Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-29

TIIEATER--Mr. James J. Ccrbett
mounted tho ladder of fame on the
rounds ofspugilism; once established at
the top he has been trying for some
years, since the days he vanquished
the only j ohm IT, Sullivan, tomaintain
his position by means of the stage. AS
Salt L4akers know who have seen him
before, Mr. Corbett Is a handsome
fellow, OF superb physique and With q
Sdasliiilg sort OF ability in the delivery
of his lines which indicates that he is
the possessor ola good deal of talent.
and that he has had q good deal of
clever coaching. His new vehicle, Fac.
ing the Music,,'' Is a laugh;Ible absurdi-
ty which makes him the central figure
of a series of complications all more
or less Impossible. but which kept the
audience Laughing and applaudins
throughout the evening.
the average and fed" Mr. Corbett in
the usual rapid fire fashion The audi
ence was fair in size but the manage
ment expect the business 10 take u
squirt for tonight.
The advance sale opens today for
Max Figman's opening Thursday night.
CONFGSdC pN---The advance inaui-
RES for seats for the revival Of Con-
fusion by the old Home Dramatic
club have been coming in at such a
rapid rate. that the company yester-
day debated whether 1t would not be
good policy to transfer the whole pro-
1duction to the Salt Lake theater stage.
Manager PIPER kindly offered the
house. but several members of the
cast absolutely declined to play any
where except In the place originally
agreed upon. WattneVfhall. The dates
will therefore stand FOR next Monday
and Tuesday evenings, the advance
sale beginning Saturday at tho Dcs-
eret News Book store.
C)RPHI1JAr-Th bill this week ut
the State street house of mirth is well
up to the old time standards. This is
true in spite of the fact that the acts,
sor Some Just about the same, have been
seen many times before. The bill opens
with Fonda, Dell and Fonda III nov
city club swinging act that Is as good
as the best which have been seen here
tofore. Clivette, styled the" yelled
prophecies offers an act which is her
aided as MISREPRESENTATION" 1t anu
sed ana fnystif1ed the audience In spite
of the fact that other performers have
offered similar attractions. George
Snyder and Harry Buckley kept the
laughing gas turned OH all the while
they were on the stage. Their cat
light number, almost Identical with
that heard in THE Crickets" u season
Or so ago. was one Of the very best
parts of their turn.
Mack and Marcus, two newspaper
5cartoonists. the first a San Francisco
product and the other from Pittsbulg,
;lre on the bill with a clever act styled
revolution" Costumed and set admir-
ably, and conspicuous for arts
n, talent their act is one of the fea-=
lures of this weeks bill, sharing hon
ors with the headlner.
Oracle Emmett and her associates
while away twenty minutes In happy
fashion with Mrs, Murphys Second
Husband" The playlet Is q. scream"
all the time she is on the stage
.t'IIuppy's Millions, by William Nor
row and Miss Verda schellberg Is
quite a pleasing offering. Morrow's
laughing song, while not startingly
new, is we'll suited to aid digestion.
The Quaker maid is an attractive and
dainty feature OF the act. The cow.
boys are quite in keeping with eastern
views Of the west