Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-06-07
ADJUSTMENTS
Is Now Running.

ed with realistic fidelity. and which
tells story that grips the interest. is
| the offering In Cameo Kirby" at u,
| Orpheum this week
The play not only tells the over al.
| traCtive story Of some pnase OF south
| ern life before the war. but IL serves
| To throw a new sidelight on Local
| thcatrcals, II was demonstrated al
| the Orpheum last night that when
| the theaier-loving public IL offered
what II wants II Is not deferred from
| attending by warm weather; Willard
Mack aud Maude Leone also showed
that they are something more than
merely favorites with many amuse-
ment lovers
Mr.. Mack in his time has played
many parts hut IL Is doubtful IL he
has ever done anything better than
Cameo KIRBY" The play with its at
mosphere. action and principal role
ATS to a nicely his temperament and
affords the opportunity for the display
Of his best talents.
The play Is a story Of the Mississippi
and the south before the war days, and
the river gambler ~ the old days fur
nishes the theme for the story Cameo
Kirby himself a river gambler. but
"a gentleman gambler" 90 protect
Randall, plantation owner from the
tricks OF crooked" gambler, gets into
the game and wins the plantation
with the intention of restoring H.
Randall, disgracod, however, commits
suicide. The action of the play begins
with the avowed intention OF young
Tom Randall and his friends. including
col Moreau.' to revenge the suicide
Of the father. Unknown to either Kirby
or Adele Randall miss Leone) Kirby
enters the Randall home-there is the
inevitable falling in love, the tustlflca-
ton OF the gentleman gambler, vindiCa-
ton and the starting out In the new
life that means the winning Of the
girl
Throughout the whole play Mr.. Mack
and Miss Leone are given abundant OPP
portunity. and both filled II In a man
ner that left little To be desired.
OF the supporting cast, James Rem
mic as Tom Randall" Frederick Moore
as Larkin Bunce. Lewis Craig as An
atole Veaudry and Ross Roma as
Crosse Pouiette. have parts that also
call for careful representation and
which are filled In the usual clever
manner Of these PLAYERS.
Cameo Kirby will run the week at
the Orpheum.
MISS BROWNING'S RECITAL--A
new pianistic star has risen above the
local horizon in Miss Carrie Browning
whose debut has been anticipated for
some time, and the announcements OF
whose coming debut as an artist
have appeared In the columns OF the
local press II is gratifying to say
that her performances met the eX-
pectations of many admiring friends
who fairly filled the auditorium OF
the First Congregational church Mon
day evening. Miss Browning Il hardly
over 20, yet she evidenced a musical
ability In performance that marks her
as Of the greatest promise She seems
to have obtained a splendid mastery OF
oil .VtA. col Ia
ton; In fact difficulties that might be
expected to occasion EN- barrassment
to more experienced player. Miss
Browning handled as hardly more
than n trifle Her memory too was
faultless. she had thoroughly mem
orized those two very heavy and
brilliant concertos, the saint Saens No.
o, opus 10, and the Beethoven No. /,
opus 10. so they were given without
the slightest hesitancy, or indecision.
The Saint Saens concerto II a most
formidable composition. II seems TO
include every form and phase OF musi-
cal thought and conception In the
higher planes, and to properly play II
requires a tempera ment and virtuostty
much above the ordinary. Miss Brown
ing was equal to the occasion. and In
the Beethoven number her immense
technical requirements as well as nat
ural musicianly abilities, were made
prominent In the Chopin numbers,
she was less satisfying These she
fairly raced and chased through, with
rapidly highly creditable to her
digital powers, but which in its
Iyrotechuic performance obliterated
anything suggestive OF the poetic tone
portraiture for which Chopin music
Is noted. The audience forgot to think
Of the sentiments the composer in
tended to convey, however, in won
dering admiration Of the way SIN
making a slip Prof Squire Coop
OF the state university. accom-
panied his pupil on seconh
piano with the orchestral parts. doing
his part toward the evenings enter
tainment with his usual characters
tic ability. Miss Browning was pre-
sented with a large and handsome
boquet OF roses which she richly de-
served
The program was pleasantly varied
by the appearance of the SHELTON
stringed quartet The program num-
Der was variations on the Austrian
Hymn, which was so clcVerly given
that the musicians were called out for
a second performance The chamber
music given by this little coterie OF
performers has, by constant rehearsal
and practise reached high standatd
OF excellence.
open to the armament into which the
stars shed their faint. twnkling light.
the Airdome was dark Monday night.
resulting from the attachment against
the place placed by the carpenters. At
the entrance a boy sprawled In the
grass. advising all patrons There amt
no show tonight but there may be
tomorrow night"
PLANS AT THE GRAND. There Is
again tax OF summer stock ticatricals
at the Grand. Miss Victory Batcman
who once flled successful season
there, Is negotiating with the manage
ment. who are also In touch with
Walter Edwards and VIII Ingcrson
Nothing definite has AS yet been set
tied.
MOVING PICTURES. The improv-
ed turn I'm the weather has greatly |
increased tho attendance at the moving
picture houses. Manager Florence re-
porte good business at the Shubert. |
Elite. Isis and Luna. where the new
hlm subjects are proving thoroughly |