The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-17

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The past week has been an unusually
busy one in theatrical circles IN salt
Lake. At the Salt Lake theater Mrs.
Leslie Carter has held the boards with
'Nasta Hrrnch TO fairly capacity
business. From here she returns to New
York Via Pueblo and the southern
route. opening IN the metropolis TIVE
weeks from Monday. Few people havn
any idea what ii costs TO move CON ;
panv like the one with Mrs, Carter.
This company left New York on Sep !
tcmbcr 9. going directly to ST. Paul,
thence they went To Milwaukee, where
Vasta Herne was presented for the
first time, thence 10 Kansas City, Den
yer and salt Lake, and from here they
90 cast 10 New York. The cost OF
this trip alone was 100000.
At the Colonial the international
Grand Opera company presented = re-
dora - Thursday night; on Friday night,
"Imcia Di 'Lammermoor, and on Sat
urday night, - La Travato (Camllle)
Carmen was presented Saturday at
the matinee. The attendance at grand
opera was not what II should have bcen-
Musically-iuclincd people OF Salt Lake
arc constantly calling upon the people
TO help then ont. but when hlgh-class
company comes here they hold aloot
with their patronage, 10 the cud that
these high-priccd and high.class com
panics will cut Salt Lake out from their
itinerary. 1t costs money to present
grand opera, and unless the management
receives returns commensurate win eH-
pense Salt Lake will be cut out in the
future.
All the other playhouscs report an ex-
ceptionally good business during the
week.
AT the Salt Lake theater on Wednes-
dav evening, October 90. United States
senator Robert L. Taylor will deliver
lecture on Happy Valley" under
the auspices of local lecture associa-
iion. Speaking OF this lecture the
Louisville Courier-Journal saws: In
its way this is unique. 1t stands alone.
IL ought to become a classic. One may
smile at its simple sincerity, but 1t is
repletc with pathos. There is food for
thought in every line of 1T; At
the time when Bob Taylor allowed HIM
self to be nominated for governor,
he deliberately abandoned an
income of from $4,000 to $4,000
But there is one thing he can
surely do He can take mp the tale
lghtful, scintiIlant, captivating per
sonality Though time be fleet
ing. art is long and he is an artist,
every inch of him. y
The attraction at the Colonial Thea.
ter for one week starting this Sunday
night with matinees Wednesday and
Saturday; is the pronounced success ana
beautifully stakcd musical eXirava-
ganZa, .'The Cat and the Fiddle
which has scored series of trlumphs
IN all the larger cities throughout the
United States and Canada the past
three seasons. There is nothing small
about this production from its magnif.
Gently equipped stage accessories and
mechanical effects to the large and cap
able company with It's wcll trained
beauty chorus.
"sThc Cat and the Fiddle is. on the
order of "The Wizard Of o." 1.-The
Top of the World" Babes IN the
Woods" Mother Goose but, in IT'S
own peculiar line stands in n class by
itself. 1t combines all the attractive
ness OF extravaganza with the beauties
of the spectacular. It's 10 scenes are
marvels of beauty, illusion, transform
alton and mystifying stagccratt. The
atmosphere created affords delight to
both old and young, stimulating the
imagination of the latter and recalling
happy DAYS of childhood to the former.
Tho principals are said to have been
selected from among the best timber
in musical extravaganza, and they VIII
impersonate the witty tramp, the
humorous Irishman, the plcthoric Ger
ma, boisterous sea captain, the giant
Great Gobs, queenly Diana, bcwitch-
ing Gree, and her ever close attendant,
fhe gigantic cat The scenes In which
these characters figure are full of mirth
and interest Many Il pair Of Young
ewes will bulge and stare at the mar
vclous transformations brought about
by this sclf-same wonderful cat at the
command of the Geuii Many clever
new song numbers arc introduced
throughout the action of the piece,
among the number being "My Maid in
thc Moon,'' "Mother Goose Fables, +"
SIN the Shadow of an Old Apple Tree, -
1--WE Never Been Introduced TO
YOU etc. The cast is headed by Mr.
Chas A. Scllon and his appearance on
the local stage i'll this piece last season
tx. favorably remembered, He is still
ably assisted by those petite comedi-
enaos, the Elnore Sisters.
One of the suappicst bills of the sea-
son is promised at the Orphcum begin
ming tonight The keadlincr is "The
QmakoYcss.' Il clever comedy. written
by Norbert Hall W;nslow, in which
Iohu Hyams and Leila Mcintyre arc
featured 'rLis is said bv eastern crit.
YET presented by this clever pair of
fcoiiight invorites. Miss Mcintyre, who
ha, become associated with dainty and
ingenious roles Of simplicity and inno-
ccnec. has hceu fitted 10 a nicety in
The role OF The Qnakcrrss. demure
gray clad maiden, who has stage aspir
aiioHs. Mr.. Iyams is appealed 10 BY
lcr ~ the stage door aud listens TO her
request for assistance toward Il position
Inevitably Il rehearsal foiloNs. which
qsfords oppngiini;s tor q fund Of spark,
MI. wlttjcisbIs, simple huL.Or aud clever