Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-12-30

In any other line OF work to which she
had chosen TO devote her talents and
energy.
Superlatlves are In order when writ
| ing OF the new spectacle at the Hippo
drome. Nothing could be better for a
holiday show and nothing approaching
| II In elaborateness and magnitude has
ever been attempted here In the play.
Lady Noumnia,' delightful young
woman as played by Rose La Harte.
decides to use her money. and she has
| millions, TO present such a circus as
has never been seen before. In Lady
Volumnia's" palace grounds the circus
Is given, and this scene Is one OF great
beauty. The vast stage of the Hippo
drome allows the effec; OF great per-
| spective to be accomplished. Mere Is
| given dance In the olden style, with
| the quaint costumes Of the kind made
| familiar 10 us In Vatican paintings
Lady Nolumna" decides 10 marry
Paul Paskey, stranded circus mana
ger. who Is helping her with the pro-
duction OF the Society Circus" but he
Is abducted and taken to a dense forest
Then comes the comedy part of the
show; there Is burlesque lion tanning
act and monkey ballet, before Paul
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have the wedding ceremony performed.
The Song OF the Flowers" Is then CIV
en-, In which LA women In costumes
representing baskets OF flowers, dance
| TO some very pretty music written by
Gustav Leuders; then one gorgeous
scene follows after another until the
grand closing tableau Is reached, and
this battles description THE Court OF
| the Golden Fountains" must be seen to
be appreciated. Imagine fountains OF
gold made OF living figures. and ter
races stretching away In the back
ground; wonderful display OF many
colored dazzling electric lights. play
ing on streams OF water which seem of
more than all the hues of the rainbow
Lily pads are y the lake and swans
move among them while many snow
white doves circle about overhead.
The cost OF such production Is APP
palling; all the scenes being enormous
In size and the costumes unusually gor-
geous and of great number; over 800
people being on the stage IN the last
scene; but all the money and magnif-
cent properties could not have awaited
to make this beautiful spectacle, with
out the genius and wonderful eye for
detail OF Stage Manager Edward Tenn
pie. To his ability the success OF this
production Is largely due.
The new farce, Before and After
adapted by Leo Ditrichstein IRON the
work OF NJ. M. Hennequin and NJ, Mi
chaud, is unworthy the really good act
ing of some OF the people In the cast
This is regular French farce and
everyone knows what that means. the
one great joke seems to be the infideli-
~ OF the husband or wife. The plot OF
this play hinges upon u magic powder
which has the effect when taken of
changing grabbed old gentlemen into
most light-hearted. joviai and loving
persons. A New York doctor takes one
by mistake and thereupon kisses q
French lady. whose husband on learn
ing this fact, threatens to shoot the
doctor unless he Is allowed the same
privilege OF kissing the doctors wife.
Then there Is a scene In a Saratoga ho-
tel and the action and lines are about
as broad as a quite lenient public will
stand. II is all to tiimsy to describe
further and the work of Messrs. Will
liams, Wise and Ditrichsteln with that
Of Miss Katherine Florence and Miss
Georgia Lawrence Is worthy Of a bet
ter cause.
Mr. f.. s. Willard presents u double
bill this week. at the New Amster-
dam theater. "A Pair of Spectaces"
and q drama from Kipling's famous
story, THE Man Who Was" "A Pair
Of Spectacles" has been seen here be-
fore and the last time. John Hare APP
peared In 1t. on Monday Is the first
presentation OF The Man Who Was"
In this country. and Mr. Willard has
an excellent opportunity In the part OF
the broken down soldier. Austin Linz
mason, to show his ability as tragic
actor,
The Girl OF the Golden West" shows
no sign of waning popularity IL Is.
good melodrama and much to be pre-
ferred to namby-pamby so-called So
ciety plays, even II the theme IL not
very high one and the code Of honor
rather at discount. The situation OF
playing at cards for the life or safety
OF some one Is not at all new; but in
this play the winning Is done In DIFF
ferent wey. The Girl does not hesl-
tate to use her knowledge OF the way
to produce certain card when she
needs II most, and the cheating Is done
cleverly. This play makes no claim to
high morality and tries to point no les
son, II is simply vivid picture of the
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