Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-28
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next and while it comes
without Dustin Farnum, standard
actor in the person of Tony West takes
his place and our old friend Campeau
IS stil doing the role of Trampas. Tho
remainder OF the cast Is in good hands
and Miss Ann Meredith viii make her
first appearance in Salt Lake in the
role of the Puritan school mistress.
"The Virginian" is too well known 10
need describing. 1t has been one OF
the heaviest money makers IN the past,
that the Salt Lake Theater has known,
and the book and the play are still SO
popular that there is but little dan
ger of any diminished interest.
Charles b. Hanford, an actor who
is one of the few to remain faithful
to the legitimate and 10 Shakespearean
roles comes back with spectacular
revival of Antony and Cleopatra,
After the production of Antony ana
Cleopa ira" MIR. Hantord will repeat one
of his favorite productions THE Tam
ing OF the Shrew," to be followed by
''rhe Merchant of Venice" with M.
Hanford in the part of. Shylock. His
leading lady this year is Miss Alice
Wilson, who appears as Cleopatra,
Katherine and Portia in the three
plays The best thing Mr.. Hanford has
ever done, namely. the old French sol
der m the play OF ''rhe Old Guard"
will precede "rhe Tanning oil the
Shrew,"
Another bill of "all headliners," is
the promise of the press agent at the
Orpheum next week.
AT the top comes Fred walton
known I'm Europe and America as the
of silent comedy He Is
probably best known as the original
''Toy Soldier Man" He comes directly
from England and brings a superior
company with him to present the IAN
tasy "Cissie's Dream"
Press Eldridge comes heralded as the
commander-n-ch of the army of
fun. He has an entirely new line or
Jokes to keep the audiences pleased.
Dainty Eleanor Fake, the singing
comedienne, has a budget of new songs
and new gowns and a superior voice
Not only does she sing well, but she
does n very pretty dancing turn that
makes her act all the more enjoyable.
A spectacular acrobatic stunt Is what
Is promised from the Painter Trio who
appear in a gymnasts parlor amuse-
ment.
An out of the ordinary feature is
what Sadie Shermans act should be,
She comes recommended as being the
possessor OF an excellent baritone voice.
Then by way OF variety come Gale
& Rags. who present highly enter
tanning and eccentric comedy act.
These. together with three especially
good kinodrome subjects and Weihe's
popular orchestra, round out what APP
pears to be we'll balanced bill.
The attraction at the Grand for the
coming week, is TO be story of love,
2 intrigue and adventure woven about
the life of salesgirl in a metropolitan
store.
Mr. Theodore Torch has the past few
weeks presented some well acted pro-
auctions at the Grand and he promises
that only Shop Girl will excel any
thing he has heretofore attempted. Mr..
Torch will be seen as Peleg Peddigrin
sand VIII be supported principally by
Miss Cecil Fay as Josie. the shopglrl
about whom the story revolVes. This
week will see her with one of the finest
opportunities she has had for emotional
work.
=. The mechanical department of Mr..
Iorchs company has been hard at
work for week preparing the stage
settings for "Only Shop Girl" and
some new effects in stage realism VIII
be seen.