Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-31


A BUSY week winds up at al
~ four houses this evening:
~ week Which has seen the frs
rcai seven days competition
red hot in form, that the quartet have
known for some time. But for the rusl
of the amusement public last Monday
afternoon aud evening. the box offices
might have had a sad tale to tell. but
with the holiday Impetus, and with
good bills to back 1t up, all the houses
have Jared quite we'll. A week was
rather u long stretch for both "Thc
Travelling Salesman" and ~ stubborn
Cinderella" both on their second visit,
but they are Instances OF the bookings
rendered necessary by the changes in
the theatrical map. and doubtless We
shall have more of them, AS for the
Garrick, the weeks experience has
shown that Il may safely adopt rs It's
guiding motto, When in doubt. fall
back on The Girl OF the Golden
Vest" nothing like the popularity Of
the oft rendered play has been In evil
dence within memory. Next week,
however, Will enable us to draw truer
bead on the new leading man. as Tho
Girl Is IL play where the heroine and
the sheriff are bound to share the hon
ors. AT the Orpheum, several boom
ing houses and several good sized ones
have rounded out satisfactory week,
even though the bill fell below the
shining brlliancc of the previous
one.
LILLIAN RUSSELL.
Lillian Russell comes back to us once
Al ,t..t,k
her play entitled In Search for Il Sim
ner." 1t is an entirely new vehicle, and
that the management feel confidence in
It, is shown by their having booked 1t
an entire week, from Monday to Satur-
day.
In her company are included such
well known players as Harry c. Brown,
Joseph Tuohy, Lynn Pratt. Jesse
Ralph, Hattie Russell and others,
while Il feature of course VIII be made
OF the gowns which the one and only
Lillian VIII present. The story of the
play. bcaing this unique title, has to do
with n widow whose former husband
was regarded as n saint. The widow in
forms her friends, however, that life
with harp and II halo is more like
Boredom than would be imagined ana
the antidoto for this she seeks, is a
union with n man whose frailtics arc
enough TO make him human and
charming ut the same time. In her
quest for such a Sinner" she finds Il
man who gives promise of filling the
bill but who turns out to be a paragon
of virtue. Being Il believer in the pow
err of suggestion the widow nothing
dauntcd. sets out to make the chap be-
lieve that he is Il sinner and she sue
cccds splcndidly. This is all to her
subsequent CONSERVATION, SO sne
changes her mind and finds that. after
all. u good man Is the only sort to
make n woman happy In developing
this theme the author, Miss Thompson,
is said to have invented many delight
ful situations. and the story progresses
TO the merry tune OF laughter through
out.
THE KISSING GIRL"
Miss Texas Guinan, already favor
lite here from her engagement last sea-
son In The Gay MUSICIANS" returns
y next as a star in the new Vicnnese
comic opera THE kissing Girl" under
the management of John p. Slocum
This piece viii be seen ut the Colonial
for four nights next week. with matt
nces Monday and Wednesday. THE
kissing Girl is by Stunislaus STANCE,
from the German of Leo Stein, librcl-
fist of 1.-THE Merry Widow" the music
being written by Harry Won Tlzcr,
composer of innumerable song success.
ses, The scenes are laid In the noun
stains on the boundary line between
Austria and Germany, ana the opera
gets It's name from the custom OF re-
WardinE the winner of the scheutZen-
fest with n kiss from the village belle.
In addition to Miss Guinan, the COM
nnny Includes Harry Hermsen. the droil
German comedian. Mile. Vanity. dan
scuse, Miss Vcnita l'itzhugh. primu
DONNA and a big supporting cast OF
principals. The chorus Is large and has
been described rs seminary of love
l!ncss"
One OF the Colonial's big attractions
for February Is THE Chocolate Sol
der Oscar Straus' famous operettu.
1t holds the Washington's birthday
date. and presents Bohemian prima
donna, kopetzky, with Harry Davies
In the tenor part.
MIR. BEBAN AT TIE, ORPHEuM.
THE Sign Of the Rose" which is 10
be the headlincr ut the Orpheum next
week. will be quite novel attraction
in several ways. 1t will give students
of stage character and di;let portray
ais a chance to see the brightest and
most successful of newer stars along
those lincS--Gcorgc Bcban-and viii
SHOW what all the critics declare to be
one Of the most pathetic, deeply scntt-
mental sketches staged anywhere in re-
cent years. Mr.. Bcban. who is sup
ported by company OF half dozen
players. Is a well known character ac-
tor who formerly played with Lew
Fields and various other Broadway at
fractions. The Three White Kuhns. list
ed second on the bill. are instrument
aliSts of merit. IA Call for Help is
the title of u sketch that viii be offered
by Miss l'elicc Morris. daughter of the
late Felix Morris Alexander & Scott
are a couple OF burnt cork comedians
who viii offer n potpourri Of fun under
the caption OF From Virginia" a de-
ridcd novelty is the offering of The
Great Asnhi who is assisted by five
other japanese IN tho production of a
number OF brwildrring ieats of magic,
Little need be said of Lew Wells, who
Is to I'LL return engagement here.
Evcrywhcrc n favorite. his comedy Is
Of q calihcr that wears well, This sea
son he has added To his saNnphonc Sc
lc"tons several numbers from the lat
est musical comedies. Mansfield and
Clarke, Salt Lake song ana dance
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