The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-30

Fred Force and Mildred Williams head a
bill at the Orpheum this week that Is
lacking In neither diversion or quality
entertainment The clever duo appear I'm
clean-cut, humorous skit entitled The
Girl Ahead meaning female advance
agent for a show with forty girls and
one man, Besides good, crisp humor that
gets over the lights In fine shape. Miss
Williams demonstrates why she is called
.'the girl with the mysterious voice. "
The Force Williams combination is easily
at the top OF the bill.
Marvellous Griffith is lightning mental
calculator He eats figures. swallowing
combinations from one unit to millions.
and In the twinkling OF an eye. hands out
the correct result, whether the process is
multiplication, division subtraction or ad
dition. He will tell you the day Of the
children you have. and when you cut
your eye-teeth. Griffith is styled the
Human Adding Machine" He qualities.
The four famous Wants, two women and
two men. give nerve tineline. tightwire
exhibition that is a combination of nerve.
strength and agility. productive of one
thrill on top OF another until the audi
ence Is fairly shiver They do every
TO a step dance on the wire,
'Paganinnfs Ghost" presented by the
Polish violtnist scheda, is a novel con-
ception. The curtain rises, after weird
uncanny strains from the orchestra, on
the tomb OF the dead artist The dead
musician emerges from the shadow of
his seepulcher. and around him elings a
phosphorescent glow, lie raises his bow
and the harmony of his violin quivers
over the haunts OF the dead. The scene
is gloomy one. but the weirdness Is dis
PEELED the instant the beautiful strains
OF music pierce the shades of the grave
rard
"a Night In a Monkey Music HalI' is
familiar act to local vaudeville patrons.
though ii is worth seeing twice ana none
the less amusing. 1t is monkey show
entirely. The intelligence displayed bv
this troupe OF simian performers is al
most beyond comprehension The act de-
picts a miniature stage on which the 1T
tie animals exhibit their skill in the line
Of vaudeville. The orchestra is composed
OF monkeys. with a leader whose antics
provoke a scream.
James f.: Cook and John Loren, late
stars of THE Motor Girl comic opera
company. have an odd-and-end act which
aires The act is on the gentleman tramp
order; singing and dancing and a few
notes on the piano, together with a little
too much conversation and indulgence In
horse play. Their makeups are good and
| their dancing cleverly done. They draw
a good hand,
Charles NJ, Mcdonald Irish Beau Brum-
mel. assisted by the Misses Crawford and
Montrose. appears in n singing dancing
net that begins fiat but livens up. end
Ing with liberal round OF come back
applause. The girls are good looking and
dance with an ease and grace bound 10
please. a good line Of motion pictures.
and last. but not least. the Orpheum
orchestra. conclude the bill
David Harum and his horse sense
philosophy drew big crowd 10 the
Garrick theater Sunday night for the
opening performance OF this weeks run,
Although the play Is "A pretentlous one.
II Is well treated by the Garricks com
pany of capable players.
Mr. Durkin has the title role, and his
work therein is characterized by the
conscientious attention that he has given
to every other impersonation he has un-
dertaken at the Garrick. Miss Wheatley
also appears to advantage AS Mary
Blake Walter Seymour entirely loses
his own personality In the character OF
Ezekiel Swinrey, n usurious skinflint as
hard as granite and exacting his pound
Of flesh TO the utmost. Jack Held as
the village tough" is also well placed.