Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-07


wind emanations of his brain resemble
each other. there is always so mucf
life> ginger and originality about them
and ne always selects such capable
people to render them that audiences
are sure of a treat whenever they sit
down to q dish served from the Cohan
cuisine. Last night was no exception
In The Talk of New York" which was
built specially for Cohan's chum, Vic
tor Moore. with the idea of a central
| sporting figure who should out do
George Ade himself in his vocabulary
| OF slang, but who had a gentle manli-
| ness of spirit that gave him a hold
on tho sympathy. of his audience
Cohan has succeeded in building UP a
most merry and infectious story. all
together nonsensical but presenting
some laughable touches OF character,
with the usual streak of sentiment
with musical and dancing trimmings,
and with rapid fire stage business oll
quite up to the best Cohanesquc tradi-
tlons.
Mr.. Moore made a strong personal
hit and had to yield the usual ''im-
promptu" at the end of the third act,
which was as enjoyable as any part of
the evenings entertainment. While the
support presented no scintlllating fig
ure like Tom Lewis in "Thc Yankee
Prince" still everyone was capable,
everyone worked hard. and the male
chorus was actually composed of men
who could sing. The .McEadden of Mr..
Conroy, the Fred of Mr.. Marba, the old
man Wilcox of O'Donell. and the young
wilcox of Mr.. Williams were all well
acted, while Miss Phelps as the ad-
ventures played In good taste. and
Miss Gray was altogether charming as
the usual dainty Cohan heroine.
The scenery was delightful through
out, and the reproduction of the scene
in New Rochelle, made familiar to us
in ''Forty-five Minutes From Broad
way was not only charming on its
own account. but because 1t brought
back some pleasant memories OF an
other Cohan success.
Mr.. Moore is evidently on the high
road to fortune with THE Talk of New
York" and it Will no doubt do good
business during the remainder of its
stay.
NINE. SEMBRICH-The music stu
dent who fails to hear Nine Sembrich
at the Salt Lake theater Thursday eve
ming, will later view it as a calamity.
Nine. Sembrich is the greatest artist
in tone production OF her day, and this
is her first and possibly her last visit
TO Salt Lake. The sale of seats is now
progressing at the Salt Lake theater.
ORPHEUM-It was a largo and de-
lighted audience that filed out of the
Orpheum theater Monday night. and IL
is safe to say that mono were disap-
pointed in the Offering The program
ranks with the very best rendered ,his
season. The violin playing of Miss
Rosa Roma is deserving of headline
honors. Her rendition of the Hungar-
ian Rhapsody, "Traumerei" and the
melody of southern airs, resulted In
prolonged applause. Miss Roma. who
by the way is Mrs. c. n. Sutton wife
of the present manager of the Orpheum,
will leave the circuit at Denver and re-
turn to this city.
The program opens with rope
throwing and tying by Myers and
Rosa, and their act is a novel and
clever one. Myers ties some difficult
knots with an apparently simple whlrl
of the lariat and also ties single knot
with the left hand and a double bow
with the right at the Same time
John Birch, THE Man With the
Hats" has n most entertaining act.
With the assistance of 20 or 30 hats,
he presents a three-act melo-drama,
playing all the characters In ~ very
clever manner.
The one-act comedy called Nerve"
presented by George Bloomquest and
company would drive away the worst
case of "blues" that ever happened. 1t
tells the story of a young civil engineer
who secures $4,000 year job from
the president of railroad company
through nerve" The sketch goes with
q dash and there is not an idle moment
during the act; the comedy would be
better, however. If Miss Thorpe were
less strenuous with the typewriter.
A most remarkable attraction is
Ballerinfs canine tumblers, a company
Of acrobatic dogs. The little animals
do all sorts OF very difficult acrobratic
feats and during the performance not
a word is spoken to them and the ai5-
sence of a whip Is noticeable
Howard & Howard. presenting their
mlrth making act "The Hebrew Mes
senger Boy and the Thespian." are
again amusing Orpheum patrons They
have improved on the act and it IS
much better than 1t was last year.
Clark Martinettie and Joe Sylvester,
in "An Attempt at Suicide" keep the
audience roaring with laughter. The
motion pictures are good and another
pleasing feature was the selection by
the orchestra, "Rozsika."
COLONIAL-A cast of exceptional
excellence last night at tho Colonial
before a we'll filed house, presented
Commencement Days" a play of COL
lege life In three acts rollicking tune
fully through two hours OF entertain
ment The staging was in keeping with
the general attractiveness OF the pre-
sentation.
AS It's name betokens the play Is
one of college life with rather q new
departure from the ordinary run, In
that there is well defined plot, which
is evident from curtain to curtain. 1t
is distinct enough to hold attention and
forms background for some really
very excellent musical numbers, all of
which were written by Frederick v.
Bowers. who stars In the cast
Features OF Commencement Days"
which were particularly pleasing were
the Sophomore basketball team, and
the Hampton baseball team, the mem
bers OF which were girlish girls prettily
gowned. and strenuous young men in
the full regalia of the diamond. Tho
members of the two teams cut loose
in O number of neat stunts which went
along with verve and a swing show
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