Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-01
THE ROUND OF THE THEATERS

Macks regular illnesses" was given
warm reception, and he easily
eVinced ability of the stronger dramatic
sort. From vaudeville to the Passion
Play, however. is too sudden change
to be welcome to the ordinary theater-
goer; therefore Mr.. Greenville James's
impersonetion of the Savior Jared
many with an unquestionablc feeling of
sacrilege. Barring this objection, the
incident was we'll presented.
Fay. Coleys and Fay, the minstrels,
were well received in one of the better
numbers of the program.
The Klein family, in cycling skill,
presented many novel and truly re-
markabe features; in fact, they are
as expert on bicycles as any company
Salt Lake has yet seen. The boy clown
was so versatile as to entitle him to q
place in almost any vaudeville num-
ber.
Two good kinodrome pictures closed
the performance. and the orchestra
shared the usual favor.
COLONIAL-Two hours of contin-
uous and unadulteratcd merriment was
the portion of those who attended the
musical extravaganza, THE Land of
Nod" presented at the Colonial thea
ter last evening The piece Is bubbllng
over with mirthmaking situations and
tuneful music, while the scenic effects,
costuming. and general stage settings
are OF a high order of merit. There
are a number of the treasured friends
OF childhood depicted In the story.
such as the Sandman, who is repre-
sented "a the arch enemy of the King
OF Hearts, reignfng in the card house
In the peaceful land OF dreams. and
seeking revenge upon him and using In
addition to his shower of golden sand,
his ruthless abettor. Knockout Drops.
Then there is the weather man. who
brings before the very eyes of the
audience the tricks employed In pro-
ducing all kinds of weather. The
man in the moon is there, with his
wife Rory Bory Alice. That ancient
inhabitant, April Fool, Is present In
all his drollery. with the later arrival,
but equally necessary adjunct, the
telephone man. The good prince, the
Jack OF Hearts, wins the hearts OF
the auditors, as well as that of Bon
mic, the little school GIRL who falls
asleep while playing hide and seek
with her companions. and dreams all
about the Land of Nod There is an
alarm clock, which goes off at the APP
pointed time and foils the Sandman
| and the devil in their dire plots to an
| initiate the good King OF Hearts and
| his household. Then there Is that
rarest OF all birds, the Welsh Rarebit
| displayed in all his rich brown color
| In fact, he Is prepared" In a giant
cha1ng dish. right before the company
| and his antics thereafter do credit tc
| the real nature OF the material rep
resented in his name
| The characters without exception ar,
| we'll represented. Anna McNabb made
| a sweet Bonnies the Jack of Heart:
by Bessilee Merrill. gave that young
lady a broad scope for her excellen
voice: the Weatherman by Nelson
Riley was a faithful portrayal: Rober
LaLonde as the King OF Hearts len
dignity TO the character. the Man II
the Moon by George Fox and his IA
trinn-likc spouse. Rory Bory Alice. b.
Lillian Boyd, caused no end of fun
while L. d. Coe. the Welsh Rarcblt
had them going all the time. Their
seems TO be no limit to his fun-makini
capabilities. and his trombone an
saxaphone specIalties were hugely en-
joycd The Sandman. in this piece. /
of such nature that he command
even the devil. and WAS ably por
trayed by William Morgan. his satani
majesty being represented by Nelso
Riley. The piece goes all week
| BUNGALOW-Arling Alcinc so CA
! pably iIls the role OF Charles Bran