Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-14

THEATER-The sale opens tomor-
row for the TOP o the World" en-
gagement at the theater, Friday ana
Saturday evenings.
ORPHEUM-Some old friends are
greeted at the Orpheum this week.
Although there Is considerable change
from the acts in which they appeared
before In Salt Lake. yet they are easily
recognized Anna McNaughton, who
Won honors in the Willard Mack COM
pany while it was at the Colonial, Is
one of the cast in Leo Miller & Com
panys little sketch, ga Midnight In
truder." With Mr. Miller and Will
liam S. Donovan. Miss McNaughton
presents g. classy little view of fash
ionable suburban life near Boston.
Another old friend of theatergoers at
the Orpheum this week is General
Edwad LaVine, who is known as the
man who has soldiered all his life. This
eccentric comedian has put In some
new mechanical devices for his bi-
youac which arc the best he has over
shown here. The bill throughout Is
moro than pleasing. 1t is great
Improvement upon many that have ap-
peared and ranks among the best
From the standpoint of variety 1t
could hardly be excellcd. One of the
cleyerest of the many clever things Is
"Skinny's Finish" known as a slang
classic. When 1t comes to creating a
disturbance with the English language.
Eva Williams and JAG Tucker GER
tainly do 1t, and in way that Smooths
out the roughneSs in slang One OF
the most amusing offerings on the bill
Is the presentation OF "A Very Bad
Boy" by Hal Godfrey & Co. 1t Is a
nnafnt no m rfar offarinp and deals
with a minister's son and the efforts
OF the man OF the house to make n
sport" of him. There Is much on the
program worthy OF mention in detail.
especially the comedy gymnastics Of
Keno, Walsh & Melrose. the high class
comedy music and conversation and
the great Caiccdo and his performances
on the slack wire.
During the showing of the moving
pictures, Willard F. Weihe's orchestra
played Harry Joseph's new piece,
"cherokee Intermezzo.'' which took
we'll with the house. and shows that
still another local man Is capable of
writing some catchy music.
COLONIAL-"Human Hearts," which
occupies the boards at the Colonial all
this week, is a play OF moro than usual
interest. dealing as 1t does. with some
OF the admirable as we'll as contempti-
bio traits of human nature. 1t is in
tensely human and for that reason
holds the interest OF the audience,
which grows as the play progresses.
The fact that here and there In the
play one or two OF tho principals In
the cast do not put enough expression
into their lines, seems to detract very
little from tho interest Generally
speaking the acting is good
1t Is the story OF an Arkansas farm
home. and the marriage of the oldest
son OF Farmer Logan to a woman or
the world, whose dissatisfaction with
rural life. and disgust with common
people and most of all with Tom Lo-
gun's hnlf-witted brother Jimmie, was
displayed soon after the birth of her
child. a former lover appeared at the
Logan home at the opportuHe moment,
and persuaded her to fly with him
Before this he wished to kin Tom Lo-
gan. her husband and bade hor call
him out OF the house AS the door
opened and a mnn stepped out into tho
night, he, thinking II wns Tom Logan.
rushed up knife In hand and stabbed
the father. Samuel Logan Tho old
mans body was discovered shortly af-
forwards and as Tom leaned over his
father and picked up the knife. his wife
and her paramour appeared and ac-
| cused him OF the crime. which was
| fnstcned on him In the court and he
was sentenced for life. OF course there
| was a tramp who saw the murder. So
! cured the knife, and after lapse of
| four years. secured the conviction OF
| the real murderer.
The sordld and heartlcss nature OF
Armsdale. was well depleted by Harry
| Knapp. Jem Mason as tho tramp.