The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-23
ADJUSTMENTS.

I thankful for in this weeks bill which
gives the satisfying effect of a seven
! ali the festive trimmings.
THE Night of the Wedding" sketch
put on by Miss Adeline Dunlap Frank
Mccormack Il Company, is entitled 10
rank as the headliner. The piece is a
drama in tabloid form and is the vehicle
/ for some especially good character work
/ The playlet is cleVerly written and is adj
mirably staged by Mr.. Mccormack. whose
work stamps him as a finished actor
| Miss Dunlap looks and acts the part of
the flossy female whose ultimate undoing
makes a terrific hit. Viola Fengarth is a
natural and appealing figaro as the little
! girl abused by a near mOther-in-law
Miss ida May Chadwick. the "Hee Haw
girl nearly broke up the show. She is
! a whole circus in herself in addition TO
| being the champion female buck dancer
| of America She carries two people with
| her, Just to make the game good
Willie Howard. as the Hebrew messen-
| ger boy. furnished another act that con-
vulsed the house and started A roar of
applause that persisted in drowning the
more than its moneys worth. Howard $
songs and Characterization are simply
great: in fact. his work is good enough
for two Eugene Howard is the wooden
handle to the silver spoon.
Cadets de Gascogne' lend a touch II
real opera to a varied program. The so
prano Is a splendid singer and three men
round out the quartet The corpulent
tenor displayed a voice sadly dispropo=-
tomato TO his magnificent girth. which de-
ficiency might have been due to altitude.
The general effect OF the selections was
highly pleasing.
No bill would be complete without the
sOubrette. and Miss Meta Nesta hobs up
serenely in this perennial role. She APP
pears all in green and sings catchy songs.
Manager Winch said her act went big,
which means she received plenty of en-
cores.
Ernie and Mildred Potts put on a bag
punching act. which was enhanced by
some startling effects in lights and sha-
dows and was livened up with singing.
dancing and costume changes.
McPhee and Hill contributed an aerial
performance which was labeled The
Clown and the Tired Man" The comedy
stuff was not extraordinary. and HILL or
was it McPhee, failed 10 Negotiate his
final thriller.
The Orpheum orchestra played selee-
ton from ''Lohengrin." and the usual
number went out TO get A drink of bad
whisky on a dry Sunday while the de-
lightful music was in progress.
The names of Murray and Mack have
come TO convey a clear idea to the ma
jority of theatre-Socrs as TO the character
of show to he seen where they are the
principal participants. 1t is therefore safe
TO say that 10 per cent of the people who
paid p cents to 81 to attend the Colonial
theatre last evening saw about the kind
of show they expected to see. except thar
perhaps it was better than they antici-
pated.
The pretty new playhouse was crowded
at the opening last evening of a week 5
engagement of these two comedians in
THE sunny Side of Broadway" and the
audience seemed to enjoy the performance
thoroughly /
The slap-stick is not so vital an instru-
ment of humOr for Murray and Mack as
1t used 10 be in days gone by, but the
methods of extracting laughs from the
auditors are little changed in general
character There is more or less rough
ana slam-bang, and the show
as a whole is of the anticipated burlesque |
type. There are plenty Of songs. MANY
choruses and varied cdpers OF girls. SOM |
of the girls are pretty and some or tie
songsters and songstresses have pleasing |
on the whole the performance did not
detract from the reputation of Murray |
and Mack with their admirers.
Dosnite the many counter attractions /
the Grand theatre was packed last even |
i,,s, mon tbe opening performance of the |
Walter Arnim company IN Parted on Her !
Teriflsl Tour The play - an Australian /
comedy drama. in prologue and three
acts and tells the story of a woman /
v-,ronse6 in her youth and her earnest en- /
deavor to make atonement for her past /
by a life without reproach. The story is /
well written and prettily told by the an !
thor and as presented by the Arnim COM |
many US a splendid dramatic production |
The company is excellent: in fact. the |
hest the Grand has offered this year, and |
containS Tnonv clever people. First men, |
tion is due Mr. Arnm. as Oliver West, an
artist engraVe-. and Miss Grace Hale, IS |
Grace West his wife: though Miss Dora |
Uastin~s Miss Maude Hillinan. and. in !
foot each member of the cast, deserve |
credit for meritorious work Allen Ma
thec wbo was a member of the Grand 1
stocI, conoDanv the first of this year. is a /
,nenber of the Arnim company. and was
and welcomed by hearty ap-
nlause upon his entrance on the stage. |
W. anosgement of Parted on Her Bridal |
Tour ends Wednesday night the same
aonnnany presenting "A Gamblers Sweet
beart', The last half of the week. starting
With a thanksgiving matinee.
..1be Isle of Spice. which comes to the
Salt lake theatre tonight, has been well |
recei,-ed since the tour of the company
ha0an The scene is laid on an island in
the Orient where many marvellous adj
ventures befan the principals.
The sale for 1.-The Alaskan" which is
The hin al the Salt Lake theatre begi1rtne
evening and for the rest of the |
week oDens this morning.
CHANGE IN TRAIN SCHEDULE
EASTROUND Los ANGELES LINZ
TIED Nov %, which will leave Salt L
AXE that date and thereafter daily at 1
2. 05 %. m u