The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-20


There Is no sense these hot nights in
| noarly midnight True. the play may be
| long, but never long to nccessltnte
people sitting In theater for four hours,
| Long waits between the nets are un-
| necessary-there is no occasion for 1t.
| And this is said in all kindness TO the
| Orpheum management. for on sunday
night an audience was held there until
| II, 40 o'clock TO see a play concluded. As
| said. there Is no reason for such waits.
1t is promised that the remainder OF the
week the play will be concluded at
an earlier hour. II 1t can be done Mon
| day night 1t certainly can be done Sun
day night. Cut the acts If necessary.
and stop the long waits on opening
Willard Mack and Maude Leone and
| company scored another triumph In
Merely Mary Ann Sunday night. and
| ton heard as the audience filed out after
the last curtain. but the play was TOO
long drawn-out. Merely Mary Ann.
deals with poor girl In the most humble
| of circumstances, that OF domestic. and
young, struggling MUSICIAN, who is
| likewise on his uppers, They became ae-
| ton. bond OF affection springs up be-
tween them. Then the girl falls heir to
| a fortune. They are separated Tor sew
eral years. only to be brought together
| again In a different atmosphere-amid
| the refinements and luxuries of life. he
having gained distinction as composer;
| ~
they are married. Maude Leone. as
! Mary Ann, appears at her best. her de
| mure manner OF gesture and speech.
| characteristic OF the part, being most
| naturally done. winning over the audience
| from the beginning. Mr. Mack, as Lance
| lot the composer, Is seen in a new char
other members OF the company lose no
| opportunity to make this production one
| of the best yet. Merely Mary Ann
| continues through the week, with the
No better vehicle with which to make
her return bow to Salt Lake could be e.S Sc
leeted by Victory Bate Batsman than dana
| made famous by Mrs. Fiske when she
was Minnie Maddern. The new stock
| company at the Grand is all good. and IL
is TO be regretted that but a small audi
ence enjoyed the initial performance The
unusual heat of the day and the rush to
the canyons and resorts. however, had a
depressing effect upon things theatrical
Miss Bateman was accorded right
| friendly welcome by her admtTers who
were the entire audience. She has lost
mono Of hor old charm. and as Mercy
transformed into the stylish young So
| ciety belle. The support was excellent.
| Mr. Trayers as Jack Henderson gave d
finished performance and some excellent
ter studies OF Mr.. Cleveland, and Mr..
Stanley. Messrs. Layton. Forrest Taylor
and Arthur Bush handled their respec-
| tive roles credltably. while the women In
! the cast, Miss Blanche Bryant. Miss
Ketchum and Miss Daniels wore pretty
| gowns and pleased with their acting. The
play was we'll staged and ought to have
| a good weeks run. as the company is so
evenly balanced and gives such good
| Interpretation OF the play, The usual
all week,
A special extraordinary engagement
will be played IN this city at the Salt
famous David Kesslcr's Al-Sta Yiddish
company direct from the Kessler's Thalia
theater: New York City. will appear In
this city, presenting their latest and
greatest sensation of the YiddIsh stage
yet. "The Jewish Heart" by Joseph La
tciner. This company Is headed by the
most celebrated star and player of the
Yiddish stage. David Kcsslcr. and he Will
be supported by his entire company of
players direct from his Thalia theater.
New York City
AS an evidence OF the general excel
lencc Of the Manhattan company which
Harrison Grey Fiske VIII bring here for
Mrs. Fiskes engagement In Becky
Sharp" and pillars of Society" at the
Salt Lake theatcr, 1t may be mentioned
that the Important part of the Marquis
of Steyne will be taken by Holbrook
Blinn. Mr.. Blinn is Stanford univer-
sity man and brings A deal of intellj-
gence into his work. His creation of the
regenerated jailbird Jim Platt In "SaI-
walton Nell" In support OF Mrs Fiske
placed him in most enviablc position
Musical comedy Of the roof garden va.
riety so popular in New York and other
eastern cities has caught on In Salt Lake
with rush, and at the Daniels theater
where the Allen Curtis company is pre-
senting ''The Jolly Widow" five audi
ences have already ettested the popular.
ity OF the new show.
Il All the theatcrs under the management
OF Max Florence drew capacity audi.
ences on Sunday.
AT the Casino new bill will go into
effect today.
What Everybody Ought TO Know.
That Foley Kidnev Pills contain lust