The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-26

And now Billie Burke comes to us
widow. Salt Lakers have seen her as
delicious bit of femininity in the throes
OF her first love- then as sweeuy petu-
liant wife. II was a logical Idea on the
part of some one that her third western
tour should be as a sophisticated. low
able, wealthy widow
Mannerisms is staid word to use in
describing Miss Burke's second aid to
her charm. the first being the alluring
winsomeness of her features She pouts
prettily; her laugh is contagious. she
wiggles. But with all her art. she cam
not be other than that which she is-a
delightful little person but slightly be-
reason she falls far short OF making per-
feet her illusion OF a seasoned. man
hunting widow. the widow OF a trades
to inspire joy. for who would have Billie
Burke other than Billie Burke with the
baby stare. the pouty lips. the laughing
blue blu EYE Eyes and the wigslesg These are
widow
Mrs. Dot" is an excellent example Of
the utilitarian playwritlng which is MAX
two continents. Mr.. Vaughan has. In
Mrs. Dot" as in the several other OF
his plays with which Salt Lakers are
familiar. taken next-to- nothing plot
and has woven around II a brilliant
fabric of ep!gramnatic dialogue and i'm
probable situations, making Of the whole
for one who basks In the same stellar
brilliancy as Miss Burke. But an actress
OF less fame. less knowledge OF the lnack
Of pleasing her audience. would find 1t a
frail means for the exploitation OF what
ever talent she might possess.
Finding herself without husband and,
in her own words. ten times more money
than she knows what TO do with with
out single thought Of the hops and the
barley and the brewer that stored up a
bank account for the benefit OF her sec
aid Halstane a worn -at-,he- e-elbow En-
elish gentleman. Here matters are
adroity and not uninterestingly compli :
Gated: Gerald; With the CHARACTERISTIC
getting himself engaged TO simple. TO-
mantle Nellie Sellenger. Naturally. he re-
grets the entanglement when he dis
covers that he loves the widow and that
the widow loves him. but he sticks fast
to his honor determined to carry out his
pledge OF trotb. But the widow had her
wants. she usually gets" says she; and
she begins to lay her. plans. After a
great deal of comic irrelevancy she routs
romantic Nellie and falls cooIngly into
Miss Burke Is ever charming. She Will
always be one of Salt Lakes favorites.
even. N she continues on the stage, after
her pretty curls have taken on the hue
OF life's winter But as she is beau
tiful woman. and twenty six. her admir-
ers would rather see her as she is. No
playwright can create a character half
so charming and attempt to alter nature S
gifts TO this favored little woman.
The supporting cast is strong. Fred
Kerr, as the quaint and phlosophic
best work in the support. Julian l. Es-
TRANCE reads his lines well and makes
the most OF role that Is deadened by
characteristic English stiffness. Mrs
TN1tf ,trrl,A afrr11f
and tomorrow matinee.
Miss Elsa Ward. who is one of the
singing hits on this weeks bill at the
taking flyer in vaudeville, Until re-
Gently she was singing In grand opera In
New York. Her pianist, too. is somewhat
remarkable IN way. both on account
fact that he PLAYS entirely by ear. To-
night is the regular society night. and
incidentally the last of the vaudeville
season.
Billie Hargrave was a Harvard foot
ball hero and thereby hangs the tale Of
the comedy that helped make Sydney
Drew famous and a show that is re-
sponsible for more laughs than almost
any other American comedy OF recent
years. Billie lost four upper teeth in his
tom himself to his false ones. he ab-
jures the society OF the girl he loves and
starts out on an ocean trip, only to
meet her. lose the four false teeth a
thousand miles from land and to have TO
face the music without them. Billy
is this weeks bill at the GarriciS,
Faust" will be next weeks bill. tho last
OF the season,
a picture OF heart interest Is the one
entitled THE Crooked Road now run
ming at the Colonial It depicts the
moral fall OF a man and the .esuting
misery in which he throws his wife.
After several years the husband and wife
are united and all ends happily. It is
said that this picture frequently brings
tears and that II teaches a lesson not
soon forgotten, The present programme
continues until Sunday. when there Will
be an entire change of programme.
Missionary Woodmansee Dead,
News of the death OF Charles R Wood