The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-28

MIME. MARCEL
The Great Singer Who Appears at Salt
ing touches and the whole theater is
assuming its Mission air.
"In Wyoming, an American play
by au American author and played
by American players will he at the
Colonial for one week, starting sun
day night. November rs. Willard Mack
has written what critics and public have
pronounced ono of the truly great sue
ccsscS Of the past age. - In Wyoming
has appeared in every city and impor.
tant ono night stands from the Atlantic
TO the Pacific. and the success of the
piece has been so pronounced chat at
rhc beginning Of the present season
it was found necessary to organize two
companies in order TO supply the de-
mand for this clever play. In NY0m'
ing teens with life and action, the
dash Of cowboy frolIcs, while the al
mosphcrc is SO subtle and real that
one can almost catch tn" breath OF the
Sagchrush and cactus, and feel the
sting of the alkab dust in one nOSlrl.
This western flavor Is so pUngcut with
local color. character and force that the
whole seems more like 4 bit of real
life from the Big Horn valley itself
than the artistic creation o! the play
wright s brain. An essentially human
play thrnbhing with romance aud scntl.
mcnt. there is withall viriIc force
in ''In Wyoming that imparts thrill
10 every word and action, while the
cllmaXcs arc surprises wrought with Il
lSEill that dIsarms anticipation, - In
Wyoming is humorous rs well rs hu-
man and behind each tear there turks
laugh. In his treatment Of the story,
character and detail, Mr.. Mack has
been NOTABLY realistic. II. r. Pierce &
Co.. under whose direction it is being
presented. has spared neither time, labor
nor expense in giving 80 In Wyoming j
worthy presentation. The scenery and
dressing of the play arc not only beau
! ufu and impressive, but wonderfully
complete and accurate even TO tho MN.
utost detail, while the supporting com
panv is SAID 10 be all that Is de
sired
Commencement Days. the first Of
college girl comedies, with Frederick V
| Bowers in the role of Billy Douglas
and n competent company of forty un.
der the management of John Cort, will
be the attraction at the Colonial for one
week. starting December y.
,he present theatrical season has moi
been distinguished by so many great
and glorious successes but that they
can be counted on the fingers of both
hands, but il has produced some new
stars, among whom may be mentioned
Frederick V. Bowers Salt Lnko City
thcatergocrs viii recall Mr.. Bowers as
one of the comedians with Mcintyre 4
| Heath in "The Ham Tree. y This yeal
he is appearing in new vehicle which
lis said TO afford him every opportunity
for the display Of his talents, and hl'
success has been so emphatic thaC ne
has won stellar honors, although tech
nIcally he Is still feature. " Flfteer
wears ago his career was launched ~
a ballad singer IN the old Boston
museum. Within that period he has
invaded minstrel mclodrama, Naude
vile. musical comedy and Other
branches Of thc amusement profession
But while Mr.. Bowers has won re
nown as n singer and comedian, he VII
always be remembered as the author OF
such popular songs as Always,
"What ] Think Of YOU and Lucky
Jim Followers of minstrelsy will re
call him as the ambitious young maj
who warbled tenor solos with w. >
Cleveland, w. II. West, Frank Cushman
Lew Dochstader, George Primrose anC
other minstrel organizations. Vaude
Vile deyotees remember HIM as the
partner of Charles Horwltz in talkins
and singing skits New England play
goers recall HIM as the hero in Why
Girls Leave Home and other thrilling
melodramas, but IL was while playing
two seasons ago with Mcintyre and
Heath in ''The Ham Tree that he es
tablished himself as one of the best
Juveniles in the musical comedy heId
His success in that piece attracted the
attention of John Cort, the Seattle mag
nate. who placed him under a ive-yeaI
contract. At the time Mr.. Cort Sc
cured his services Augustus Pitou was
seeking TO sign him as an Irish come
dian and singer, figuring on him as
capable of filing the same position m
American theatrica!s as Andrew Maci
and Chauncev Olcott. 1t is in hls new
vehicle. Commencement DAYS. thai
Mr.. Bowers will he presented to Sal
Lake theatergoers December ,, when h'
OPENS n week s engagement at tb'
Colonial. In this. which is a college
play with music, Mr., Bowers Will SIM
his latest songs. "Herc Comes College
Boy, " "The Bullfrog Glide, 81 m a
Home in Any Old Place: ~ m Look
rS Dreamy Eyes. "The Moon Serenade >
and "Thc Baseball Song
The feature act of the splendid bill
nj The Bungalow this week is . Counse
Jr,, - the trained chimpaDzee, who doe
everything but talk. To say that he j
a marvel would be putting 1T IN meas
ured terms He wears evening clothe
with as much grace as some men and "a
the dinner table he partakes of n meal
handles a knife and fork, drinks wIn
and smokes an after-dinner cigarett
with all the ease of clubman. Bu
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