Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-15
THE ROUND OF THE THEATERe

and another OF the very ordinary
French comical variety, with the Or
pheum orchestra in its usual good trim,
round out a bill of more than ordinary
merit. A capacity house, notwith-
standing heavy counter-atractlons
greeted the opening of the weeks Of
ferng
COLONIAL-It is not often that an
audience looks eagerly for one particu-
t nl chofus race in play in which
o' olere are many and varied brilliant
characters. but in the company, sur
passing good. which is playing "The
Iop o. Tn World" at the Colonial this
week, little Rae Bates sings so joyfully
and dances so gleefully and has gen
orally so hilarious time that she car
fies everybody with hem. She hasn't
much to do. not more than a score of
other girls, but what she does Is ap-
pealing work and makes a hit in the
seats.
And speaking of the chorus II has
peen long time since the city has
seen such q good looking, and good
acting an aggregation. The girls arc
well trained and the various costumes
are magnificent. The rather abbrey!at-
ed male chorus has some good voices
and the more prominent parts are In
very capable hands. All in all 'sThe
Top o. TIL World" as 1t appears at
the Colonial. provides a good evenings $
entertainment
feature OF the play is some really
fine voices which have plenty or On,
portunIty to be heard in number of
tuneful ditties. Francis Carrier. as
JACK Frost" displays his fine bari
tone In number of solos. the one big
mt being Twas in The Time of
Hoses; roses, duet with "Stalacta," Adele
oswald, Where the Gentle Breezes
Blow, Is also a finished piece of work
MISS oswald was In good voice. which
is saying much, but seemed rather cold
10 an audience which was inclined 10
be very good to her.
Ihe comedy element was furnished
by Jack-in-the-Box," The Candy
I'D and The Friendly Bear" parts
Robert Travers. Yankee Doodle
Yarns" some delicious horse play in
the second act by the first two. was
accorded many recalls Florence Smith
as kokomo." accomplished a winsome
part splendidly. Charles Harris got the
most out of Aurora Borealis," while
tSopDie Roberts, as Mazda" left little
to be desired
n striking feature was "Thc Collie
Quartet" by Katherine Wentworth.
Roselle Quinn, Ethel Pcketts. Elsie
Bates and Rae Bates, which brings
before the lights five as handsome col
lie dogs as are seen in years, The
scenery throughout is superb, as are all
the appointments, and the costuming is
IN Keeping. The company is we'll bal
anced and the music is of the tuneful
and Ungling type which bears the i'm
print of Manuel Klein. The play CON
tinues throughout the week with the
usual matineeS
BUNGALoW-"St. Elmo" in ifs
original dramatization at the Bunga-
low this week. is more than delIghting
the patrons OF that popular amuse-
ment hall. From start to finish. the
drama Is replete with striking situa-
tions calling for the display of strong
human emotion. And Miss Maudc
Leone and Airing Alcine were not
wanting In filling those situations and
portray1ng the passionate natures of
the feudal Tennesseeans. The play is
laid In the Lookout Mountain region
in 1868. Just after the war. when the
nerve of America was drawn to the
tiShtest tension, this spirit being
strongly exhibited by the people in
even the ordinary things of life. st.
Elmo Murray, the misanthrope and
cynic. Is the personifcation of the
times, and in that character Mr. AL
cine certainly displays acting of
II.
Miss Leone had a part in which she
might display her histrionic powers to
full advantage. and finely did she
acquit herself. The two principal
scenes between Miss Leone and Mr..
Alclne have seldom been equalled on
the Bungalow stage Frederick Allen,
as the Clergyman couldn't have given
better satisfaction. Frederick Moore's
Doctor Harding was decidedly good.
The streak of fun running through
the tragedy was in the hands of Elmer
Booth. and he did not fail to lift the
audience out OF the cloud of gloom
cast by the cynic. Miss Pearl Either
and Irene Outtrim got everything
possible out of their inferior parts.
GRAND-The Sutton players at the
Grand this week are presenting a
stirring Russian melodrama. ''For
Her Sake" The play was witnessed
by good sized audience Monday
night and seemed to please. 1t is full
of thrilling situations and the various
are we'll portrayed
The story is of the love a young
prince has for a poor girl of the
people. The mother of the prince, not
her son to marry a poor girl
the sulphur mines in Siberia. BY
chance the lovers meet in Siberia and
the problem is solved.
Miss Helen Barham as Olga. did
a clever piece of acting, and Ira L.
Earl az the Russian spy is clever as
also is Fred L. Doty as Lord Chumley
Hargrave. The other roles are In
capable hands. The same bill runs
the week with a matinee Wednesday
and Saturday.
MISSION-The clover list of acts al
ready described in The News winds
up tomorrow afternoon and evening,
and will be followed by a complete list
of new turns Thursday afternoon.