Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-10-23
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Paris" had a handsome welcome from
a big audience at the theater last eve-
ming. Willis no one can truthfully say
that this particular work ranks along
side of "Thc County Chairman" or
THE College Widow" it Is full of the
humor Of the slangy sort that made Ado
famous. Added to that Il has a hard
working, scintillating chorus that does
any number Of pretty turns, and two or
three people whose work on the rough
and tumble order, is of the best sort OF
that special class 1t has two or three
others whose achievements could not be
called more than mediocre. The main
feature this season remains as IL was
before, the work Of Arthur DEACON,
whose singing tumblIng and dancinp.
In the part of Reginald, are something
ON the wonderful order lie was well
aided by Miss Croft in the part Of Lii
w MISS Haynes In the role OF the
German girl was heartily encored for
her singing, and the others in the cast
belong in the fair 10 average class.
The same bill runs tomorrow after
noon and evening, when the engage
ment closes.
Hi Henry's Minstrels play the latter
part OF the week opening Thursday
night, at the theater.
"Parsifa" is one of the nearby big
attractions at the theater. The YER
sion Is the dramatic one, not the Oh.
cratic,
Opheum--Not since the deem SHOWS
or last winter, have there been openinr
night delays at the Orpheum, until last
evening, when II was announced from
the stage that substitute performers
would be necessary In two OF the acts
on account of the big storm which had
prevented the arrival OF the PRINCIPALS
one OF those who did not appear was
Miss Lee White, billed as dainty
singer OF good songs. Her place. how
ever, was very acceptably filled by
Miss Fitzpatrick, young Salt Lake
artist, who soon demonstrated that she,
700. was DAINTY singer OF good songs.
Though manifestly nervous at first, she
made an excellent impression and was
heartily applauded for her work. The
other absentees, Eckhoff & Gordon.
musical laugh provokers had substl-
tutes who did the best they could TO
NIL the gap. decidedly entertaining
twenty minutes was that given by
Mcmahon & Chapelle IN talk, dance
and song turn with many clever things
In II. Lillian Appel. designated by
some of her sex az beautiful, and by
the men as stunning" appeared IN an
act that Is entirely novel IN this Sec
tion and which ls called a piano.
logue presumably from the fact that
she gives an instrumental accompanl-
ment TO her elocutionary efforts.
Happy Hooligan's troubles with a ia
Bile. with Ben Turpin as the trouble
man. was the curtain raiser. and Me-
Mahon's minstrel maids and water
melon girls furnished the closing act
of the night. There were nine of
these maidens, all told. and they gave a
very satisfactory and pleasing imita-
ton OF the real article. Particularly
fine was the big melon scene preced-
Ing the final drop of the curtain.
The kinodrome pictures, depicting the
troubles Of a fireman and life In In
dia, were rather above the standard
OF excellence. The acts that were MISS
ing last night win be given the re-
mainder Of tho week without inteis
ruption.
Grand--"A Deserted Bride Is the
bill at the Grand for the first half Of
this week. A good-sized audio wit
messed the play last night and literally
spplauded the efforts OF the leading
members OF the cast. The scenes %
the play are laid In CHICAGO, and deal
largely with the mesalllances OF wom-
an, who learns 10 her sorrow that most
men are believers In the double stan
dard OF morality and arc not willing
TO forgive as they wish to be forgiven.
While dealing with the stern and more
or less sorrowful phases OF life. the
play contains liberal sprlnklng ~ VIE
and humor and with The hetwpen-nct
specialtics. affords an interesting eve
ning's entertainment. The next attfac-
ton at the Grand will be "A Mad
Love" an adaptation from Bertha "
Clay's novel, Lady Audley's Secret
and which will be seen for three nights
and Saturday matinee. commencing
Thursday evening
Lyrlc--"Thelma.' dramatlzed from
Marie Coreli's famous novel OF that
name, was the bill al the Lyric last
evening. and Il was witnessed by n
large aud enthusiastic audience. II is
one OF those plays that is better under.
stood when once the book has been
read. yet as rendered Monday night one
has little difficulty In following the In
teresting scenes from Norway. where
the story begins TO England and back
again to the land OF the midnight sun
whence Thelnia retreats. after she has
come 20 believe, though the notion il
groundless, that the man she loves is
perndious The members of the east
acquitted themselves With credit, and