Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-04-09

II the production OF "Tbc Merry
widow Co This city again
% vW Doe hero os radiant as
ever boo says. without % wrinkle Boo its
beauty but finer even than when 30
was presented 90 our thoatargoers the
first umo 10 win bc seen at the salt
Lake thoater April a. 30. 49, with a
Saturday matinee A rov changes have
been made in the per-onuc. of the COM
pany but the high average of Sayage's
production is retained by that man
aging producer whose motto, lived up
a. for many seasons 100 America has
been Never dizappout An audience
once fooled win never believe again DO
Time. which Is the surost judge of
truth. has crowned sav1gc's preseuta-
lions with approval and time is prov
ing that the Lchor opera has in 81 that
beauty and truth that tho passing OF
the seasons docs NOT touch
with "The Merry widow" the plays
the thing Tho story it tells has
grip on reality and appeals TO every
body. because tho whole world loves
n lover and In "Tho Merry widow
there is "a lover whose romance ls as
vitality presented as that of Romco's.
His struggle Co restrain the cry 81
love YOU" which hovers on his lips
and shines In his eyes. is real strug-
gle and the issues Of the play are go
cohercntly presented that's interest is
sustained from beginning To- end II
s. that situation which has led 10 the
enormous popularity of The Merry
Widow" waltz Like "Il Trovatore"
melodies. which have been hammered
10 death by ten thousand hand organs.
IL always sounds new and fresh and
beautiful when brought into the action
Of the play and the environment Of the
scenes.
The present company Is headed by
Mabel Wilbcr. one of the beauties Of
the stage. who combines the qualities
of rare singer and "a consummate
actress.
George Damerel is still the Prince
Danilo. He Is the possessor OF a bari
tone voice OF rare charm His inter
probation " the hothc1ded prince is
infused with an infectious fascination
that is said 10 be quite irresistible. That
always delightful comedian. Oscar Fig
man. will be seen I'm the role Of AM
large company include Harold Blake.
Arthur Woollcy Charles Edward
Wright William v Strunz. Louida
Hlliard Winifred Marshall and sophie
Barnard
with the organization comes Mr..
SavaRe's famous English grand opera
orchestra under the personal direction
Of Frank Vaudeville.
NEXT WEEK AT THE ORPHEUM.
one Of the star bills Of the year il
promised for next week AT the Orpheum
The headlinor, Fred Lindsay is a new
man In vaudeville lie Is from the
Australian bush. an English gentleman
born. cosmopolito. who has had adj
ventures on land and sea the world
around He became in the bush am
expert with the stock whip. the weapon
Of offense and defense in that land
and his development into a vaudeville
star came about from "a private eXhi-
bition In London with his whip
which has a lash 80 feet long. he stands
al one side Of the stage and does such
feats as cutting glass bottles iu two.
ficking the ashes from a cigar held In
his assistants mouth. lassoing and
binding a man without harming him.
tossing his lash about woman's neck
aud arm. etc
Gordon Eldrid and company win pre-
sent new Lincoln J. Carter ulaylet.
"Won-hy -a-Log,' which is said 90 Doe
% minutes Of laughter
The la Nino-Cimaron company. ale
ready established as fayoritcs I'm this
city from past appearance have
new offering this season. called. "Imag-
ination. which is mingling of COM
edv and dancing
The playlet superstition" win be
presented by Charles w. Bowscr Edith
Hnkle ana their company. II tells
the story Of "a politician and n fake
astrologer, and % newspaper man. al
most human. is part OF H.
The acrohatics Of the Reed Brothers
are iudicinusly combined with a lot of