The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-10-01
THE SALT LAKE HERALD: TUESDAY. OCTOBER 1. 1907
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Those who have seen 1.-The Vanderbilt
Cup in the east and who went to the
Salt Lake theatre last evening expecting
to see a reproduction of the New York
show were disappointed. 1t was not the
same company and il was not the same
show The presentation last evening was
particularly weak as to singing. Good
voices were rare and with the exception
of the finale at the end Of the first act
there was little enthusiasm. The dancing
was far superior to the singing and the
music is so bright and lively that it COW
for the real thing in the way of an auto
race was another disappointment. The
two cars moving like snalls across the
stage with the scenery flying past in the
background was a very poor substitute
for the rial thing in the way of an auto
race. To make matters still worse the
moving pictures were hardly up to those
seen in the small theatres almost any
evening in the week.
1t will not do, however, to assume that
there is not fun and excitement in The
Vanderbilt Cup 1t is a clever farce
and a good take-off on many of the fol-
bles of the very rich of New York. Natur-
ally John ID. Rockefeller and his Sunday
school teaching son came in for ridicule,
some of which is in poor taste. EStelie
Remington. as Dorothy, is piquant and
pretty. as graceful as a faun but deficient
in her singing. Earl Dewey. as Dexter,
is pleasing; he has a good though not a
part. Edgar Nelson as Newt comes close
to being a comedian. He is easy and nat
ural in his ruraiisms and has some new
jokes and stories mixed with old ones.
The Pendleton sisters came in for some
of the genuine applause of the evening
in their remarkable dancing. Dave An
drada added his full share to the fun of
the evening.
odds the best part of 1.-The Vanderbilt
Cup" as presented by this company. The
music is Infectious. Such songs as THE
Little Chauffeur, If l Were You ana
Girlish Eyes" and others, should be pop
ular faVOrites.
The theatre was we'll filled last evening,
but it cannot be described as an enthusi-
astic house. 1.-The Vanderbilt Cup" will
run throughout the week, and as the city
will be filled with state fair and confer
ence visitors the business bids fair to be
heavy.
A splendid bill is on at the Orpheum
this week. one that will please full houses
throughout fair week, despite all other
attractions. Whether selected as the head
liner or not the pichaninnies with Leona
Thurber are certainly the leading card of
the whole show. The one little coon
gai' drew such an uproar of merriment
from the house as has not been heard IN
many days. The clever antics of her sup
pie little body were wonderful and no less
engaging were her dramatic expressions IF
surprise at the fuss she created in THE
audience. Nor were the other three to be
overlooked for their dancing, their APP
pearance and the few impromptu acts OF
the small coon with his adjustable cloth
ing supplied large part of the fun OF
the evening.
The bill opens with Thomas Carey,
banjoist of no little ability, who brings
such sweet old melodies out Of the old
instrument that he captivateS his audi
ence. Scott and Wilson, the acrobatic
comedians, present an original stunt in
comedy way. and later surprise the audi
ence with their thrilling acrobatic work.
Two other acrObats, the Balzers, do
similar stunt, and strange to say the one
act does not detract from the other, both
are so high in their class.
According to custom there was long
delay on account of the non-arrival of
trains, but when the train came bearing
Lew Hawkins with his stately sounding
subtitle, the audience was glad to have
waited. He is one of the few original
funny men who can step off a late train
and without change of makeup, and,
without time to get the cold kbbed out
OF his fingers step before an audience
and make good He did it. He should be
heard, and whenever he is, there is no
doubt he will be appreciated After an
other long wait and few special stunts
Of kinodrOme, Miss Julie Herne and her
company presented a little one-act playlet
Between the Acts" which closed the
bill. The kinodrOme, which is spread over
q considerable space of the evening is
only fair, the best things being the Span
ish postal cards and the grotesque scenes
showing Cupid's prankS. The two orches-
tral numbers were fine, the Carmen num-
Der being only equal to the Irish airs
gathered together under the title of I'm
nesfallen." The show goes all week with
matinees and evening performances each
day.
1.-THE Holy City" which is at the Grand
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