The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-09

There Is corking good bill at the Or
| pheum this week. There are acts I'm II
| that please some. acts that please many,
| acts that please all, Therefore, In the
BILL. and this applies TO all from the
| beginning TO the end. In go far as the
printed programme WAS concerned. the
order was not followed.
The headliner is Madame Mauricia
Morichuii. coorRturn soprano, who has
been with the Manhattan grand opera
house In New York. She has beauti-
lnl voice. strong and sweet. Her selec-
tons Sunday night were from La Tosca
and La Trayiata, and In response TO an
encore she sang ''Home Sweet Home"
There is playlet dramatic novelty,
a, Chinese tragedy In reality. It, Is a
Chinese classic written by Carlyle Moore.
western man. and who has studied the
characters In real life. The lines arc
San. the playlet bears that name, is a
most capable actress. The other roles
arc well cast.
The Mlanese mInstrels, Dcivo and
Porcini opened the bill at the matinee.
They caught the audience then and Sun
day night the big audience did not want
TO let them go, so captivating was the
music which they rendered.
In the Ballots Torra and Erna are
two equillbrists and gymnasts who are
the best ever seen here. Their stunt is
shown by both. particularly hv Mrs.
Erna, arc marvellous.
Lillian Ashley is billed as n Comedienne
In songs and stories. This does not eX-
press It. She has an net that catches all
because her mimiCry is perfect. She Is
pretty, has a fine stage presence, is
charming in her personality. sings well
tells her stories well. Impersonates chill
dren splendidly. In fact. her act is more
than pleasing.
Then there Is Dan Avery and Charles
Hart. They have an act that rs original
with them 1t would be difficult to ex-
eel.
In Berg's "SIx Merry Girls" is nm act
that takes with all These girls are aero
bats, they are clowns they are dancers.
they are musicians. They have a new
stunt that Is catchy.
The kinodrome has three handsome
films. All this, with the spla-Aid music
OF the Orpheum orchestra under the di-
rectlon OF Professor Willard WeIhe, com
Dlete bill that will MI the Orpheum at
every performance this week.
The Colonial theater, for some weeks
past laboring under a streak OF bad luck,
again came into its own Sunday evening
when The Red Mlr' opened at this play
house and was enthusiast tically received
by capacity house. This Blossom Her
bert production is animated with some
OF the most catchy music, the kind that
draws pucker To your lips. leaving
taste that fingers long after The play is
over, that has ever been written. The
two Americans stranded In Holland. as
portrayed by Bert .. Swor and Frankcr
Woods. the many ludicrous situations In
which they are placed. the way in which
they crawl out Of numerous tight places
and their almost continual, laughable
presence on the stage, calls forth round
after round OF applause.
The women principals might be Inn
proved on, as they lose many opportu-
mites TO brighten the coloring of the
play. The chorus Is well chosen. though
small The girls are all graceful and
pretty and possess good voices and use
them. The male portion OF the chorus is
one OF the best heard on the Colonial
stage for a long time.
Then the Dutch Riddles, the hit of the
evening, are just that--kids, delightful
little tow-haired. youngsters. who clog
about the stage and sing with all the |
of the grown ups.
The company, as a whole, is we'll |
chosen, and each assigned with the idea |
Of playing II for all It's worth: hence a !
good rendition of brilliant. tmeful and |
most interesting comic opera "The Red |
Milr- plays through the week with the |
usual matinecs.
The Dutch Kiddies" In '"rhe Red Mnl'' !
Tairly radiate health and activity, show |
Ing they are well cared for mentally and |
physically, They have their regular |
study hours as well as their hours OF |
play, the younger ones sleeping from |
Two to three hours each day, Even with |
Ill the Inconvenience OF :Nefr nomad ex-
stenCe, they are enjoying a wholesome.
natural childhood. Each youngster. from
.he oldest to the youngest, knows every
Inc Of dialogue in the play. THE Red |
Viii runs the week, with matinees We'd