Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-26
ADJUSTMENTS.

Theater--Maude Fealys charming
personality and the boom that always
comes with Christmas day at amuse-
ment places. proved the salvation OF
"The Illusion OF Beatrice The play
was stale, Hat. and unprottable, and II
is amazing how a manager OF John
Cort's experience, and an actress ot
Miss Fealy's general gifts should be
content with locking up her talents and
those Of so many clever people In
vehicle so unsatisfactory. Not only was
Miss Fealy admlra BILE, but her support.
Ing company were all clever people, and
II was specially pleasant to notice our
old friends OF the Frawley and Cum
mlngs companies, Harrington Reynolds
aud Blanche Douglas, who were both as
good as ever.
The company drew large house
Christmas eve handsome matinee,
and people were turned away from the
Christmas night performance.
Buster Brown--Tonlght the hilari-
Gus comedy entitled Buster Brown
opens an engagement which will run
till Friday, with matnees both Thurs
day and Friday afternoon, The only
performances OF The Sultan OF Sulu'
take place Saturday afternoon and eve
ming.
Orphcum--The orpheum presents
unique feature this week IN that
there Is yentrloquist on the bill,
who instead OF being a bore, Is its
most entertaining number Despite
the fact that he is easily the headliper.
the other acts are good, and combine
to make an entertainment OF more
than average merit Trovollo, the ven
triloqulst displays his powers with
the assistance OF dummy" whose
service Is in the capacity OF bell and
elevator boy in hotel where Tro-
yollo Is clerk. He doesn't provide
dry moment in his act, and this may
also be said Of most OF the others.
VILLA Holt Wakefield does some
song readings. and while she rs the
third performer who has featured this
speciality during the season. her act Is
different enough from the others to be
saved from triteness. Blake and Jones
have an act Of singing and dancing
that Is suitable for two colored people,
and as the steps are as difficult az any
ever seen here. the act Is acceptable.
The Knight Brothers and Sawtele al
so have dancing act that Is among
the best In rs line. despite the fact
that the line is almost overworked
Ollie Young and brother are hoop
rolling experts who more than make
good st business In which they fol-
low closely behind a pair OF good per-
formers. The Smallest Show on
Earth" which closes the evening, Is
a clever thing made up OF n man,
cat, and two dogs, travelling under the
name OF Fox and Foxle." one OF the
dogs Is dressed UP as pony and they
do stunts which send the audience
home In good humor The kino-
drome presents holiday subjects under
the title Of "The Frolics OF Satan"
which are better than the usual pie
lures OF scenery or adventure,
Grand--Crowded houses have thus
far greeted the engagement OF the com
pany that Is playing AT Cripple
Creek" at the Grand theater. for the
entire week. and the play promises to
be record breaker for the season.
1t Is a piece Of the melo-dramatic char
acter that borders on sensationalism
almost from start TO finish. There ia
more OF the blood and thunder In II
than has been seen In any show at the
Grand In many day. and at times the
audience Is wrought up to a high pitch
of enthusiasm. The scene where the
Indian rescues the girl who has been
thrown over the precipioe. is OF an
exceedingly hair-ralsing nature, and
people who witness 1t are inclined
TO either stand on the seats or 10 close
their eyes until the daring feat has
been accomplished al Cripple Creek
ends US engagement here Saturday
evening.
Lyric--"A Desperate Chance" the
plav given by the Lyric stock company,
proved to be decidedly interesting to
the patrons Of the little playhouse and
they were practically unanimous In the
opinion that the production ranks with
the best seen ut the Lyric this season.
A special matinee was given yesterday
afternoon and was largely attended az
was last evenings performance. The
usual matinee WAS given today and
there viii be another on Saturday.
Members of the company deserving
special mention for excellent work are
Miss Ethel Lindsay, Carl Gillian and
Alan Elmorc. The parts were well sus-
tanned, and the company is a well bal
anced one. The bill runs throughout
the week