Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-14
THE ROUND OF THE THEATERS


oRpHEuM- was n case Of stand
ing room only among the audience. and
a. regular British reunion behind the
scunes al The Orphcum last night Three
~ the best acts on che bin claim al
lcgiancc 90 Klng Edward and while
they are not quite so "suoe,iy" as some
of tho American turns presented, they
sive more satisfaction 10 the hyper
critical There arc too many good o.
fcrngs la che first half 20 Keep up IA,
pace. but throughout tine bin is better
than the average with but onc cXccp-
tiou Beth Stone. the "t0pspy -turvy toe
dancer opens The entertainment n a.
good act. Go be- followed by the three
musical J0nnsuns. who are essentially
the Ncst Xylophonc players heard here
lncir rendition Of Suppcs overture
from "inc roct and Peasant with tine
assistance of the cello Boz the urcncstid.
ls q gem Grin. London tayonte
Jugshul testing Jonnic is distinctly
luuny with a. line of pattor that is very
mucn out OF the generally accepted rut
~ is not 500 mucn what ne does as the
way ho does IT, that makes the uu-
bounded hit By way OF going 10 ihs
other eXtremc Scnrodc and Mulvey prr-
sent a rough-houso" aCt which ls called
"A Theatrical Agency The two work
hard, both as dancers ana knuck-about
comedians. and the fashion la whlcn
the man throws Lizzie Mulvey around
the stage BE- source OF deep and abid-
ing JOY 90 the gallery, as is also the
beer-keg incident Herbert and Willing
are another brace of hard workers,
they appear In black face and make
successful bid for popularity. The bill
closes with Sam Watson's farnyard
circus d quaint English novelty in'
Producing Sam as c0stcr driving his
'mukc. supported boy capable conn
pany OF dogs. four Growing rOosters that
are screams. cats. lamb the little
pink pig that is in chronic state
OF vociiorous appeal FOR the cvery-ready
feeding bottle. "a couple Of geese "a pu-
liccman andl bull dog Tho tout cn-
semhlc can be Imagined. Weihe's or
chcstra. too. is not the least OF the at
fractions which go 90 make up gooi
evenings entertainment married BY one
act which carries the caption Of Lave
ia Mode" Martin Beck can never
have secu this comic opera burlctta'
iH its present stage of development u
is coarse. vulgar and entirely out ~
place an the Orphcum and Harry il
Richards friends should firmly bu-
kindly take up labor with him 10
transfer his antics 60 some remote beer
garden.
COLONIAIs-Althoug tho theme Of
love and romance on the plains is
pretty wcll-worn. u Mauldin FeiRl
has managed 10 invest il with new
shade of coloring In Texas" and his
efforts are ably supported by the com
pany appearing at the Colonial this
week.
The story Is billed as q comedy
drama Of the southern plains. and ~
scenes arc all laid at the Buckhead
ranch. Val Verde county. Texas. It's
characters are those Of the southern
cattle ranch. with It's owner. cowboys
and the touch OF the Mexican. with
am English lord and his aristocratic
sister and cousin brought In as foil.
The story II tells Is an old as tho
plains and hills themselves. and there
s. the usual amount OF love, villainy,
comedy and dramatic climaNes.
Co Buck West. father OF Texas
Is the owner OF Buckhead ranch with
Lord Angus Trevor. the owner Of the
Triple y, as his neighbor. Through
Pasquale a half-brecd. Trevor dis
covers the hidden mines OF the hills
on Vests ranch. and favored by
circumstances, forces West 10 sacri-
flee his ranch. The Willy lord. however.