The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-21

to be, and didn't mind cutting
capers somewhat as outsiders guess
they do in their clubhouse But
age has brought dignity until there
IS not overmuch of real gamboling
at the spring gambol for the ladies.
The only larlSy thing in this pro-
gramme indeed was "The Tele-
phone Bellies. - by Clay ~ Greene
and Raymond Hubbell, in its rakish
verse and lively tune, in which
half dozen hello girls sang and
danced with as many fellows The
actors who. light WASTED and foot
ed, tossed feathered hats and
swished silkeu skirts in close imi.
tatlon of pretty coquettes. were
Fritz Williams. Thomas w. Ross,
Jack Devereaux, Harry Redding.
Lawrence Wheat aud old Ned Har.
rlgan S son, William.
Lew Fields Carioature
Lew Fields gave contrasting
carIcature of femininity in a re-
production of his sketch with Joe
Weber when they were young in
variety shows. They were short,
fat German and his long. slim girl
spleling at ball. The women in
the audience were keenly inter
estod IN the acting of women roles
by men on the stage. Eddie Eoy,
in the fur-trimmed toilet of
modlsh matron, sang of wintry
discomforts in New Rochelle,
which contains the home of Foy
and his ever so many children.
His comic face served well for
that of complaining woman. and
for once he couldn't slap his legs
N his inyariable clownery.
Donald Brian, the original
waltzer with the Merry Widow
in Amer lca. was the comeliest of
the make believe women in
speaking part "Every Wife"
was burlesque By George V.
Hobart of the Everywoman
that is running in town. and in.
stead of beautiful woman taking
the toboggan slide from virtue to
the bottom of vice. il is a husband
who goes hell bent to prohigacy,
Brian was every inch lady.
Cyril Scott. as the husband, filed
out comely couple, and ct the
finish, when domestic happiness
was restored, they showed new.
born babe rs q bond of union. In
bplo chlJ w ms SNEG kuc UlI
minstrel. appeared frequently in
spotlight like the Nobody of the
original play, to point the moral;
and his best esteemed remark was:
- If you chum with broilers you
will hop onto the grill.
An Embarrassing Moment
Perhaps the most skittish trans.
fer from the Lambs own theater
TO the New theatcr was After the
Performance, bv Herbert l..
Jones. Fritz Williams had made
hit in q new play, and was being
congratulated in his dressing
room. Thomas A Wise, who had
coveted the successful role, pointed
his praise with barbs OF criticism
in way known 10 actors. That
WAS the gist OF the piece. But the
element OF thrill for the women,
tiugod with anxiety and dread, was
that during the conversation
Williams S valet was slowly un-
dressing him, Might not stunt
from the privacy Of the club be re.
peated in public?
AT the start he was in evening
dress. The coat, waIstcoat and
white tie were taken of. The
SuIl Slbulu bC eluNhtt ufNl ~
that juncturc he seats himself i'm
an armchair, with its screening
back to the audience, and around
lis edges came signs Of the valet
taking off the actor 5 white linen
and black trousers and putting on
the articles Of street attire.
There were two musical pieces.
three serious little dramas, and
then for fun again show of
many photographs of eminent
Lambs when they were kids These
pictures were enlarged on Il screen
and talked humorously about by
De Wolf Hopper, Two thousand
women went away delighted with
having got up pretty close to
actors.
Women as Minstrels
Forty members of the Profes-
sionai Woman s league, woody
wigged and sooty faced. but with
stock ings below their knee
breeches so silken slea2y as to
show that it WASH burnt cork
that cleaned through. were the
gambolers Of the Woman ) pro-
fessional league in negro min
stresy, Amelia Summerville was
the Mr., John. the center of the
seniicirclc, while Truly D, Shattuck