The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-29

II almost continuous applause indicates
| merit in the show that receives it, thcu
Don't Lie 10 Your Wife" was fully in
dorscd as mcritorious attraction NJ the
Don't Lie to Your Wife" is neither
| musical farce nor musical comedy. 1t
| is mostly q hubbling farce with "A few
musical and Jerpsichorean interpretations
| that have no relation 10 theme or action
ol t1e play, yet fit in nicely. brighten
ing the comedy and action OF the piece
| TWO husbands and nearly-wcd take
| advantage OF the absence OF their wives
| end sweetheart and indulge in night
In Bohemia with three dashing chorus
| girls. The wives and the sweetheart
| return homo unexpectedly and discover
! I'm the remorserul appearance OF the dis
spated trio that something unsavoJY has
| occurred. III the meantime. however. 50
| develops that the three womcn-wivcs
| and sweethcart-had not been altogether
discreet in indulginG In a JOY ride With
| the owner OF racing stable. They sue
! ceeded in being arrested, and were re-
leased only after the horse owner bribe1
| the policeman with hundred dollar bill.
! AS the wives and sweetheart scented
| something amiss with the men. so the
| latter sensed something amjss In the
| conduct OF their wives and sweetheart.
| lated TO square themselves with the la
| dies, and the feminine trio rctaiates
with few dainty, well meant prevari
| cations.
| appearance. ostensibly TO return a band
| bag which ono of the women had dropped
| III the automobile in reality to carry
| further mis- little nirtatlon. But pre-
| cedinc him. tho group OF chorus girls who
! had helped the barking husbands and
| sweetheart do the town come upon
made by one OF the tipsy trio the night
| before. Fayors are divided: neither side
seems TO have the better of it, and the
rattle OF humorous satire and comedy is
I I'm IN
! course. in tic end, the chorus girls arc
paciiied, the horse owner Apologies. con-
| fessions all around follow. and The cur
| tain finds the forSivng couples happily
! reunited.
Dave Lewis plays the rInsleadcr OF the
| dlssipating trio He is comedian with
and some that are neither new nor orig
f! nal, but he possesses the linsck Of get
| ting himself into the good graces OF bis
| audience. Miriam Shelby, a Maxine Elli-
OFT type OF beauty, plays the flirting wle
in an interesting manner. Gladys Will
cox. demure, pouting little bundle Of
femininity, graceful and a convincing
performer. plays splcnddly the sweet
| heart. Virginia Stuart, whose pleasing
countenance has heamed on Salt Lakcrs
! before. ia seen IN "A pleasing interprc-
| The other members Of the company do
| well with the remaining characters OF
| the cast.
! Don't Lie TO Your Wife will be seen
| at the Colonial until SUNDAY night, in
| elusive. with a matinee Sunday after
noon.
James Augustine, The daring barrel
| Jumper AT The Orpheum this week SAYS
| that both he and his partner: Annie
! Hartley, do not know what it Is to bc
| three weeks ago. Augustine while jump
ing with his ankles tied together Into
| the barrel placed on top OF two tables,
| over balanced himself and rolled with
i1,
escaped with some bad bruises. while
his partner was severely maulcd in try
| into the lap OF the trombone player who
came near losing some teeth in the eN-
| perlencc.
Morning rehearsals OF "Widfire" at
| the Garricll this week arc attracting al
most as much attention Of the privileged
few who are permitted TO witness them
rs the performance OF Secret Service
| In the evening. Miss Adair the new
| leading woman OF tho company. is to
make her initial appearance here in the
role made famous by Lillian Russell. and
n great deal OF interest centers in her
premier. "Wildfirc" will be the New
| Years week attraction AT the Garrc1.
beginning sunday night. while Secret
Service will be continued through sat
urday night With matinee Saturday
afternoon.
Richard Hamlin. who is appearing in
songs and dances at the Empress this
week. is we'll -known 10 vaudeville
patrons a. "Thc Medley MIu in Brown"
He IS one Of the ClcYcTest dancers Of
| the American stage and during previous
| seasons has appeared on tho Sullivan
Considine circuit in double turn. lie
is now out for himself, and has taken
| tho titles Of more th1n sixty popular
| songs and woven them into a medley,
which he sings As - feature of his act
| The present bin al the Empress runs
| through Tuesday evening
| Goodman took ,or his theme one i'll
| which every human being IL Interested
| 4 more Fundamental idea is not to be
| found The plav could he intcrpretatcd
| with an atmosphere that might be pro-
| nounccd. OF it could lee played quietly.
| The latter KEY is tho one Mr.. Goooma
decided upon. aud finished Mother as
care 10 bring his sister or mother TO
see II comes to the Colonial, beginning
with q special matinee New Years
DAY.
Tho Royal Welsh Ladies' chorus OF
| Cardiff, Wales, which will appear ln
| concert at the Salt Lake theatcr Sat
| IL attracting more than usual attention
| in local music circles, judging from the
| manner in which seats arc being puT-
| chased aud reservations made, rs re-
ported by the box office Wherever
| these sweet singers have bcen heard.
! accorded them. and II Is evident That
| their former successes viii be duplicated
| when they appear a. tho Salt Lake
| thcater.
| Tho music of "-fhe Chocolat" Soldier"