Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-11-12

TAR PROM iDT III tHt lIthb''s'
the nrpheum alone excepted.
Blanche Walsh. In n rather in-
possible play. must know now If she
did not before. that the plays the
thing and that she must hasten and
find some vehicle worthy Of her talents
for the summer for her is on the wane.
And while she is searching. let us cX-
press tho hope that she may hunt amid
tho pure streams, rather than in the
cutters OF life; the problem plays, the
crotic, the building OF hero;nes out of
women who transgrcss, all OF that Is
growing vastly wearisome to the aver
age plhy-goer whose good will Is vital
lonia they are suffering from giddness
due to the dizzy tumble from tho
witching Hour" to Tho Cow and the
Moon Next week they will ascend
the heights again with an all-star cote
ric In Viola Allen, James O'Neill and
Minna *. Gale. who. strange TO say.
come for two NIGHTS, when they would
have been good for week, Better
take look into that booking apparatus
of yours friend Cort All roads have
led to the Orpheum box office this
Week. and II good share Of the public
patronage has flowed on to the Garrick
where the sweetness and purity of the
"Old Heidelberg" story seem never to
grow old.
At the Srubert and the other Flor
ence houses. the creditors are clamor-
ing for the keys. and the management
is learning what the Mission learned
before 1t. that the amusement business
in Salt Lake is n gamble: that it is
sadly overdone; that there must be
an operating capital to fall back upon
when rainy days come. and that even
then some one Is going to get left in
the scramble.
THREE, TWINS"
The Salt Lake thcater has for It's at
Traction Monduy week. Joseph NJ
Gaites'sg musical success. Three
Twins With Bessie Clifford In her
.'Yama Yama"s song, Miss Clifford has
many friends. and Victor Morley has
scored a big hit with his peculiar line
of comedy, The company ~ one of the
largest that has been seen In Salt Lake
chorus has been carefully selected.
There Will he the usual lnatinecs With
q special oncEcn Thanksgiving; day.
TIME, PLACE. GIRL.
This lively musical comedy well re-
Incmbcred in Salt Lake, will be pro-
duced at the Colonial for five days next
week,
THE Time, the Place and the Girl"
was taken from an actual occurrence.
the scenes being reproduced from
photographs around which the story
was written. Johnny Hicks" II
slangy. Good-naturcd but honorable
young gambler ~ away from the old
stereotypcd stage character very orig
inal and refined, and. above all. highly
pleasing. Molly Kelly the trained
nurse; Piedro. the organ grinder: VIII
lie, the spoiled child and the coal heav-
or hold UP the comedy end of the play.
The chorus comes from the La Sale
school. long notcd for Its "Broilcrs'
AMI having u reputation of being the
grcitcst training school for. chorus girls
in America.
One OF the most beautiful stage pic
lures ever presented Is that used in
the second act. Forty young ladies' so
arranged ana grouped rs. to reproduce
large american flag covering the entire
stage. The song hit is "Thursdny Is
My Jonah Day" said to be the biggest
hit since the days of"After the Ball"
MISS ALLEN, MIR. o'NElLL AND +
MISS GALE
II has been many years since Salt
Lake had the pleasure of welcoming
three such stars us those who will APP.
pear at the Colonial in THE White Sis
ter next Friday ana Saturday eve
nings. This play. which Is made from
tho last novel written by the lamentCd
Marion Crawford, was fitted specially.
IL Viola Allen, and she, realizing the.
necessity Of having artists OF her own
vaibcr in the supporting parts. engaged
James O'Neill of "Monte Cristo' fame,
for the leading male role. and the IA
voritc actress Minna X. Gale, for the
opposite female part II has been many
years since Miss Gale appeared IN Salt
luke. hut her beautiful work in the
legitimate is still well remembered.
O'Neill of course needs no contradiction.
and Miss Allen, whose popularity here
dates back to the days or "E;smeralda."
Is also sure Of u fine reception.
THE White Sister Is based on the
story of n nun who takes the veil, in
the belief that her lover Is dead in
the wars. His return and his Cndcnvors
tn induce her to leave the convent. first
through supplicatlon and then through
violence. form tho theme OF the deeply
interesting story. Tho fame of tho play
ana tho popularity OF tho three lead
ing players together insure n great
week ends business at the Colonial.
Answering an inquiry. the Deserct
News will state that MinnA X Gales
last appearance here took place Mt the
thratcr March II, 1892, when sho played
n round OF Shakespnaltan characters.
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