Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-08


ford engagement and Monday
night We are 10 have an at
traction OF totally different
sort 10 The Sign of the Cross This
famous play " early Christian days,
written ana originally produced by
Wilson Barrett. has been seen before
~ Salt Lake. ana Il always attracted
serious attention. The rights ior The
United States ard Canada are nov IN
the hands Of NJ. r. G Craerin who
viii produce u ia this city. Al The
original scenery Is promised and The
company IS said 10 BE- strong one
The advance sale for the engagement 10
row COINS on
Next weeks bill at the Grand VIII
consist Of the familiar play "The Par
ish Priest, for The tirst half ANA The
Little Homestead" The second.
Everyone remembers THE Parish
Priest" as presented hy Dan sully. IL
comes now w tbs hands of a now com-
pany. but the promise ia made that
ali lts life. lightness and gaiety have
been retained. 1t IS o clever vehicle
for The talents NJ an up-to'date COM
pany. and this the management claim
they have in the players who are now
rendering Mr. suly's famous work
1.-THE Parish Priest win run up III
"Wednesday, with tho usual mid-week
matinee.
srhe Little Homestead is
strongly emotional and sensatiQnp
inlay. dealing with tho blind infatuau0n
which turns wife from her hreside
and her loving husband, 20 go torln
into disgrace with an unscrupui0us
seoundrol. Needless 10 say, repentance
and remorse follow with the usual for
givoness 20 the dying wife. and retrl'
button on the shoulders of the destroyer
OF the home. The play Is from the
pen Of w y. Patton. and VIM. Macau'
ley plays the leading role OF Monte,
the cripple "Tho Little Homestead
runs from Thursday 10 Saturday Win
the usual matinee.
Next week at the Orpheun wiz be
primarily one OF music, acrobatcs ana
sensation. Heading the bill Will be
Vasco, the mad musician" who Joined
the Orpheum circuit last month In san
Francisco, where he landed rom Aus
traIla on his way around the world
from London Vascn modestly lays
claim TO being the only man IN me
world that plays q musical instruments
in 10 minutes II sounds Impossible
but n not true he Will forfeit the sum
% I'VE hundred pounds 90 quote HE
letter head 10 any charitable ilIsutu-
81 gf lr,o includes
strings. reeds brass. flute and do
zen others with rare names. The VIII
son BROTHERS. second on the list, are
German fun makers who are something
different TO the usual run, in Milo.
Alexander aud Mons. Berthe VIII he
seen a novel and refined aerial act
which Is now being presented on the
circuit for the first time. They give
o gracefully beautiful but petilous turn,
entitled after the sBall In which
they display some surprising costumes
Then there Is Austin Walsh and his
..rlibberneck' auto. His turn IL a
novelty burlesque, Seeing New Nork'
which Ia said to be q scream. on ac-
count of the humorous lecture that ac-
companies the trip. Rates Brothers
eccentric acrobats, are q team addict
ed to clever work IN tumbiing. Spcelai
attention Is directed TO the polish and
finish OF the act OF Pero and Wilson
comedy pantomimists This feature
starts out with a number of japanese
manlpuations and barrel jumping. The
Kinodrone will combine instruction
with somo foolishncss and Ircsent
scenes In the vicinity OF Lake Geneva
and domestic sketch entitled my
Mother-in-Law"
Tho Lyric stock cOmpanY's next Of
fcrlng viii be- the sterling melo-drama
entitled "The Stowaway" The story
farrates the life OF Tom Nyllss,a young
man who falls into dssolute habits ard
becomes estranged from his father, His
cousin the villain OF the play. schemes
90 prevent him from being reunited 70
his father. aud the main action Of
tho play takes place mn a yacht. where
faithful servant OF Toms h slowed
away and prevents the villain from
accomplishing his purpose. The COM
edy element Is also said TO be strong.
New scenery has been painted for the
production. and the usual Wednesday
and Saturday matinecs VIII he given