The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-11-07

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There Is pretty music catchy music.
| In The Goddess OF Liberty" which be-
gan an engagement at the Colonial the
alter on Sunday evening There arc hand
| some girls, who wear beautiful costumes.
and the comedy is staged superbly, Then
! there is Joe Howard with his Winsome
manner and his sweet voice. and Violet
Seston handsome woman. who has d
also handsome, who likewise has a
| charming voice, and Marie Norella
pretty. too. with sweet voice and who
is nimbIe with her feet These with a
chorus Of singing and dancing girls and
| male chorus make up The Goddess
OF Liberty" This musical comedy, which
ing over a year in that city. had its first
presentation In Salt Lake Sunday even
ing. Tho comedy is by Hough and
ADAMS a and the music Is by Joseph T.
f1oward. who has the title role. II is
| the comedy In which Sallic Fisher of Salt
Lake scored such a success
There arc fourteen musical numbers.
and II there were none but the solo.
What's the Use of Dreaminso" sung
| by Joe Howard, this OF itself would amply
repay one for being present. but there
solo. Don't Choose a Gibson Girl"
sung by Marie Norela and chorus: an
other. III All Moons We're Honeymoons,"
and Here's to the Last Girl" sung by
NioIet Scaton and chorus. and Lonely"
by Marcellne Montaigne and chorus. each
OF which was admirably sung. Then
3here was duet; Something. by Joe
Howard and Violet Seaton. that was
most charming and all were encored
! The stage settings arc beautiful espc-
c,any The forest scene In the second act
downpour of real water there are peals OF
thunder and flashes of lightning, a bolt
descending and striking a tree, tearing IL
TO pieces making the scene more real
The one thing that is lacking in the
presentation OF the play is larger or
chestra. as 1t is not strong enough for
the large chorus THE Goddess Of Lib
erty' will run up 10 and including We'd
nesday night. with Wednesday NATL
Joe 1oWard rs composer and has
written the music for a number OF musI-
cal comedies, all Of which have been sue
cesses Years ago, and not so many by
the way, for he Is only 3s wears of age
CITY. and when not selling paners he
sang in some of the playhouses in the
western Missouri metropolis. There arc
several persons In Salt Lake with whom
Joe Howard used to work in the news
paper world and they were present Sun
day night 10 give him a cordial welcome.
Manager sutton is responsible for the
statement that this weeks orpheum bill
is, In the aggregate, the highest priced
card ever presented at the local play
house or course the matter OF dlsburse-
ments is not known to those who patron
variety count for anything the declara-
ton of the popular manager OF the Or
pheum is more than confirmed by the
excellent bill offered this week and which
was first presented to capacity audi
ences Sunday afternoon and night. 1t
would hardly be fair TO assign one par
there being more than one contender for
this distinction
Harry La Belle, contortionist and gym
mast. opens the bill with clever act
that is as good, perhaps better, than
is usually seen OF its kind The twist
ing and unnatural positions in which
he manages TO manipulate his body make
his audience writhe in sympathy and
applaud vigorously the difficult feats.
The Two Racketts. in Bob Fitzsim-
mons in Evening Dress have de-
sensical. act that is above the general
run of singing dancing talking stunts
The audience was loath TO let this clever
pair leave the stage Sunday evening and
only ceased its applause after the per
formers had extended their act well into
the time allotted for the succeeding num-
Der.
One Of the cleverist neatest and with
al. brightest comedy skits is "The
Piano Store" in which appear Harry
Linton and Miss Anita Laurence. The
sketch is lively from start TO finish. In
volving a green piano salesman. pros
pective customer. who is most winsome.
and two kisses. punctuated with a storm
that almost causes catastrophe, in
yolvlng a chantecIer hat and a real live
hen From the articles named. one may
easily imagine the series Of complica-
the performers lose an opportunity to
hew out laugh.
Zellah Covlngton and Miss Rose VIII
bur appear in '"rhe Parsonage" a de-
Mr. Covington. The versatility of the
actors is amazing. and ono is at times
on the verge OF believing that more than
two persons constitute the cast not
withstanding the fact that seven charac-
ters are impersonated perfectly. The sit
uatlons and the climax are handled in
two persons are on the stage at one time
is completely lost sight Of The plot
OF the playlet is consistent and easily
followed. the characters are deineated
with .6ne. regard for detail, and this in
consideration that only a few seconds
are allowed for complete change OF
costume and makeup. and the setting is
as complete as that OF the highest classed
melo dramatic productions.
'High Life in Jalp' is hurlesaue of
prison life. There are six characters in
the cast The scene is laid within the
walls Of a prison. There Is a billiard
table and bar. barkeeper, a bellbov
apd warden. retired bank president
who succeeded in obtaining admittance
10 the Sing Sing apartments by rob-
bing widows and orphans. also his secre-
tary and a guest with slippery fingers
who was prevailed upon to accept the
hospitality of the prison. owing TO the
nature Of his calling. he saws. that
IF professional picispocket" The
sketch is entertaining because IL is a
UNIQUE reversal ~ actual conditions.
William and Warner. eccentric must
clans. cover an amazing range In their
selections Of the trombone. xvlophone
riston, echo, saXaphone. violin. and viola
This duo claims the credit for inventing
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