The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-31

The Midnight Sons" long heralded
and an%iously awaited. capered through
an allo%ase OF whimsical and frivolous
o9dS dS and ends at the Colonial last night
looted from cover to cover by the press
agent Tor terms and adjectives with
which TO describe this production. The
play is quite equal 10 the burden of
sounding language which has been
heaped upon it. There are fifteen song
numbers in the piece. and each is hit
EScnilent voices are employed in their
rendition; the music is light and rIpply.
Inc costumes worn are creations OF
beauty, and designed with the idea OF
uisplaying the figure, rather than a
wholesale exhibition of costly fabric. The
scenic equipment, promised. is mas
siye, varied and novel.
The sons aro the progeny OF q Ncti-
Uous senator OF the name Of Noyes. The
prefix midnight TO their names because
they take to dissipation like ducks TO
water But the senator decides TO call
a f;alt on their lavish expenditures. He
makes arrangements to establish each I'm
business. and himself goes abroad, Be
fore he goes he threatens to disinherit
become successful business men before
he returns. This they do. but not until
the audience has three hours OF enjoy
ment from their efforts to become sue
cessful In thcir chosen fields OF endeavor.
The plot II it can be called that. IS mere
ly flfmsy excuse. II provides n reason
FOR action-,sornething to begin with:
forgets that there is even an excuse OF
plot. THE Midnight Sons is hetro
gsneous mclange made UP OF clever peo-
pie, who can sing, dance and raise cain
in general, The idea of unity OF action
relationship OF characters and the ele
inent OF time. have been completely dis
carded,
George w, Monroe. as Pansy Burns. is
a whole show In himself Every syllable
he utters brings laugh; his gigglns
is infectious; when he laughs he shakes
all over. and the. audience shakes in
sympathy: you can't help II. Miss Alma
Youlin, with voice that reminds you
OF ripping water, whispering pines, and
roles To her splendid voice she adds
beautiful face and figure. Miss Mona
Desmond. dainty bit OF the brunette
type, sings Rings on My Fingers as 1t
was never sung before in Salt Lake. She
wears costume with 81 V-shaped back.
II is hard 10 believe that such cutting
effect Miss, Sophia Allen is another
dainty morsel OF pink checks. curiG and
shapeIy limbs. George Schiller. as the
senator who seeks notoriety. Is more
than ample, but the character keeps him
in the background. John T. Murray. with
a shape like pair OF scissors, Is Il
scream as souseherry Lushmore, who Is
all that tho name implies; There are a
dozen others. each Of whom has indi-
vidual opportunities under the glare Of
the spot light: they all register tip-top.
the programme to attempt to enumerate.
One must marvel at the pictorial eff
fectiyencss OF the stag" dinner at the
Hotel Insomnia. In the first act; of the
observation platform of train carrying
members OF the troupe skimmina along
over the rails: then Of the garden fete
at the Pouncsuponham hotel in the south.
and last, and finest of al .--of the repro
duction Of the auditorium OF theatcr
as seen from the footlights. The chorus
girls are OF type that make men be-
in aff
continues through Wednesday night with
q matinee on "Wednesday,
Lightning calculators and metal tigurcrs
have periodically appeared here, but Mar
velous Griffith at the Orphcum this week
is in class by him. Without pen. PEN
ell or parer; without slate. blackboard