Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-03-13
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salt Lake Jhoatcr--How well and
how plea sanity our theatergoers re-
membersd the previous success of The
County Chairman" was attested in the
heavy turnout which came to greet II
on It's reappearance last night. MI
AIDES political satire or farce comedy
remains the best thing that he has yet
contributed TO stage literature. II Is
fun Of heart character, interest and de-
lightful comedy situations, and as in
terpreted by the present excellent COM
pany, it Is well worth more than one
visit The two principal tigures are the
County Chairman of Mr., Babcock and
the Darby Sassafras of Mr.. Thatcher
enormously down on the bills as MI.
Bradbury. These two admlrabl ac-
tors scored heavily and were heartily
recalled more than once.
The supporting list Of players scintil-
lated with instances Of bright character
acting. Mr. Burke's Uncle Eek Mr..
Phillips most amusing drummer Miss
Williams faithful sketch of the village
milluer. and Miss Kingsley's Chick
we're all gems of their sort. The seem
cry staging and costuming Of the perl
cd were excellent throughout, while the
atmosphere" contributed by the or
chestra, which played numberless old
time melodies, made another pleasant
feature
THE County Chairman" runs TIL
"Wednesday with a matinee tomorrow
afternoon,
The next attraction at the Theater
will be George Primrose's Minstrel COM
pany, and the sale Is now going ON at
the box office, The engagement Is limit
ed to Thursday and Friday nights with
a Friday matinee at $3.50.
Orpheum--High winds, drifting
snow and q belated train from the east
cut two Of the main acts at the Or
pheum last evening by making 1t I'M
possible for the performers TO arrive
In Salt Lake until well into the night.
Accordingly Prof. Charles Kent ana
Joe Carlton, baritone and black faced
comedian, were substituted, with the
result that the former and the orchest-
IA were the features Of the show, Mr..
Kent sang with much spirit and good
effect I'm the Same Old Way "A Sol
der and His Sweetheart" and the "C.
5. A. lie was heartily applauded
after the rendition Of each number.
The Busch family. billed as gymnasts
and comedians, did some good work,
/ but II provokes more pity than amuse-
lllent 10 ste a llltAt UdDf Npnip'il'h W
do a stage turn such as the infant
prodigy was required to perform last
night J. Francis Dooley In the role
OF swell clubman, and Dorothy Bren-
ner and Ethel Rose made up trio
that did its best TO entertain, and there
is a division of opinion as to how well
they succeeded, some placing them III
the front ranks, and others retiring
them to the rear OF the hall one OF
the maids did a good toe dance and the
other looked very pretty. real 1--WE
/ automobile" made the stage picture an
1 animated one. The Try Out" should
| have been tried OUT elsewhere. 1t is
I evident that both Hart and Richard
son need better vehicle In which %
appear before the footlights, as both
/ give evidence OF ability that cannot
| find full play In character sketch
such as they are now appearing IN.
This afternoon all the performers
were on hand. and there VIII be no FUR
Their hiatus this week.
New Grand-When a good company
OF actors is combined with a play filled
TO the brim with genuine heart In
terest, there is plenty OF crying and
plenty OF weeping In usual Grand
audience. This week Human
Hearts" Is filling the house to
its capacity, and winning heavy app
| plause. II also brings down Kisses on
the brutal villain. and even demands
that he be shot when the hero and his
assistants now and then get tenn
Iorary drop" on him.
Human Hearts tells the story OF a
villain who kills the father of Tom
Logan. and throws suspicion on Tom
so that he is imprisoned for the crime,
while his wife departs to live a life
OF shame with said villain. AS time
goes on Tom Is pardoned, he finds the
pair, and also his little child, who has
been abducted Then the villain Kills
the woman Tom gets the child, and
the villain gets justice at last through
the assistance OF Tom, First honor,
In the cast go to the little girl who
plays the part 81 Toms child and
after her, the villain portrayed by
Henry Knapp comes IN for the mos'
notice. Human Hearts" continues nj
the Grand until Wednesday evening
with the usual Wednesday matinee.
Lyric--Monday nights bill which
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