Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-27
THE ROUND OF THE THEATERs

cheer the spirits Of the lugubrious Kim
ball, was an excellent bit.
Tho negro. Mr.. Devcrc, was also
humorous. and the character bits de-
picting village life were well sustained,
The same may be said Of the two VIII
lains III the cast, MIR. Price and Mr.,
Krembs
THE Travelling Salesman will run
all the week, with matinecs Weanes-
Lillian Russell IN her new play IN
Search of Sinner" Monday next.
COLONIAL With q typical holiday
crowd .in front" the presentation of "a
stubborn Cinderella" was warmly re-
ccivc1 last night mt the Colonial. Tie
house was filed from pit to gallery and
. it was sucn an audience as certainly
must delight players. greeting them
with hearty applause throughout the
progress of the clever musical comedy.
"a Stubborn Cinderella" is by HouGh
e. Adams with Joseph +. Howard fur
nisling the iuneful melodies which run
their course from beginning to end.
tat least his name Is attached to them)
Many We're there to sec and hear Miss
Hazel Eirkc in the role of Lady Les
lie, the part that "'our own" Sallie
Fisher created in the east AS the I'M
sophisticated girl of noble birth. on her
first visit to America from Scotland.
Miss Kirke gave Il pleasing rendition.
singing with a sweet girlish voice and
displaying considerably more talent
than many who have carried the lead
Ing roles in recent musical comedies
There were some old friends in the
cast: Robbie Wagner brings the same
om-bong-pong with him that he dis
played when here In Fifty Miles from
Boston," Lillian Goldsmith. who was
last here in The Time. the Place and
the Girl" plays the soubrettc role. and
Colt Albertson also here in that tune
full offering. Is back as the college boy
of blhulous propensities. Neal Burns
and Miss Goldsmith furnish n good half
of the fun and the catchy songs. and both
are clever dancers, Burns giving prom
Use of becoming second George Conan
when he grows up" Compliments are
in order for Edwin Burns, Mr.. Letter.
son. Mr. Moyles and for every girl In
the chorus, for the chorus Is one of the
very best and hardest working that has
travelled this way in many days. 1t is
handsomely dressed and well drilled
and does its level best to drive dull care
to the four winds. Throughout the prog
ress of the two love stories around
which the tale is told. pleasing
songs add to the enjoyment of the
merry little offering and a clean vein Of
humor runs through the three acts. "a
Stubborn Cinderella" is one of the best
musical comedies the Colonial has Of
fered this season.
ORPHEUM-Ev seat in tho
house was taken when the curtain rose
at the Orpheun last hight, and the
general vote was that while the bill
Il In1 &c ;,,,
mediate predecessor. it provided some
keen amusement. All of the acts are
meritoriouS. and some exceptionally
so. Mile. Camille Ober. the phenome-
nal Partisan vocalist, made her initial
appearance. her voice Is sweet. rich
and flexible, and her range of four
octuvcs brings forth some bird-like
tones which are marvellous. She
rendered four selections. including a
Tyrolean fantasia covering three
octavcs, the song IN the church scene
in "Cavnlleria Rustlcnna," in which
she reached the counter G in the
fourth octave, and sentimental
American song, repeating the air one
octave higher.
The imperial Russian dancers, APP
| pear!ng In an American tour by special
permission of the Car. danced swiftly
| into favor last evenings; they are al
most n second Pavlowa ana MordlSin-
| team. Characteristic and classical
| dances. executed in marvel of grace
We're presented, the work Of the
| woman Lydia LapokOwa being
| especially well received. In the bursla,
| playlet, "a Chance for Three. the
/ cliff Dean company. consisting OF
| three persons, produced in rapid sue.
cession several phases OF life in which
| the repentance Of thief Is made T.
serve in the preservation OF the honol
| H. tr\-t no ia
Z, better life. !, dainty number Is thai
| presented BY the Misses Mich. the ono
us n vocalist and pianist, the Other
n vlptuoso upon the violin. They arc
| possessed Of remarkable talent, ant
| were the recipients of several en-
cores for their fine work. req
novelty in footwork was the upside
down" dancing OF Louis Stone. BY TIL,
aid of straps attached to a cabinet ar
ranged for the purpose. Mr.. stone
| executed STEPS in n horizontal position
finally tipping himself upside doWi
| and doing buck and wing on tn,
platform above his head. Franz
| Morrcll. the california boy cause
one TO wonder what he will be whel
4 no Is a man. Standing considerabl
OVERSIZE feet and being proportionatcl
wide out," his minstrel act Is still on
which might be that Of n boy. AT al
events, he sings some pleasing song
u ana tells some Jokes which arc JUS
B workint. their way toward IN
Atlantic, Prof Wcihes orchestra Is a.
ways one OF tho most cnjoyaol
features Of an Orphcum program, an
il was in exceptionally fine form las
night. Two excellent klnodrome pic
lures completed the performance.
GARRICK--A tremendous audient
sat through "1he Girl of tt
Golden West last night, and was .
deeply thrilled as il the familiar plh
we're on its first presentation her
There MAS keen interest too, over Il
advent OF the new Leading man. NJ
James Durkin, who had the part of Il
| bandit. He made n pleasant imprc'
sion for his handsome face and flgul
and his manly. direct way of actin
| INF Nh nnininn ns to the fill cNtNI