The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-11-27

which are sure to become popular
The reception by the audience present
augurs well for the success OF the
piece.
John ". RansOne, after q long alb
sence from vaudeville, reappeared at
character, William H. Taft, President
Of the United States. RansOne was the
creator Of Richard Croker impersona-
tions for six years, beginning in 1894.
vid b. Hill, his next stage Character
izatiOn, proved as big a hit In Mark
HAMA, Fitzhugh Lee, William Jen-
nings Bryan and Admiral Dewey, he
offered Iife-like make-ups. Roosevelt
was next unprecedented.
Ransone also appeared in the title
role OF The Prince OF Pilsen" for four
consecutive years, making a hit in Lon
the star part in THE Isle of Bong
Bong" followed by the Irish District
Leader, in The Head OF the House"
Mort Singer next engaged Ransone for
the principal comedy role in The Flirt-
ing Princess"
''The Weleher," sketch by Robert
II. Davis, blends comedy and pathOs
prettily Maclyn Arbuckie played IL
last week at the Hudson. Union Hill.
and the auditor must have a heart Of
stone II II fans 70 tug MIN a little IN
the sentimental portions. Mr. Arbuckle
seems 10 have struck the right thing
for his present vaudeville incursion, ansi
lie plays the central role with thorough
ness and charm.
The Weleher - Dan GassaWay. a gam
bier who has killed the ponies and
made a "Wad" that an elephant couldn't
swallow. He gets letter from his sis
ter, whom he hasn't seen FOR many
years, and she tells him that she is
sending her daughter 10 see him. Dan
hires a real swell butler and orders
spread that would put a king in good
grOwn-up young lady. Instead, there
appears little girl, pale and emaciated
and poorly dressed. Dan Is knocked
a twister," but only for an instant. He
RECEIVERS quickly, makes the butler do
the honOrs as deliberately as though a
queen were the guest and the child, Tor
one IN her life, gels all the ice cream
that she can eat. Then the story or the
fathers death and the mothers fight
against poverty is told very simply by
the little girl. who finishes by talking
OF her mothers illness and terrible
cough. Dan welches then for the first
time in his life. tells the butler that the
swell game is not for him, and the cur
tain falls as he leaves the room with
the child, bound for the little ones
home, and bent on taking the mother 10
a place where the roses viii come back
in her cheeks" 1t was mighty sweet
little story
Mr.. Arbuckle was well aided by
Vaughan Trevor. who made a capital
A gnes Raymond as the child, a part
she invested with simple charm. About
twenty-six inmates were taken up on
the fun stage.
'The Nest Egg" Anne Caldwells
newest type Of American comedy, which
comes TO the BijOu, New York, next
week, introduces TO New York Zelda
Sears as a star. 1.-THE Nest Egg has
a story which is said 10 be very unique,
the complications arising from a mes
sage written on an esq and sent 10
market but which instead is sent 10
cold storage for three years.
Miss Sears will be remembered here
as having appeared in the late clyde
Fitch plays; in fact at the time OF ms
death Mr.. Fitch was writing a vehicle
in which TO star her.
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Ae new operetta entitled Der Tn
sterbliche Lump 1.-The immortal
Tramp by Felix DOTman and Edmund
Fvsler scored a tremendous hit at its
premiere at the Vienna Burgertheatre
recently The book, by Felix DOrman,
is looked upon by foreign critics as
piece of real literature, Tor II does not
deal with everyday operate material
so characteristic OF modern operet-
tas The Immortal Tramp" is a real
fieure-one taken from life figure
that touches the heart, and chiefly a
figure with a fate and a meaning. The
opera is replete with phases OF Be-
hemian life.
Hans Ritter (the Immortal Tramp
is a school teacher somewhere in the
mountains. He is a genuine musician.
full of melody and sentimentality' re-