The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-15

tunate enough TO possess daughtef
whose future is TO be considered above
all else, II is nothing in common with
the fgments of the imaginative mind
and is handled with the utmost rever-
ence and dclicacy, dealing as it does
with the events in the life of a Young
girl and n subject so interesting 70 al
humanity. Mr.. Summertield has been
daring in his playwriting to. He has
done something which at first blush
might seem to border close to the dan.
ger line, but which by reason of the
great delicacy with which one certain
scene is handled and the deep reverence
which is displayed in its enactment be
comes n most impressi a situation. The
play is well supplied with scenic and
mechanical effects and the cast is
large and adequate one, numbering
among its members several well known
people.
A dramatic and romantic oue-act
playlet entitled 'Lucky Jim is the
headliner at the Orpheum this week,
THIS rlaylet is by James 4, Ferguson,
the brilliant. versatile writer of western
fiction. 1t is full OF keen dialogue and
remarkably thrilling situations and CHI
makes, and when it is presented as il
will be here by Miss Jane Courthope
and her company ii is sure to be a geuu-
ine treat to levers Of condensed drama
Some critics have said that this playlet
is as appealing in its dramatic effect as
Edmond Days great play. The Round
Up. or Edwin Milton Royle's great
classic, 'SThe Squaw Man. " Charles
Forester and Master Ross, both wei
known and capable performers, are Miss
Courthope s assistants, and they get
out of the play everything there is in
it, which is saying a great deal. There
is much real pathos and genuine heart
interest In this story, which deals with
life III q lonely mining camp in the 81
ezra Nevada mountains. Special seen
cry is carried. which makes the playlct
particularly effective and full OF realism.
Two old Salt Lake favorites, Billy Gas.
ton and Ethel Green, will be seen in
their new creation, a Nell Brinlley act
called "SpoOpyville. - These perform
ers need no introduction to Salt Lakers,
as their splendid work of former visits
is still pleasantly remembered. There
is charm and grace in the work Of
Miss Green that makes her a delight,
They sing and dance with exceeding
skill and grace, their songs are all new
and original, being the composition OF
Mr.. CASTOR, and their dialogue and
stories are crisp and sparkling, so that
their act is one OF those really refresh
ing bits that all vaudevillians nppreci"
ate so much. a team Of European per
formers who have been very successful,
indeed have been real sensation
abroad. is the Saytons, and Mr.. Beck,
during his last trip to Europe, was for
tunate in securing their services fer an
exclusive tour of the Orpheum circuit.
The title of their act is ''In the Realm
of the Alliaators.' As its name would
Indicate, this turn has for it's scene a
/ tropical realm in the alligator zone.
Both these performers rank among the
| best contortionists in the world, and
they perform the most impossible feats
in the most attractive and likeable mdn-
ner Really somc of the things they do
they were not performed with such eX-
ouisite grace aud refinement. The
Saytons should be enthusiastically re-
ceived. ga Padded Cell,' a German
comedy act. is the Offering of Frank
and Joe Wilson. who are now known as
the Wilson brothers. In this act these
inimitable comedians succeed in MAKING
tho English sentence perform such
ridiculous contortious that the audience
is kept in one continuous strain OF
laughter; not only this. but they sins
coon songs and warble German melo
dies and yodle in an cXquistely dc
liebtful manner \ mystic musica
novelty, which is fine blending anc
mixing Of melody and mystic, is wha
the Grassys, two gentlemep and ont
lady, are booked to give. They arr
musicians of the first rank. who pro
duce all manner of strange and pleas
ing sounds on odd instruments of thei
own invention and construction. all o
which they do in the most marvelou
and mysterious manner. That cleve
entertainer Henry Give, who is as
sisted by Miss Mai Sturges Walker. in
PRODUCES sleight of hand and mag'
performance that is a winner. He goe
out of the beaten path and stereotvpet
WAYS of the average leGerdemain ar
tlst. and uses his magic and sleisht o
hand for comedy PURPOSES only. whicI
makes his act decidedly unique and OIL
of the ordinary All of his material i
new. and his offering is one of the mos
bur orous imaginable. He comes di
rectly from the music halls of London
where be was eminentlv successful am
extremely popular. A Juggling act tina
IS q revelation in the art of manipula
tion will be introduced bv Joe Cool
and brother Their act is decidedly diff
, ferent from usual juggling acts, an
. they have a number of surprises in stor
, for the audience. Joe Cook is one o
the youngest men in the business, be
; ing a mere bov. but iuggles like a vet
eran. IT is claimed for him that he
the only youth on the stage at preseu
|, WHO lS .luVSlHp HNS cLuUS Ut one llult
, This act should prove popular her,
Then the Orpheum orchestra in ney
, march. overture and selections is sur
5 TO please. and two new subjects on th
5 kinodrome. which arc also popular
should make the Orpheum the niece
/ for amusement lovers this week Thi
: special bill runs all next week, with
> matinee daily, The matinees are il
s creasing in patronage constantly, and
: should be borne in mind that the shoy
] in the afternoons is Just as complet
e in every particular as it IS at nigh
= The full orchestra of thirteen piece
e under the direction of Mr. Weihe ful
{ nishes the music both afternoons an
o evenings, and is one of the pleasin
b features of every performance.
: The opening of the new Colonial tn,
4 ater next Wednesday evening, Novembe
d is, promises TO be as much Of a societ
e event as an important theatrical occ;
S sion so interested has the better ella:
of playgoers here become in the succe;
of Salt Lake IS newest and most up-tt
It date theater. And the interest is wa
: 7 fnr tho ('o1oo1a1 ~ fu1iv mn ,