Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-10-18
THE. ROUND OF THE THEATERs

THEATER-Frcsh from London
where 1t scored possibly the sole Amer
lean hit of the season 1.-THE Chorus
Lady" opened a weeks engagement at
the theater last night. Despite tho
heavy downpour of rain which pre-
vailed 1t was a representative first nj sht
downstairs and n number III the uuu!-
ence saw the performance TOR Inc se..-
5und tlme--or II Inc ,n.ru!---,lnu ..p-
spaiently enjoyed the uniUiu.ns vr ,...
pot with Just US Keen zest, is oli tae
occasion Oh rnlrlc,a Ohr.tn Iili,,ul
wnirlwlnd entrance here.
St This classic in slang, epic OF the
masses, or whatever sobriquet 1t has
earned, Is here this week Tor the last
time, for Rose stahl announces that
after January she will upanuon The
piece for something else. "Ine Inorus
Lady may return. however, bat witn-
out Rose Stahl, and thut wouiu Le a
calamity
In the face of the fact that Mss
stahl has been playing the. piece Tor
years. first as vaudeville sketch and
then In its present form, itwould be eX-
pected that she would "stale,"E but she
is the same old Patricia and her art las
moderated; the little touches as she
runs the gamut of the emotions with
the development of the story arc more
hneiy etched The woman is the artist
TO her finger tips.
Her support is practically the same as
that which appeared here two years
ago. Alice Leigh, who created the role
of Mrs. O'Brien has lost none of the
pathetic cadence of her voice and DOM
tineering propensities when Patrick at
tempts to straighten the domestic
Kinks.
The Interpretation OF the role Of tho
weak little fool OF sister is In new
hands. Isabel Goodwin's conception OF
the part Of Nora is hardly on , a par
with that of her predecessor for at
times It Is unconvincing. Another
change In the caste, too. is not for the
better and Robert Stowe Gill's Dick
Crawford lacks that touch that separ-
jates he suave man about town from
the everyday common or garden variety
of rOunder.
BE that all as it may, "The Chorus
Lady" Is n mighty good evenings enter
ltalnment. one which no young stage
struck girl should be permitted to miss.
The famous second act has been slight
~ toned down, but. not enough to be
pa lpably noticeable.
Throughout the; play is interesting
and 1t is safe to assert that those who
saw 1t two years ago will want to sec
II again IL only to smile with Rose
,stahl once again. It goes all week with
imatinees Wednesday and Saturday.
( 3ORPHEUM-An entertaining pro-
gram throughout is on ut the Orpheum
this week. It begins with "The Fris-
co Sears. q singing and dancing sketch
done by Jnliette Borel and Otto Dobes
In thoroughly artistic style Miss Bo-
rel is dainty and enchanting, and Mr..
.Dobes has n most excellent voice The
dance at the end of the sketch let's Il
down several degrees below It's first
standard Of excellence. and the lnur;-
Ing and applause which greeted this
finale did not come from the better
part Of the mouse
a novel mi Interesting act Is done
by the Japanese EaYiiama, in ambitlex-
ferrous feats. the artist using both right
and left hands with equal skill, and
also writing backward and with words
with the same precision
and excellence In handwriting as the
usual way.
|, Adolnh Close gave plano -enditions
from Liszt and Wagner. appearing In
make-ups closely resembling tho two
and playing with profession
al dexterity, however much he lacked in
feeling. =
Mr.. J. G. Nugent made. large hit
In his comedy sketch, 'Ths Squurer."
and was ably assista1 by Miss Julie
York, as the practitioner in osteopathy.
One of the clever acts In the bill Is
the musical one done by Mile Renee.
a musician gifted with unusual talent
as pianist and performer on the several