The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-22

When Joe Blsthen OF the Seattle Times
and Harry Girard wrote that musical
comedy of the golden north, The Alas
kan and II was sent cast handsomely
staged and costumed with strong chorus
and with principals of acknowledged fame
in the operate world fasteners did not
take TO il for the reason. perhaps, that its
authors did not live upon the Atlantic
coast. On It's second tour east theater-
Socrs discovered that il brimfull of
delightful music. that there were un-
Totem Pole" and they applauded the
prescnta zion. Wcsterners liked IT, for 1t
was. western production. II has been
! in Salt Lake several times, the last time
under the direction OF John Cort.
Since then IL has been revised and re-
constructed by Richard T. Carroll and
| Gus G. WeinburG and this revised pro-
duction was presented at the Salt Lake
| theatcr on Monday night under the di-
rccton OF William +. Cullen. The re-
vlscd edition is not an Improvement ON
the original AS produced by the COM
pany under Mr., Cullen IL is a. disappoint
ment. While the women who participate
arc pretty while they are handsomely
gowned and costumcd and while the male
portion enact scene in mining camp
well. there are no strong voices, no strong
chorus work and in the climaNes in the
| ensemble the effect was lost, due TO this
lack OF voices.
There was good audience present, but
it was a disappointed one. This the com
pany discovered when the music so dcar
TO those upon the stage, viz. applause.
was not heard. IT was notably absent.
Once IL was manifest during the snow
ball scene in which the stage people and
the audience both took part. but beyond
this it was lacking.
1t is not necessary TO individualize.
not necessary 10 point out the greater
defects nor culosiZc THAT portion which
was better than the other. 1t sufClces TO
say that Mr.. Cullcn's company was dis
appointment TO those who listened TO II
"The Alaskan" will be presented again
at a special matinee this afternoon and
will run up to and including Thursday
night.
4 crowded house turned out Monday
night 10 witness Willard Mack, Maude
Leone and associate players in the rip
roaring farce comedy. Because She
Loved Him So" Ii the laughter and ap-
pleuse is any criterion, tne bungaloW I Ms Is
Leone I'm the leading roles are. as usual
good and It gives Miss Leone chance
to wear some beauuEul gowns The res,
Of the company are all well cast There
will be a matinee today and tomorrow.
The Orpheum's new bill went Monday
again TO Dig and appreciativc audiences
The programme is regarded as winner
all week. as IT is varied one The spe-
cial Washington's birthday matinee has
had large sale.
There are so rany good points abou
| Max Fieman's new comedy production
"Msry James Pa" in which he will an
pear at the Colonial for one week. start
ing nest Sunday. that ii would be difh
cult 10 enumcratc them all. stu. WINE
laughter and wholesome fun dominate th
entertainment there are some very po
tent lessons conveyed In the s;ory-som
that touch men and women very closely
especially married men and women.
shows how easily two lives can drii
apart and how Independent each become
Of the other II left to go their separate
ways. There ia not always hltIe Mar
Jane to bring them together, and the
there is gap in their existence whicI
neither time nor anything else can tre
fill MARY James Pa may he aptiy de
scribed sermon told through !aughte
and smiles.
One or the most important tbcatrica
events OF the local season VIII be IN
visit 10 the salt Lake thcatcr next Wee
OF Robert Edeson ir new play Of mod
crn American life entitled, ~ Mans
Man" by Anna Stecse Richardson AN
Henry Leslie Fridenberg. Mans
Man which treats OF the rapidly-groU
ing divorce evil in America, is said IN
the best vehicle Mr.. Edeson has had sine
he became star.
Every act in the headline class. is th
opinion Of n majority of those who haN
witnessed the excellent bill which is bc
grand opera singing Of the lie BTu
Grand Opera trio has proved n rare trca
10 those who have heard the sinSin:
Leon Royce. with his limitations OF VAR
Gus musical nstrumcnts, Is among III
cleverest performers in this line. III
acrobatic work of Les Jundts and Ma
NaZarro and company is near the acme