Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-30

| Kentucky" 10 In ss seventeenth season.
20 they tell us. and judging by the
audience at the Thcater last night, Il
would have been well 20 have laid it
on at the end OF the sixteenth, while
u was sim IN the hoy doy Of its pros
perlty while the gathering in the up
per regions was big and tumultuous,
down stairs there was disheartenlng
array Of empty seats. that told uninls-
takably that I'm old Kentucky" IL "A
too. too OFT told story to attract the
interest of regular thestcr goers.
10 should be stated for the manage
ncut that they keep the old play we'll
up TO the standard, and the always pop
ular "pickanniny" band. had the same
noisy demonstrations as ever. tho play
ing the singing and dancing " It's
members always being signals for
bursts Of applause. or the memb ers OF
the cast. II can only be said that they
rank about as they have always done.
full OF the melodramatic viEor and
strenuous elocution that Is always dear
70 the heart OF the gallery habitue the
best work being done by Miss Mildred
Johnson. in III telling part OF Madge
"the flower Of the mountain" The other
parts were IN hands sufficiently capable
Tor the purposes Of the play.
In Old Kentucky" viii be seen daily
a. the Theater until Thursday, with a
bargain matinee" Wednesday.
ORPHEUM-Indic are not
wanting that Salt Lake has reached
the goal and in now "a city OF the first
class In the estimation Of the vaudeville
magnatcs. Valerie Bergere, the Maude
Adams OF vaudeville" was wont 10 go
right through Ogden to the coast when
playing the Orpheum circuit in former
days. Today the volatile little head
liner Is featured on a salt Lake bill
Salt Lake has surely arrived 10 is a
good program that she and her capable
support head this week, with the play
let "Billie's First Love" The sketch
itself also arrives az the dignity Of a
playlet. and because Bergere interprets
Il she Is given 10 minutes longer 20 play
upon the emotions, The little star is
the same old Valerie perhaps a trihe
plumper and a tribe hushder In voice,
but still undoubtedly one Of the most
magnetic actresses In vaudeville today.
Sharing close houors with the head
liner this week are the Tuscany Trou-
badours" a double trio Of grand opera
singers, with, however, but one Latin
face in the company The turn is both
Their work Is clean cut and sensational
and. 10 use an expression OF the profess
seats"
Still another hcadHner Is the novelty
European gymnast turn OF the Six
Glinserettis. who have been seen here
before. but are none the less welcome
work Is clan cut and sensational and,
70 use an expression Of the profession.
pulls the audience out Of their seats"
The bill opens with Paul Kleists
black magic. introducing a number OF
new features since his last visit Bob
Carlin and George Clark. a couple OF
lively Dutch comedians. then take the
stage with their songs and dances and
succeed In making a hit on both floors.
They, too, have changed their act since
their last appearance here. Florence
SwinnertOn "and company" offer a
musical romance. by Frederick Allen OF
tho Grand stock company, which Is
dainty Il somewhat far-fetched. 70 Is
prone TO drag. but this may be due to
the fact that Miss SwlnnertOu was COM
PEELED 10 engage a new Joe Virgins who
hastily rehearsed his part on short
notice. James f. Macdonald in songs
ana sayings" starts out Ike a draw
ing room entertainer and winds up like
q London music hall performer. mas
fnOth as he attempts 10 raise n laugh
by means of broad" verse or two.
Weihe's orchestra maintained its
high standard with the overture from
Barber OF Seville" and a selection
from 'sPagliacci" while. for once. the
knodronle did not throw a comic" on
the screen but substituted an educa-
tional motion picture. The large audi-
ence apparently enjoyed the bill from
start TO finish.
GRAND. The squaw Man" Ed
win Milton Royle's great western
story. is BY far the best offering of
Al nd -
the presentation by the Willard Mack
company pleased the large audience
Monday evening is but putting IL
mildly
Mr.. Mack, is in our midst once
more and first as Capt, James Wynne-
gate and afterwards az Jim Carston,
he does full justice 10 the part. He
does not attempt TO ape Faversham
or Farnum. but has distinct person
ality or his own. The audience last
night evidently remembered nothing
except that II liked Mack's acting
There are but two draw backs to the
presentation OF the play by the Mack
company one is lack Of stage room
and that can not be helped. The 9TH
er is the portrayal OF Cash Hawkins,
the bad man" by Walter McCul-
iOugh-and that can be helped Mr.
Mccullough is capable OF doing better
justice TO the part, but he hurts Il
with too much voice" and his de-
moniacal laugh smaclSs too much OF
the transforming amateur trying 10
do the heavy"
The scenery Is true 90 the concep-
ton Of the author. Nearly @very char
acter is IN good hands and the Sir
John Apologize OF Elmer Booth. has
not been better portrayed. Frederick
Aliens rendition OF tho part OF Big
Bill the foreman Is a fine piece of
acting. The Peterie Of Joe KeAedy
Is also very good. Airing Alcine as
TahaW8na. the Indian chief does a
fine bit ~ work His make M Il true
10 life, and n he does not talk the
Ute language IL would take one who
understands the lingo 10 discover Il
Irene Outtrim as Nat-I1- Ritch Is al
together charming and wins her way
with the audience. Miss Douglas the
perennial favorite, as Diana, does not
have much chance 10 display her abll-
itv but she makes the most or the
part The Henry Wynnegate OF Fred
trick Moore ~ acceptable
There are a few danartures from
the Faversham and Farnum produc-
lions. In the first act, al Maudsley
Towers. In England, the absence OF
the English army uniform ia notice.
able AZ times the action n a little
too quick. particularly IN the saloon
scene whore Carston disarms the had
man.
Where Mr. Mack appears al his best
Is IN the PARTING scene whore he SAYS