The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-21
ADJUSTMENTS.

Serious criticism of The Devils Auc-
ton after the extravaganza, has been
before the public for over a quarter of d
century, is out of place. Men and women
who are now grandfathers and grand
mothers saw it when they were still
young. and few playgoers there are who
do not know it, The Colonial harbored it
last evening, when a weeks engagement
was opened.
1t is the same old production with the
same old donkey, the same old snake, the
same old tricks the same old scenery
and it is easy to imagine from looking at
some of the chorus girls and others that
they took part in the original production
some twenty-eight or so years ago.
There is always fun for the children in
The Devils Auction and usually much
of interest for older people who have never
seen it befOre-but these are not numer-
Gus. A collector for the museum of an
Equities in connection with the new Utah
museum which is to be esta blished soon
should find trip to this show profitable.
He could find a genuine old slap-stick.
that instrument of Wit used in bygone
days on the stage Also there are stuffed
clubs. transformation scenes and numer-
Gus other antiquities
The company could have been worse. H.
II. Meluotle is a clever Imp of Darkness.
doing many entertaining acrobatic feats,
including the ladder dance. The Meluotle-
Lanole duo are unusually good wire per
formers. Owing to the fact that the per-
formers in general have to earn living
and probably couldn't get jobs as clerks
or shovelers, perhaps it is kinder to say
nothing more about the rest of the COLI
pany a whole
After ALL it's the same old Devils Auc-
ton and it couldn't be kept going all
these years if it didn't contain qualities
liked by large numbers of people
The new bill presented last night at the
Orpbeum not only furnished "A most en-
joyable evenings entertainment, but con,
tanned two acts which will be numbered
among the cleverest presented at the pop
ular playhouse this season. The orches-
ira deserves special commentator, not
ONLY for the way in which they played
LISTS Second Hungarian Rhapsodie, but
for the way in which the accomplishments
were handled for Homer Lind
The head liner of the bill was Homer
Lind and his company in The Opera
Singer Not only did the sketch furnish
a splendid background for Mr.. Lind s
magnificent baritone. but it was most in
yeniouslv worked out and splerdidly man
sic by Gustave Weinberg, but Mr.. Vein
berg must have seized the idea for the
sketch when Charles Klein was not look
ing The story of the Music Master,
Klein's masterpiece, is cleverly used, and
even Mr. Lind's costume and makeup was
a copy of that used by David Warfield in
Klein's drama. The curtain rises on the
bare stage without setting, and the for
mer grand opera star who has left his
position in Vienna to- accept an engage
ment in vaudeville in America that he
for his first rehearsal with the orches-
ira Mr.. Lind sings three splendid num-
bers is struck with the remarkable re-
semblance of a young woman in the or
chestra to his wife. follows her home with
the aid of an obliging stage hand AMI
finally recognizes his long-lost daughter.
Mr. Lind has splendid baritone of broad
range and he uses il in the most artistic
way. Props" the stage hand, offers a
bit of low comedy, which is splendidiy
played
If Dick Crolius is not friend of George
Considine. he ought to be. AS Shorty, the
tout in the clever sketch of the same
name he looks and walks as though he
Metropolis hotel. Mr.. Crolius is one of the
few men who play tough parts well. and
his company is excellent The sketch
which was written by Mr. CrOlius himself.
is both witty and clever Alice Warwick
as Liz Shortys sister. played a small part
with a naturalness which was refreshing
and Effie Gillette's French ACCENT was
excellent
The bill was opened by John hathaway
and Emma siegel in The s3ubrette and
and the act went with a vim.
Sue Smith not only sings some songs =
but they are new songs. at least to Salt
Lake. and she sings them delightfully."-. 1t
is safe to predict that the town will be
singing her IF You Want Me, Whistle, -
before the week is over.
ems Hilbert and Fred Warren, the pian-
ist and dancer. are both entertaining.
Hibhert is not only clever eccentric
dancer, but is funny as well
Leon T Rogee's limitations of musical
INSTRUMENTS are lifelike and are worked
out in novel way
Leonard does some clever Juggling. and
the low comedy with a trick automobile
pleased the gallery.