The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-09

The Press clubs annual show drew
one Of the largest houses OF the season
al the Colonial last night. The members
OF the CLUB. with outside assistance
drawn from local amusement Eonscs. cs-
jabishcd themselves In tho hearts OF
Salt Lakers MS royal entertainers. The
weeks of perseverance exercised by the
members of the Press CLUB In an eHort
Ia mako their annual show q! l?il tne
red letter event ia the clubs history.
could hardly have been more httngly
rewarded than in the manner in which
their efforts were received Dy the I'm"
menso audience last night. Not since the
Colonial began maning history in the To-
cal amusement field has it's interior rang
with more genuine. hilarious mrih. ap-
plcuse and laughter.
Ing thos" who daily labor in tie &rin2
Of newspaper free themselves from thr
influence of newspaper making. throw
aside all reserve. and call forth the ilSht-
or clements of their natures, Their
Jokes eud whimsical uttcrances were
crisp with ncw~ess: the. song numbers
were free from the marks OF antiquity
and dclishtfully rendered The scenery
used would crcditably grace Dockstad-
or production. and the costumes were
bright and. wonder OF wonders, tHele
was not msfit noticeable Great credit
is due TO :. 4. Grubbs, who was brought
10 this city by the Press club To stage
its annual production. The general de,
the performance from beginning to end
tells In no uncert;sn language of the
elaborate resources from which Mr;
Grubbs draws his staging material and
makes certain the fact that. as stage
director. he stands In the first rank.
Stunning First Part
The first portion OF the performance.
lasting practically two hours, composed
the Press club show proper The scene
depicted the mythical palace of Momns,
t,,.kl ia.a a..fs INNNy
short of gorgeous. Warren IS. Emmer-
son made a capital inter!ocutor. Mr..
Emmerson is manager OF the GarricE
theatcr and with him the glare OF the
foorlights does not compel a weak voice
or timidty otherwise. His bearing was
polite and forceful. his articulation cN,
Gellent The end men men were % DT' Ned
Stanley. Walker O'Loughlin Harry Ell
oft. John Tobln. Lisle Smith, Jack Held,
r. c. Johnson and l.. \. Nandeventer.
in picking the end men, and ii is doubt
full IL he could have made better selec-
lions.
Chorus That Is a Chorus.
Arrayed behind the end men were the
chorus men in tiers. Gorgcously deckcd
out in yellow and white costumes. WIN
white wigs. The following constituted
the chorus:
Alex s. Campbell. BrIant $. Young, Lee
a. Blackmer, E. NJ. Florin. Charles Smith.
JpnD wallace. i1Dlttt ilubSpII'
Oberndorfer, Warren l<eate, kean Miee
Kenneth Keate. Charley Branham, c. +.
Graf. Bill Yates. George Atkins, Roy
Cahoon, cur!iss Hawiey, Earl - Franges' ira n,,e
Monte Alley. Sidney Folland: LeGrande
DAILY. Harvey Ward. Phil Dix. Warner
Morrison. Robert Patterson. Melvin
smith Edgar Gibson na%reRee nee n; Eosee @se.
fey, Leroy Warthman. Leland George,
Raymond Goss, Ralph waldron, Charles
Howard. Noble Rydalch. Harold Teasdel
Robert Jessen, Boyd Park. John J. stew
art, Vernon Theriot. Robert Wilson, Nor
ton Johnson, Laurence Houghton. Harry
Sommers, Arthur johnson. Stewart Alb
Ralph Woods. Charles Boynton. Allen
Forester. Cyril GALLAGHER. Carroll Burt
Raymond Rogers. Bryant Crawford; Har-
old Pykc, Charles Smith, Arnold Hanch-
Earl Newton, Harlan Robbins. Kean Mil
Ter. Ira Merritt Wallace Ward. Arnold
Hultquist. Milton Smith. Leslie Radon.
Pcrceval Young. Ted Wells. Gordon a, van
Lloyd Denny. James Block. Harry Wa
tcrs, Elmer Marks. Roy Mcintyre
Some of the Song Hits.
The song numbers. in their proper or
der follow:
~hli hn0eHs ASoard Hd"f for Mionkeytown
"coodoys. Rs''y 5Fo'Iiex hFovI,, 5. Campbell,
mind Yo' own Bizness" Fred l.. Wood
..UonoIulu Rag''.,.......... jack Held
What's the Matter With Everybody
............s.... John Tobin
MY sweet Venetian Rose"
...............U Horace S. Ensign
II Wish / Was a Little Bird. .,.......
........,.......Dr Ned HeWett
Each song number scored hit. both
I'm text and manner OF delivery: MY
sweet Venetian, Rose" as SUNG by Mr.
Ensign. Is q gem of sentiment and har-
nonv. and received an encore. DR.: Ned
Hewett was scream in his Il wish
Was a Little Bird" as was also John
robin in his whats the Matter with
Everybody" DIR. Hcwett and Mr.. Tobin
were broad laughs both In size and en-
pertaining abilities. as the principal end