The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-09-18

IT HE second week % the dramatic
Il season saw n good show at the
salt Lake theatre. the Colonial dark.
an expensive bill at the Orpheum.
William lngersoll and company play
ing to- increased business at the Gar
rich. the Daniels company strength
cECd by the coming OF ollie Mack and
"a new line Of vaudeville at the Shu-
bert The coming week does not
promise as well. Tor. with the cxccp-
ton OF thc minstrel show at the CO.
l0uiaL the two leading houses are
dark. When the season is farther adj
v1uccd. however. this state OF things
viii not exist and an the theatres Will
b" open, nearly II not quite. ON fun
time.
Tho Spcndmrirt" played a weeks
cnra cement al the Salt Lake theatre
increasing the size or the audiences as
the excellence ~ the performance be-
came known. Tho play is one that
has had considerable vogue I'm New
York. and although tho original COM
rTny was not seen here. there was an
almost equally good cast. The play
jumped from New York TO San Fran
cisco. End is now playing back east.
taking iu salt Lake en- route.
Tine theme of The Spcudthrift" is
designated by the title. she. for nat
urally 90 o. a woman who comes under
the ban. is charming and senscless
creature brought up with absolutely
no conception of the value OF money.
She gets the idea Of ruin beaten into
her shallow brain and. 60 help mat
tiers. borrows an impossible sum from
n man friend. thus adding the last
straw OF disgrace. Since the play was
a Nc,v York favoritc. 70 argues n rcac-
ton against the swift life credited to
the metropolis. probably due Co the
present stringo1cy I'm the money mar
kct
Theme l. Timely.
For this reason the theme OF the
play is timely and cannot fan of It's
effect. one senses "a moral I'm the
title. but &C. g. not obtrusivcly thrust
forward. There be- natural develop
ment Of the plot. which. In spite of
Few abrurdities appears convincing. II
Del a little f1r-fctChcd 20 have man
demand OF his wife that she bring
the third party TO her rooms I'm the
dead OF night. when ne could have had
Dis revenge IN more natural surround
inCe. Tho dramatic effect is good.
however. and some liberty must be
permitted the playwright FOR the sake
OF the gctiou.
Lionel Adams was a somewhat stilt-
cd Richard ward. one would have
liked Co see him loosen up a little and
move about the stage and give his
lines in q less ioclamat0ry. fashion.
Yet for an he knew hts business.
and drew applause when the senti-
mcut was good. Doris Mitchell and
Vivian Na.tin could run ana frelic
like two kittens. and BE- was with gem
uius regret that one saw them forced
Co tho realities Of life. Why the
smallest OK the kittens should develop
such cxfraorC mary common sense was
81 mystery until &c became plain that
some had 90 do 90 Tor the sake Of the
dramatic contrast.
Doris Mitchell Is an effective artist.
but does not altogether seem 90 have
found herself. That accounted. Of
course. ror the fact that the play was
not advertised az Doris Mitchell tn
''T'hc SDcndthrift." for hers il the
stars pert. Her gowns were maguih-
cent and she wore thesn well. Her
part was cicvcriy done. and sometimes
in unufomimo she showed the superior
talent that compels without question.
others I'm the cast were satisfactory.
and the play found many admirers In
the city.
Great Week at Orpheum.
10 was great week at the Orpheum.
Three hcadlincrs cost the manage
-uont ro much money that only the
crowded houses which the bin drew
at every performance would have en-
ahled them 90 break even. Annette
Kolicrmau. who is said 20 possess the
most perfect figure in the world. dis
PLAYED 10 as modcstly as possible in
her great diving act twice n day.
Nc is slender. but not too slender.
rounded, but not too rounded, bold OF
chest and delicate or limb. with all
she proportions Nature once In a while
ucrfccts them. Annette ought 20 do
herself up iu wax and SIT in a glass
case ard let no breath disturb this
exquisite beauty Of form. Instead.
she does am sorts OF tricks with her
self. dives and rides and goes through
exercises that would be death % the
average woman, and turns W again