The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-14
THE ORPHEUM-Yaudevllle.

For the second season the doors Of the
popular playhouse on State street, "The
Orpheum." have swun open TO the public.
1t is n new theater In every way, and but
for the familiar faces OF the attendants.
the fashionable audience that filled the
auditorium would have fancled they had
entered the wrong door. a great deal
has been said about the decorations, so
elaboration Is needless. The sounding
board is artistlcally garlanded with
wreaths and festoons of flowers and
Cupids. and the boxes present o very cosy
appearance, ourtalned and shaded In
crimson. The foyer is done in cheerful
shades OF red. frescoed in gold The
first audience of the season was a repre-
sentative frst-night one. A number Of
parties were arranged for the opening
performance, among those seen being
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Filler: Mr.. and Mrs.
David r. Gray. Mr., and Mrs. John Han
son. Mrs. James Leary. Mr., and Mrs
Joel Priest, Miss Leila Stingley, Miss
Stella Mcintyre, Miss Loreen Leary,
Misses Traddles and Agnes Patterson,
Miss Leigh, Mark Lipman, Mrs. Ben Hey
wood. Miss Bess Oficer. Miss Elsie
Scheid Mr.. and Mrs. De Witt B. Lowe,
Karl,A. Sched, Mr.. and Mrs. ". G. Lamb,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jay T. Harris Tod Good
win, Gwen Of1cer. Tom o Brien. Lawrence
Hamel. Earl Siegel, and many others.
The programme opened with the COM
edy gymnasts. Bryan and Nadine, who
did many clever stunts with an agility
that demonstrated that their backbones
were OF the rubber variety. The star
performance of the evening, however, was
the Macarts dogs and monks. The Won
derful performances OF the animals
brought forth the hearty applause OF the
audience. A scene In monkey barber
shop was one of the features Two
balloons (these animals are rarely seen
with such attractions) furnished unlim-
tied amusement, as did the beautiful set
ter who acted as a horse for the monk
jockey. Zlska and King did number OF
clever turns in magic, which are always
good work In "Skatorial Rollerism,"
the audience would have
enjoyed the performance just as well had
they got busy sooner" The Majestic
Trio. singers and dancers, were fair.
George Lavender was the monologist OF
the programme and sprung half dozen
new jokes, and did few tumbling stunts
The kinodrome, as usual, flashed three
pictures, and seldom has more original
or amusing picture been seen on the
sheet than Those Terrible Kids" Will
lard Weihe added greatly to the enjoy
meut Of the evening by his violin selec-
lions. All in all, the programme Is we'll
selected and will fill the Orphum for the
week
CASINO PARK-ZInn's Travesty Com |
pany and Dancing Girls.
Zinn's Travesty company and Dancing |
Girls began a one weeks engagement at |
Casino park last evening In an amusing |
.wo-act musical comedy. entitled Court |
ship in Japan" Because of the stormy |
Weather the performance was given In
he Lyric theater, which was filled Tho
has just finished a four weeks
Engagement at ogden, and Judging from
he reception accorded last evenings per-
ormance the troupe Will not play to
empty benches here. OF It's kind. the
comedy is a good one. There is little
Not TO the comedy, which Is a light. airy
hing. we'll suited TO warm August even
ngs. To amuse as much as possible
md instruct as little was evidently the
bJect OF the writer. The performance
8 a mixture of burlesque. fancy dancing,
rills and monologue talk. Flanagan,
ourist from America. who was looking
or an IDEAL carried off first honors He
layed the role of everything from a
arking dog to frenzed lover Tum-Tum
8 soolst was pleasing In her rendi-
ions of when the Moon Shines and
Maydee." The chorus girls are consid-
rably above the average-a shapely lot
nd spirited In their drills and singing. |