Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-20

evening was Mr. and Mrs. Ke.cy IN u
now sketch, Uncle Phineas.' the plot
dealt with love In the Paris Latin quar-
ter, which went wrong because tne
lover told his artist hanCee that het
water color OF an autumn sunset looArI
like q tom cat having q NJ m a disl
OF tomatoes The sklt kept the mouse
In a roar Of laughter from hrst 20
last.
Wynne Winslow was well received IN
series of soprano songs. Her voice
proved 10 be softer ana letter than IS
usual among vaudeville artists, anu
she was recalled for three eucores aN'-
her first effort,
In an Uncle Toms cabin show, an
extra Topsy Is a specially worthy OF
featuring In the advertising out lhg
duplication OF black men song ana
dance artists this week can hardly ne
called so successful. 1t probably was
the result Of a special eNigency, not
planned for the occasion, and Tfash
and Rogers made good 10 a greater
extent than did Lambert and Fierce,
whose Jokes We're puns, more puhs, ana
then still more puns. and not at all
funny ones at that
As "A "rough-house" comedy Offering,
bordering on the chop stick variety,
"The Phronologist' by Murphy ana
Willard was success. and broughl
down general applause from the gar
lery. at least.
The kinodrome presented nothing or
the lurid or sensational, but dealt WIN
the adventures OF the 1en that lald
the golden eggs and the people VINO
owned her. II made pleasing CLOS,
Ing piece to the evening, and was wen
received. The hill goes for the house
FOR the rest Of the week
Grand-"A Soldier Of the Empire .
brings Theo Torch back to the Grand
with a new leading lady and pay
In which he has a better chance 10
show himself than IN any previous
effort. Torch, by the way, Is only -
as years count IN making age ne y
a Russian by birth. and made MS de-
hut In n Russian theater when may
be q reason for his choosing q play
with lust a tinge Of Russian llavor 10
II The plot deals with the days OIL
Napoleon when he made his escape
from Elbn, and ended the last hundreu
days Of his supremacy at Waterloo.
Torch does wei with the leading role
and In the love story that IS inter-
woven. proves Himself good romantic
actor Miss Gertrude Perrie' VINO
makes her debut in this piece as the
leading lady OF the Torch company,
also wins hearty applause by her
graceful portrayal of the role " the
wife, who loves and is loved In war
times, when II is dangerous 10 nave
friends Of the wrong political taltn.
Recently 1t has been rumored that
Young Torch would iii the present
summer I'm a local engagement at the
Grand, but Mr.. Shutter OF Denver
seems TO have other plans for him.
Torch came to the Grand last sum-
ner as villain of the Swain company
then remained as villain Of the Bit
uers and was so thoroughly ana com
pletely Kissed every time he appeared
that he won great favor ana NnailN
tried hero roles, IN which he was APP
plauded as generously as before he
WAS Kissed Lately there had been a
demand ON the part Of those who adj
mire his acting here, for him to quit
the small stock company work, and
get into training under a master Mr..
Shutter seems to have been Impress
/ eel the same way as many Of the Grand
patrons. and states TO a News repre-
sentative that ne Will send Mr.
Torch east this summer and place
! him In a strong New York company
/ where he win have a chance to make
| good In more ambitious roles than he
| has appeared In M To- now, OF all the
! talent appearing at the Grand In re-
/ cent seasons. Lorch seems the most
/ promising, and he ought TO be heard
/ from II he goes east and takes a good
| course Of training "A Soldier OF En-
| pire" remains TN Wednesday night
| with a wednesday matinee.