Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-05-10
THE ROUND OF THE THEATERS

ORPHEUN-Tw numbers of special
merit stand out i'm the al-round good
bin at the Orpheum this week. and one
of these alone would make attendance
worth while. That is the singing OF
Madame Mauricia Morichini a colora-
tura soprano of remarkable range ana
guilty. from H1mmerstein's Manhattan
grand opera house, New York, and
from the theatrr Chatelet. Paris. Last
night Madame Morichipi held the large
audience spenbound. as her beautiful
liquid notes doated out over the audi
tonum, and she was greeted with
round after round Of applause She
sang four songs. being in their order
la Tosca," Garden Of Roses" Ia
Paloma" and as a final encore, followed
by deafening applause she gave Home
Sweet Home"
The second out Of the ordinary mum
BIER was the Chinese classic. "Suey
San.' written by Carlisle Moore. a
western man. and presented by Mabel
Bardino and company. The costuming
special scenery, electrical effects and
special music were highly appropriate
while the sketch itself which is de-
signed 10 illustrate the inncxble phi
losOphy aud gloomy fatalsm of the
disciples OF CunfuCius, is lu meter and
rhyme. The piece was we'll cast, es-
peclally the character Of Suey san, as
stunned by Miss Bardine
Deiro and Porcini, Mraneso min
strels, caught the popular ear with
their accordion music and singing por-
cini is strong" on the accordion. an
instrument which has not heretofore
been featured To any extent Ina classic
musical productions. Deiro's singing
is acceptable. The pair were accord
ed considerable applause.
While Miss Lillian Ashley comcdi-
cnne, has pleasing stage presence
and is a good Child-imitator. it is ra-
Their difficult TO enthusc 20 any con
siderable extent over her bibulous imi-
tations Of the maudlin manner and
speech OF the inebriate-principa
perhaps, because she Is a woman She
was compelled 90 impress upon the au-
dieuCc last evening, at the close OF
her stimulation of intoXicatiou, that IL
was but an imitation
The Ballots, Tony and Erua. in
cquihbristic and gymnastic feats, pre-
scented something out of the ordinary
and earned the liberal need OF app
plause which greeted their act
Dan Avery and Charles Hart coll
orcd comedians. We're here before this
season. and while the speciality they
present is something similar 90 the one
given on the occasion Of their former
visit, 10 has been improved somewhat
and was well received last evening.
The six merry Bcrgs girls presented
q lively dancing and acrobatic sketch
"A. FtfT .F ffrrHIn
girls are an pretty and their stunt
was well received.
The Orphcum orchestra was I'm excep-
tional form last evening, and the se-
lections rendered were much apprecl-
ated The bill closed with three new
picture films
COLONIAL-Aftor rather severe
relapse the Colonial box office this
week is rallying following the injec-
ton Of good musical comedy az popular
prices The prescription this week Is
the tunem Red Mil" by Henry Bios
som and Victor Herbert. If 10 does
carry with II "a few pills the produC-
ton. taken i'm its entirety. Us a some
what refreshing draught after last
weeks Offering, doubly so. chief
among the FUN makers are Bert Swor
and Frauker Woods seen here not so
many moons ago in vaudeville. They
are a lively pair Of youngsters. agile on
their feet, good at burlesque and withal
entertaining. Possibly their best offer
ing of the evening Is the Sherlock
Holmes and Or. Watson effort Harry
r.. McClain is another who demon
strates that he is at home in comic
opera. IN fact throughout the men over
shadow the women N the cast and n
the tenor who undertakes the role Of
Capt Van Damn would only stay ON
the KEY there would be no cause for
complaint Among the women princi-
pals Mabel de Nordendorf, Jesse