Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-09-17
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house. Mr.. Miller may we'll DE called
one OF our stand bys Looking over the
record OF his successes In salt Lake. we
nre confronted by the following. First
he came here as boy with John
stevens In PASSIONS Slave" some
thing like 30 years ago. He became
the leading Juvenile Of the original
Iyceum Theater company OF New
York. and while with them. appeared
ms Robert Gray IN THE Wife" and
Clement Hale, IN sweet Lavender"
Another OF his big successes was as
Col West In "Shenendoah." while as
the leading man with Held BY the
Enemy" he is not less wildly remem-
bered In later years his big parts have
been I'm Sowing the Wind" Liberty
Bell " "Gudgeoug" "Heartseasc," The
Only Way" and 1.-THE Great Divide"
Mr.. Miller this year is taking some
thing Of n rest tfrom his strenuous on
beavers, In reviving the lively comedy
Of Her Husbands Wife" In which he
plays the leading role. assisted by his
own specially selected New York com
pany.
lie opens at the Salt Lake theater
Thursday, the 2sth.
That stirring success. "The Spend
thrift" ends a week ~ prosperity at
the theater this evening Both play
md players have come IN for strong
commentator during the week, and the
irama has succeeded In doing what the
tuthor Intended II should, excite
comment and discussion among all
flasses Of theater goers The moral
" the play IL deep and strong The
elling situation at the end Of the third
act while Il Is somewhat mystifying.
tends people away talking. marvel
Ing and suggesting, which is always
good thing for any play.
MIR Adams and Miss Mitchell for
their artistic work. have fixed them
ielves permanently In the estimation OF
bur theater goera.
RICHARDS & PRINGLE'S MIN
STREtS.
A program brimminE over with mirth.
iinging. dancing, music and laughter
viii be offered al the Colonial, when
The curtain rings up on the palatial
Palace OF Revelry" the opening num-
Der OF Richards & Prlngle's Georgia
hinstrels The mana ment clans that
hey have more fun crowded into the
Two and one half hours OF their sump-
iuOus program than has ever been Of
tered by any competing company In the
past. To enumerate all the good things
would take too much space but prom
nent among them is THE Alabama
Quartet" long a favorfte on the min
ltrel stage. the Big Six Comedy Six
ct composed OF Clarence Powell, Billy
King, Kg Langford. Charlie Wilson.
David Smith and Oscar Cameron: ana
he one act musical comedy, 1.-THE
Blackville Guards
AT THE oRPHEUM.
The four Fords. who are conceded 10
be the best dancing team IN vaudeville,
Will headline next weeks bill at the
0rpheum. The Fords are two brothers
md two sisters, All real, and they give
'our turns which for costumes sake are
termed colonial, nautical. Grecian and
ensemble. or this act the Los Ange-
es Examiner critic said: These four
bnfer nothing to the thoughtful but
Everything to those whose fancy dances
With delight at perfection. There may
be better dancers but the imagination
Hoes not even figure them"
clifford and Burke are n team Of
black-face comedians who are rem
niscent OF Williams and Walker in
heir drollery They have new songs
which they give In excellent style.
The Four Cliftons are cquilibr,sts
Ind strong men who are making tour
81 the Orpheum circuit for the first |
lime. having been brought from Eu- |
rope for this purpose
Joseph Callahan. the distinguished |
character actor. VIII also revisit salt |
Lake, and win present his impersona-
lions Of great men. past and present"
l.
mt roles he plays in quick succession rs |
not alone in facial appearance. he |
changes his voice, his figure and his
bearing. |
Johnny Small and His Small Sis
lers" Is "A musical comedy sketch by |
Archie Schaz and Misses Ada and |
Ethel Delbcrg
Harry Atkinson. known as "The Aus
iralian orpheus" will be seen and |
heard IN limitations OF musical instru-
ments
Eugene G Barnes eand Paul p. Bar
ron are two Hebrew comedians who
have a sketch, After the Reception
Willard Weihe's leadership f. suf-
Recent to insure a satisfactory orches-
!ral program. and there will be new
motion pictures,
THE MIDDLEMAN."
The strong emotional drama. "The
Niddleman." In which Salt Lake once
Jaw willard. - tho one selected
bv william Ingersol for his mira
scek AZ tho Garrick thoater. The play
3 a complete change from the Two
shich have been presented. both OF
which were more definitely on the so
.lety order. II II strong dramtuf
story OF the triumph OF g"od over
,vN and passing through sordidness
md misery ends with "a happy out
,olne ali the Affections of the hero
While in no sense a onc-man play.
",rhe Mfddleman" is one, the success
~ which depends very largely ON the
sorce and the strength u the man who
> piaydng the central figure, the potter
seeking forever the secret OF rare
continuation Of clays, which shall pro-
luce a perfect piece ~ pottery, Blenk-
,rn spends the better part of his lie.
,lrtually in bondage TO tho middle
nan" the villain Of the play. OF
course
TO the burden of poverty and the
,ard struggle FOR existence il added the
grief OF the loss. through her own
nisguidance. ~ beloved daughter
rhen the tide turns and the middleman
himself. Chandler, who has oppressed
md harcsseA Elenkarn am along. begins
"a, teel the touch ~ hardship. The
wealth which he has eStortcd through
he genius % Rlenkarn becomes dis
,ipated, and good fortune begins 80
and its way toward the toiler Just
When despair has settled down on him
No finds the long looked-fo secret Of
;he clay. and as reparation is made to
his daughter al ends we'll
The play has had great success
Nhcreover n has been presented, and In
tuch capable hands as those 81 tho In
rersoll Stock company IL ought 10 prove
drawing card The play for the week
following that will be Eugene Walters
THE Wolf"