Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-12-01
ADJUSTMENTS.

Nothing more breezy, refreshing and
hilarious has come from the pen of
George AIDE than The College Widow"
and that Is saying no small thing when
one recalls the County Chairman and
THE Sho Cum The Theater last night
was packed from orchestra to gallery
with "a tumultuous throng that never
for moment suffered the stream of
merriment to be checked. 1t may be
that the man or woman not thoroughly
posted on conditions In college life
would think the episode on which THE
College Widow is founded. somewhat
gauzy, but nearly everyone In last
nights gathering appreciated the hu-
NOR and the satire to the fullest ex-
tent. The whole presentation Is hand
some one as regards boys, girls, seem
cry, costuming, and general arrange
ment. While there Is no one in the
cast who stands out as an undoubtedly
brilliant figure, there Is nothing in the
play requiring unusual attachments,
and as long as every part Is filled ma
turally ana easily, all the requirements
are met. This is not to say that there
were no individual instances OF good
acting. Many admirable types were
presented IN brief form, and It Is hard
TO say where the principal credit be-
I
Hicks Mr.Omar as his father, Mr.
Walker sa the prosperous rail-
road president. Mr.. Truesdel In the part
Of the hero, Mr.. Carr as silent Muir
ply Mr. Turner as the town marshal,
Miss Nugent as the waitress, and Miss
Dunlap as the tom boy, were all true
TO life and presented school character
cations that everyone knows. Miss
Dorothy Tenant In the part of the
widow was pretty and capable. though
not especially forceful. The stage man
agement was admirable throughout and
nothing could have been finer than the
working up of the football act.
The same bill goes the remainder Of
the week and Is certainly good for the
heaviest sort Of business.
A well satisfied Thanksgiving audi
ence was that which left the Grand
last night after sitting and standing
to witness one of the best productions
put on at the popular play house this
season. ION the Bridge At Midnight"
has its sensational moments, but be-
tween them are whole acts full of clean
comedy ard delicate bits of pathos that
are irresistible even to the most hard
ened of spectators. The story Is based
on two sides OF life IN Chicago, in which
the fortunes OF Ready" the newsboy
are followed from adversely into pros
perity, on the road to which the boy,
(who turns out to be a GRID does many
a good turn to his friend the hero.
The company Is capable one.
Frank Weed as Herman Won Schuls-
berg, a German baron" but known
generally as simply GERMANY" makes
much of the laughter and a good por-
tioh of the pathos. while "Reddy' the
newsboy is also acceptable, both as
boy and as the long missing girl. who is
needed to bring things TO happy con-
clusion. ION the Bridge at Midnight
remains at the Grand for the rest of
the week, with the usual Saturday
matinee.
The expected engagement of the Kill
ties at the Salt Palace did not
materialize yesterday. II was ques.
tionable management TO book a
concert on cold night in place so
far removed from the center OF town.
Added to this It was found to be
against the fire ordinance to heat the
building, so the enga cement was ADAM
doned and the members of the Kilties
band last night distributed themselves
among the various places of amuse-
ment.
The Lyric will open another prosper
Gus week tomorrow afternoon with
something novel and brilliant In the
burlesquc and vaudeville line. This viii
be the Utopians who will present an
extravaganza entitled mixed, Mudded
and Fixed" The features in the oip
line are o Hama sam. whose act Scenes
from Japan" is said to have created
furore in the principal cities of Europe.
1t IS ON the living picture order but Is
something entirely new and original.
The vaudeville acts include Madden *
Jones. premier Irish comedians, the
two Ashtons, comedy brothers, Brooks
Urothers. comedians. loose Jeanette.
singer and dancer. and Blackboard and
Hunter. "A clever sister team.