Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-10-26

Christmas Evening 10 the stirring
war picture. The Spirit OF 20"
For droll wit Patsy Doyle q as
good 81 not better than anything that
has appeu red on the Orpheun circuit
In some time
AT the Country club" is the name Of
high class operetta that closes the
bill, and r. ns pleasing n piece Of work
as one could wish for 10 portrays the
interior OF a country club ana the sing
ing and dancing both run smoothly
The sketch carries dozen people
The orchestra ana klnodrome call for
the usual favor.
COLONiAIs-Lively and original
stage business. pretty costumes and
pretty girls, some new and striking
scenic effects. and a list OF principals
with sufficient talent FOR their light
roles make up what Is best Ia the new
comic opera by Robert lB. Smith rune
ming this week az the Colonial
The opera itself with more dialogue
and stage business than music. consists
Of the usual short-breathed plot, strung
on light musical dittes lighter than
usual IN fact, than In the general run
Of comic opera.
The principal roles are an in SUI
HciCntly good hands and Edward
Lynch gives the impression Of being
several degrees below his native clJ
ment IN the meager part allotted TO his
care. The principal characters through
cut, unfortunately are subordinatCd
to the comedy roles which, however
are In capable hands.
OF the musical numbers the two in
the last act. MY Little Girl In Blue"
and whistle. When You Walk Out"
proved the most popular. though the
audiences favor for many others evil
denced itself IN a number OF recalls.
one OF the inconsistencies which the
librettst glibly imposes in his plot
is the introduction of a stage door IN
the bandits lair on the isle Of Corsica.
with a chappie and chorus girl song
done under the beeting cliffs OF the
wild Mediterranean retreat. CHIEF
charm In the piece s. its comparative
cleanliness. its suggestivencss. IL any
exists. being OF so mild an order after
the putrd aroma OF the "Girl From
Rector's" and others OF its TX, as %
pass unnoticed.
a good house witnessed last nights
production.
Next weeks attraction is "rhe sun
~ side.o Broadway"
r----.e. -. 49,
GRAND-The Willard Maci, Stock
company gave 2 good presentation at
Count Of Monte CristO" The publica-
ton Of the fact that Willard Mack
would not appear owing 10 lndisDosl-
ton, doubtless affected the audience
which though not large was appre 'ia-
tive The part OF Edmund Dantes.
which was 20 have been played by VII
lard Mack, was satisfactorily handled
by Frederick Moore, who later made
good Monte Cristo Blanche Douglas
as Mercedes. lost nothing of the pres
tige she has gained as a capable and
conscientious actress. Others who APP
peared to good advantage are James
Rennie Frederick Allen Elmer Booth.
Airing Alcine and Bessie Dainty, who
made fine boy. Irene Outrim and
Anna McNaughtOn also met with tie
approval OF the audience. Taken alto
gether the company again showed that
Il is a good one, the characters are well
delineated, while the various scenes OF
love and intrigue. dating from the day
when Dantes was 10 marry the beauti-
ful Mercedes, which led to his imprison-
ment for rs years and his sensational
escape with the secret OF Monte Cristo,
which gave him fabulous riches, end
ing with his return to his old friends
and enemies, are an capably presented.
The play runs for the rest OF the
week, and will no doubt bo well pa,-
! ronized.