Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-03-29

runs across Miss Bateman and Miss
Warren, both OF whom are still play
inE.
During the week Mr. Edwards will
have ample opportunity 90 visit old
salt Lake friends. though he says 10
keeps him so busy staring az the inn
pruvemcnts which meet him on every
hand, that De seems TO find time for
little else.
ORPHEUM-Only a moderate-sized
audience was present at Monday even
! ing's performance az the Orpheum. and
I those who were ina attendance have sell
dom been so poorly entertained by an
I Orpheum bill. IL is what might be-
termed an "on week at salt Lakes
leading vaudeville house, as the pro-
gram Of seven numbers, with two or
three exceptions. is either old Of com
monplace Notable among the eXcep-
lions II the beautiful work n statuary
posing by Miss Erna Clarcn, seldom
Venus" with three masculine assist
ants. Some of the poses presented are
classic. and all are artistic. The club
swinging act of the FIVE Mowatts is al
so OF a high order. and for a short
space Of time the entire stage is filled
with men and Cleverly manipulated
Indian clubs. Charles Kenna has
something new In his street fakir'
| act and while the act is one which
may be seen on almost any street cor
ner almost any evening. 70 Is well done.
and one actually imagines for the nonce
that he is crowding up on the sidewalk
TO witness a real shell game" Man
kin, the frog man. rs here for the
'steenth time. with his old cOntortion
act People shudder when they Wit
ness the tVfstings OF a contortonist
anyhow, and when they see the same
thing half dozen times, they feel
relieved when the act is over. The
only natural thing in the Chandelier
act Of Walter Stanton and company
was the bristling feathers and defiant
attitude OF the little game cock which
was sandwiChed in To make the human
rooster appear more like the real thing
Mr. Stanton comes touted with all
kinds OF successes abroad with his
chicken and parrot approximations. but
somehow the act, failed TO make hit
last night Mcintyre and Graves over
do an ovcrdDne stunt" IN their rough
and tumble dialogue. ION Fathers
train" Miss Kate Watson and COM
pany give n sketch The Hoosier Girl'
in which Miss Watson impersonates a
girl from the Indiana backwoods TO
the tune OF THE Banks OF the Wa
bash" The Young lady's acting may
be characteristic. but her support has
little opportunity IN second her efforts
Prof Weihe's hne orchestra can always
b. depended on 20 produce soothing
strains when all else fails. and last
night was no exception 10 the rule
The performance wound up with two
new moving picture effects.
BUNGALOW-The re-organized COM
pany al the Bungalow, with many new
faces in the cast. makes II bow TO the
theater- going public this week Ia
Charming Pollocks delightful play, In
the Bishop's Carriage"
With all its varying shades and col
orngs OF emotions. and its intense in
terest in the picture Of life u portrays.
In the Bishops Carriage" Is an adj
mirable vehicle for introducing the new
members OF the Bungalow family.
The story OF the play, which has been
before the public both from the stage
and In book form FOR several years is
well known II throws out In bold
relief both the deeper shadows and
the softer lights OF human life in its
dealing with the "up-lift' OF the girl
Nance Olden" from the coarser life
into which she has been entlCed. The
play tells the story Of "a girl led away
by her seeming love for "a degenerate.
She Is taught In the art Of thievery
and while plying her trade is caught.
She is given q chance To reform and Is
brought again under the influence OF
her former companions. She Is again
rescued this time making good" OF
course. the play ends happily with her
betrothal TO her benefaotor. while her
former lover goes ON his way 20 the
prison.
As Nance Olden. Miss Irene Outtrlm
showed her undoubtcd talent and gave
"a clever Interpretation OF the difficult
character Noel Travcrs seems In a
fair way 70 fan heir TO the popularity
Of willard Mack and Elmer Booth does
some ~ his best work in the part OF
the "gentlemanly tppor' Edward
Ramsey Verne Layton. made his in
itial appearance on the Bungalow stage
I'm the character Of Tom Dorgan. the
thief and scored q good Impression
The cast rs we'll balanced through
out and the play runs smoothly II
win continue through the week with
the usual matinees
GRAND-Theodore Torch and his
stock company I'm THE Man who Does
Things" deserve larger houses than
that seen az the Grand last evening.
The play Is an unusually good one with
its network Of plots and counter plots.
London rs the scene ~ the drama. The
intense. unfauing love Of sister FOR a
weak brother (who succumbs to the
temptation OF playing the stock mar
ket appropratiug FOR the purpose
money of his employer) I'm which
which she LAYS successful siege
to the heart of the one man who can
keep her brothtr ttOm prison. and fat-
ing in love herself with him. when she
Is already engaged. all go 10 make up
play fun OF human interest and
perpleXing situations Mr. Torch Is
Robert Armstrong the man whom the
sister dupes A fine character Is this
young civil engineer; one particularly
well suited 10 MI Lorchs talents. and
the sympathy OF the audience Is with
him throughout The four emotional
acts. Miss Lillian Brockwell as Ethel
Garland, the sister Is at her best. this
being one Of the few womens parts in
which great versatility OF character
may be shown. Her gowns were very
fine. Ralph Belmont made very
satisfactory lover Miss Camille Lewis
was unusually good as Mrs Hamilton
and Mr.. Clawson's Thomas King is one
of the best representations In the
drama. The music by the Mae VIII
son orchestra is particularly good this
week "rhe Man who Does Things"
continues out the week.
MISSION Tomorrow night witnesses
the finish of the clever weeks bill. and
viii be succeeded by a complete change
Thursday evening.
THE FLORENCE THEATERs-Mr |