Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-11
ADJUSTMENTS.

1hcater--"The Sign OF the Cross"
has been seen so often in Salt Lake,
and the horrors II depicts are so little
In keeping with the spirit of the holi-
DAYS. that no one was surprised 10 see
Il draw little more than half an audi
ence at the theater last evening. The
crowds were large above, but below the
empty seats were greatly In evidence.
When various companies travel pre-
sentlng the same bill with a change OF
east from season to season, compare
sons are inevitable, though they may
be odious. Strict truth Compels the
statement that the present company
suffers IN comparison with those which
have preceded It.. There was some
strong acting last night. however, the
best instances In the present cast being
the Marcus of Mr.. Gordon, the Nero of
Mr. Morton, aud the Mercla OF Miss
Corcoran, all sustaining their roles
faithfully, while the realism impaired
10 the torture OF the boy Stephanus,
wei sustained by Miss Allen, was so
painful as to be disagreeable. The
play IL never an agreeable one to study,
and the badness and boldness of some
y
concerned, does not helghten It's effect.
The engagement runs tonight and to-
morrow afternoon and evening.
Orpheum-At last there comes to
the Orpheum bill that Is good at the
beginning, at the end and all the way
through. There Ia hardly a thing TO
mention without praise, and each net
Is so refreshinyly good In It's own line
that packed houses are sure to be the
order of the week Applause last night
started with the first number and grew
steadily IN volume till there was reg
ular downpour of II upon the heads
Of the Wilson warblers who sent the au-
dlence away singing their song hit
Cheer up Mary
The headliner Of the evening was
easily Vasco. the mad musician" who
was advertised TO play on some doz-
ems Of musical instruments In IS many
minutes. People expected a comedy
buriesque. and were hardly prepared for
exqusitely finished renditions OF their
most loved tuness on all instruments
from the violin to the tally-ho horn;
but Vasco would improve exactly In
| proportion to the amount of his low
| comedy tomfoolery that he eliminates.
The Wilson Brothers were fortunate in
| following Vasco as they received the
| benefit Of the excellent mood In which
| he left his audience. They had new
| jokes for the most part, and new
songs. while their manner OF render.
| Ing them was well away from the trite
| German comedian methods that have
| come 10 weary through constant repetl-
| ton. The closing song Cheer Up
| Mary received instead OF the usual APP
| plause, the compliment OF an entire
| audience Joining IN the chorus.
The Rates brothers, eccentric aero
bats. Who cpen the bill. are acceptable
| tumblers and hand balancers Of the
slnp-stick order, They IRE followed
by Austin Walsh IN clever buresque
on Seeing New York"
Pero and Wilson, barrel Jumpers and
comedy pantOmlnists. start out with
! typical Japanese parasol work doing II
well despite The fact that they are both
Europeans Tho Mile, Alexandra and
Nuns BERTHE, aerial act Is given last
before the kinodrOme. and Is as thrilling
and interesting an exhibition OF trapese
and ladder work as has been seen here.
The klnodrome pictures are of the usual
order.
Grand-rhe management OF the
Grand is providing patrons OF that play
house strong bill for the first half OF
this week In The Parish Priest" A
good sized audience witnessed the play
last evening and thoroughly enjoyed
| the wholesome drama, presented by the
! \. Wolfe company. The persons taxi
Ing part are pretty evenly cast az 10
histrionic ability. Miss Grace Hun be-
ing the favorite In the estimation OF the
udience The play is of highly moral
tone, and the company Is above the
average of tho many good ones seen at
| the Grand this season.
The next attraction Will be THE Lit
! tie Homestead an emotional rural
drama. which viii be on for the last
half of the week.
Lyrlc--"The Stowaway," a play re-
plete with exciting situations and COM
edy work, Is the Offering at the Lyric
this week, and IL receiving generous
patronage from patrons OF the house.
| The play Is a strong one calling for
much difficult and careful work to
properly present &C. but the Lyric stock
company makes most creditable
| showing, the stronger characters being
especially well sustained @. W. De.
we're In the title role. A. r. Harvey as
an English dude and Fred Moore d.
vide houors, while Miss Pearl Either is
the central figure among the female
characters
A pleasing feature OF this weeks bin
ia the fine scenery provided by the
management, the setting IN the last act
being exceptionally good. The scene
| represents a yacht In mid-ocean and Ii
/ decidedly realistic THE Stowaway"
/ will be the hill all thfs week with tho