Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-08

act that takes tho house by storm is
"A Night in a Monkey Music Hall"
From start to finish 1t is Il scream.
There is a full orchestra of simians
with five vaudeville acts presented on
a miniature stage. and never n hu
man In sight from start to finish. Mon
tambo and Bartelli who open the bill
give high class comedy acrobatic act
with the usual chairs, tables andslap-
stick work.
Weihc's orchestra also partakes of
the road show spirit" and generally
furnishes some selections In a style
that calls for demonstrations of ap-
proval. The Kinodrome is the worst
feature on the bill. and even that Is
better than tho average.
i Tho show went to standing room last
night Everybody was happy and the
verdict was tell your friends to como
along"
COLONIAL-"Beverly tho weeks
bill at the Colonial. ls dramatizaton
of George Barr McCutcheon's Beverly
of Graustark.' one of that romancers
most popular stories. It's stage story Is
as attractive as that between the leaves
and the company at the Colonial pre-
sents 1t in excellent style.
1t Is the Prisoner OF Zenda'' style
of play. McCutcheon having modelled
nearly all of his works after Hope The
adventures of Beverly Calhoun, a girl
from Washington, In the fictitious
country OF Graustark, is the basis upon
which the play is built. There are the
usual swa.shbucking characters with
two neat love affairs which come to q
climax through devious lines. The book
"a clever. pleasant mentality show
ing throughout.
Miss Gertrude Fowler as Beverly
4 N,1 &c oL,, t..
trying character which she handles
with ability and grace, There arc mo-
mentS when she carries her audience
away with the dramatic force of her
work. While the character stands very
much alone. Miss Fowler at no time
takes advantage of this to the detri-
ment of others in the cast Her part
enables her to display some exception
ally handsome gowns which are worn
with pleasing effect
Raymond Whitaker as prince DAM
ton" is very clever in a part which
could be easily ruined were 1t not
handled with nicely. Edith Shayne
has a rather colorless task to portray
Princess Yetive." the ruler OF Graus-
tark. Dorothy De Ecker. Frances Nc
Grath, and Madolin Moyer are capable
in the smaller woman parts.
There was a fair audience Monday
night which seemed to derive much en-
joyment from Beverly" and manifest
ed It's approval by a number of re-
calls. 1t is on for the week with tho
usual matinees.
"TF TOP o. TIL wORLD"-Since
Bailey and Austin were here in "Th'
Top O. tn World" they have played in
Los Angeles. San Francisco. Portland,
Seattle and Spokane, and are now on
their way home again. They will
doubtless do heavy business next week
at tho Colonial.
GRAND-"In n Woman's Power"
drew a small but demonstrative audi-
ence to the Grand Monday night This
Is a sensational melo-drama laid In
Washington. D. c.. among the secret
service mon, counterfeiters, society pso-
pie with a French adventures to lend
an additional touch Of spice to the
story The drama Is in the hands OF
the regular stock company, and It's
presentation Is superior to anything
the company has yet given the Salt
Lako public. AS Maxwell. tho secret
service agent. r, T. Hazlett did not
have half an opportunity to display
his abilities, but he made the most
OF the part Helen Barham as the
French adventures was the striking
character of the drama Miss Bar
! ham is emotional, and the character OF
Laura gave her powers full sweep. Fred
Doty as the butler had an Insignificant
part, but he managed to make OF It
one of the best things In the cast. The
| deceiving doctor was impersonated by
Ira F. Earl, who did fun Justice to this
the strongest character in the play.
| Don Mutually. Al Dickinson. Agnes
| LOTUS. Bessie Dainty. Cora Morris
| Ted Ward and Bob Evans, all did cap
! able work In their various roles. There
wore moving pictures and songs be-