Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-04-30
ADJUSTMENTS.

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| Tbeate,4-Thc strcetcar difficulty hac
| a visible effect ON the Attendance at
| the theater last night The turn our.
| while IL was good was NOT OF the over
| Whelmiug character that 10 Widely
famed an organization as the Angus
| tim DAILY Musical company might ex-
pect 10 attract Win the strike SET.
lied, there ought 10 be y big bound
| IN the box office reports
The organization prescn ting IN
| Country Cfirl'' Is one Of the largest and
best equipped companies In the line ~
light opera. which has Visited us this
season, The company seams organized
op the stock company principle, that
liz TO present a cast Of oven excellence
all around. With no one star FREEDOM
mating. There are several very good
singers and actors IN tho organIza-
tlpn- while the comedian Mr., Sam Coll
Inns dominated the stage whenever he
entered. The chorus. mounting and
scenery were all excellent. Among the
principals, the most satisfactory work
Was done by HAllan Mostyn In the part
of the Rajah and Miss Finley as the
princess, In spite OF some features OF
her dressing, My Stewart, the harl
tone, was better singer than an
antor, and the Same can be said for
tho soprano, Miss Qulye. whose Mar
jcre was beautifully SUNG, but rather
tamely acted. There are quite num-
ber or other leading parts all In good
hands, and the encores were numerous
But IL was notable. especially with the
down stairs element, that the players
were better than the play The music
t,ontalns nothing specially Novel or
striking and ihe story belongs on the
rather quiet order more suited 70
tastes across the water. than to audi
ences accustomed to the ginger and
snap that westerners are.
A Country Girl" Will run tonight.
tomorrow afternoon and evening, and
Nill be succeeded by "The Cingales"
Thursday night
Oroheum--Wllard Weihe's Orches-
tta and others make UP the Orpheum
bill for this week. which ends with a
set Ut kinodrome pictures similar 10
those displayed last week at another
house, While there are several good
numbers on the bill there Is no number
thai could be called OF yhe first class,
and X seems that the hope or receiving
really meritortous numbers varies with
the Willingness OF audiences to sit
through the cheaper menus served dur
Ing the past few weeks Robert Nome
who opens in a whlstling number with
instrumental music Is mediocre, Mabel
Berrar Ine21o soprano. Is better than
some In her class and wears a clever
costume which seemed 10 make a hit
with some gullihle youth TO the extent
OF a largo bouquet Of American beau
Ties. delivered over the rootlfghts Is.
Merit Osbourne and company In Tam
Ing an Actress" is as good as any
thing presented, and does in a SUCCESS
full way an act that might easily be
made Of questionable color. Carroll and
Baker Hebrew comedians. are Ia the
manor born and act naturally, The
Joseph Adelmann trio in xylpphoue
numbers get as much our OF the ustru.
ment as any OF their predecessors in
this lire, which Is saying a good deal
for ihem, The Panther trio In comedy
acTobstic work are good, but as they
are the final number, and fail To rise
to a height Of merit sufficient 20 give
the hill the quality oil a FIRST class en-
tertalnment their number leaves a lit
tie disappointment to- be- charged col
leotively against the entire bill.
Grand--"The Cherry PicEers.- ON
for the week at the Grand. despite
its mild sounding name, borders
strongly on the ultra n1elO- dramatic
The play IL founded ON a story Of life
IN india, the characters being divided
between English soldiers. haIr-casts
and natives, There Is much doing in
q stirring way almost from start 20
finish, the scenes a times being OF
so exciting a nature as to almost cause
the audience 70 stand an the ,hAlrs,
The leading roles are IN the hands
of MIR. leighton. Miss Dodd, and Mr.
Cham berS, with quite important parts
for Mr.. BOsworth, Miss Fernley and
Miss Ciefhart The piece in one OF the
most interesting yet put on the boards
here by the Leighton players, and
thoroughly enthused the audience that
was present last evening Tho re-
mainder OF the week will doubtless
witness crowded houses. as tho play
is most entertaining. the players have
won their way into the hearts Of pat
rons of the house. and after the
strenuous days OF the strike the pub
lie Is in a mood to enjoy an evening
at the thcasor
LyriC--The vaudeville program at
the Lyric this week Is one of the best.
if indeed IL Is not the best given Mt
shis playhouse since vaudeville sue
ceeded the stock company, Chief
among the interesting numbers is
Her Little Game" a dy pIay-Iet
that Is cleverly performed by the sill
Talbot company Curtis and Adams,
Dutch comedians, keep the audience
laughing all the time they are on the
stage, and The comedy sketch entitled
-Eoolgan, the Insurance Agent" by
VILLAS and Barron. Is highly ANUS
Ing Herbert De Neau, comedian and
cartoonist, gives an interesting exhibit
ton and the songs OF Leon lie Char
tiers We're well received A feature
that amuscs the grown ups" as
we'll as the children Is the perform.
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