Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-21


Orphcum---Bad luck nearly spoiled
the bill at the Orpheum last night. The
bad luck seemed TO turn to good Tor
tune, however when Miss Edna Evans
appeared In the tifth number In the
place Of julius Steger the feature or
the offering, whose baggage arrived too
late TO be used last night. The full bill
will be on the boards tonight though
ana should be as a whole a snappy
show. II is well that Seymour and
Dupre come as the first number on the
Bill for then their act Is soon over
with. Barring the high jumping OF Sey-
mour and the fairly good dancing OF
Miss Dupre, the act is quite tiresome.
In their turn one wonders why Miss
Dupre tries to sing. 1t is almost enough
to say that Gil Brown appears. When
ever he is part OF bill, a happy mo-
ment may be expected by far the best
part of last nights bill was the appear
ance OF Kennedy and Rooney There
Is more fun in Kennedy's face than rs
ordinarily enjoyed in any dozen acts.
The girl is q sweet bit, she sings well.
dances gracefully--what moro should
she do to please? Miss Edna Evans,
with Miss Irene Kelley as accompanied.
gave two soprano numbers, spring
is Here" and "Heartseasc and Roses
So daintily did she acquit herself she
was compelled TO sing Cupid as an
encore. Her appearance was bright
moment In the evening. BERTHE Hern,
the Original minstrel miss" gets a
laugh every time she sings. talks
dances or looks at her audienco--au act
that is all her own, novel and anus
ing Les l'reres Riego are welcome.
1t is a long time since good acrobatlc
turn has been put on an Orpheum bill
and the four brothers end the even
ings Offering in style more than
worth while. With three good numbers
from the kinodrome, the orchestra is
up TO it's usual merit, and the Steger
troupe i'm the bill, the Orpheum should
please during the rest of the week.
Grand-1The bill this week at the
Grand is The Factory Girl a play
combining clements OF sensationaism.
pathos and humor. In the hands of
Mr.. Theodore Torch and company tho
piece affords an evening of enjoyment
Mr.. Torch has the part of Charles
Wilde, insurance agent, SO jealous IN
his profession that he would go to
funeral TO solicit patronage. 1t is super
nuous to add that MIR. Torch perform
ed well, as that goes without saying,
The remainder of the company were
nearer an average in their roles IN
The Factory Girl" than in any offer
ing of the several weeks engagement.
All had their lines well In hand and
there was not hitch OF any KIND no.
tlceable. The house was fairly we'll
filed. fact that speaks well for the
company, as at this time of year there
Is usually a marked falling off in thea
ter going. Thursday evening there Will
be an actual wedding performed on the
stage in full view of the audience. The
prospective groom and bride will oc-
cupy a box until requested to come for
ward and take the VOWS that will make
them husband and wife.
HCkson ut Iyric-Richmond Pear
son Hobson, congressman and captain,
will deliver his address on America,
Mistress Of the Seas" In the Lyric
theateI tonight The advent OF Con-
gresham Hobsnn ia awakening more
interest than the appearance Of any
speaker In recent years. In fact,
since Congressman Littlefied of Maine
spoke in the theater in the fall Of
1906. there has not been a speaker
that has aroused the curiosity and in
terest that Capt. Hobson has.