The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-26

tuctct Fils local engagement IS for Two
performances only: the second aud Iast
performance VIII be given this. evening
in,a.s Earl OF Pawtucket' has bcan
crelltHd As being the greatest OF Au-
gustus 1homas's comedies Augustus
,,,hotnas ranks at The top OF tho liz, OF
fun Sreatcrt OF modern pisyWrishis.
La"tan"c - Orsay, IS an exponent of
polite comedy. has few cqusls and il n
p'sun"l iNpc or comedian I'm his per-
sonaDt" and artistry that sets him apart
ahh actor form combination represent
ins the best that the staEc and IT'S aides
naNc /" or"r. In other words. IL would be
iatG 70 conceive a more pleasing. more
finished production than that Offered hy
MI; - orssy IN The Earl OF Paw
Mr.. DOrsay's work is done with sIcb
conSCmmatc uaturalnnss that its artis-
Try j. only appreciated when one sud
Ich,E realzes that he is only acting and
- no, IN TACT and decd a decorous. state
~, drawing Englishman dropped down
among strangers incognito in search OF a
VIC; from tho time he strides stinly In
10 tlc palm room aud utters the ono
"ord. roIee. az only hc can pronounce
~ hntl he slips The signet ring from
ms, ms own singer 10 that Of his future
Wlfe: every remark, containing tho sub
u" Ihnnlas humor, Is made irrcsistihly
lunnn. indeed, author aud actor are
<. rGi1inE III ihaG6ted l, 10 each other The Wit
,Nice as brilliant in MIR. D'Orssys ut
terancc OF them
The delightful complexiues of the piece
DaNlc adequate description. In brief
Lord CardinSIon Journeys TO America for
the sole purpose of finding woman
whom he bad met OH the continent sew
s!sl tunes under peculiar circumstances.
Not desiring Ia he Handicapped through
MS royal Inheritance. he assumes tho
name Of al, American friend one Put
nam. who balls from Pawtucket. but
VINO, for alimony reasons. is hiding in
London, II would seem that said Put
nam mad hnc sense OF lumor. for he
.r.li In sIE...
america to sue for the hand of the for
lnet Mrs; Putnam, and II was he who
suggested that tho infatuated nobloman
assume the name OF Putnam.
The cutanElcment OF relationships in
which Cardiugion iinds himself when he
makes himself known as Putnam upon
reaching America, threatens TO upset his
equilibrium. lie finds the lady, however.
and loses no time in beginning his WOO
ing she Is clever woman and discov-
ors his game. but let's him continue his
masquerade Her lawyers pounce upon
CardinSton, aud compel him 10 pay the
alimon% that keeps the real Putnam
under cover abroad. Before the play
ends. cardington is suspected OF being
his own murderer.
\ strong supporting company appears
with Mr.. pOrsay. Katherine Emmett is
spomsible woman. Ernest \. Elton cap
italy suStains the character OF the noble
mans valet. The company numbers near-
ly a score OF people. There are no mcdl
ocre portrayals, each player fitting into
his or her part in way that entities
travelling with such distinguished com
pan!-
The Majestic rosembled a beehive yes
terday Hundreds were turned away who
sought admittanco TO the coy playhouse
where an appropriate holiday programme
is being gwen this week. After weeks OF
preparation. In which intricate details
unknown 20 the layman figured, the Ma
jestlc management presented Yesterday,
hiSfnpN
| thcatrcals, a series of reproductions Of
| the world famous paintings in living
| tableaUN
| There are eight numbers on the pro-
gramme. The reproduction OF several Of
the great masterpieces depicting the i'm
! fancy OF Christ. composes the larger part
| of the entertainment. while. by 1ay or
! variety. number of the worlds fam
| ous paintings, not entirely sacred in
theme are reproduced, Particularly wen
done is the reproduction OF The An
! gelus.
| Living models are used In the tsblcauI,
| both human beings and animals. and th"
| effect Of The beautiful creations WAS most
pronounced on the hundreds who viewed
! uicm Christmas day. No NOR" appro-
pirate entertainment for holiday Prescn-
tation could be conceived, and tho Males
| tic should do a thriving business during
| the remainder "i the week.
Jane Eoynton. who Is doing "A clever
! little pianoioguC At the Orpheun this
| week. is known wherever vaudeville has
| gained q footing. Also she is we'll known
| as tho original Wcnzeu giTl. who has
| appeared many times on the cover of the
Saturday Evening Post and in the pages
OF popular magazine and book iiction.
Her face beaInins from tho cover has
! lurcd III" paEserhy as h" invested IN
wares displayed OH bookstauds
Those who know James Durldn best.
who have seen him elsewhere in charac-
tcrizations at the head OF metropolitan
conn mpaninS, arc OF one opinion that his
portrayal OF Capt. Tborno in Secret
Service at the Garrick this week. Is
| easily the best thing he has done at that
| playhouse, and in fact, during the last
ilvc or six years OF his dramatic career.
The famous Gillette war drama VIII he
, | given at the Gsrrick al week. With mat
inces Thursday and Saturday,
For n time Tuesday evening IL looked
very much ss rnoush VII Oakland, ii thS
: spend the whole of Christmas singing
silver Threads Among the Gold. II
WAS only after responding to several on
cores that the act following his was
permitted 10 Gct under way. The com
bnation Of Christmas nigh, and the sing
ing OF those old songs dear 20 everyone,
inspired TO audience at the Empress ycs-
tcrdaY with feeling that round It's vent
through many rounds OF stormy ap-
sentcd at the Empress, beginning to-
morrow afternoon.
Campbell r.. Cased displays the char
actcristiC humor Of newspaper man IN
his musical farce. Don't Lie TO You
| WIFE which comes To the Colonial t"r
four days. beginning Thursday. Comedy
sbounds In the plar. and with Dave
Lewis supervising aud distrlbuiinE ~
the piece should please Salt Iakers as
much as II did eastern piaygoers durinc
the four months run la Chicago,
Mother Will be the attraction az tho
Colonial beginning New Years night. The
play IL by jules Eckc-t Goodman. Its
purpose is To tell the story of the every
day home. with the sacrficial mother 81
tic central character.
High Place for Native.
LONDON. Dec, ia dispatch Ia th
Daily Mail from Calcutta gives the rumo
thar Sir krshna Gobipda Gupta. rnembe
OF the Indian council, VIII &c appoint@,
governor of the new province OF Bengal
a native has never before held such al
important post.
Cashier Shot by Robber
CHICAGO, Dec. e5.-An unioertihe Q,
robber shot and seriously wounded =. l.