The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-27

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There Is something doing at the Or
pheum this week The bin opens with
strenuous stunt II ends with strenuous
ono. And all the other acts in between
are equally strenuous The bill is chocls
fun OF ginger from the start to the finish,
II Is varied enough TO please ali, and It
does. and when the curtain dropped after
the klnodrome pictures were shown the
great audience that filled every seat
and every nook and corner where stand
ing room could be had left the playhouse
confident that they had witnessed one of
the best bills, filed with the newest acts.
that has been presented at this popular
theater. During the act OF Mr.. Cross and
Miss Josephine an accident occurred. in
and dislocated his hip. He crawled off The
stage, and a surgeon was called who set
the injured member. Mr.. Cross wanted
TO go and finish his act then. but the
surgeon would not permit He will be
able to appear at the matinee today.
The headliner on the bill is Our Boys
IN Blue. IN which seventeen soldiers
a Red Cross nurse take part These SOL
diers execute drill that is as near per
lection as Is possible. 1t is a spectacular
a machine: The regulation army manual
OF arms is admirably executed and a
formed
less than. n minute, while the men arc
back In the ranks in the same space of
time. An artillery drill follows. which
includes the simple manual of that corps.
and the drill merges into the evening
olVouac, with guards In regular forma-
tions; Here begins the spectacular part
signaling In a realistic sea, approaches
the fortiications and opens fire. Imme-
diately the camp is alive and the men
Osl1 ng ha aI
nurse dashes TO the sucCor of the wound
ed. a daring feat in wall scaling is sue
cessfully accomplished. the men mounting
the fortress tower with wall fourteen
feet high in less than two minutes. AS
climax OF the spectacle the colors are
shot from the wall and rescued by the
the soldiers. clinging 10 the flag she has
rescued. The gatling gun used is a regu
lation United States model. The presen-
tatlon is great patrouc spectacle.
The Potter -Hartwel trio. the agile
three, introducing the man with two
hearts" opens the bill. on most any
liners. In the trio are two pen and a
woman. and their act is most strenuous.
As the press agent would say, it is well
worth the price OF admission.
Lulu Mcconnell and Grant Simpson
present "a Stormy Hour" Miss McCon-
nell is. the real show and her stunt is
talk about myself" but when she sings
the second verse everybody "hangs onto |
the seats Her limitations are admirable !
and the act is one OF the funniest seen |
on the vaudeville stage.
Dying to Act, travesty on melo-
drama, in which Mr.. Cross and Miss Jo-
is unusually strenuous. The act had just
begun when Mr.. Cross met with the acci- |
dent cited above and was unable 10 |
finish
Bobby Pandur and Brother Kernon. as |
the modern Hercules. present an inter- |
esting series OF athletic poses, do an aero
marvellous leats OF strength. Physically |
they are splendid specimens of men. The |
act of these athletes. like ench of the |
'"The Tempest and Sunshine Trio" do
a turn that is more than clever They |
have appeared in number OF Broadway
the east. They presented a singing nov
city that was more than well done.
Constant Arkansas; English concertina
plano, did a turn that was well received.
Ills numbers were encored.
The knodrome pictures are good. and
,hestra, completes q splendid BILL which
Will run the week with daily matlnees.
A crowded house welcomed the nrst
this city at the Shubert theater Sunday |
evening. and the play was unequivocally |
stamped with local approval. The story.
ion. is not not Intended to be 'a taken seri
,usly, but It's absurd plot and the equally
absurd situations. brilliant lines and
sparkling witticisms are entertaining. The
OF the different characters have
)een placed In competent hands, A splen-
lid scenic equipment is provided. and the
costumes are marvels of the gorgeous and
Kahnburg. small monarchy that is
to be sandwiched In somewhere
between the greater nations OF Europe, is
,n the verge OF disruption. owing to the
'ulings Of its lustful king, who has prac-
.tcally pawned his kingdom TO another
country, The people are laying plans for
revolution and the assassination of their
ding. a newspaper correspondent, q
globe trotter and devlI-may-car advc<-
.uror. happens into the Kingdom OF Kahn
ourg and his likeness TO the king quite
oewilders the members OF tho kings
,ourt. A plan is worked out whereby the
'eal king shall he done away with and
he tramp correspondent will be raised.
on the pedestal of power.
He takes everything as D matter OF
course and makes quite n kingly king,
spUrning the affections OF q woman whom
The king looked upon with favor and
whom. III was said was the real power
behind the throne. she having enamored
his majesty. marriage of convenience
had previously been arranged for between
The real king and the Princess Olivia OF
Beronia. to whom the Kingdom of Kahn
burg had been pawned The marriage was
calculated TO wipe out the Indebtedness
and unite the two countries as one