Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-20

COLON1ATs-That delightful English
comedy. The Liars" az presented hy
Mics Mary Hall and associate player
at the Colonial this week ranks with
ho bost offerings hy the capable stocs
/ ORGANIZATION. % o. is not The De- O. Miss
llHl is admirably adapted To- the part
/ of Lady JessIca and Mr. Baldwin ana
/ 49, herfon. as STR UccrInl and Els
! ward IA kucr. share h1uurs In ellonoIu-
I lF handled parts The support throush-
om is exceptionally strong and the four
acts are 500 ip most pleasing style.
There Ia Iu The piece that 'talkiuess'
mat ever is associated with au EnElIs h
settling, at umcs draEging tribe t1I
| mupn ana presenting fow oprottuul-
! tic5 Tor dramatic situations. 1ho story
] throughout depends for lts develop
/ mont upon The spoken limos OF the hook
] WIN thIs handicap. though. Tho players
/ present lna dchg1tiul comedy iu ascl-
/ nai.nt manner Tho humor is not of
] tndt roNlCN.ug sort but Is suDiuej,
/ keen and altogether enjoyable.
Niles Han wls charming through Che
I entire four acts ANA hcr costumes were
| enhancing tu the feminine portion %
| hcr audience. As tho wife uf Glib 81
Nepeau. man who believed rather ln
/ tanning wife than in winning her
| oy wiIos more gentle. she carried her.
self through the perpleXitles OF remain
! Ing trio to The duties Of her marriage
bond or OF permitting the love of n
mate moro suited o. her irIumrhmg. IL
was ina The last Ict that am SITUATIONS
| were moro dramatic and lu this aet
Miss Hall was afforded her strongest
opportunities Tor serious work
Mr. Baldwin was the altogether ie-
iEhuW bachelor that was demanded
of him. Hls great fund OF knowledge
oft women acquired 100 bis not lonely
hachelOrnood was drawn upon FOR some
OF the clcvcrost lines of the book. lie
was exceptionally well east ass Sir
Christopher.
or AFR. Henron's work rather lavish
terms are necessary lie shared t. the
fullest extent the honurs OF the lead
ing role. Ia the final scene OF the
comedy, which becomes truly q drama
Wen along DOB the piece. the problem Is
solved in tho only possible way Fak-
uer goes his way and Sir Gilbert takes
his wife 90 his heart with O. resolution
to see life through clearer glass
OF the support 10 is difficult 10 choose.
al doing acceptable work througHout
Che progress Of the story Mr. AlCiue.
Anna Cleveland, Bessie Hunter. Caula
Gates and Mr.. Miilar are all strong Ia
their support while the others OF the
players are lacking in no particular.
me opportunities center about Miss
Han, Mr. Baldwin and Mr.. Hemrou and
leave only little for the others OF the
cast.
The audience was larger than the
average Monday night PATRONAGE OF
the house and the orchestra was in
splendid humor giving tuuerul pro
misses OF next weeks offering. 9TH
Eurgomastor.' The Liars' runs 10 the
week end with mauuees Thursday and
Saturday.
ORPHEUM-For two hours of q. a..
unadulteruted enjoyment. the bin az the
Orphcum this week probably surplssos
an previous offerings this season. Tle
program contains not dry feature.
ana more than one OF the acts may
rightly be termed a. "hcalliner.' To,
opening turn is the marvel of eIul.
lbrism performed by Harry Tsuda. a
japanese. His feats of strength and
balancing are not short Of remarkaIls
Frank Whitman, the dancing voIiui4t.
gives several correct limitations of cold
time fiddle playing, as wei ns carry
ing out his announcement OF dau.ssE
and singing and playing az the saw.
time. He is a clever dancer and nsvai
misses "a stroke on the io.ll wd.Is
executing tho most complex of terrei-
cn1rc4n intricacies a laufh fron
start Co finish Is the little sklt produced
By Harry F0y and Miss Florence clark.
entitled The Spring OF Youth" There
IS not "a duh minute In the at, and the 1
clever comedians We're recalled again |
and again Lotta Gladstone presents /
something different" I'm her moul- |
loguistic character study Of q country /
girl She persOnates as well the Irish !
washerwoman and the tcothless dame /