Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-05-01
ADJUSTMENTS.

| lure or the event, ~ was interesting for
| another reason, which was that both
| plays were from the pen of a former
| salt Laker very much IN the public eye
NJ present Mr.. Ned Royle, author of
| THE Squa Nman" his sister. Mrs.
Martha Roylo King acting az the stage
manager and general producer, As 10
the merits of the two sketches. speak,
! ing critically We would Judge that Mr..
| Roylc's hand was IN the apprentice
| stage when IT turned out Trips Trou-
| Dies. but that he Was In his prime
! and IN his harpiest mood as well when
| he created Captain lnpudence. BE
| that ~ Il may both sketches received
| clever Interpretation at the hands Of
| the people concerned Mrs Newman
| gownod In rare and radiant fashion,
played Mrs. Trip, and did It with care.
| taste and genuine ability from first
| 10 lnst Mr. Ebert Thomas OF the
| tniN crsity Dramatic club enacted the
| role Of Trip in good style. and the
| lesser parts were very capably filed
IN by Mr.. Bernardo aud Miss Feeny.
Captain Impudence' was eXcellently
| presented by a quartet OF very clever
| players, headed by John u. Spencer as
| the Captain by d. G. Dunbar as the
major, Mrs. &. T.. Richards as the
| widow, and Mrs. Bailey as Lucretia.
| These characters are all familiar, and
are litlle changed. except through con-
| densation. from the time when the play
was presented as n three or four-act
drama by Mr.. and Mrs. Ned Roye, and
their company. several years ago. IL
makes an excellent one-att sketch, and
gave full chance 10 the abilities of the
four artists each OF whom was thor
oughly az home. Mr. Spencer was
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very natural ms the crusty old officer,
and Mrs. Richards and Mrs. Bailey
were thoroughly charming in their re-
spectiNe roles,
The staging and costuming were all
In the best taste, and a feature which
the audience enjoyed lone too rarely
seen In amateur performances), was
that the final curtain fell soon after
10 o'clock Between the sketches Mr..
Joel Priest ~ the Herald staff was
introduced by Manager Pyper. and gave
a very entertaining l0-mnutes talk on
the humorous side Of the San Francisco
disaster, The treasury OF the Free
Kindergarten cannot fail to be sub
stantlally benefited as result Of last
nights presentation.
After blanche Walsh. who comes AT
the end Of this week, and THE Lion
and the Mouse" which plays all OF next
week beginning Tuesday, the salt Lake
Theater viii DO shut up till fall, all the
other spring attractions having can
crllcd on account Of the san Francisco |
disaster. The two named above be- |
long distlnctively IN the headline class |
and VIII no doubt play to tremendous |
business.
THE Lion and the Mouse Is head |
ed by Arthur Byron and Gertrude |
CoRhlan and Is one OF Daniel Froh- |
mans prize organizations.
Orpheum--The Orpheurn last night |
entered upon the final week of Its first
season as a purveyor of amusements.
when tho curtain goes down on Sat-
iirday night it VIII remain down until |
the evening Of Aug e., the date OF |
the opening ~ the next season. Mean |
while Mitchell and Hallach. theater |
decorators and fresconrs from Chicago |
are 10 take possession of the building |
and transform It's interior from un- |
adorned plainness to pleasing tints and |
shades. THE color. scheme has not yet |
been decided upon but II is to be either |
green on a light red,
General Manager Beck was here |
from Chicago last night. His stay was
VI rniIfI .uulUliplls OtlNE llIllltu - ~ |
minutes. during which time Mr. Bistcs
was IN close consultation with him at |
The depot. MIR Beck was en- route
from Los Angeles to his home In chi
cago. lie said the season In Salt Lake
had been cut short on account Of the
san Francisco disaster, and that there
would likewise be a clipping off In Los
Angeles, He declared that he was not
dismayed AT The frightfu catastrophe
on the coast. and that the San Francis
90 house h To be rebuilt az quickly as
possible, and that he would, on his ar
rival in Chicago, Immediately consult
with the Orpheum architects and Sc
cure plans for It's construction. The
steel he expects to get from Europe
and viii go there for the special pur-
pose Of ordering It.
Last nights bill was an up-to-date
average Kind, and the music most ex-
celent People who like monkey
shines should not miss the Chimpanzee
attraction. Those who love to laugh
At the inharmony OF the Cherry sisters
should see the same kind OF work du-
plicated by Goldie Perkins and her
male team mate. And II you want To
hear Sally In our Alley" or any other
old favorite played and played we'll
IN ordinary table tumblers, hand your
request In at the box office and Il will
he granted by Lopez and lopez. Span
sh instrumentallsts. AS barrel jump
'rs Rose and Ellis are I'm a field by
themselves, Flo Alder with the as
'istance ~ small boy IN one of the
upper boxes "jollies the crowd along"
IN happy fashion, and Dan Reclaw In
'lever but not funny IN his aerial
bicycle work. The kinodrome was
entertaining and instructive without
Vicious suggestion. aud altogether the
program Is one that Is well worth see-
ng.
Grand--At the Grand last night
he entire house was sold out long be-
ore the hour Of s;15, and many peo-
pie were turned away. Those who
,ecured seats thoroughly enjoyed the
performance OF the Two Orphans"
y evidenced by the hearty applause
nat from time to time greeted the
players In the principal roles. The
Enthusiasm was as marked down stairs
: u was above, and though the close
4 the play came al late hour. there
vas no restlcssness displayed in any
art Of the house.
Miss Ethel Tucker as Henretta gave
.ot the least reason for adverse criti-
ISM her dctlnR was excellent and |
Ier face and form are attractive. A
lose second was Margaret Gederoth
I Louise. EXCEPT for imperfect |
nnunoiatlon, Whit Brandons part Of
he Chevalier was good The lines OF
rank f, Farrell the marquis, were
noken IN voice clear and strong.
feature NJ the between acts eli.
'rtalnment was the singing OF Miss
cderOth The change fion1 fun con
alto tones to a voice that sounded
kc little girl soprano OF Ave sum. o
lcrs was little less than marvellous | .
nd elected hearty applause. Moving !,
'ctures have been made part " the
rogram between curtains. n
The Two Orphans" win be the bill ! .
't iohlghl ana tomorrow night, with | 81
le usual Wednesday matinee. Thurs
az VIII witness the presentation of a
'armon' for one night only. Fl