Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-13

IT. o., She played sung ANA smiled her
way into the hearts OF all last night
When she was with the Nnssar Girls.
che was the brightest OF that charm
ing hevy OF entertainers This sea-
son she 10 alone and shines even more
brilliantly The real hoadllucr. hove
ever is Chrridnh Simpson. 10 Nom
tttO were not On the bill SHE would boz
ully entitled Co tho place, Tor her
songs, her pianologue ana "other
things' add only lustre 60 the weeks
onting. Her gown was one OF those
other things ana the women fairly
sighed so covetous regret when they
bcheld &C. Miss simpson is content 90
do only that which che knows she can
do well She ls a large woman with
charming personality, and o. good
voice and she doesn't try TO dauco-a
thing s0 many large women have tried
to 90 with Indifferent success. Frobel
and huge are billed az eccentric aerial
lists and open the bin FOR o. smile or
two. Substituting Master Earl Flynn
is The Plano Trinity MCall.n. Hand
and Anderson, another Salt Lake act
solt Lake people like 60 believe that
all SAT- Lake acts are good, and they
have 70 believe this one is good because
10 ls, lf for no other reason. Sol Cold
smith and Guy Hoppe have musical
turn with "a good many laughs tied
portions might Improve a. still 30 helps
TO give dun care a whack or two
The playlot this week is negotiated by
Ihos. TT lnce. Blanche Alexandra and
Ed GILLESPIE. To say that they also
appeared during the evening should
suffice. JHau Tscheruoas unique
troupe Oft ponies, dogs and pigeons was
One of the big features OF the bin The
intelligence manifested by the pretty
ID I. a @
master in bringing them TO the point
where their tricks and feats were per-
formed almost without word OF COM
uaud iI1m the trainer The orchestra
while iu It's usual excellent humor
might well play an American air with
q swing. something 90 remember and
whistle. The lliuodrome with a French
film with sprint and a Partisan
Joke ur two rounds out "a bin that is
entertaining
COLONIAIl-While there IS much TO
the credit Of Arthur CUNNINGHAM, the
Irish singer and his company In their
work in Joseph Murphys famous old
play shaun Rhue." there are some
things that could be better. There is
no doubt but MT. Cunningham has q
fine voice and Doe knows how 90 use it,
but with the play he is In he has but
NtiIa opportunity 90 show st.
shaun Rhue" is real Irish. Ii
aoounds bon the quick wiz Of the Em-
eraId land and the scenery Us some of
the best that has been seen u- the
Colonial thc3tcr Doe some time The
costumes ave something well worth
seeing and are the real thing from over
the pond.
Among one OF the odd things that
stays with o. person after Witnessing
the play is in the second act II opens
with MIR Cunningham I'M the role 81
Larry Donovan seated at the grave
OF his mother 900 the village cemetery.
Tie comes 90 visit the grave after be-
ing expelled from his home by his fath-
en- 10 is while apparently In the depth
ul sorrow that Mr.. Cunningham gives
one of the prettlest Irish songs OF tho
evening. For an that Mr.. Cunning
ham is good and al times strong ia his
role
As the pstted son and the villain Of
the show, Robert Leonard IS among
the best. As Bryan Cdlligan be is
real Miss Alice Condor appears wen
In the role of Dora Cavanagh and Miss
Lillian Rymond makes a charming
Kate Donovan.
shaun Rhue' was once winner and
10 does not lack for good points 10 is
quaint and moves quickly from pathos
20 humor and back again. II is real
peat hog barney and n one enjoys such
plays be could NOT pass 60 pleasanter
evening this week than at the Colonial
BUNGALOW-The large audience
which attended the Bungalow 70 Wit
ness the presentation Of the gruesome.
yet interesting and fascinating Ia
/ TosCa,' one of SardOus great plays
| was well repaid for the time and
money spent While all the players
I did well OF course the absorbing star OF
! the evening was Miss Mary Hall in the
title role Few plays offer tho broad
/ scope and fruitful opportunities FOR the
display Of histrionic ability for the
| leading lady which are presented in
| Ia Toscs,' and Miss Han proved
! equal TO every situation, from her first
/ appearance until the exciting and
I tragic final scene. Especially did she
give q wonderful exhibition Of her YER
/ s8tile power IN the torture scene, where
I tho fendish Scarpia was attempting to
J wiring betrayal Of her husbands Sc
/ cret from her by the Eroans forced
| from him by the awful ordeal through
/ which she was passing. Her splendid
/ work iu This play certainly places Miss
| EaI iu the front ranks OF her profess
! sinu Mn 4. n. Heffron as the cold
] hlooucd cruel and treachcrous Baron
] SrdIpi1. gave an ideal intcrprC tat ION
/ of thlt letested character. Count
/ Mario Cavardossi, according 90 the pro-
] gram. should have been personatCd by
] Willard Mack, but was portrayed lon a.
/ splendid manner by George Baldwin.
/ Jr who is a goOd actor and made a
/ favorable impression. The entire sup
] port was first class. and tho bin viii
! doubtless draw biz business for the
/ Bungalow during the remainder OF the
/ week.
/ Tho audience and players were very
I much annoyed by some senaeless per-
. sons in tho back part az the house n
. iUlg'Hg iu loud and boisterous laughter
/ 40 intervals during the evening which
] greatly detracted from some OF tho
+ finest points IN the play Many exc
I pressed The opinion that people display
ing such I'D breeding should be politely
I invited 10 leave the theater.
GkAND-Last night Witnessed con-
+ siderable falling of in attendance at
The Grand. due no doubt 90 the usual
quiet Immediately following conference
week Those present however
+ thoroughly enjoyed fhe bill provided,
"Ou the Stroke Of Twelve" with 40
must doing in tae mclo-dramatic, alter
mating with much that is mirth-pro-
/ yoking ~ is "a wonder that more APP
. prOUriote title could not be- found IL
bias 8b-olutely no application A deep