The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-29

two nights only, tho brilliant young
author-composer is at his best. lie
wrote, composed and staged 'tTho
Honeymooners for himself. and maae
it represent tho very best OF which he
was capable in order that he himself
could be presented for an entire season
Mt the New Amsterdam theater IN New
York. The piece, as presented there;
was a resounding success, and the pre-
sentation which comes to the Salt Lake
theater is the same as that presented
in New York. and will surely be n sue
cess here. The music IS Treslsubly
funny and catchy, and of the twenty
musical numbers there are ut least
dozen hits that New Workers are
wbistling and humming to this. day.
Among the best of them are Lets
= Popular Man. "Mako a Lot Of
Noise, :" "The Musical Comedy Maid, y
Mysterious Maid g" Honest, Little
GirIie I'm Strong for You, "There Is
Nothing New Beneath the Sun" San
Francisco is My Home" 'iDon u go
Near the Water, Daughter, "H / m
Fun" .tI'll be There in the Public
Square. All these selections haye
for some time been the real songs that
have been whiStlcd and sung In New
York, aud which have been the real
things on the road in tho music line:
They are popular, catchy, and never fail
TO catch the whistling boy and the
iauoplaying girl. The piece itself il
which all these songs are heard. is one
which Mr.. Cohan regards as the real
musical comedy, and saws that it has
been the most successful vehicle IN
which he ever appeared. The story is
Of village life, aud the plot is laid about
local campaign. and in this the au-
! thor-composer has worked diligently
to make Ii n most successful piece.
| That he has succeeded is shown by the
| success which has followed the produc-
! tiOn everywhere, and its success here is
practically assured.
! Walter Armin and his capable com
| panv of players, who have made such
! an instantaneous hit with the Grand
| tbcatcr patrons this past week, an
Iounce for their bill for the first half
! Wednesday matinee, that much her
aided melodroma. "Pilc County
Folks" This IS one Of Mr.. Armiu S
| strongest plays, Both press ard pub
| lie in al the large eastern cities, where
| this organization has been for the past
| few years, pronounce II TO be one of
| the strongest mclodramas Of the pres
| GDI bHN, rs IL carries Il SLOIJ Nutl OutG
! seen never to he forgotten. The lead
| ing role Will he taken by Mr.. Armin
! as Alex Fairfax, who saves the life
! Of the heroine as she is about 30 drown
| aud takes her to his home and gives
| her shelter. He falls IN love with her
! and as lover Mr.. Armin is second TO
nouc, Her first husband, Max Swain,
who is dead. has a brother Mark, who
| after discovering that Fairfax married
k., al, IL re hon
Max on account Of the strong resemb-
| lance between the two, and claims
| ownership to the Goldrun mine, LETT
| her by her first husband. Nearly all
! OF the other characters are comedy
| ones, blended in with lot of exciting
! and melodramatic climaXes, making it
all ip all one of the strongest pieces
of its kind seen in Salt Lake in some
! time, Another plot OF the piece runs,
! Jack Mason. who has been n bosom
friend of Fairfax, until he finds out
! that he is making love 10 his little
sister, whom he has cared for ever
since their mother died; ne objects to
! the love affair on account of Fairfax s
! fascination for gambling. The part
ing scene between the two is very
touching and pathetic, The play viii
| he mounted with the companv's own
| scenery and electrical effects.
The verdict, a. \ show that plcascs," "
is universally accorded the Hi Henry
| hig aggregation of minstrel bright
/ lights which will appear at the Grand
! for three nights. starting Thursday
night. The Hi Henry minstrel show
is known aud noted from ocean 10
ocean, 1t bears reputation unsur.
passed for its general exccllency, aud
aims TO present the latest and best
! in minstrclsy. The present season finds
! this popular star troupe still further
enlarged and improved, its policy be,
| ing TO present each season something
better than the previous one. Those
who have seen the Iii Henry minstrels
Of the past have not seen the HI Hepry
Ellnstrels of the present. Their man
agement believes in progress and re-
alizcs that he has q, reputation TO sus-
| tui pracc rannrtc from oil Si1ns