The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-22

There was an extra number on tho
Orpheum bill at the matinee on Friday
afternoon. In this number Master WINE
Stafford appeared, with his mandolin ana
with his teacher, 6. ID Schctlcr. VINO
accompanied him with n guitar IL was
stated that IL was a try-out, ~ Ihat II
was an effort upon the part Of Master
stafford. who is only 10 years OF age,
TO secure AN engagement ON the Orpheum
circuit II was not try-out. 1t was
a finished production. No such music,
such harmony, such melody, was ever
brought out Of "A mandolin. one OF tho
most difficult OF musical instruments To
handle. in the Orphcum as was rendered
by this young boy. Tho numbers given
by him were extremely difficult. but the
harmony. the melody that he produced
would have been credit 10 the master
hand OF Siegcl. who is recognized as the
greatest mandolin player in the world.
Master Stafford Is a Salt Lake boy He
mic Stafford. at 2G7 NJ street. His father
is a mason by trade. The lad has been Il
pupil of Professor Schettler for two
years. "tIe is not a prodigy" says Mr.
Schcttlcr "but a born musician, and |
am so proud OF him and his work that
! cannot ind words TO express myself
This programme was rendered:
Duet-Variation from II Trovatore
Professor Schcttler and Master
Stafford
Banjo solo-tIome, Sweet Home: with
variation ....... Professor Schottlcr
Mandolin solo-Old Black Joe. with
variation and improyisations.
......,ii;.:;;.:,;,., ...,. Master Stafford
Professor Schettlcr and Master
Stafford.
In response TO an encore, Master Stat
ford played ...rhs, suwanee River and
Dixie Land" His work was not only
credit to himself, but also reflected
credit upon his teacher. Preseason Schct-
tier. One thing is certain. and that is
that he will so upon the Orphcum cir
cult; and another thing Is also certain,
that Master Stafford viii captiyatc every
audience before whom he appears.
C. A. Hartman of Denver has leased
the Empire theatcr on State street and
Will convert IL into d vaudeville play
house. Mr. Hartman has also leased Syl
van park at ogden, where he Will also
present vaudeville, The acts VIII come
from Bert Levy's vaudeville combine.
with circuit on the coast and as far
east as and including Denver. There will
be four vaudeville acts and moving pic
! lures at each performance. and the prices
will be popular prices. The first perform
ance will be given at the matinee on sun
day afternoon. There VIII be daily matt
noes and evening performances. The
headliners for the opening performance
prano from the Keith & Proctor and Or
Dhcum circuit, and who was with THE
Time. the Place and the Girl Dow and
Dow: Hebrew and Italian comedians from
the sullivan Considinc circuit, are also
on the opening bill.
JOlln DTe" ana ms SDlcDClu company
In Jack Straw" were greeted with an
other capacity audience at the Salt Lake
theater Friday evening. The comedy is
the most delightful one presented In Salt
Lake for long time. There will be a
matinee this afternoon. and the engage
ment will close this. evening.
This afternoons matinee and the per
| formance this evening viii sec the wind
up OF one OF tho best bills the Orpheum
has ever had. IL Is satisfying bill
J with splendid acts and numbers Mar
shall +. Wilder is the headliner.
1.-THE Transgressors, with Ralph
Stewart and Mary Hall and the Willard
Mack players. will be seen al the Bunga-
low this afternoon and. evening.
At the Colonial "The Mills of tho Gods
| will conclude its engagement with this
evenings performance. There will be
matinee this afternoon. Capacity au-
| dicnces have greeted the company dur
| ing their stay,
The engagement Of Hearts OF the Blue
| Ridge" will close ut the Grand tonight.
! This afternoon the primary association
| children OF Liberty stake will be the
| guests Of the management.
s. d. Evans,
| Undertaken and Embalmer, has re-
| moved TO new location, 4S South State.