Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18


things theatrical in a good dcs
of state of chaos There ar
few departments of business i
which the competition is more savag
than In that OF amusements. but Il
spite Of the sharp object lesson con
veyod by the Bungalow. there is Still
talk of more thelters. which means
still more lively warfare. The likell
hood Is that this momentous season
will end with only two OF three of thu
houses showing a balance on tho
cheerful side OF the ledger. while
most OF the others Will have thelr
gains represented by the word ex-
perience with a large "E."
The battle between the two first class
combinations. the theatrical trust on
the one side. and the Shuberts on the
other. promises to be the big feature
of the year 1910, with a conflict of
lesser proportions raging in the
vaudeville lists. Whether or not the
Shuberts will carry out their inten-
ton of building a house that can vie
with the Salt Lake theater. only the
uncertain future can unfold. As far as
the play-lovlng public is concerned.
however, the year 1910 is fun of dra-
matte promise, and while we may all
sympathize with the managers whose
ducats are steadily sunk in the fight
for public patronage. there will be
no lack of excellent entertainment
laid out by the warning houses from
which the public may make its choice.
LAUDER AT THE TABERNACLE.
The News has received a number
OF Inquiries regarding the performance
10 be given by the famous Scotch ar
tist. Harry Lauder. at the tabernacle
early in January. Mr. Lauder Is not
cd as vaudeville artist, but of course
his appearance here Will not be along
the song and dance line. as he has an
entertainment of his own which he
gives In eastern churches, and which
Will be rendered at the tabernacle He
is said TO be as inimtable as a plain
story teller and singer as he is In his
livlier character sketches. He is tour
Ing the country under the Shubert
management which bars him from the
Salt Lake theater
MIR. PIPER GETS THE TRAVEL
ING SALESMAN"
Mr.. Pypcr is In semi-mourning be-
cause he was unsuccessful in securing
The Travelling Salesman" for a full
week, for he felt as confident as he did
In the case of Cnauncey Olcott that The
big New York success could play here
much longer than the three nights and
matinee allotted It. However. the
claims OF other cities were so strong
that the Travelling Salesman" can
only give us that length of time, and
will open Thursday evening next With
out doubt the three nights and the
seating capacity OF the house.
The star OF the organization is Mr..
Mark Smith, who has been playing the |
character In the east AS most people |
who keep posted on theatricals know.
this particular play has been one Of
the astonishing successes of the year
on Broadway. and SO well Is it said 10 |
depict the ife OF a drummer on the |
road. that 1t has been given the en- |
dorsement OF the United Commercial |
Travellers Of America. It is all about
n salesman named Bob Blake a joyial. I
good Hooking drummer, who is com |
PEELED to spend his Christmas Day In |
a lonely village In the middle of the
west He strikes up an acquaintance
with the ticket agent at the depot. with
whom he falls in love- and very
natural sympathetic and humorous
story Is developed. In fact It is said
that few comedies of recent days bring |
out so many laughs as "The Travelling
Salesman
The advance sale begins on Tuesday
next
ORPHEUM'S CHRISTMAS BILL
A bill OF exceptional strength comes
to the Orpheum next week 1t will be
headed by Miss Minnie Seligman and
William Bramwell in a new one act I
play from the pen OF Gerald Vlllers
Stuart, called The Drums of Doom"
This play deals with stirring events IN
the life of an American politician. The
play was originally produced in Lon1oa
by Mrs. Beerbohm Tree and Lewis
Waller
Miss Edwina Barry. supported by
William Richards and company. viii
present "The Home Breaker" a farce
comedy which has for its central ng-
ure a domestic named Dotty Plum
daffy. much given to kissing and the
collection OF photographs.
The Three Bounding Gordons promise
"a remarkable series of springs and
Jumps" They are said to comprise one
OF the most interesting and agile trios |
in vaudeville
Jocky Mckay Is a genuine Scotch
comedian. who is making his second ap-
pearance in America Last year he was
brought to New York for six weeks
and his success was so marked that
he was re-engagcd by Martin Beck. II.
appears In kits and makes changes of
costume to suit his songs
Tho Bootblack Quartet appear rs
gamins OF the street and they entertain
with dancing, singing and wittIcIsms.
Carletta, "the human dragon" IS q
contortlonist of unusual skill VINO |