Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-04-15
ADJUSTMENTS


ishlng success Of The Merry Widow
continues undated. Tho great record
OF business which the popular opera
made last August at The time OF the
c. A. T.. encampmcut bids fair 90 L.
cqualled, III IL Is not surpassed by the
present engagement Last night sBl-
tho usual tremendous and brilliant
throng ion attendance az the theat,r
many people remaining standing during
the evening. Lcha'- famous work has
already been fully described by TIN.
News. and 90 needs only to be added
now that as presented by the present
company IL remains the same bewitch-
ing combination Of melodies. the same
very loud and suggestive theme. and
the same glittering spectacle that IL
ever was, Probably no light operate
work since the days when the Chimes
OF Normandy" was produced has
cqualod in fascination the strains Of
The Merry widow The famous
waltz, which is worn 10 death
when heard outside OF lis stage en-
vironment. seemed as charming as ever
last evening. the graceful dancing OF
the two principal people. OF course, adj
ding effect To the strains.
The cast remains much he same As
before. except that the widow is now
sung by Miss Mabel Wlher. who has n
good voice and very graceful pres
ence. She has developed greatly since
the days when she sang iu popular
priced stock opera throughout the west.
Mr. Damerel still has the part Of the
Prince. and be dances and acts as
well as ever II is a pity that his voice
is not equally strong. Mr. Figmgu,
the old ambassador, Is as humorous a.
ever he was Miss Hutchinson as the
wife. and Mr. Blake Mr. Wright. and
Mr.. Woolley an gave good accounts Of
themselves
The piece was wonderfully staged and
costumcd, and the action of the scene
at MaNims, though IL can never be fIee
from objection. seemed to be toned
down from the original presentation
greatly 10 It's advantage
THE Merry Widow" runs tonight to-
morrow afternoon and evening.
Orphcm-With the beginning OF
the new week at the Orphcum, n bin
that contains three headline attractions
viii be offered This weeks bin CON
unues TO draw large audiences. Tonight
is society night
Mack Appcars-In spite OF some
dubiety many guesses, and a few bet.
on the proposition, Willard Mack APP
pcared last night az the Colonial and
was greeted by a tumult Of enthusiastic
applause. II was I'm the first act and as
he stepped on to the stage the capacity
audience which had assembled spon-
taneously "let go" as they say Of boil
ers when they oxplode-and the COM
parison between an exploding boiler
and the welcome Mack received Is one
that is particularly faithful n was
several moments before he found OPP
portunity 20 begin his lines. and tnat
was only after he had uttered a fervcnt
Thank YOU" 90 the house ia front
Mack carried tho part with grace and
fulfilled every requirement Of the role.
Even the star. Miss Afford. was COM
PEELED TO take second place temporarily.
Standing room was at a premium and
tho advance sale for the holiday matt
nee today was very heavy. Both players
were greeted by large number OF their
friends at today's reception. who ap-
peared 20 enjoy the opportunity 20 min
gle with the players behind the cur
tain.
Mr.. Mack appears IN the support Of
Miss Afford tomorrow afternoon and
evening. then going 20 ogden, returning
i'm time TO begin rehearsals with the
new Shubert stock company.
BungaIOw-With the two perform
anCes OF Arizona 10 be given to-
morrow at the Bungalow, the engage
ment ~ that popular army drama VIII
close there. Next week Miss Douglas
viii be seen IN one Of the biggest sue
cesses OF recent REVEALS. "Esmeralda.
Tomorow's matinee Is expected 20
draw the usual big Saturday afternoon
crowd
Misdon--The Mission theater Of
fcred another diversified bin last night
which was up to the standard main
tanned by the house. There were no
distinctive features. but all the acts
were entertaining and wholesome. Paul
Hickman. his brother Harry and Miss
Retta Merrill were the chief fun makers
In their sketch "A Detective Detect
ed" which presents "a number OF funny
complications and ends with a good
laugh
Miller and Mack do some first GLASS
clog dancing. Introducing "a number OF
new stunts and steps Their team work
b better than their Individual numbers.
The DE Fave sisters are charming
condolences and entertained the audi
ence with number OF clever selections
on the mandolin ana banjo. Their rag
time selections scored and they were
called back several times
The Columbia Comedy -Four took well
with the audience. and so did their
songs aud some of their jokes
Henry Carver assisted by Alice Tay-
Tor. presented several foats OF skill and
dexterity Carver did some clever ball
ancing stunts and Miss Taylor proved
AN extraordinary shot
Prof e.. Mollerup, director OF the Mis-
sion orchestra rendered three scleC-
tions. and the Mission picturegraph
concludes the bill
Grand-Mr Torch and his clever