The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-25

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From tho moment that the Orpheum or
chestra played the opening march, king
Radlum." on Sunday evening until the
last strain OF the exit march, "Conclave.
fell upon the audience there was not a
dull moment In the Orpheum theater. II
Is a corking bill. There is headliner after
headliner, and when the last act lis con-
cluded one has difficulty in reaching
conclusion as TO which act should he at
the top. However. after reflection, the
majority would say that "On stony
Ground" should lead This Is a one-aer
play written by Edmund Day In which
Lottie Williams and her company appear
There have been clever actresses upon
The Orpheum stage. there always Will be,
but there are none that are better tnari
Lottie Williams. and in her portrayal OF
the character Katie a waitress In THE
Fried Egg. she eXceled. The slang useo
slang. but II was used in a way not
to offend; there was nothing of the tough
element in it-but just slang. And the
play is pathetic. 1t is best told thus
'And some fell on stony ground where
II had not much earth, and when the sun
was up II was scorched and because II
had no root Il withered away" 1t is
playlet full OF human interest You leel
better after YOU have seen IT. You are
with Katie and with Jimmy Driscoll,
plumber. who Is katie's lover. And when
the curtain falls you applaud because the
playlet and the actors and the actresses
merit II, particularly Katie, and you re.
call the company again and again. and
"hlinds are leaking" ION Stony Ground
will not hurt YOU or your family You
will want to see IT.
Ever since the discovery Of the North
pole; ever since Old Glory was unfurled
at the ton of the earth people have been
anxious 10 know everything that per
tained to the journey TO the mecca when
explorers for ages have sought: hence
when Mat Hensen. the intrepid compan-
ion OF Commander Robert e. Peary and
who declares that he is zone OF the only
two human beings who have ever reached
the pole" gave his recital. and Illustrated
his story with pictures OF the history
making dash TO the pole. he had an inter
ested audience. Henson's story is a mar
rative rather than a lecture, and II ls
wonderfully interesting. His narrative is
illustrated with pictures and maps show
ing the route traVersed, II Is an lnno-
walton In vaudeville. an innovation that
Is appreciated in that II is instructive
and details history.
Salt Lakers love bicycle races. They
flock to the saucer track at the Salt
Palace during the summer season TO wit
ness bike and motorcycle racing by the
thousands, but they never saw more
laughable race than the hntsh In the
Charles Ahean's cycling comedians stunt
which Is the last number on the Dill "A
mile in thirteen seconds; well. watch the
finish" 1t Is a scream, as is all the bal
ance Of the stunt. Ahearn and his com
never presented such an act as the pres
ent one However, this Is not a press
agent story. but just real, true state
ment OF fact. After you have seen the
finish race you will go again 10 see IT,.
II is as said, a scream.-not only a
scream. but a corker. mile In thirteen
seconds goes.
Then there is La Soreise" Ida Fuller
is the creation. She has a pretty dance
and beautiful dance There are three
numbers. BY the way. they are all pat
ented Miss Fuller is a handsome wo-
man. She presents terpsichoTean novel
ties that are novelties Electrical and
stage effects and her. But nevertheless
without these her dances would be beau
tlful.
There are wire experts, too. on this
| bill. IN fact. they open the programme.
! and they do stunts that arc marvellous.
La Rose and La Gusta they are billed.
| They have q novel and unique stunt,
| They are extraordinarily clever.
Fred Ray and his players have been
here before lie is still the nohlest Ro-
man Of them all. His Roman soldier SON
beautiful as OF old and his daughter still
is as pretty as a picture. And their act
| never grows old.
In Al Summers there is a more than
| clever acrobat. who does musical aero
batic act, the best ever seen here. Ills
stunt is new. He received merIted ap-
| plause.
Then there is the Kinodrome, There
Is Willard Wiehe's orchestra, whose mem-
hers know what music is and how to play
! It. This Is the Orpheum bill this week,
There will be daily matinees'
The Colonial ought to do a sood
weeks business as It has bill thai
usually draws good audiences. A west
em drama with background of the
Sierra mountains and plcturing the days
of 40 the day Of the Frisco caro-
sharp who comes to the mining camp tc
cause trouble generally Then there Is
be pretty good after all: the eastern
| minister who regenerates the whole
town and the usuGl habitues OF a golt
gulch camp of California in the palm,
days The scenery Is unusually hand
some and the company presenting "As
the Sun Went Down is evenly balanced
and gives good production. Miss Vie
tory Bateman. a former favorlte lead.
ing woman In the days OF the real stocl
companies, is In the company. She Is
just as pretty and bears the same dainty
recognized at once. The other ladies' IL
the cast are good. Miss Estha Williams
who has the leading part Of Billy. ant
Flora byam ans Mssrs who is very nre[.y m Gr
arc good and the play with Its flavor o
the west seemed 10 greatly please tn,
audience. It Will run all week with
Il can hardly recognize Salt Lake
remarked Miss Victory Bateman 10 Th'
Sunday evening. 'I have not been her
In years and all these buildings an,
paved streets arc revelation. Would
like to come back? Well yes; ] woul,
enjoy being here once more for I hav
the plea asantest recollectious of the cit,
and recall my long residence here witt
fond memories"
With reference 10 scenery tents para
, phernalia and some OF the actors AM
their acting the play at the Grand thea
Z ter this week might almost be called al
indoor circus: and IL opened on Sunda.
| to good houses both afternoon and even
, ing. 1t Is entitled THE Call OF the Cir
! Gus. and the book the action and TIL
appurtenanccs all At the name
I, Mr.. Loren and Miss Fay shine In thei
, respective parts as they seldom hav
! opportunity To do. the first as youn
minister and the second as a darin
bareback rider In circus. The gIr
falls into this career through circunn
stances following the descrtlon of her
self and her mother by waywar
father and husband: and the young min
, lister endcevors TO warn her away fror
] the glittering but dangerous life be