Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-02-22

"'rhe Strength Of the Weak" re-
newed the strong hold she ~
ready had on Salt Lake audiences
comes back IN an entirely new play
next week, entitled sham" II Is
play of modern fashionable society and
we are thankful to know. does not con-
tain suggestion OF the sex conflict
and has no problem 20 work out, which
will certainly present Miss Roberts III
Il new and unaccustomed light. Inc
play Is written by Geraldine Bonner,
author of "Rich Mems children and
"Tomorrow's Tangle, and nauates a
story of society CRATER who strives
10 mnintniu her social position on an
altogether inadequate income. In this
II has suggestion of The House OF
Alirth," although we are assured that
81 has no other connection with that
play.
Miss Roberts always has a capable
company and her friends feel sure that
her record in that line VIII not suffer
in her new production Sham" VIII
run Monday Tuesday and Wednesday
with a Wednesday matinee.
That old time favorite De Wolf Hop
per. he of Wang and "l9l CAPTAIN"
fame. visits us once moro next week,
producing his new opera entitled Hap
ny Land" As most people know who
have followed the New York successes,
Happy Land" is the work of Regn-
aid DeKoven and Frederick Ranken,
and IN il Hopper Is said to have part
which Is entirely fitted TO his drollery
and his singing ability for he is one
of the few COMEDIANS who can really
sing Happy Land Is laid IN the
mythical land of Elysia, and MI Hop
per has the role OF King Ecstatcus.
That Is sufficient to tell that there Is
ample opportunity for color. scenery.
chorus and all the usual accompani-
nents Of light opera. The charming
little soprano Marguerite Clarke, who
IL stu lending woman with MIR HOPPER.
viii no doubt share the favors bestowed
on him. The company is sent out by
the Shuberts, the big independents, Who
for years have been barred out Of the
Salt Lake Theater, but who have sign
cd truce with the great syndicate and
are now WORKING IN harmony with II,
Following De Wolf Hopper, the thea
ter will present THE Toy Maker" with
Teddy Webb in the principal part
The coming week at the Orphcum viii
rnn the gnmut from illusions to grand
opera.
The Arst number Is Hermann the
Great, the acknowledged emperor IN the
realm OF magic, He has won recogni-
ton IN every civilized country, and his
mystifying work IS well known in salt
Lake, Hermann executes his work
with an easy grace and iinish that Is
delightful To behold.
Sydney Deane a Co. present a clever
and entertaining sketch entitled
.'Christnias Oh Blaokweil's Island"
which has made q reputation wherever
presented.
Virginia Pierce. a notable grand
opera star. is said TO have magnetic
personality and a fine voice. She comes
direct To the Orpheum from the Man
haitian Grand Opera company.
Heralded as the worlds greatest
aerialist. is Ralph tombstone. His act
is OF the hair raising order, full OF dar-
ing and sensational work.
Something entirely new Is what rs
promised for the act Of the Bailey &
Austin company who are billed simply
as ''American Beauties"
doe Carroll monoloEuist and dancer,
win deliver some excellent entertain
ment along those lines.
With a new set of interesting pic
tnres on the Kinodrome and music
furnished by the popular orchestra, this
program ought to he one of the sea-
sons hest attractions.
The next attraction at the Grand
viii he something OF n novelty. In the
shape OF Il melo-drama enutleu a
Girl OF the Streets While the play
has been seen IN Salt Lake before,
Il now comes back with new vaudeville i
novelties. and an enlarged cast. Tho
play tells the story OF a young girls
struggles against the world, the temp
tations thrown in her path, and of her
final victory against the fates. IL Is
said TO be a thriller" but to have n
strong moral connected with IT, Some
special scenery win be shown includ-
ing New York City Illuminated on a
winters night, and the Suspension
Bridge. The Girl of the Streets
will run All next week with the usual
matinees Wednesday and Saturday,
The following week will witness the
return Of our old friend Buster
Brown"
AZ the Lyric the first half OF next
week the bin viii be "rhe Power OF
TRUTH with Miss Agnes Johns in a
prominent part and w. r, Abrams and
the utahna stock company in support
The bill tonight will be "a Daughter
OF virginia" which greatly pleased the
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