Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-06-28

overture 10 Martha" besides PLAYING
the accompaniment to Miss Gates aria
from The Pearl of Brszil' which
Prof Mcclellan has orche~tr8tod Miss
Sybella clayton viii act as accompan-
list to Miss Gates concert numbers.
also for Mr.. Brincs who win bc heard
in a ballad. willard Eastman, the
popular iiutist, gives 70 solo, and the
second act OF Martha" concludes the
bin, Miss Gates being assisted boy Fay
Loose. George u. PIPER II. ;. Ensign.
and J. u. spencer
Orpheum-Last nirht at the or
pheum, Willard MACK gave one more
demonstration OF the fact that there
are hardly any limits to his abilities, IL
only his light burned with glow that
could be depended on In the role OF
Francois. made famous by Sothern. ne
fairly took the audience by storm. half
a dozen curtain calls az the end of each
act being the testimony 20 his magno-
tism. How production so stupendous.
an ensemble 50 thorough and pleas
ing could result from a weeks prenara-
tion I'm such torifd weather Is a mys-
terry. Twenty-oight people are In the
cast, and the flaws in their delineations
are without exception superficial In
truth, II may be said that seldom has
this well known romantic drama merit
In this city of theatric hypercriticism.
Near n not on par with Mr. Mack,
was Maud Leone as Katherine de Yau-
celles; beuuteuus, winsomo and ingenu-
Gus, she gave her greatest capabilities
to the role As Louis XI. the vacillat-
ing. cowardly weak minded king,
Lewis Craig could hardly be excelled,
for his impcrsonatiun, physical as we'll
as histrionic, was true to the records Of
history
As the snivelling Jester, Frederick
Moore evinCed unexpected versatility:
James Rennie. however, seems unable
TO assimilate the serious demands OF
tragic drama
The dramatis personae I'm IF | Were
King are so varied that mention of
the ensemble must suffice; this was
superb from the faithfully depleted
scenes at the inn TO the faultless stag
ing and stirring events OF the finish.
ono will forget all about sultriness
in the keen enjoyment OF witnessing IF
I Were King"
Daniels-"A stubborn Girl" (Which
bears a strong resemblance 20 our
old acquaintance, the Time, the
Place and the Giro, as presented by
the A1ien-Curtiss company at the Dnn-
iels. Is an attra ctive bit OF comic opera,
filled with bright airy music and
catchy dialogue. The company is
capital one for the prices, there being
some good comedians and songsters In
the cast Besides, there are dozen
pretty chorus girls who do some clever
dancing 10 the hard and soft shoe sort,
and their patter songs add much 20 the
entertainment All this is crowded
into an hours time. which IS ratified
off at q rapid pace At both perform
ances last night there was a large au-
dience and every song and musical hit
was applauded. The house was well
ventilated, and a dozen electric fans
were kept going to make the audience
comfortable.
The merry nonsense all hinges on a
poker game which ends in a fEht.
charlie Reilly portrays the role OF Ton.
Cummins. the gambler, who used beer
bottle on a fellow gambler, and then
evaded the police. Henry Auerbach,
who - seen as Johnny Hicks, gam
bier, who assists Cummings in his re-
treat has a now line Of slang which
ne employs with erect.
In mountaie resort. labelled as our
own Brighton. they meet the Stub
born" girl Miss Lillian. Sutherland,
who essays the role Of Maggie Smp-
kins Her voice l. clear and mellow,
and she makes a decided hit with her
airship song, In which she swings out
over the audience and sings Take Me
I'd IN your AUNNlp. " llllf- 4lNN
belle Baker Is a delightful nurse. She
does some good acting and Is a good
Voca list.
The plot furnishes some complications
when the people are all quarantined az
Brighton. and the guests keep house
and make the best ~ II. After a short
but impassioued courtship. Cummings
wins against the stubborn hand Of
Maggie Simpkin, and Johnny Hicks
carries off the nurse, In the end, the
victim Of the beer bottle RECEIVERS ana
Cummings sees things assume more
pleasant aspect.
Moving picturcS-At the Shubert
theater "To Oblige The Doctor"
at the Luna. THE March Time Table
at the Elite. Loves Awakening" and
at the Isis. by the Faith OF a Child
are the features which are attracting
we'll pleased audiences this week