The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-05
WITH THE THEATERS or SALT LAKE

mt the La Sale thcater. Chicago, is
one of the great dramatic sensations
Of the present season there can be no
doubt.
Louis r Grisel. supporting Elsie Fer
| guson in "Such Little Queen for
two years WAS Il superintendent of n
banana plantation in Honduras, belong.
ing to the United Fruit company,
Henry 3. Harris announces that re
hearsals of Frank Keonan in "'The
| Heights a new play by William
Anthony Mcclure, began on November
% The first production will tnke
place December Is. and it will be seen
in New York Immediately after the
new year.
Arrangements have been concluded
between the Shuherts and William Nor
ris whereby Harry Lauder. the Scotch
comedian. will make tour OF the prin-
| cipal American cities, playing Mt the
theatcrs controlled by the Shubcrts.
| Philadelphia will see Tho inaugural of
the tour Of the notable ScOtchman on
| December 10.
Miss Rosa Roma. who comes to the
Orphcum this Sunday evening. is de.
scnbed by tho papers Of other cities
as n violin viTtuoso and n musician
par excellence. Her beauty is dilated
upon and her skill and technique cX.
tolled She will contribute series of
numbers 10 the bill. Miss Roma has
played over the entire Orpheum cir
cult except Salt Lake. Ogden and DEN
yer, When she fulflls her contract
/ providing for her appearance In these
cities she vii! return to Salt Lake to
live. She will also become Mrs. Ches-
no Ni,
ton, who is manager Of the local Or
pheum, were married last August, since
which time Miss Roma has been play.
ing the violin in various Orpheums
while Mr.. Sutton has been mana aging
first the Butte Orpbeum and later the
Salt Lake house
George Bloomqucst. one of the great
vaudeville successes. Will play the Or
phcum. beginning this Sunday night.
IN sketch that is almost entitled
to be called the hit of the
year II is "Nervc,' md brief.
ly condensed. it tells of n young
civil engineer out of job, but occupy
Ipg suite of offices in a New York
's!yscraper, the lease on which was the
only thing willed him by his father
The president of railroad wishes TO
hire civil engineer at $4,000 year.
The young man induces the railroad
magnate 10 visit him in his Offices and
then pretends to have plenty of bust
ness. When the president calls the
Youngster is busy with kilograms, phone
calls. debating letters, etc, in which
he is assisted by his sweetheart and
his friend, the lanitor. The magnate
is so amazed at the remarkable young
engineer that he prevails upon him to
accept the $4,000 n year position. 1T
shows that "ncrve" Will win and Mr..
Bloomquest and his company do full
Justice TO the playlet. The su"nort in
cludcs Miss Rubyn Thorpe, Earl Dwire
and Jack Broom.
Eugene and Willie Howard return to
the friends they made last year with
,'Thc Hebrew Messenger Boy and the
Thespian,' the sketch which they arc
using though with new songs and fresh
comedy. Willie Howard, who plays the
Hebrew messenger boy, is splendid
comedian with Il sweet singing voice
and personality that never fails TO
win an audience. His brother Eugene
serves rs n foil to Willie s erratic wit
Martinettic and Sylvester have been
stirring up gale Of excitement all over
the Orpheum circuit. They are knock
about COMEDIANS. who fall into and out
of chairs, tables and other articles Of
furniture and indulge in series of
bumps that would put an average man
in the hospital il he was lucky enough
TO escape the cemetery.
Ballerini S canine tumblers are, as
their name would Indicate, of the dog
family, but gifted with almost human
intelligence and with quite human
training. Mr., Ballerini has them so
well educated that they are able to
perform a series of circus acrobatic
stunts, startling in effect. In addition
to- the dogs there is little kitten
which is a special favorite of her mas.
ter and which is able to play with her