The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-20

loses many of the fine points, but when
she bursts forth in magnificent voice and
splendid fire with the speech beginning
with the exclamation Yielded one Is
inclined to forgive her for some of the
amateurish faults. Miss Hanson has a
handsome face, intelligence and power II
she puts herself under the direction OF
some capable and experienced tutor ana
works faithfully under his direction to
eliminate her crudities, she would soon
be worthy OF engagement as a star:
Sydney Mather makes a faithful por-
trajture of the weak Louis Kill Eric
Blind as Barsdat scarcely comes up 70 the
possibilities of the part, but FREDERICK
Lewis as Adrian de MaupTat is an ideal
romantic hero Of the type associated WIN
Mr.. Sothern in past years Inc veteran
William Harris plays Joseph with great
fidelity TO detail Harry TURNKEY shows
praiseworthy earnestness in the role OF
Francois, the page, who learns the lesson
that there is no such word as IAN
Miss Virginia Hammond seems to be lack
ing in grasp of the part of Marion de
Jorne the spy. But On the whole the
company is splendid, though the closeiy
critical may find these and other faults.
and the production is one to be remem-
bered-tbat of a wonderful play put on as
few have produced it in over half CEN
fury.
lord Dundreary" is the bill for the
matinee today and the engagement Will
close tonight with Hamlet
Yesterday Manager Will r. Winch Of
the OTDheum received a telegram from
Martin Beck, general manager of the Or
pheum which said that the Imperial
quartet and Frederick Allen and company,
who appeared in The Phantom Sweet
heart to each of which Mr.. Beck gave
d personal tryout when ne was in this
city recently, had been booked Tor seVerai
weeks on the circuit These acts will have
an initial appearance on their vaudeville
tour at the Orpheum in this city in the
near future.
! bookings for four acts on the Orpheum
circuit so far this season. or the two new
acts Just booked, the Imperial quartet Is
one of Salt Lakes most popular musical
| organizations. Its membership consists of
T s. Ashworth, first tenor; Fred e. era
| ham. second tenor. Vic Christopherson,
/ baritone. and J. Willard Squires, basso-
| This quartette appeared here in the Or
pheum for week a short time ago. Since
/ then they have reaTranged their act and
added several new and catchy songs:
| THE Phantom Sweetheart Mr. Allen :
act is a pretty and dainty idyll- Its
| story tells of a man who has become i'm
I mensely wealthy But his wealth has
made him narrow and hard-hearted- and
! thus brings on troubles between himself
and his employees. Knowing not mercy.
/ he cares for none but himself. But he
| goes to sleep and in his dream his oldcn
| sweetheart comes to life. Ihey recount
| the davs of their youth, their nigh Ideals
| and their fancies Awakening from the
| dream the man of wealth sees life in a
new light He becomes gentle. kind and
considerable and gives his employees the
! concessions they ask. while his heart be
comes broad and his purse is opened to
! charity and the cries of distress.
| Miss Jane Aubrey. leading woman with
| paul Gilmore in THE Bows OF Company
b." Is being pleasantly remembered by her
! friends the past week. not only Tor TIE
| good work she is doing with Mr.. Gilmore,
/ but for their remembrance of her when
4 seen here before with The Man of the
/ Hour" Both she and Mr. Gilmore and a
very excellent cast, together with a pleas
/ ing play have given the best of satisfac-
ton at the Colonial this week. The per
formances this afternoon and night VIII
close the engagement
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