The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-27
ADJUSTMENTS

Just a riot of red, dance of eyes, and
lips puckery and pretty enough to say the
pertest of things and Nance Olden stands
before you as she whirled on the stage
at the Salt Lake theatre last night in in
the Bishops Carriage
Despite the generous applause showered
on every member of the company by a
warm audience, I'm the Bishops Car
riage' showed plainly that the play has
been carried into its second year of life
by the personality of Miss Busley, who
makes the lively little thief girl with her
bright hair and wits very lovable young
woman.
Moralists all over the country have
shaken disappearing heads at the moral
taught by Miriam Michelson's breezy lit
tie story. Poor little Nance has nothing
even to say for herself and yet gray
alike showed Enthusiastically last night that
they We're glad Nance was not to be-well
"pinched."
Astounding in sharply drawn types, the
play gives wide scope for some excellent
character work. Edward Ramsey, bibu-
lous, gray-haired man about town, stands
out most clearly. George Richards gave q
rather consistent portrayal of the Phila-
delphia bon vivant although rather exag-
gerating the size of the jag that the I'M
fortunate gentleman had to retain during
four acts extending over fourteen months
The newspaper reporter of most play
wrights is a fearful and awesome person
age, but the Bit that was given Ernest
Van Ness to do as police reporter was
handled in the most natural and convinc-
ing manner and lifts the ten-minute part
into one of the principal roles of the play.
George CASTOR created the part of the
bishop when the play was first launched
and still enacts the part of the fusSy
apologize little divine to the very life.
I'm the Bishops Carriage" may be an
impossible, improbable play. thief girl
called joculariy Nan the Nipper." is not
usually asked as wife by a fine gen
tleman'' of William Latimers kind. Yet
as the play flashes on, filled with bright
lines dramatic situations and pathetic
little touches, one forgets the improbable
ity and follows sympathetically the eff
forts of the red-haired little girl to make
the most of her chance.
Miss Jessie Busley has made good with
her audiences and apparently with her
managers for they have seen fit to send
her over the same route as that taken by
the company last year. 1t is the vivacious
little actress first stellar part and that
she puts a verVe and dash into her inter-
probation of Nance is speaking mildly.
The company is a new one, only two OF
the old cast being retained. the star and
the newspaper reporter. The change III
some instances is benefit, the Iatimer
of Hallet Thompson and the Tom Dorgan
of Harry English being not the whit less
interesting because of the shift in per-
formers.
Coming in for almost as much comment
as the performance, the brilliancy of the
lights in the theatre as well>aS the fresh
lv done up interior decorations made de-
cided '.hit'' with the audience last night
No longer is the historic old theatre TO
suggest a convent at twilight but null
tipicity of lights and decorations of cool
blue and gilt make the intermissiOns pass
more quickly now that the program may
be read without endangering ones eye
sight.
A splendid bill greeted the patrons of
the Orpheum last evening and despite the
counter attraction of a first night at
the Salt Lake theatre, drew large mouse
with a great measure of appreciation. Not
a weary minute in the whole snow made
one sorry to have been a patron, Tor
from the opening bars of the Suppe ''Tri-
umphal Overture to the last stunt of the
two roller skaters. every act could be
The headliner is of course ''The Stun
ming Grenadiers," an attraction well
named. more attractive set of girls,
skilled in all the arts of peaceful war
and then sorne-it would be difficult to
find Three distinct acts are given by
this double quartette and each is a nm
ished production. Meredith MeredO, the
soprano and Maude COrbett, the Engllsh
comedienne. both made special hits, the
latter being applauded over and over
again for her song, "Oh, It's All Right In
the Summer Time"
The Neill-Chapman combination We're
friends made while they were in legit-
mate drama, but the little playlet, The
Lady Across the Hail. is hardly a We
hicIe worthy of their talents. CASTOR and
Green are clever and original in their
bits of musical comedy, Miss Green pos
sessing a voice that is more than fair IN
addition to her other attractions.
There have been number of imper-
senators on the boards at the State street
house, but Charles B. Ward, the original
"Bowery Boy" is in class by himself.
He is simply perfection as an imltatOr
and must be seen to be appreciated the
French equilibrists are the best ever seen
locally and that is saying a good deal.
The bin closes with the Gartelle broth
ers in their side-splitting roller skating
stunt. They are the same pair who last
year cOnvulsed their audiences, ana they
have lost none of their power. The kin
odrome presents one of the finest shows
so far shown by the machine. 1t is
series of pictures of Japan and the pa
irons only regret that they are not more
Of the same order shown