen of Frank PiXley
of Argonaut fame, while the music be-
longs to Gustave Luders. The gags
worked off by the burgOmaster and his
cO-labOrers are killing.
What is a kiss" he asks.
The beginning of divorce" she an
swers.
Then he turns to the bunch" and
says: Remember, girls, a kiss vas der
microbe of alimony."
The company that gave the piece
/ last night is hardly in the JEFF De-
Angels class, but it is a mirth-prOvOk-
ing aggregation. 1t is short on voice,
| except as chorus. The soloists are
not thrillers. Some of the female prin-
cipals, in fact didn't seem to have
much luck striking the key.
But Cawthornei He who plays the
title role is perhaps the funniest Dutch
comedian, the most deliberately
| equipped with new gags. at any rate,
| seen here in a good while He is ably
| assisted by Mr.. Sanford as Doodle.
| George Broderick, who used to be with
| I he oil CT int
esting, and Mr.. DeLOrme was not dis
! pleasing as the Iong-haired actor.
] Among the women. there are Edith
! YerringtOn, Lillian Austin and Ida
Hawley, who hold up the female end
/ to the best of their ability. The chorus
is well drilled and gOod-looking. We
understand now what is meant by q
! ''girly' chOrus-smiles. Everybody on
the stage seems to have a horror of
facial repose, and it's a good thing.
Such specialties as the kangaroo
| song, "Soubrette," college DAYS, -
/ The Champion Pugilist, THE Under
taker Had To Do the Rest" 'I Love
/ YOU and the cake-walk ought to pack
/ any theatre for a week. Cawthorne
! does some of these, and he had but
| only to crook his leg to get the big
! Sest laugh in the performance. IT
| looked as if there wouldn't be a dou-
/ bic seXtette last night. but there was.
/ It came on toward the middle of the
play. Only this one was a double
/ quintette. The umbrella stunt got in
all right at the last minute, too. So
/ there were no disappointments Some
| people thought they got a little too
much for the money
THE Burgomaster' runs until We'd
| 1esday night, with matinee tomor-
/ row.
| From the top of the "Chutes" to the
water level Murray and Mack are the
real thing. From start TO finish shoot
| ing the Chutes' is one grand splash OF
| fun-real joyous fun of the clean and
clear-cut variety; the kind that al
most makes you go home and wake
your wife up to tell her about it.
With all kinds of new jokes. funny
situations, clever actors and pretty
girls ''all in a row. Murray and Mack
have combination that will be hard
to beat. The principals themselves are
trimming over with jollity, which
seems to be catching. for it is certainly
shared by the Others Murray's "silent
comedy" and agile limbs, Macks ludi-
crous facial contortions and energetic
| love-making will not be forgotten very
soon by those who saw them last night