The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-15

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i Girl" With tho Allen Curtis i.
]. company. Evening. 1880 and .. Il
+ Motion Pictures. !.
+ LUNA AND ISIS THEATERS- +
i Motion pictures, Continuous per- j.
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+ MISSION THEATER-Motion pic Il
!. lures Continuous performance. \.
The Colonial theatcr was opened on
Sunday evening for the season of l910-11.
There was magnificent audience pres
ent and 1t was an nppreciative one. And
there was a delightful comedy presented
by a most capable company. who kept
this big audience In n roar OF laughter
from the rise TO the fall Of the curtain.
The humor was delicious, 1t was clever;
II was clean.
The medium was 1.-The Lottery Man"
comedy In three acts. by NIda Johnson
Young. The play created a furore In tho
at the BUou theatcr, New York. The
company jumped from Now York straight
through to Salt Lake.
AS said. 1t was the opening night for
the season at the Colonial. and the pro-
duction WIS one of the Shuberts. II
was the first Of the independent attrac-
tons. While It is designated as a COM
edy, II is in reality farce and one OF
the best seen In many day. There are
no quakes, no .chills in THE Lottery
Man. but there is In the play an absolute
and complete cure for the blues.
Jack Wright. the Lottery Man. de-
lightful character. ia portrayed by VIII
liam Russell in a perfect manner. He
Is not only clever comedian. but he has
one of the most musical OF voices; while
Lizzie, impersonated by Viva Ogden, and
who contributes much to the humor or
the play, has been one Of rne most talked
OF characters in the theatrical world.
of Miss Hazy In ''Mrs. Wigs Of the Cab
bage Patch" Lizzie Is the thin and ell
derby spinster who plays the part OF a
companion, and TO whom eventually lals
real, live. prospective husbanc. The lat
ter. however. when he finds the tolls OF
fate closing around him In rne form OF
Lizzie and relentless In her
the cnormity OF his offense in Offering
himself as the human prize IN matri-
monial lottery. To make matters worse.
he has fallen in love with beautiful girl
who spurns him when she finally learns
that he has actually been the originator
OF the scheme. He falls 10 make her sec
at first that he had a good motive.
which was to realize a sum Of money
in order that he might better provide for
his little mother and pal as he calls
her. After providing endless fun for
the audience. the difficulty is straight
ened without resorting TO any kind OF
tragedy,
But YOU should see 1.-The Lottery Man
and Lizzie and the company that Is with
them: every member % OF which is away way
go again tonight and tomorrow night, and
a special matinee Tuesday. II should
be said that the theater is delightfully."-
TEN OF ventilation working 10 perfec-
ton.
The new bill at the Orpheum opened
to regular Sunday audience; which
ly and collectively. tho bill is well bal
anced and highly entertaining. Anna
belle Whiuord: appearing In the the late ,oa lea !,
heads the bill. with several OF the other
acts following a close second Miss Whit
ford is a beautiful woman. with unlimit-
ed qualities of paturalness and grace
Girl and "The Aeroplane Girl' each Is
| rendered In II catchy, vivacious manner
dropping now and then into a note OF
| passion While singing The Aeroplonc
| Girl she swings out over the audience
| In a small airship, scattering roses upoI
| the heads of those beneath her. The last
| fea ture is a novelty and a decided hit
The Five Olympieres. appearing In diff
ferent poses, OF living statuary; is thf
| the best acts of the kind ever appearing
| In Salt Lake. The participants are paint
| ed with "a material OF bronze, and save
In breathing. It would be impossible tc
| tell the various groupings from the rea
| article.
Mcrose and Kennedy. who are no
strangers to Salt Lake thoater gocrs
| have added several new stunts TO thei,
| already strong acrobatic act. This ac
at first gives one the impression of being
| ono Of the usual stereotypcd slap-banc
| elnSll a rpnn1 ctnniS but il is
| ahead Of the average acrobatic act thai
comparison could hardly be drawn
The feature OF the act Is the clown mem.
| ber Of the duo falling backwards, whilc
| sitting In n chair from the top table
OF four piled ono on the other. The
| ioclteyins employed preparatory TO spring
| cncc up to the highest pitch of excite
mcnt. rendering it GREATNESS when h'
finally falls in a nock-breaking manne,
| to the floor Of the stage,
| Pore and Uno, the latter dog. appear
| I'm a clever little act that is remarkable
In the canine sasacity displayed Th'
many things considered beyond dogs
apprehension and no, performed by othe
dogs, but 1T possesses n sense OF tone
taking prominent part in the playing %
| a tune on bells by Mr. Pope. The dog Il
assigned only one bell 10 strike, but I
strikes il. and at the right time, com
pletlng the harmony.
| Clement De Lion. mystic manipulate
OF billiard balls. does little. but his ac
| is so imprcgnatcd with mysticism tha
| ono continues TO wonder AT the deXteritl
| displayed long after the curtain Is runs
| down on his act,
| Frank White and Lew Simmons, black
face comedians % appear in The Ban'
| Wagon" This "band wagon" has Ger
| tainly outdone the wonderful onc-hos
| shay Of classic fame, inasmuch as il con
tinuss to be vehicle, though IL was II
for the vaudeville scrap-heap long age
| No fault to find with the actors, but tn
| act is literally worn threadbarc,
| o A. Duncan is a Ncntriloduist Of rar'
ability. and presents an act that is abov'
| the general run OF acts of this kind. "
has D line of talk that is diversion
| from the usual hacllneycd VentriloqulSt
| gibber.
| The kipodrome has n couple OF reel
! OF interesting pictures. and the Orphcum
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