The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-21

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Another big audience was present at
the Salt Lake Theater on Friday TO W.T.,
ness the presentatio OF Peer Gynt.
| by Louis James and his company NO
! such elaborate presentation OF play was
| ever seen in Salt Lake City. There are
! twenty-five changes of scenes in the I'VE
acts, each apparently more beautiful than
the one which preceded IT, Then the
company is an exceptionally GOOD one,
and II is worth ones while TO go, for
one thing alone, II there was nothing
| else to be seen. and that is 10 see Louis
James portray the character oi Youth.
Peer Gynt' will go again this afternoon
and evening. when the engagement viii
| close,
| Those who were at the Orpheum yes
| terday afternoon witnessed in addition TO
the regular bill OF all-star attractions OF
| this week the tryout Of Mac and Mar
| Gus, the two well-known local ARTISTS
and cartoonists. who presented ther
| good account OF themselves, demon
Strating their ability as sketchers, and
showed that they can deity and rapid
| IL draw interesting pictures Their act
| consists OF two parts. III the first part
| they draw pictures under the spot light,
the series being called Evolution The
second part Is OF a similar number OF
| pictures entitled Filtration" All the
| pictures have humorous side and pro-
| woke rounds of laughter and applause.
4 few more rehearsas and with good
stage properties and paraphcrnalia their
| act is destined to be a winner
4 matinee and evening performance of
''Why Girls Leave Home" at the Grand
thearer today, brings to an end the half
weeks engagement Of that splendid
drama, Starting tomorrow evening, Wal
ter Armin and his company open four
nights engagement in Laura Jean Lib,
| bey's play, parted on Her Bridal
Tour"
Lovers Of good vaudeville and of the
novel cameraphone productions will wit
| ness another good bill at the New Lyric
theater during the coming week The
change will take effect this afternoon
Of the most pleasing seen In Salt Lake
| City in weeks,
This evening at the Methodist church
| Arthur Hartmann VIII show the local
| music lovers that the eastern critics were
| right in calling the Hungarian artist one
| OF the greatest Sioiinists Of the present
generation. The programme is arranged
| TO exhibit the passionate intensity OF
| Hartmann's S tone, we'll as his, remark
able finish. Mr.. Hartmann will be as
sisted by Alfred Calzn.. at the piano.
who is young pupil OF Alberta Jonas
| of Berlin. lie has many friends In Salt
Lake who studied under the same teach
er. Following is the programme as will
! ~ S-'Sii 'OIi'6hN"
Concerto. 49,. ..:.,. Mendelssohn
Arthur Hartmann.
Ballade G minor. op. 20. ,......F. Chopin
Alfred Cabin
| tduSt FantaSlea -. W lenlaWSkl
Arthur Hartmann.
! (a) In Pensee. ee...,..,....... Arthur Neviu
(hl Wild Rose. MacDowelI- Hartmann
~ 4 '''-1 Arthur Hartmann. ''3"'''
(a) Capricho ............A. Jonas
OBJ Papillons.... ..........M. Rosenthall
(e) Selected. s;frod CHI, .''''''F LIZ
Grand American Fantasy, "In tho
South ........ Arthur hartmann
Arthur Hartmann.
Klaw & Erlauger. the directing man
ayers OF the big theatrical syndicate. are
| about To become pioneers in a new field
OF theatrical industry. If 1t proves sue
cessful it will lift a heavy burden from
the shoulders OF theatrical managers who
have been driven TO the wall by the ac-
tons OF several railroad passenger asso-
Citations Ill an endeavor 10 carry out the
| interstate law rulings in the last year
or so. They are constructing mammoth
size automobile trucks the same as a
railroad baggage car. for tho trdnspor.
tation of the scenic equipment that goes
To- make UP their productions. They are
also constructing coaches fitted up the
same as regular passenger cars, for the
movement OF their companies
The Idea for this manner of transpor-
tation was furnished by the activity OF
one OF the foremost railroad men in
this country. who has taken a great
pride IN constructing an automobile train
10 run west of the Missouri river, The
arrangement OF the automobile baggage
car viii not only be q big saving from
4 railroad standpoint, but II will also
do away with the transfer hauling OF
scenery in city, an Item Of big expense
with all companies. Tho automobile
baggage car can be brought to the stage
door OF the theatcr and unloaded. This
viii also permit a saving in the wear
on scenery and stage effects in hand
Ing, 1t is a question whether klaw &
Erlanger's scheme will be practical west
Of Wichita, Kan. In the central and
eastern states the usual railroad tumI
Of theatrical company each day Is
about seventy-hve miles. 1t Is an easy
matter 10 move organizations from point
TO point with this service. Every com
pany OF any size carries expert me
, chdnics on the working staff So should
car encounter hard luck In transit, IL
viii be as easily repaired as the custo-
Throughout the New England states
where the movements from town to town
vary ten TO thirty miles and the railroads
charge minimum of fifteen dollars for
hauling OF pasgage car, these automo-
bile trucks will, with the saving OF the
daily transfer bill. pay for themselves
inside of three months.
1t Is the intention OF Klaw & Frlangcl
to equip their stupendous "Ben-H Hur. -
the biggest scenic spectacle ever nut To-
gether ia the annals OF the amusement
world. first Of all their enterprises and
II the success anticipated is secured II
Is safe TO say every travelling orgapiza
tion IN America Will follow In the lead
Of this entcrprising firm.
Petition for Letters.
E. G. Hines petltioncd the Third dis.
| triCt court. Friday. for tlp afe of I,o