Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-02-25
ADJUSTMENTS.
Thcater--Flo.

Thcater-Florenc Roberts revisits
us in an entirely new play entitled
sham" society comedy. totally diff
ferent to anything she has yet present.
ed. The fact that the play was entire
~ unknown, is responsible for the alb
sence OF the large audience which Miss
Robert gariably draws, for In these
days, It takes a player of note in Il
play OF note to attract attention. Her
new Offering though nor a great pro-
duction from the literary or dramatic
standpoint. is healthy. interesting and
well narrated. Its finish with the
hero's allusion to a somewhat misty
past Is rather confusing, but ii is all
so delightfully."- acted by Miss Roberts
and her clever company. and its moral
Is so good that IL forms most en-
Joyable evenings entertainment The
lady herself gave evidences of ability
along comedy lines which we did not
think she possessed. The play gives
her talents no big opportunities. but
In what she had to do she was easy,
effective and natural. Mr.. Bergen
again showed his strong artistic met
tie as leading man and equal words
of praise can be pronounced on the
work cf Mr.. Gibbs as young Buck.
Miss DAILY as the poor cousin, and Kate
Jepson and George Woodthorp as the
aunts. The mounting was admirable
and again showed Miss Roberts rigidly
adherdes TO the best standards The
play will run tonight, and tomorrow
afternoon and evening.
BY way of suggestion to Miss Rob-
erts. who seems to be In need of
strong vehicle, since she laid down THE
Strength of the Weak" and Zira"
Though It is refreshing to find her get
ting away from the problem dramas
with which her name has been so long
linked) -why does she not look into the
possibilities Of Diplomacy. This fine
old play Is new TO the present genera
tons of westeners, but II is in style
and spirit, strictly in accord with the
times, and the part of Zicka Is one In
which Miss Roberts should shine.
Equally fine would be the chance Mr..
Bergen would have In Julian Beau
clerc. while Georgia Woodthorp would
make almost a star part out of the
mother The company might need a
little recruiting for some OF the other
roles but Miss Roberts herself In the
central character should be almost ito
the manner born"
Orpheum-Laughter that comes in
floods instead of ripples is the order
at the Orpheum this week. Last night
number, and 1t left the audience feel
ing so good that other numbers less
attractive We're accepted without a
shadow of complaint.
Hermann the Great, with name
so mystical that nothing mediocre
could be expected from its owner, clos
ed the bill with a group of dazzling
tricks that included everything from
producing full grown chickens from
10 Oh In oh "a o. 10
personnel of box seats owners. He
was a suitable headliner to close bill
opened by such good fun makers as
Bailey and Austin's american Beau
ties" IN their acrobatic feats.
Virginia Pierce, announced to be IL
rect from Grand Opera as played by
the Manhattan company. sang few
songs in voice that was only fair at
best Sidney Deane and company, in
u musical novelty entitled Christ
mas at Blackwelrs Island" have the
of an act that with a heavy
OF the jokes might succeed
much better Their songs, i'm excellent
voice, are interspersed with jokes that
must have been confined long, long
time. Joe Carroll, monologue artist
Is an ordinary sample of the people
who live by that sort of thing, while
Ralph tombstone trick bicycle rider,
does things never heard of before on |
land or sea and carries himself easily |
out of the beaten paths of entertainers.
His final leap and somersault on his |
wheel from the top of the stage is a |
thriller carried to the point of hair
raising
The orchestra as usual Is excellent
while the kinodrome presents it's share
IF the fun In three good offerings.
Grand--"A Girl OF the Streets" is
he bill. for the week at the Grand, and
asst nights performance was witness.
I'd by fairly well filled house below,
while the gallery was crowded. The
)lay depicts in detail life I'm the slums
" New York, and there is something
" a startling character doing through
nut each of the four acts, Guns, knives
md cords that bind figure prominently.
here are abductlons, murders and at.
empted suicides abound. and ali in all
he piece Is decidedly melo dramatic,
lovers Of the sensational
,lenty OF opportunity to manifest en-
huslasm. The three characters worthy
# mention are Berna Reinhardt. as
ilt, the girl OF the street, Dorothy
Moods, as Nan Meadows, and little
Vera Ludlow, as Tot, The child did
specially well for one OF her years.
'he piece Is not such as TO give much
nut Is handled about as wen as tho
-verage of us KIND Buster Brown
omes TO the Grand for all OF next
week.
lyrlc--'rhe Power OF Truth" the
omedy drama presented at the Lyric
" the utahna stock company. Is IA
lever Ave act Offering and Is wen
Owen. Miss Agnes Johns has an emo
ional part In Doris Vane, the school
eacher and does II better than she did
'amile, which won her considerable
.ttention few weeks back w. r.,
\bram as Brian ONeil adds 10 mo
moothness OF the production as only
Abam could. Frank Haley, new
member made his bow as a comedian.
nd from his work last evening rs
aluable acquisition 10 the company.
which now has ~ mombers A good
ouse turned out TO see the first per-
OF 'The Power OF Truth"
.hich goes through tho entire week.
he old folks OF this city are invited