The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-24
ADJUSTMENTS.

There will be crowded houses at the
Orpheum all this week, or Salt Lake will
miss the best show seen there for many a
day. The bill from start to finish is a
line one, only one act not first-class be-
ing shown, and il was only half bad.
There has been no such gale of laughter
in months as hit the house when Cliff
Gordon, the German politician, stood be-
fore the audience, and for an incredible
length of time kept the most CONFUSING
fun going I'm his own way. Mr.. Gordon
said, in a little impromptu speech, he was
compelled to put up, that this was his
first visit to Salt Lake He'll be welcome
again and yet again as many times as
he wants to come If there was any ennui
lying around loose while he was on the
boards no one was aware of II. His show
is about the funniest thing that has ever
been seen.
OF course. Miss Alice Morton, with her
wonderful chemicals. is billed a head
liner, and she fills the place, too. While
there is mo sleight of hand or legerde-
main in the act there is a really Won
derful show of a scientific nature, and
one which would entertain any kind of
audience. The wonderful heat which is
given practical demonstration before the
eyes of the public is enough in itself to
hold absorbing interest.
An impersonator and an imitator on the
same bill sounds as if things were doubled
but they're not. And yet each of the
two thus billed fills the part to perfec-
ton. Harry Alister, the impersonator.
does wonderful act in expression, show
ing more than a score of the celebrated
persons of history, and by his clever
makeup almost instantaneous giving to
each its real character and appearance.
His subjects are OF wide range, including
Napoleon, Washington. Lee Grant. Pope
Leo Kill, Roosevelt and several others.
Miss Violet Dale, with her limitations,
was as fine in her way as he was in his.
Miss Dale includes In her clever repre-
Mary" Vesta Victoria In an English song.
Marie Lloyd in a Spanish song and dance
and Trixie Friganza- All her singing was
good and her limitations more clever than
is the usual order.
Another excellent number is furnished
by the Melani trio. group of clever mu-
sicans whose music Is well worth hear
later on for the first night. are two al
legged Hebrew characters. booked as song
manufacturers" and their act Is not up 10
the remainder of the bill A few of the
coarser things should be eliminated. Two
splendid musical numbers and two good
kinodrome shows fill the evening
"oh Yvette." the comic opera which
opened at the Lyric last evening to
crowded house. is burlesque on "Oli-
vetter but unless one was told so il
would never be guessed. .Oh Yvette."
as presented by the linn TraVesty COM
pany. is melange of songs, dances and
/ funny business. There are many hand
some costumes-a new set every five min
utes-and a lot of good scenery. The
whole thing goes through with swish
and swing really refreshing. There is
only one quiet stretch In the whole pro-
gram. and that's between acts
All who have seen this weeks bill at
the Grand. as presented by the Theodore
Torch company. pronounce His Terrible
Secret" or 1.-THE Man Monkey" the best
play vet offered by that capable organiza-
ton The piece is exceptionally strong
and pleasing from dramatic standpoint,