The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-05-09
COLONIAL THEATRE.


Few musical comedies have had the
success that uniformly attends a pro-
duction of The Red Mill" 1t returns
to Salt Lake this week with a COM
pany that is in most respects equal to
the original, and at popular prices.
Bert Swor and Franker Woods are
clever funmakers, and their support is
fully as good as was seen here before.
The Colonial has an attraction this
week that should prove a record
breaker for attendance, since the public
likes musical comedy, and it likes il
good, and that is what it gets in THE
Red Mill"
II b. Emery of the Martin and Emery
company producing the play, is brother
10 former Sheriff David Emery of this
county, and because of his acquaintance
In the city, feels that nothing is too
good for Salt Lake. Every feature of
the production was presented in the
best possible manner. The first stage
setting is exceptionally fine, the cos
TUNES are attractive and new, there
is large company of well trained
chorus singers and an excellent cast
OF principals. The particular chorus
that wins with the spectators is that
OF the Dutch Riddles, six youngsters
VINO do several clever turns and are
brought back many times. The little
girls are so pretty and winning in their
Dutch costumes that women in the an
dlence expressed a desire to hug them.
someone who knew passed the word
10 watch for the appearance of the
Riddles after the final fall of the cur
tain, and the audience stood until they
were brought back 1t does not often
come to the most successful artists to
receive such ovation
The Red Mill has had a great vogue
-rr
and II is likely to be seen for many
years to come. The music of Henry
Blossom and Victor Herbert is one of
the reasons for this exceptional success
1t is melodious and catchy, and there
are no songs that seem to have been
inserted for filters. Each is so clever
IN It's way that the tunes are pretty
generally known. Some of the favor
ties are You Never Can Tell About a
woman, The Isle of Our Dreams -
Love but YOU" Every Day Is Ladies'
Day With Me-" and In Old New York !"
The roles of Kidd Conner and Con
k1dder two Americans doing Europe
are well taken care of in the hands
OF Bert SwOr and Franker Woods
They are natural comedians, and seem
TO be equally at home in the MANY va
ried types which they impersonate. AS
American boys they make good and
are only a little better when one he
ter for the inn. Some of the most
amusing lines and scenes of the piece
occur at this point, the play between
the waiter and the tourist bringing
down the house. In the second act
these two appear as Italian street sing
ers and make hit with their song,
"Good-a- Bye-John." Again as Sher-
lock Holmes and DIR. Watson they score
A large part of the good impression
created by the musical comedy is due
to their work.
Harry r. McClain. who was with the
original company in the role Of the
governor of iceland is another eff
cient member of the present cast. He
is inimitable in his ways. and his song.
Every Day Is Ladies' Day With Me"
is one of the best features of the per
Torrance. Wilhelm. keeUer Of the Red
Mill inn. as PLAYED by Carl Hartberg.
is a piece Of good character work and
the hurgoma ster and sheriff are also
acceptahly done. The PRINCIPAL won-
ems parts are taken by Mabel de Nor
aendorf Jessie Houston and Vernice
for their SONGS and dancing.
IT is a satisfaction tn the Colonial
clientele to have so good a production
ar the close Of tho season. ONLY three
more plays are scheduled for this wear.
hut It is dOrHtfuI If anv one Of them
will exceed ''The Red Mi1l" for general
ractivenAss and excellent presenta-
ton Tt viii he seen the entire week az
+ha Colonial with Wednesday and Sat
urday matinees.