Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-10-11

cd for ita lateness in arriving, as
4 sembled ut the theater last night 10
] greet one. of the biggest sticcesse,
Broadway knew last year, III Seven
/ Days" While there We're Il good many
signs OF hlarity through the evening
l tons of the house Inclined to be
critical, was one OF puzzled wonder.
ment that there should be SO mtcl,
1 difference between, the tastes OF the
/ east and the vest Certainty. "scveIl
/ Days" WIllanot cnusc the frrore ,h4
side of the mississippi that 1t has
done on the other. and this is not due
| to the fact that II does not possess tho
elements Of fun, or that 1t has not
any4nlinber&o Of amusing situations in
| 1t, but II affords one more instance of
the tact that what might DO made
n huge success in the hunus Of the New
| YORK originals. stands Il muc;i small
er chance OF success when interpreted
by a company less capable ttidn the
creators OF the roles.
The action of Seven Days" takes
place In one household. me curtain
rises on n dark stage discovering a
| burglar at work. lte is interrupted
| by the arrival OF tho family, In wnieh
it transpircs there mas bee.i II receu,
| divorce. a maiden aunt, Who sup
| plies the funds toy tho head OF the
nousehOld, Is about 10 arrive, and 10
hide from hei. tho knowledge OF the
diGorcc, a young lady consents to act
as the wife of the hend of the house,
hold temporarily. 80 happens that
the divorced Wife drops In to see the
cook. "A policeman is asleep in tic
basement, and while all this crowd In
together under the same roof, a quar-
antine is declared by the authorities,
and they are all shut up together
for seven days. The antics of tho
burglar, who Is always IN evidence
but is never discovered BY the other
characters. are thoroughly amusing,
and the episodes in the Kitchen might
be made much more 80. The people
are all good without rising to any
dizzy heights. Tho best work is done by
Mr.. Beattle, as the fat man, MIR. Fin
ley as his friend, Mr.. Wadsorth as
the burglar, and Miss Robinson us
Aunt Selma. Miss Mitchell, Miss VOL
don, aud Miss Winthrop fitted into
their roles acccptably. The bill runs
throughout the week with matineea
Wednesday and Saturday.
Following Seven Days. Manager
Piper Announces one Of his headliners
of the season, u return visit from
Rose stahl in the always popular
Chorus Lady"
lORPt1JCAI--Eyery scat occupied,
with many people standing, was again
The record a t the state street house last
night Three numbers on the bill this
week muy be classed as headliners-
the little dramatic sketch. THE Minis
ter's Wife, Kaufman family of cy-.
clists. aud the Harvcy-De Nora trio,
while tho other features are along the
line Of tho fairly good.
Hiss Minnie Duprce as the minister's
wife makes a decided hit In her clever
rendition of the gay young wifo. penned
In the limitations of a village paStoratc,
and her assistants in the sketch. Mr..
j. Paul Jones and Mr.. Harry LARA
bee give excellent support as the minis
ter and Deacon Bllibwcll
The cycling done by the Kauffmans
Is difficult and graceful throughout.
and the six in both their individual
and concerted performances received
rounds of applause. The small darliy in.
the song and dance act done by tho
trio Is IL wonder in his dancing. dia-
logu eand general acting throughout.
He Is n true comedian. and keeps the
audience IN roars of laughter. The
older, or rather the larger participants
of the sketch are both clever.
Mr.. Edward Flanagan and Nicely
called "On and Off," In which the
dressing room of n vaudeville play
house is the scene. the details being as
convincing as the human nature shown
in the quarrel and reconciliation of the
vaudeville partners.
Tho work done by the Instrumental
lists, Luce and Luce. and also the mono-
logue and songs OF Mr.. Fred Duprez.
and tho singing of Miss Grace Belmont
are Dussahlc, the orchestra was in good
form, and that with the headliners
make the evenings bill worth while.
though 1t may not scintillate with tho
brightness that distinguished the
week that preceded II.
COLONIAIr-As interesting as afoot !.
race for honor and n photograph could
be. Is "C;oing Some" According to the
bill of fare, the weeks offering Is u
chronicleo OF a certain lot of college boys
ana girls, somo cowboys. and the ac-
| campaigning strain Of II phonoEraph.
lyrhat Pau! Armstrong and Rex Beach
| could be responsible for II. is very hard
| 10 credit; still. as the story was writ
| ten and published in magazine instail-
| ments It was good. filled to the hrin,
| with fun: but 1t Is story that al
| depends on the manner Of telling. For
| tho decentralization. perhaps, these Two
| vol known writer's arc not responsible,
| and their friends must certainly hope
| so. 1ncipient liistrionic talent in tho
company flashes up here and there only
| to be uucnclicd forthwith. There arc
several good laughs some Of them
called forth by the story, and others
! born to relieve the pressure Wien sthc
I efforts of the players seem to go ,anliss,
| Now and then n real gem of thouGht
escapes from the lips of one or another
| Of the company. evidently taken bodily
from tho original Armstrong Beael,
! story, hut the rule IS that the COMEDY
drags itself along painfully through Us
I'VE acts to an inglorlous finish Nil
tho photograph playing The Holy
| CITY,
or the PLAYERS, there are one or tWo
| who give evidence Of some famlliarity
| with the stage. Az to some others "
tho cast Il will hcta long time before az
! much Gun be said for them, Mr. Ian
romeo rs the trainer and nerve SPECIAL
ist Is the one feature OF the show llF
! mart could hardly be In better nnnns
| Using his own manner Of spcccn. u"
might be described as the goods ~
Merno and SO inches across, MI
| Lewis, posing as mn athlete. but haNins
| no nrrwess on track or nfld, MAS ~
| nhlc second to Nh. Lawrence. phc cor
| /, Eo0D DRINK.