The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-29
HnuSemenfS.

"A Millionaire Tramp is not as funny
"A snow as most or the big audience that
Draved the storm last night and went
10 See IL at the Grand expected. This
does not mean that "A Millionaire
Tramp is not worth seeing. il deserves
a liberal patronage and, though II con-
Jams a number Of amusing features, it
lacks good deal of being pure comedy.
Inc greater part of the show IS clean,
straight merltOriOus acting.
ramps such as Gus Mortimer as jay
stage. ana the stage is the worse Tor the
Iact MI Mortimer IS not q tin can,
slapJack, hideOus burlesque tramp. He is
the real article. Most Of us have seen
him off the stage many and many a time
Tie Is the sort that comes around 60 the
back door with shabby geutility and tat
ters and asks for handout.
IN his work last night Mr. Mortimer
dld not depend on the usual methods Tor
applause. His acting was represslvc not
obtrusivc and. though we knew lie
wrecked his own life. though we knew he
knew H., ne nevertheless compelled SYM
pathy. Strangely enough. there were no
evenly smoothly. naturally. 10 climax,
with the tramp as the central figure
throughout.
While the greater part Of the interest
conferred in Mr.. Mortimer. several Of the
other performers are entitled 20 mention.
Among them is George Elmore whose
portrayal Of the character of Walter
roster Black, manager of the Madison
Square Dramatic company. was more
work as Ezra Trumbeli. and Miss Jennie
McAlpine. as Theresa Hampton was ac-
ceptable a good character bit was that
OF Abraham Jones, negro porter, by
some bright speciaIties were introduced
curing the performance. Last NIGHTS
audience was thoroughly pleased and the
npicauunS are mat tho engagement viii
go on to hig business. Three more per-
torm9nces will be Eiveu-touight tomor-
row night and a matinee tomorrow.
The biggest 10 cents worth ever offered
10 salt Lakes amusement lovers was
opened AT So West Second South street
last night Though tho weather was far
from tho sort the management would
nave ordered, three performances were
given to the capacity OF the house. The
Novelty produces only vaudeville but 10
Us vaudeville Of the CleaneSt sort There
We're six acts on last nights programme.
opening with Arthur Lorraine and Lille
Howell. sketch artists and closing with
q clever speciality by the One-legged aero
bat. Tom Heron.
The show. throughout gave entire sa it's
faction 20 the upwards of a thousand pec-
pc VINO saw it. 1t had been expected
that the customary first night bitches
would he encountered. but nothing Of the
sort occurred The performance moved
along as smoothly as if it had been the
hundredth instead Of the first OF its
kind. The Novelty will he open every
day hereafter. matineos at 8 and 4 O'Clock
evening performances at $50. SEA and
f.Ht.
The big West MINISTRIES. said to be
studded from start TO finish with new
ana entertaining features open TONIGHT
at the salt Lake theatre Tor an engage
ment OF two performances, the last TO-
morrow night.
The advance sale OF seats for "1rloro-
dora, which comes tu the salt Lake tile
atre ON Thursday night to fin ont the
balance Of the week, including a matinee
ON saturday. opens at the box office this
morning at 10 O'Clock.
All that a Young pianist could ask OF
an audience Margaret Robertson found in
or the salt Lake theatre last evening 10
listen TO her comiuE-OUt recital And if
pure pluck, and courage have auvth inc
10 90 WlttN the making Of a successful
musician. Miss Robertson has great prom
lsc before her. Suffering great pain from
WEN heavy and very difficult pro
Erdmme and delighted her audience with
her remgrka bic execution From the
opening number BeethOveu's sonata 10
INC List rhapsodic at the last. the pro
granrn" WAS well selected and calculated
t2 DrlnS out the strongest points I'm the
payer technique and method. Tn two
numbers Miss Robertson was assisted bv
arthur shepherd. the Concerto 90 by
hQnenStcln. and the "POlaCca- BrflIfanfe -
n ANeDer-Llszt composition. One ronarlx-
aole thing was the wonderful memOrizing
shown in the fact that with programme
81 eight numbers. embracing c0n1nOsi-
tons Of nearly sixty pages each. not one
meet or music was used. Miss Robertson
is graduate OF the Sherwood conserve
tory or music and viii doubtless be a
great addition To Salt Lakes musicians.