Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-03

houses. The four performances by this
company VIII break all recent records
at the Theater. ana viii certainly leave
an impression on the minds Of our mu-
sio lovers that nothing the season now
offers can efiaoe.
We must all unite in taking of our
hats to man Of sayages courage and
enterprise. II Is rarely indeed, that
manager can be found who operates on
a scale of liberslity as broad as that
which governs Savage. It took pluck
In the first place, to attempt the great
operate work OF the masters In Eng.
lisb II took capital IN the second
place. to bring together the singers who
could adequately interpret these works.
and II took a man Of the widest exper-
fence and the keenest judgment 10
know how 10 handle such a company
when once gathered what works to
produce and how to manage the tours
Of the organization successfully In
his English opera venture Savage has
made several fortunes. and that he
fully deserves all he receives, must
be the verdict cheerfully accorded by
al who follow his magnificent opera
tons.
The next Corners at the theater are
attractions OF widely varying charac.
ter. Alberta Galatin. well known
actress. presents Us With the charming
play OF Cousin Kate Tuesday and
Wednesday, Everyone remembers that
this charming comedy was made rea.
ture by Ethel Barrymore but sho ran
into other parts long before cousin
Kate was played out, which accounts
for Miss Galatn having secured It,
This young lady has made rapid strides
In her profession and has not only
played leading parts with Henry Miller.
Richard Mansfield and p VI, Sothern,
but she has attempted such plays as
Ibsen's Ghosts and others Of that Tx.
In cousin Kate" she brings her own
New York supporting company.
HAVING lately seen Faust" IN musI-
cal FORM we are now to have II as a
drama. Lewis Morrison himself, COM
ing back To appear In the role OF Mephs-
TO, The engagement viii be limited To
two nights only. Friday and saturday
next, with matinee. Morrison has
been at this drama for so many years
that his delineatiOn Of the role Of the
Devil has become almost as familiar to
theater goers as Jefferson's Grip Van
Wrinkle" used to be, or as Denman
Thompson's Uncle John still Is. We
are promised all the old time features
OF Mephisto and Faust on the heights
OF the Brocken which Morrison was
the hrst to introduce into the famous
old play.
Eleanor Robson and Ada Dwyer Rus
sell appeared together In Cleveland
Thursday night for the first produc-
ton Of Clyde Fitch's ney plav THE
Girl who Has Everything" Merely
Mary Ann" having been shelvcd tenn
porarily Several kilograms Of good
wishes We're sent from friends In Salt
Lake.
AT the Grand oddly enough, there Is
10 he still another presentation Of
"Faust,' the Moore company render
ing the play for the FIRST halt
Of next week. Mr. Moore Is an
actor who has made consider
able fame in the popular play houses
in the role Of Mephlsto, and he also
promises n big production In which
electrical effects are made the feat
ures. Mr. Moore has appeared for
number OF years, but this VIII be his
first production In Salt Lake, The
weird Broken scene VIII also be made
feature IN this production. which Is
now en- route TO the coast.
"Hoolgan's Troubles" well known to
readers Of comic papers, VIII form the
theme OF the drama, which comes TO
the Grand the last Of next week.
"Hoollgan's Troubles has been dra-
matlzed, although the plot would not
injure the brain fabric ot a mosquito,
but the troubles are strongly IN evil
dence, and for those who like to laugh
'Hoolgan" win distort himself on the
stage, The poor tramps troubles Rre
so ridiculous and ludicrous that there
Is a ripple Of laughter almost from the
rise TO fan OF the curtain IN each act.
In addition, bright music. splendid
dancing, catchy songs aud merry COM
plications add TO the charm and fun
OF the entertainment
In IT. steady assimilation Of the nrt-
jstio IN theatrlcals, modern vaudeville
has now taken on heavy tragedy, and
the patrons OF the Orpheum next week
win see the well known actor, Edwards
Davis. his one-act tragedy The I'M
masking"
The creation and staging Of this piece
IS regarded as one Of the events OF the
vaudeville season. MIR. Davis daring
has been deservedy rewarded by a
success. testified TO by the critics IN
every city IN which he has appeared
They invariably speak Of "'rha
UnmasklnB' as the finest playlet ever
seen IN vaudeville. The lrst scene OF
the playlet shows the greenroom of Il
London theater; the second the stage
during a performance OF the scene on
Boaworth field m Richard III, and Har-
yison King, as Forrest Forbes, playing
Richmond. The greeuroom scene finds
the woman I'm the case, Celeste daugh-
ter OF Lord Frsklue, concealed behind
curtain, 10 be discovered by her
father, who deuuunces her lover The
outcome is that the two actors chal-
lengo each other 90 make the duel scene
between Richmond and Richard real
one. The climax vs. when the success
.ful lover kills his rival ana those mem-
bers OF the company who have been
watching the duel from the box rise
and denounce him
In Joseph Newman, song entertainer
the Orpheum ia said 10 have secured au-
other strong number for its second
leading attraction
high class turn OF distinctly dif-
ferent timber is that Of KleklJo and
Travon a pair of singers who render
solos and duets culled from italian and
English operas
The comedy element vii be present 60
the hands OF Welsh and Mainland.
grotesaue elastic comedians ana Hallen
and Hayes, eccentric comedians and
dancers
Ia Getta, premier aerial gymnast, "a
also down for sensational turn while