Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-07

took some time for big portion OF It to
begin to understand her methods.
The old time Bostonian favorite, Eu-
gene Cowles, was given an ovation on
his appearance, and he fully sustained
his reputation acquired In the days OF
Robin Hood" When no was In Salt
Lake several years ago. Mr.. Cowlas
voice showed signs of traying out at
the ends. but last night his noble or
gan-like tones were as beautiful as
ever, and he had royal reception after
his several numbers.
A feature was the long sklrted"
chorus, which did some very pretty
work throughout the evening and the
singing was elaborate and picturesque.
The bill runs tonight and tomorrow
night with a "Wednesday matinee. and
is sure to do heavy business
The two next attractions at the thea
tor after Marrying Mary" are 'The
Devils Auction" Thursday night and
the Primrose all-star minstrel company,
saturday afternoon and evening
10dcrewski Coming-Paderews
who has been announced for the Salt
Lake theater for some months past.
has CHANGED his date to the tabernacle,
and VIII be managed by Christensen &
Arson; the date will be Feb. T. and the
managers announce that a specially low
price viii be made to students
orpheum,--wholly good is the bin
at the OrDheum this Week A few of
the numbers are so good even that any
one alone would rank as an acceptable
headliner.
The Okito Family's House of Mys-
terry consists of cleverly arranged
tricks of legerdemain. and ends In the
creation of a beautiful flower garden
which completely envelops the stage.
Placed as the advertised headliner, the
act would ably sustain its position, but
for the fact that Bert Leslie is billed
in 'Hogan's Visit" AS Hogan" Les
lie is irresistible. and last night he
fetched the audience for a record vol
ume of laughter. His modern slang
comment Is both new and original, one
sentence especially catching the house.
1t was an order to a servant; Go way.
OF man, go jump on pickle and you'll
be a wart"
Just to prove that, the world in all
it's years has never produced a fashion
that would resist the advance of time,
two German comedians TO introduce
the bill, neither speak spilled over
English, nor are attred in the familiar
costumes of the class They clearly
point back to the source of their be-
ginning however, in clogging act
and dialogue of running humor, some
of 1t ancient and some less so.
William Tompkins enters in a rush
of verbiage, and goes out the same
way. covering many local situations in
his efforts TO raise Il laugh. His top
ical talk is far from dull. although
the stage hands who furnished local
information struck some pretty thread
bare themes through having sent pre-
vious performers against the same sub
jects.
Mary Dupont in "A Leap Year Lean"
handles the delicate matter of lead
ing bashful lover to the point, and
does It fairly well. Adolph link. Lii
iputian comedian, brings the kinodrome
to his aid in n number of limitations
of famous actors. the kinodrome show
ing him in his dressing room making
up preparatory to his entrance in each
OF the changes The usual orchestra
and kinodrome offerings complete the
bill which was all on hand last night
and consequently made n better Mon
day than usual
Grand--'Eilly Olson" is a four-act
comedy, by far the greater portion of
which is farce. The little of melo-
drama IN It is almost forgotten in the
laughable things that occur all the
way through. The Grand was well
filled last night and the audience
laughed itself almost hoarse at the
many funny sayings and doings of