The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-18

Istructor IIithcr he hies himself. only
10 meet with disappointment But ho
is not to be outdonc by fate, so lounges
around until an opportunity presents
itself for him TO impcrsonatc ccle-
brated London physician and by so do
ing gains admission 10 tho residence
of the president of the college and
there meets an old New York sweet
heart who listens 10 his tale Of love.
and this admits Of climax that is
both satisfactory and logical. De Wolf
! Hopper is the hero, and the radlantly
| beautiful Louise Dresser the heroine,
] The piece is brim full Of rich humor
and bubblipc over with delicious mu-
sic. but probably the best part of the
humor Is introduced cxtcmporan
| by Mr. Hopper in his marvellous cur
tain speeches. Do Wolf Hopper is fa-
nous on two continents for his post
prandial and post curtain talks, and it.
is fact ihat his little impromptu
chats arc now as much y part of his
performance as the actual dialogue OF
the play itself
This is the frs; sine in Mr.. Hopper s
long career upon the stage that he has
ever appeared in Other than a harle-
gum s costume. and il is a distinct
treat to see him in modern clothes and
/ 10 appreciate the fact that he still re
tains that proclivity 10 mako people
laugh in the same old healthy way
Inc especially interesting feature. of
De Wolf Hopper present organlEa-
lion is the absence Of chorus men; not
orc Of this genus is carried to mar The
general ensemble of beauty and mel
ody. The chorus is composed entirely
OF pretty girls, and where the score
calls for male voices TO balance the fe-
male voices. Daniel V. Arthur, the pro
duccr. has pressed into service the male
principals. which assures much bet
ter musical effect than could possibly
he obtained with unframed male voices
such as seek chorus positions.
Miss Louise Dresser. singer OF tan
talizing songs and possessor of an en-
viable reputation Us An artist of great
talent. retains hcr original position as
leading woman for Mr.. Hopper. II is
said that her complement of songs this
season surpasscs in excellence and class
any that she has ever before rendered
for the dcloctation of music lovers.
Lionel Barrymore and Mckee Rankin
two names that will live a long, long
time in the history Of the American
stage, arc making a special tour Of tho
Orphcum circuit in sketch based upon
n timely topic, called 1.-The White
SLAYER" written by Mr., Barrymore
himself; These well known players arc
assisted in its telling by Miss Doris
the daughter of Mckee Rankin. They
will head the new bill al the Orphcum
this afternoon. The plsylcL was con.
cciyed upon the recent agitation against
the socalled "white slave traffic,
which was investigated by tho grand
jury in New York under the leadership
of John d. Rockcfcller's son. Jt is n
virie, human and extremely interesting
little story, well told
Fiddling old tunes, as they did in the
days before the war, tho 'Old Soldier
Fiddcrs' quartcttc-tour true
enough veterans OF the Blue and the
Gray-appear at the Orphcum next
week, and they will likely prove a
great card for local vaudeville cpthu-
siasts. Old folk songs, some of them
so old that they arc new, aud others
that will be cherished as long as AD,eri.
ca is tho land of tho free, are revived
when the old boys come on the boards
with their fiddIes. They play the fd-
die. as they say, ''by air. - and Captain
Dillian says "notes look like Little mig.