Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-09-06
TIE ROUND OF THE THEATERS

anu attendant emotions, In the hands
| OF little Ruth Ormsby, was delight
| while Edward Elsner. who is RESPONSE
Bile for the adaptation OF the play, filled
| difficult part acceptably. II some
| what stagily. The remainder of the
east handled their various bits" cred.
| itably.
There were few empty seats down
| stairs last night while both upper noors
| carried holiday crowds The play goes
| again tonight and tomorrow with tho
regular matinee,
ORPHEUM-Whe the curtain rose
| on the first act OF perhaps the best all
| found program presented on the Oiphc-
| un stage for many moon, there waa
| not vacant seat In the house. The
boxes were all filled, and people were
turned away from the door, who ala
not care for standing room. For It's
range Of variety and meed OF merit
this weeks program has not been cN-
celled Three Of the acts presented are
entitled TO rank as headliners In any
performance. Marion Murray and con-
pany presented The Prima Donna
Honeymoon" Commute sketch de-
plotting the trials Of a husband who had
married great opera singer. whose
impressario is a highly temperamenta1
Italian The sketch is a mastery reii-
resentation Of the life OF a singer. with
the tortures OF Jealousy and longsuffcr-
Ing endured by the husband. The IN
evitable final scene I'm which the wife
Is told she must choose between her
career" and her husband Is the prelude
To the climax. where the woman re.
nounces ambition. title. money ana
worldly position for Just the love of
her husband and to assume the great
est character the world has ever known
that of wife"
The Imperial musicians, consisting OF
eight men and three women. produce
some splendid ensemble music effects
In brass and string. The cOrnctist %
the organization Is little short Of being
wonder. and each one IS an artist.
The deceptive piece, The Farmer N
New york was much enjoyed and
heartily applauded.
Something out of the ordinary Is
Prof Apdale's geological circus OF per-
forming dogs, monkeys and bears. Four
OF the last named creatures dsport
about the stage with the agility az
some OF the professors best trained
dogs. and this part Of the Performance
Is alone worth ones while in attending.
The cycling come Hans. Wheeling
Wheelock and Ifnicycle Hay. succeed
in raising the rislbes OF the audience
as well as demonstrating some seem
ingly impossible feats on the wheel
Louise Hamlin was taken suddenly
ill and was unable to appear, and the
burden Of the act of The Hamlins" fell
upon Richard, her partner. He proved
himself good entertainer and carried
off the act in good style. HIS dancing
is especially good. Paul la CrUix, the
mad halter" maintained his title. He
did some clever juggling with hats
canes and cigars. Abrey Prinele and
George Whiting presented clover
singing and comedy sketch. Breaking
into Vaudeville" The orpheum orches-
ira was in its usual coed form. while
the kinodrOmc pictures were new,
GARRICK--lt must have been graft
flying to the managers OF the new Car
rick theater to witness the successful
opening of their new theatrical ven
ture as evidenced not only i'm the
ability OF the company engaged for
the enterprise, but also in the APP
pearance OF the theater and the class
of the audience which gathered to do
honor to the initial performances. The
Garrick, met a morphosed from It's
former gloomy effect, is cheerful and
bright. it's new coors being all light
toned, and the whole interior refresh
ingly clean and wholesome. The
audience was representative OF the
best theater goers and its appreciation
of the performance was manifested
throughout in steady interest and APP
plause.
The play itself while little on the
order of the old style drama, was,
however. well chosen in its avowed
aim to give each individual OF the new
company opportunity to show some
thing OF the gift within him" II
lacked according TO the statement Of
the program, an important representa-
tive in the person of its chief ingenuc,
Miss Leslie Bingham. whose contract
with another company holds her until
Sept. 10. with this promised addition
the Garrick presents most capable
well balanced. and magnetic ensemble,
whose efforts. judging from last
nights performance, ought surely to
make good with the salt Lake public.
Mr.. Ingersoll, that gifted and versa
tile actor as leading man, adds i'm his
present effort, to the favorable inn
preston created by him previously
during his appearance with the
old Grand stock company. or the many
leading men who appeared at that
time Mr.. Ingersoll was far the most
popular: ana time has added 10 the
gifts which created his former popu-
larity. In his role OF Lieut.. Kinds, Mr..
Ingersoll, despite the limited POSSIBLE
tiles of the part, created an impression
of strength which made his audience
eager 10 see him In parts that may
give his talent full play.
Miss Frances Nelson has both charm
and magnetism. and will make a strong
| running mate for Mr.. 1ngersoll I'm the
leading roles The remainder of the
| company proved the good choice made
| i'm material for the lesser parts. Mr..
David Herblin gave exceptionally good
! account OF himself. and Miss Jessie
Pringle was another who stood out dis
! tinctiy. one of the difficult parts in
| the play fell to Mr. Walter Seymour In
| Robert Hutton. and was eminently
| well done. Mr.. j. Il. Totten as the
| earl of Hunstanton also did good work.
and Mr.. Wilson Day, Miss Margeret
| nils. Mis-. Helen Collyer. Miss Ade-
laido Anshutz and MIR. Prescott Erick-