The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-24


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There is no king but Dodo. There
has never been such a presentation oi
this delightful comedy-operetta as tht
one at the Colonial thenter on Sunday
evening. II must have been gratifying
70 John cort. manager OF the Northwest
Theatrical circuit. and under whose di-
rection king Dodo" was presented, 70
see the way his production OF the Pix
y.Luders musical play was greeted by
Salt Lake amusement lovers. Every seat
In the Colonial was sold: the standing
room only card was suspended early Ia
the curtain rose upon the first act the sea
OF faces In the auditorium. the balcony
and the gallery was an inspiration TO the
players, for the manner In which they
one. In the production Mr., Cort has
spared no expense either In stage settings
or In costumes, and In his selection OF
principals and of chorus he made no
mistake.
Amusement lovers like king Dodo,"
like lt because ii Is so full OF ginger
and because there arc SO many catchy
tunes la II. They like II because OF the
strong chorus and in this instance the
best chorus heard here in a long time.
They like It for the beautiful march
which comes In the second act. They
like It because it is a relief from the
ordinary musical plays. And on Sunday
evening the great big audience which
hlled the Colonial to overlooking showed
their appreciation OF the operetta by
more than generous applause.
That old number. Tho Tale OF the
Rumble Bee" was never sung more de-
lightfully than IT was on Sunday even
or more graceful person was ever seen
in the character OF Annette than this dark
eyed. dark haired woman.
Eleanor Kent, who sang the prima
~ ,f
has beautiful voice and she Is beau
tiful woman Her solos were charmingly
rendered, her costumes We're handsome
Laura MIllard as Queen Lii w was an
IDEAL queen, She. too, has a good voice
and her solos were well rendered.
Louise Mink, who had the role of An
sela. the kings ward. has a sweet voice
but she was suffering with a cold and
she was not heard at her best.
Osburn Clemson, who has the tenor
role OF Pedro: has good voice. and In
'ored several times
William Friend as King Dodo Is as
unny as can be. He does not overdo
he part and he caught on and made
The chorus is a splendid one. The
members are as comely a lot OF people
Is Is, have ever appeared in a chorus here.
idly drilled and they were the best
lressed chorus seen here In years. Their
lrill in the second act was a beautiful
lne and the costumes worn in the drill
King Dodo'' will run the week with
natinees on Wednesday and Saturday.
There Is no doubt but that capacity
iouses Will be present at each perform
Lnce,
or the seven acts az the Orpheunl this
week. the bill having opened on Sunday
iteInoon. not one possesses an atom OF
1r1lr L., ,I.-.
lass termed "headliners." AS is now a
ommon occurrence at the Orpheum.
tanulng room was at premium at both
performances Sunday. There was no mis-
akng the approval of the large audi |
nee, and In some instances curtain calls |
we're responded To half dozen times be- |
ore the assemblage seemed satisfied. The |
eadllner OF the bill is matter OF opin-
Miss Eva Taylor and company, In a |
Clicking farce comedy, Mrs. Jones'
'mith. Carey" which Is one of the most
cen on the vaudeville stage In this city, |
onyulse the audience from the opening
the closing line, OF the farce. This
gTmhedY The Ts,s sketch ct is based on tragedy
erial being exceptionally suitable for the |
urpose. the playsmith has produced |
that Is rarity among the rar-
vas formerly Mrs. Jones, and, for vari-
us reasons, her husband having resort |
d TO the use OF aliases. she was also |
nown as Mrs: Smith and Mrs, Carey. |
lie was supposedly poisoned. Later the |
primer Mrs. Jones married an author.
lob Sterling. The two servants employ
d by Mr.. Sterling discover that Mrs.
terling Is the lady whom they had |
nown, one having known her as Mrs. |
ones. the other as Mrs. Smith. In or
er TO keep, the servants from informing
er e husband OF her former lIfe-lt is her
10 IN Il I'm, ~.
distributes a little hush money.
tut the cat gets out Sterling discovers
hat her former husband died of pois-
9 hears that former husbands name
'as Smith, and that he too, died OF |
oisoning. And then he learns that an
1ln 1her .,S husband by the name of Carey.
cts nervous. She thinks he has a cold
nd prepares TO give him some medicine.
le detects her In the act OF pouring
In his liquor. This is the last
traw;, Finally, after whirlwind Of
and clever acting, the matter
Strengthened out satisfactorily.
Miss Florence Bindley presents musi-
mt voice. Together with this she has
pleasing face and delightful personality.
ne plays the plano and charms the au-
,lc airs. with variations on the zylophone.
efore the audience would permit the
lrtaln TO descend on her act she was |
ompelled TO Intimate by motions of her
rms that she was too tired to give fur
Ter entertainment.
Miss Stella Fl. MorrislnI and her loan
lg wolf hounds present a. novelty act
lat will rank we'll up with the best of
anime performances. Besides the dogs, |
lere are couple of intelligent little
onies that add TO the merit OF the act
Benjamin Chaplin and conpany's act.
At the White House." has been desig-
ated by tke press agent as the head II
ner There are six members In the com
any, including Mr.. Chaplin himself. The
,ene OF the play is located In the white
ouse at Washington. D. c., at the time
the Civil war. The idea OF the pJayIet
10 depict President Lincoln as he ap
cared In life; Lincoln as the man; the
lend as he appeared during the dark
It hour OF the nation as a master Of
en; and finally. as the victor. Manv
itty remarks and patriotic expressions
ltributed 10 President Lincoln are in
in the lines Of 'At the white
ouse.' Mr., Chaplin appears as Abrao
,mpany portray Major Ford, Captain
l%oy. rad Lincoln; Mary Todd Lincoln
ID her niece. Kate Morris.
Mr.. Carl Nobel Scandinavian ventrIIo-
list: appears in q unique bit OF en-
rtainment, In which he uses life-size
lmmies- He makes them walk, sing 4,
ID talk and even controls them In such
manner that he can change the ex-
'essions on their faces. This act is the ,
.st OF It's Kind ever seen In this city.