The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-09-23

SALT LAKE THEATER-William
Collier in con The Quiet: Jane Cor,
coran in "The Freedom OF Suzanne
Digby Bell in "The Education of Mr..
Pipp.'
PHEUM-vaudeville
GRAND THEATER-HA Royal
Slave and "Shadows of Sim
LYRIC THEATER-"A Millionaire
Wife"
William Collier will open an engage
meut at the Salt Lake Theater tomor-
row evening in ''On The Quiet Since
he was here last, Mr. Collier has played
in London. Instead of the assigned two
weeks the comedian, played there al,
was the play liked best. SO emphatic
was his English popularity that Aus.
tralia sent for him and kept him all
the past summer, Mr.. Frohman dis
patching him thither direct from New
York at the close Of his spring season
here is for three nights with matinee
on Wednesday, and the play will be
presented as in New York.
Jane Corcoran will arnear at the Salt
Lake Theater next Thursday evening in
FThe Freedom of Suzanne, a delight
! full comedy which had ten weeks run
Arthur G. Aston, Miss Corcoran s. man
ager, has secured the unrestricted rights
for the United States and Canada, dl-
rect from Charles Frohman. Miss Cor
coran has starred for the past two sea-
sons in ''Pretty Peggy" and the splen-
did impression she made, in the play
will bring out large audience for her
here when she presents her newer
vehicle. Miss Corcoran s leading sup
port will be James M. Brophy, and the
balance Of the cast will be one Of great
excellence. The play gives Miss Cor
coran excellent opportunities for her
comedy abilities.
Digby Bell, one of the funniest of
American comedians, comes to the Salt
! Lake Theater next Friday and Satur
day nights and Saturday afternoon in
straight comedy part. AS Mr.. Pipp,
in Augustus Thomas s comedy, "The
Education Of Mr.. Pipp," be has con
tributed an impersonation of peculiar
and delightful type Of the shrewd and
droll American millionaire that has
brought him to the front rank of Amer
lcan comedians.
Mr. Thomas's comedy is based on the
drawings of Charles Dana Gibson of
the same title as the play All the prin-
cipal characters Of those famous car
toons are brought into the action Of the
plot.
The story Of the play relates the ad-
ventures OF the Pipp family, who have
fallen into the hands of foreigners, who
go about with them and fleece them in
various ways, First, check for $75,-
600 Is forged with the name of Mr..
Pipp; then in Paris an attempt is made
to poison the American millionaire and
about the same time valuable diamonds
sre stolen. Through the efforts Of MI
Pi-- and two young friends of the
family, who are in love with the daugh-
tiers, the schemers are exposed and the
title-hunting Mrs Pipp is well satisfied
to return to her home in Pittsburg,
On the Orpheum programme for this
week the head-liner is May Boley, who. !
in musical comedy circles, is regarded as |
a versatile, comedienne. May is not
The whole show, however. for she brings |
with her the six "Polly Girls and the |
'Village Cut-ups,' the two principal |
novelties Of Richard Garlic IS musical
comedy, "The Maid and the Mummy
The act opens with the "Polly Girls;''
this is followed by the acrobatic dancer,
Jennie Praeger; then the rustic oddity, |
i"'rhe Village Cut-ups,' combining
opera, burlesque and musical comedy. |
! concludes the turn. 1t is popular new !
act in vaudeville. Second on the list |
comes Arthur Deming late of Primrose
and Vests minstrels. Deming appears