The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-28
ADJUSTMENTS.

Miss Janet Melville heads the bill at
the Orpheum this week, and she makes
a whole show in herself, and, one might
as well say it, of herself. She may well
be billed as inimitable. for she could
never be copied in any way, either as
to size, shape or acting. Her act is one
which must be seen to be appreciated.
but seeing it will prove rather hard on
ones sides, for they are likely to ache
with laughter. Miss Melville is assisted
ably by Miss EVE Stetson, whose dialect
limitations are excellent
The finest piece of balancing work to
be seen anywhere is that put on by the
Okuras. The feats of pedal balancing ac-
been done on the Orpheum boards. This
is the act to close the bill, which is
fairly we'll balanced one and well pre-
sented.
An artistic little playet is shown by
Mr.. and Mrs Erwin Connolly in Sweet
hearts" but the only false note is the
attempt at the close of the play TO change
the entire idea and make out that the
man was true to the love for forty
years-an idea entirely at variance with
all the preceding lines of the playlet. The
two extremely difficult parts. of young
woman flirt of the early part of the nine
teenth century. and later, that of the
gentle, refined old lady. were taken ad-
mirably by Mrs. Connolly, but the man
was rather overdrawn.
Two typical NienneSe street musicians
fill one turn very acceptably. and prove
the value of the old fashioned accordion
Maurice B. Cooke, billed as an eccentric
comedian. opens the bill. and later an
other eccentric, this time coincidence
does some similar turns in company with
a pianist, both drawing a measure of ap-
plause from the audience.
The orchestra showed the presence of
Willard Weihe once more and the aud.-
ence was not slow to note the change
A Strauss waltz was the selection for the
intermission. and il was we'll played The
kinodrome showed two fine pictures, one
humorous and one of an historic kind
The bill runs all week, with matinees
each afternoon.
If there is any question about the Grand
getting back into the melodramatjc field
an evening with "The Cowboy Ranger
which opened for weeks run at that
house last night, will settle the ques-
ton.
''rhe Cowboy Ranger goes the limit
in sensationalsm, realism and ;hrillism
The action goes thirty-mile clip from
the opsning curtain. and what with cow
boys rushing here and there, Indians,
Mexicans. soldiers and a girl or two to
be rescued or fought for. there isn't much
time for interest to lag 1.-THE Cowboy
Ranger is the most sensational thing
the Grand has attempted in some time
and the old patrons of the house ought
to find entertainment TO their hearts con-
tent In the four acts of the piece. Yet
the play contains a we'll told colorful
story OF the great southwest in the days
that are gone. The cowboys are real.
the Indians look real and the action goes
on amid picturesque scenes and stage set
unss. The cowboys with their dusty
chaps and sagging belts, holding the big
six-shooters. are likely to set any play
In motion as they go on and off the
stage with their swinging. spur-clanking
gaint. The piece contains all that goes
to make up good melodrana, and the
presenting company. headed by George
la mo- IT,
Diego Red, cowboy, is excellent. He in
PRODUCES several good specialties between
the acts. La Petite Ruth. another mem
Der of the company, is very clever in
baltic dancing making decided hit with
the crowd.
The Grand seems back in old time form.
The house last night was filled and the
play well received.
A dispatch from Chicago conveys tho
advice that hereafter all the vaudeville
theatres II the middle west. In Guiding the
Kohl & Castle houses. those of Andersen
< Zeigler, both houses in Louisville ana
Milwaukee. will be booked under the gen
eral direction of Martin Beck in con-
junction with those of the Orpheum cir
cut. of which Mr.. Beck is the general
manager.
This arrangement was decided upon at
a meeting held In Chicago a few days
ago. This policy was adopted after ].
j. Murdoch had expressed a desire to re-
main permanently in Chicago-his home
and to devote his attention exclusively
to the Olympic theatre in that city, in
which he has just acquired the controlling
interest. The new booking arrangement
includes the Majestic and Haymarket the
pic. the American and Columbia theatres.
in st. Louis; the new Majestic theatre in
st. Louis, the new Majestic theatre IN
Milwaukee. the Grand opera house In Ip-