Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-29
TIE ROUND OF THE THEATERs5

The Nrillman trio is entitled TO the
big type on the program. Wirewalk-
ing at its best is not new and seldom
entertains to degree obtaining while
this trio is on the stage. Bird Millnan
is a Notwithstanding short. The kino-
drome. has no special feature except.
perhaps. the Vanderbilt cup race. The
orchestra selections of the evening
We're literally applauded and the hearty
reception accorded was we'll merited.
The house was filled In every portion
with a most apprectative audience.
COLONIAI1--.A good sized audience
gathered at tho Colonial last night to
witness Henry w. Savage's version Of
THE Devil" by james d. Barton &c
Company. A pleasant feature of thu
evening was the delightful music fur
nished by the orchestra, which elected
deserved applause.
The Barton company is q good one,
probably above tho average, While Mr.
Ramsey Wallace, who held the title
role. is an actor of great ability, as
was evidenced by the wonderful man
her III which he portrayed Lucifer GO
ing about among men and women
dragging them down into the vortex
of sin and destruction. The artist of
James Rennie, who makes fine APP.
pearaRce on tho stage; Miami, the
model of Callie Gates; olga Hoffman,.
the erring wife, OF Elizabeth Murray,
and in fact all the characters We're
Well sustained.
or the play itself, but little need. be
said. 1t Is without the suggestion OF u
moral or morality, From the time the
Evil Spirit commences his operations
In the minds of his subjects till his
final success In the end, q dense. rancid
atmosphere prrneates every movement
on the stage, aid almost ohscurcS the
polished sentences, the brilliant repair
tee. with which the play abounds, and
the fine figures of rhetoric. The oc-
3casional laugh induced is weak and
,uirtllless, and remainds one of a burst
OF mcrriment mt u funeral. The philo-
sophy Is developed by risque SEN
fences, sinister and broad suggestions.
1T Is the eubEervsion of good by evil,
of right by wrong, of virtue by vice;
over all that is sacred and holy, 1t Is
the triumph OF THE Devil
The auditor. after leaving the hall
involuntarily inllnles q long, deep
the pure air of heaven. The same bill
goes for the remainder OF the week
GRAND.-Three hours of rollicking
fun We're furnished to an audience that
completely filed the Grand last even
ing. Aside from the specialtes, the
bill produced Il laugh for every minute,
and with these added, there was nerri-
nent from the first curtain to the last.
The play was Falsely Accused" and
in the rendition of II every member of
the cast. with one exception, was a,
llumorist. The villain. alone, did not
produce any. fun: the others We're full
OF IL. George w. Scott had the part
of a toddy-loving Judge and between
his antics as q topper" and his learn
IN" of the law kept the house in an
uproar John c. Davis, as "Hallelujah
Billy a colored soldier OF salvation,
was a. close second as a. merry-lnakef,
and several others were not far behind.
There was a good exhibition OF NOV
ing pictures Of the regular kind, and
the "shadowgraphs," III which the en-
tire cast We're represented in ltdicrous
antics, convulsed the audience. :" Falsely
Accused runs to and including We'd
nesday night, to DO followed by 'Ihel-
ma" by the same company, and q
change OF vaudeville features.
LYCEUM Proud to Beg" u
thrilling melo-drama by Lincoln j. Car
ter, was presented last night at the
New Lyceum theater before an audi
ence that about half filled the house.
The play does not differ from the usual
Carter style, but that there Is a large
percentage or theater-goers who ap-
probate the unfolding of the stage of
sensational stories, was shown by the
applause which greeted the players last
evening.
The story is one which deals with a
crooked police inspector who is in
league with 81 band of murderous Grim
,inals. The man is in love with the
wife OF Detective Carr, the hero. and
plots to murder Carr and possess the
woman. but through the prompt actions
Of Cars little children, a boy and a.
girl, the mllrderous schemes come to
naught and in the end Justice Is done.
The play is well staged and the COM.
pany in the main is a capable one. The
two children, Master Frank Reichardt
and Irene Reichar1t, are deserving OF
special mention. Both read their lines
well and their singing and dancing act
IS most cleverly done. Miss Rogers
does good work as Bridget O'Rook, as
also does Miss Faro as Nellie Carr,
wife of the detective. The play runs
tho week.
LYRIC.--The Lyric theater opens its
second week as a motion picture house
under suspicious conditions. The at
tendance last week was ovor5 5000. The
Escape from the Harenl" tells a thrill
ing story of seraglio life, and this with
sgrhe Christmas Burglar. a pathetic
story with good ending, and several
other feature pictures, form the bill.
The Lyric is patronizing the Great
Northern Film Manufacturing house of
Copenhagen. and the acting of the
Danes as shown, compares very well
with the French pictures. There is no.
doubt that the patrons OF tho house will
be well pleased this week. Tho re-
served seats lately added have proved
to be very attractive
GUILTY OF COUNTERFEITING Z
Passing counterfeit money is no
worse than substituting some unknown
worthless remedy for F'oley's Honey