Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-10-16
ADJUSTMENTS.

Theater--The lvelest, busiest, and
most glngery show the Salt Lake
Theater boards have held this season.
and for many seasons. was seen last
night in The Royal Chef" AS far as
business" OF the electric battery sort
goes. and as far as the most bcwilder-
Ing array of ever-changing costumes Is
concerned. THE Royal Chef" certainly
sta IDS unexcelled, II is crowded too
wi catchy ballads and choruses, and
most OF them caught the fancy OF the
audience so heartily that encores spun
the presentation out to rather undue
length. but for that the audience. or
the galleries, had only themselves to
blame, The cast Is crowded with peo-
pie who are capable without being
brilliant, The principal comedy work
Is In the hands of Mr.. Hermsen who.
as the man from Chicago landed amid
the Orientals. gave n laughable pre-
sentation OF a more or less faithful
copy of the man from Cincinnati iA
The Prince Of Pilsen." Mr.. Fetch
Che of the old time said Pasha"
fame) was mildly funny. where he
ought TO be uproarlously so. Mr.. Rag
land gave fine impersonation of the
RaJah. Miss Hucheson made a pref
~ picture as the Rajah's daughter,
and had any number OF recalls. The
other parts We're In good hands, but
the business Of the chorus, the dance
ing, costumlng. lights. and the throw
ing out in the audience at the close,
OF a shower of paper ribbons and
confetti, all made UP the real hits of
the evening.
The same bin goes tonight and to-
morrow afternoon and evening.
In the box office at the theater last
night John Cort, the Portland mani
ager was shaking hands withnumerous
friends He was passing through Salt
Lake on route from the east where
he had been TO look out for his numer-
Gus attractions, such as Florence Rob-
erts, Max Figman. and many others,
and paused here long enough 20 re-
oeive reports OF what the Stewart
opera company--one of his wastern
yentures--was doing in the way OF
business. While in Salt Lake Mr..
Cort received dispatch telling Of the
successful opening of Mr.. Figman In
1.-THE Man on the Box" Figman fills
Harry Dixey's part IN the title role, and
according to the reports, made an en-
tire success He Is due In Salt Lake
In the near future.
Orpheum--Big houses have come TO
be a part of the stock In trade at the
Orpheum. and last night was no excep-
tion 10 the rule Besides Il was as good
natured as large The hearty round OF
applause that was accorded Prof
Weihe's orchestra for its superb rendl-
ton of Suppe's Poet and Peasant
overture, found numerous repetitions in
the numbers that followed. Minnie
Kaufman. who Is booked as the great
est lady bicycle rider In the world. and
who In her wonderful feats upon the
wheel apparently doaed the laws OF
gravitatlon, is probably entitled 10 the
distinction which she claims is hers
alone. Linden Beckwith presented
something new In the singing picture
line and participated IN the honors OF
the evening. The principals in the
Gardner Maddern sketch, OF TOO Many
DarlIngs," have doubtless yet to be
coached In the new rules promulgated
by Mr.. Beck, and caused to be pub
lshed locally by Manager Jennings for
both INDUCED in the prohibited stage
profanity and both contributed to acts
that shocked. fact that could not be
hidden by the roar OF laughter that
arose from the galleries. The Italian
trio In grand opera selections Is, In
the language OF the day, decidedly
worth while. Their work alone is worth
the price OF admission. Katherine MI
gent, the American Cissy LOTUS"
pleased immensely In her limitations and
INNER sOnat lions of leading staga woman