The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-05

When an author and composer can
start every man and woman In an au-
dience to whistling, humming and tap
ping their feet, it is safe TO declare that
the play they are witnessing IS hit,
and that is exactly the ease with Geo.
III. Cohan s ''The Talk of New York, -
which has scored one of the greatest
triumphs yet accorded Gay from the
pen of this young author, and which
comes to the Salt Lake theater on Mon
day evening. OF all the plays that
George NJ. Cohan has presented to the
American stage up to the present time,
this. his latest, seems to have hit the
popular fancy with greater degree of
accuracy than any that has come be.
fore, and Victor Moore as 81 Kid Burns
in "The Talk of New York - has broad.
ened and perfected a type OF character
created by Mr.. Cohan that will un-
doubtedly find many prototypes on the
comedy stage of the future. Victor
Moore's rapid strides to stardom have
been consummated in the short period
OF two years. Creating the character
of "Kid Burns in "Forty-Five Min
utes from Broadway he jumped i'm
mediately into the glare of the lime
light. where his magnetic personality
and admirable polse at once stamped
him as an actor out of tho ordinary
Messrs. Cohan and Harris have not only
thoughtfully provided Mr., Moore with
most effective scenic, costume and elec
trical environments in HThe Talk OF
New York but they havo also sup
piled him with a splendid company and
a well-drilled and yocally perfect chorus.
George j. O'Donnell, William A, Will
hams. Charlotte Lambert, Emma Little.
field, John Conroy. Jo Smith Marba.
Mae Phelps. Charlotte Gray, Arthur
V. Gibson and Arthur Thornton bring
to the characters which they essay in
"The Talk of New York a personal
ity that is distinctly pleasing and a de,
cided help to the star: There are said
to be number of Cohanesque songs
in the play that are destined TO be
whistled and sung and ground out
through Photographs for some time TO
come. OF the sixteen numbers which
Mr.. Cohan has supplied for his latest
musical sensation, the following Will
probably become the most popular
Little H0B Bet hf5 Down nSne on Me Mr Buns uT
of New RochelIs:n "When We Arc
MA Double RI-E-D,D - ''When Eel
lows on the Level With Girl That 3
on the Square, and "Gcc, Amt Glad
I'm Home Again
When John Cort's big new produc-
tion of college girl life, Commence
ment Days" comes TO the Colonial this
Sunday night theatergoers in this city
will see Frederick " Bowers, the cele
brated singer, comedian and song-writer
at the head Of a company of fifty. Mr.
Bowers has the part of his life in
Commencement Days. that of col
lege boy, and admirers who saw him
with Mcintyre and Heath In ''The Ham
Trce' will find that that talented sing
er has moro than verified Mr.. Cort's
judgment. In @ Commencement DAYS.
Mr.. Cort offers to the American public
play of inherent beauty and dra-
matte strength, combination of stage
entertainment that has never failed OF
signal success. The play is the Joint
work OF Virginia Frame, n prominent
alumnus of Smith college, and Mar.
perienee, author of "Polly Of the Cir
Gus" recently seen here It is the
kind OF play that carries with it n
universal appeal and wins the classes
and masses alike. No man or woman.
no matter how hardened by life's strug
giles, but can look back totthe happy
chldhood hours in the classroom and
on tne Playground with smiles of remi.
nlscenc pleasure and JOY.
The scenes Of Commencement
Days" are laid at an institution called
Tor the purposes OF the play. Cotton
college. 1t is the commencement season
and the usual round of receptions, par.
ties, athletics and "high iinksn typical
OF the season are in progress. Doting
relatives are on hand to witness the
Hover of their respective families
launched into the whirlpool of life,
Among these are Mr.. Douglas, the pro.
prietor of New York newspaper, and
his son, Billy. who have come to the
graduation of their daughter and sis
ter, Lorraine. Billy has another pur-
pose In attending commencement at Col,
ton. however, for he is deeply in love
with the class president Kate Wells.
Then there is Teddy Dudley. full of
ter, Emmy Lou. who frankly aeknowl
edges her preference for the society
of men: "Penny.' rolv-uoly fresh.
man, the basketball captain. scorner
OF men and mice and .aRl1nsll MnrLo