The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-19

interior of a dressing room His Marx
Twain. General Robert e. Lee. Shyloclt
and Pope Leo we're especially good. Mr.
Callahan has the lnack of impersona ting
characters whom the world loves without
being Objectionable 30 our ideals,
ClHtord and Burke, burnt cork COM
cdians, are among the, best in their line,
and scored perhaps the most persistent
and sincere encores of the evening They
have the ART OF being entertaining with
out being compelled TO draw upon the
Talkin 10 Me" was one OF the hits OF
the programme.
Barnes and Barren gave a very unusual
Eeore" act. unusual because II hap
pened to hit the character In a natural
way. There is none Of the exaggerated
Jew about them which so many seem to
believe essential in depicting the Hebrew
character.
Salt Lake audiences. his limitations OF
lnnumerable musical instruments being
remarkable. Johnny Small and his Small
sisters were well received, all being
tens are models of physical development
and grace, and their many feats of
strength were heartily received
Inc Orpheum orchestra was at It's best.
ana the klnodrome, as usual was inter-
eesfing and ut winding up OF very en-
Joyable evening. The Orpheum deserves
the patronage II is receiving and there
was not vacant seat In the house last
night.
The Middleman" swung into popular
ity at. the Garrck Sunday evening al
most. most from the rise OF the curtain, Many
seen In this city from comedy 10 trag-
edy. but never was such a gripping story
enacted thae d oy !y more NOR talented stock cast
gersol Stock company, with MIR. inger-
soil in the leading role. The foundation
OF this intensely interesting play is the
ments The girl is the daughter OF "a
poor potter whose life work was an en-
deayor TO discover a secret process for
making rare crockery. Through the old
rlched. the potter having discovered a
5 superior glaze which practically revolu-
oE oioniSed ,E the pottery industry, The son
Idbors OF the old potter. wronged the girl
while she was a ward In his fathers
nome The son leaves, through his faith
girl after leaving letter 10 her father
telling him that She is leaving 10 seek
Poslton elsewhere. likewise takes her de-
paTtnre TO shield her family from scan
asks that he be endowed with riches,
WIN the power TO crush the man whose
son had wronged his girl, Heart broken,
the old man continues his work OF ex-
perimenting, in the hope OF finding the
secret secret process. he finds 1t while on the
!ty OF his ware drives the other makes
from the market. wealth rolls In upon
him, and he succeeds in crushing the
man who had proitted by his labors The
old mans heart softens. he forgives
hose VINO had wronged him. The son
returns from the ORIENT. and with him
comes the potters daughter as his wife
The old man had mourned his daughter
as dead. and nothing was left TO COM
plste his happiness.
Cyrus Blenk9rn. the old potter. is por-
trayed by William Ingersoll. Ii is the
most difficult part yet undertaken by Mr.
IN this city, and the way 1T is
handled evidences the careful, paInStak-
ng study that must have been exercised,
even in the most minute detail. Miss
frances Nelson, Is the potter's daugh-
er, has very little opportunity to dis
play her ability as an actress, but her
portrayal Is lifelike, and done In way
nat is winning 10 her and her company
popularity that promises to eclipse the
good will extended TO any actress by the
aalt Lake theater-going public, Henry
Chandler: the rich pottery manufacturer
rs though 1T had been expressly created
or him. Joseph Byron Totten. a helper |
n the factory, furnishes the fun that |
s scattered with ingenuity through the |
'lay. and which relieves many a strained |
'ers OF the cast are well assigned each |
seemingly striving TO the utmost TO make |
The Middleman' one OF the strongest, |
most human. compelling productions |
seen in this. city. in stock or otherwise, |
n many days. The play continues |
through the week. with the usual matt
ices. and should establish a record for
weeks run.