The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-23

4 drum.
| "Hotel st. Reckless" is a new offering
by George Jones and Ben Deely. II is
funny in the extreme. Jones, as the chief
clerk at the hotel. and Deely, as the ne
troduce songs that are excellent. Deely
Is a scream.
Bob and George Quigley are pretty
dancers. and they make the audience
laugh.
The Gee Jays give a unique and original
little act that is enjoyable. Their num-
Der goes. long way in giving variety
Paul Nevins and Miss Ruby Erwood
dance. dance and dance. Their num-
Der Is good,
"a Broken IdoI' was put together at
the Colonial last night in the first per
termed farcicaity. Inasmuch as II has
to do with Chinese, it might properly be
called a farcical chop suey. The plot
idol by u party touring the Oriental quar-
| ter Of Los Angeles, 1t is believed by
those who are responsible for the break
has been killed. This fact is not brought
out however, until the last curtain is
almost due.
each having been seen at one time or
another in musical comedies that have
been laid on the shelf. The music also
before
The lack of originality. though is more
then compensated for for by the novel ef-
catchy and well rendered. Love Makes
the World Go Round by Miss Perle
Bartl, is the musical favorite of the
nanr mo sar and rs nrely 9aS dnd
clear. sweet voice that wins appreciation
and admiration wherever she goes. The
song Is resune while she is floating over
the heads OF the audience in a balloon.
| This feature produces a charming effect,
bringing gasps from the audience.
nf the 3ther song numbers h r we're
and chorus, Poor Old Dads in New
York: by the same combination, Louis
Morrison, as ,,, "silas Pugsley," retired
seen IN a clever impersonation. The
lover, and incidentally a newspaper re-
Dewey, Hazel Drake gives an effective
portrayal OF Mile, Marie De Deau, out
for the coin and late from Paris" The
chorus has a number of pretty girls. and
! Is well voiced: the male members are all
"A Broken Idol" will be. at the. CO.
| lonial during the week, with matinees
Wednesday and Saturday,
| There is a weird thread running
| through the story OF THE House OF
Thousand Candles" that renders 1t one
OF The most intensely fascinating plays
|
characteristic is intensified to the provo
cation Of u. feeling OF crecpiness i'm the
spectator that amounts almost to dread
| of developments In store. From begin
| ming to end mystery is interviewer in such
manner as to fasten the interest and hold
the attention enthralcd during every mo-
ment the curtain is up.
There was house full of Deoplc 10
| see the opening performance OF the play
| at the Garrick theater Sunday evening,
ana at the close OF the entertainment
satisfaction with the play and all the
players. who acquitted themselves so cap
! ably as TO entitle them to every uttered
| word of praise and every expression OF
| approval generously bestowed. both dur
| ing and after the performance.
Mr.. Durkin appears as Bates. the Sc
@ date an and discreet butler in THE House
| OF Thousand Candles" His interpreta-
ticn and portrayal OF the part are excel
ent and his maintained pose of serenity
in situations that sometimes have the
perlenced actors ''ofr their feet is a high
| tribute to his stage imperturbability
Mr.. Herblin and Mr Seymour carry the
two other chief roles among the men
! characters. the first as John GIenarm to
whom the house OF IL thousand candles
has been willed by his grandfat ther. under
condilions' and the second as Arthur
Pickering, lawyer and executor of the
estate. who endcavors TO prevent inherit
ance by young Glenarm. Miss Wheatley
and Miss Collier have important parts.
members or the cast do conscientious
work, giving an extremely fascinating
production. 1t deserves capacity patron
ace throughout the week.
There viii be q performance every night
UP To and including Saturday evening In
the afternoon of that dav there will be
IN" regular matinee. and Thursday after
noon special souvenir matinee will be
given.
In that quaint old drama "Blue
Jeans as presented AT the Rcvier thea
| ter Sunday evening by Willard Mack
MISS Maudc Leone and associate players
before capacity audience. there were
situations which appealed to everyone,
Inc entire play was put on in Mr.
Mack Wc'l-known finished style. giving
an atmosphere OF the homeIy typcs OF
little tank towns in Indiana. where the
trains used TO stop about once n month
To leave cans OF milk instead OF passrn-
gers There is plot which is deftlv
woven through the 1--WE acts. in addition
To wealth OF homcsnun humor.
Miss Leone was seen a. Juno. the or
phan and in this she did remarkably
well, Her work at all times crreC-
i've especially i'm the last act where
the returning husband, after three years
absence. brings lov to the house Of Tute-
w'lcr. Willard Mack. as Perry Bascom.
GOT almost everything possible out of
NJ MS role Charles Hatfield. Jacob
Iutewilcr. gave an admirable portrayal
oi the father. His work WAS good from
beginning 10 end Mrs. Annie Adams
was good rs CindY Tutewiler. The COM
pany. as Il whole. was capable
The Midnight Sons" the biggest musi-
cnl amusement Of Lew Fields ard the
Shuberis that ran over half vear al
the Broadway tbcatcr New York Ia