The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-25
PRESS AGENTS, PROMISE.

a comedy trip to laughland would
best describe the new Grimes Cellar
Door," which comes to the Grand
theatre on Monday, Tuesday and We'd
nesday, matinee Xmas at 2:lJ and
matinee Wednesday at 2:15 p. m.
In organizing this now popular and
successful attraction James 3. Mackie,
had but one object in view and that was
to please. So, with this idea in mind,
all highways and by-ways where comic
novelties and wonderful illusions could
be found, were searched and not in
vain, as all who have witnessed this
entertainment viii verify. There is no
use in trying TO explain a plot unless it
can be found in the title, but no lenses
are powerful enough to do it, so the
management leaves it TO the magma
ton of the public, unless they secure
Marconi and his wireless biography
Grimes Cellar Door," was designed
for laughing purposes only, enough
bright and witty dialogue being intro
duced as a connecting link for a series
of ludicrous situations by famous gro
tesques frightened with numerous,
pretty girls in picturesque songs and
dances, the whole embellished with
complete scenic environment equal IN
beauty TO a gorgeous spectacular pro-
in trick pantOmime. While CONFUSING
the spectator with laughter it COM
pels the audience when it is over TO
pause with wonder and amazement. and
ask one another how it was accom-
plished. There is no deep plot to I'M
ravel. no hero TO be admired, no villain
II be Kissed, but an entertainment
created to amuse and overfiowing with
1904-05 ideas, music, specialties and
features. The company has Hoyts
famous comedian, James b. Mackle at
its head.
A genuine treat in dramatic offering
will be the Sidewalks of New York,
which begins three nights engage
ment at the Grand theatre Friday,
Dec. 80. with regular Saturday matinee
and special New Years matinee on
Monday.
"The Sidewalks of New York has
proven a great faVorite among theatre
roers throughout the cast and IL Will
TO doubt prove as great pleaser here
as elsewhere. The story begins near
New York City. showing the country
home of wealthy manufacturer.
There are two sons, one adopted the
other has been disinherited for his pre-
vious bad conduct. The adopted son
brings home MS new bride, Ethel, and
there she is seen and recognized by the
disinherited son as a girl whom he
had known and loved in the Olden days,
when she was being brought up IN the
kidnaper's den on the BOWery- Later
i'm the act this son robs the family
safe and being caught in the act by
his father. he kills him. Ethel, the
adopted sons wife, finds the old man
when he is dying and he confesses 10
her that his own son is his murderer,
and i'm her ignorance Of the existence
OF another son, she thinks that he re
fers to her husband. The scene of the
second act is laid in the kidnaper's den
on the Bowery, where Ethel IS urea
upon false pretenses by the dislnher-
tied son but is finally saved by an OLD
friend. Horace DobbinS, a first water
country pumpkin.
The third act shows a drawing room
in a mansion on Fifth avenue Others
tome). The detectives are at work
irving to ferret out the murderer Ethel
is silent in the firm belief that ii IS
her own husband and when through
the strongest circumstantial evidence,
she herself is convicted of the crime,
she is silent still, ready TO take the
consequences and thus shield her hus-
band.
I'm the last act the scene is laid in
Ethers private boudoir, and it is in
this act that through the combined
efforts of herself and ner friend Hor-
ace. that the mystery is solved and
through the keenest strategy the guilty
one is brought TO justice.
Cora King Swain will be seen In
the sympathetic role Of Ethel, while
the other members of the company are
said to be suited to their parts in
every respect.
THE Princess Chic" opens an en-
gagement of three performances at the
Salt Lake theatre Friday night Eext.
Amone, those who have big foilOwings
end are well known and popular with
the theatre-going public, may be men
toned the talented and beautiful prima
donna Sophie Brandt Gus Vaughan.
George Thomas, Lyman Wheeler. John
n. Henderson, George c. Callahan.
George Thomas Tom Smith Martin
Harry Monroe. George Google, Robert
Algier. Jane Wander Zee, Carolyn Lum,
Julia Kohles. Dorothy Williams and
Marie Henderson. These and many
others Of note are in the cast of THE
Princess Chic" In producing this opera
the management has spared neither
money nor managerial skill in equip
ping it with everything that could pos
sibly add TO its success. This year new
costumes and scenery have been given
the piece and it is claimed that the pro-
duction today is more elaborate and
pretentious than it was when original
ly produced in New York.
In writing the librettO II is stated
that Mr.. La Shelle endeavOred to put
forth a book that would be at once
amusing and laughable and still free
from the tomfOOlery that seems TO be
almost the sole ingredient Of most OF
our comic operas. With this idea in