The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-18
1.-THE TOP o. TIL WORLD"

/ One Of the largest first night audiences
/ of the season greeted The Top o. tn
/ World at the Salt Lake theatre last
/ night. Every seat on the floor of the
/ house was occupied and the galleries
/ were crowded. Prominent people were
] seen in the stalls and lOges, and The
/ Heraid-Republicau box was occupied 10y
I happy group. The play is a musical
! eXtravaganza with line of specialties
| and novel features that make it an
unique prod action. The spectacular eff
| rects are exceptionally good, particularly
| those Of the third and last scenes, when
| the Land of Illusia is pictured. Rapid
stage business, clever songs and the ef-
tective work of the comedians combine
/ to make this one Of the most satisfac-
/ tory performances Of its class that has
been shown here
Bailey and Austin, a clever pair of
| comedians who are we'll remembered in
vaudeville, gave some original features
and sang and danced to the full delight
l OF the audience. Their entrance as Jack
| in-the-BOX and the Candy Kid was especi-
| ally well done, and they kept up the
facial makeup with many changes OF cos
/ tune. Their act with the friendly bear
was one of the greatest mirth-prOvOking
features of the play. With every encore
| they introduced novelties that could
! hardly be eXCelled in their line of en-
| tertainment.
| Florence Smith, as KOkOmO an Eskimo
| belle, contributed much to the pleasure
/ of the audience by her effective songs.
Her voice is light, but il carried remark
/ ably well and she sang with abandon
/ and ease. Charles Harris, in the role
I of Aurora BOrealis, furnished some good
/ run His songs, Aurora, from Aurora, IL
| linOis," and Jolly Old Tar were par
! ticularly well received. BObbie Roberts,
/ as Mazda, a little girl who wants to
| grow up, was a faVOrite, and Francis
! Carrier as Jack Frost, was enthusiast
| tically applauded for mis- fine singing.
L.
! there was a large company Of singing
/ and dancing performers. The effect in
/ the finaleS of the two acts was excel
/ lent The costumes were varied and new,
! some of them, notably those of the Es-
kimOs, Jack Frost and the lee maidens,
| being especially appropriate and hand
| some. The land of ice and snow was
/ presented IN cOlors of rose and green that
/ created a real lllusia.
The play Is in two acts, with four
/ scenes: Kris Kringles workshop in Xmas
| Land, a pass in the mountains, the pal
ace of Aurora BOrealis and a plaza in
the city of Illusia. The little girl who
wants to grow up; Stalacta, who is
chained to the pole, the Eskimo chief
who wants to marry his daughter; a
newspaper reporter, and an inventor, all
seek the pole. 1t is dangerous land
for humans, this particular realm OF
Jack Frost. but The inventor with his
can of climates nullifies the effect OF
Jack FrOsts villainies and they win the
role in the land of nlusia after a series
of entertaining mishaps.
One novelty fellows another and TWEEN
tv- two songs contribute to the enjoyment
of the performance. zone Girl" sung by
the chorus, is a charming bit of melody
and was attractively presented. Tommy
Atkins" by Bailey and Austin, was eff
fective for the chorus work ana special
ties that were introduced. The cOllies
that were a feature of one of the first
act songs were among the lesser favo-
rites.
The whole production is on an eiabo-
rate scale and has an appearance OF
ueWness and freshness that is most at
tractive "The Top o. tn World Will
be presented only twice more, at matt
nee and evening performance Saturday
1t is feared tFat this short engagement
will hardly permit all who desire it to see
the show.