The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-04

| proach 10 a fish that has ever come this
| way
| Graceful and lithc, Odiva presents a
| charming picture as she disports herself
in the enormous glass tank. Her fcats
arc ali performed with an ease that
| further stamps her the finished swim
| mor
| Odiva performs a number OF startling
| things under water Her endurance lest
| was announced as just n little" one,
but she remained last night under wa
| ter two minutes and five seconds. The
| announcer suggested that any person who
had doubts about the difficulty of this
| feat hold his breath from the moment
| Odva's head went below the surface
Hundreds In the audience accepted the
| suggestion with the result that at the
| end of the first ten seconds there was
a great sigh, and at the end Of twenty
| seconds about everybody in the place
| had given Odiva clear field. Those
| two minutes and five seconds seemed
an eternity to the audience that was
| watching Odva with s,raining eyes,
The only person in the house who didn't
seem 10 mind the test was Odiva her
! self,
odivas posture IN The Mcrmaid's
| Prayer was "A beautiful picture. AS an
other feat she ate three bites of a ba-
| mana under watcr and swallowed the
fruit. This she proved by opening her
sec for itself. odiva turned forward and
| backward somcrsauts in the water.
| much after the fashion of n mill wheel
going round She showed some Of the
| strokes used in swimming, both the
methods employed in fancy swimming
and the powerful strokes that arc used
when distance is to be covered.
| AS one OF her numbers, Odiva hung
perfectly motionlcss in the water, with
| only her nose above the surface. The
announcer explained that II was the
easiest thing in the sea to float with
out the aid OF hands or feet so long as
| the lungs were we'll filled.
| In diving, Odiva plunges from the
highest point possible on the Orpheum
herself quickly and gracefully in her
| tank a number of forward and back
ward dives and sidcwise plunges made
the act both thrilling and spectacular.
pets-swim about her giving added
beauty 10 the scene.
Next Thursday night some Of Salt
| Lakes best swimmers will take a whirl
at it in Qdiva's big glass tank. and Odlva
win present 10 the most expert a silver
cup,
Madame Panita gave a delightful per-
formance with the flute. The act de-
serves TO be called a flute recital for
the most difficult Of classical music was
played with charming effect, Madame
| Panita richly deserved the generous dp-
plause which rewarded her efforts last
night
Knox Wilson was given a big hand
for his work as monologist and as a
performer on the concertina and on the
saxophone. Both instruments Wilson
handles with rare skin. His act pleased
| Sunday nights audience immensely.
4 quaint little act. and pleasing one,
is that in which Agnes Scott and Henry
keane appear, Miss Scott is exquisite
In the part Of the country girl II was
remarked by several in Sunday nights
audience that Miss Scott recalls 10 mind
the winsome work of Rose Melville, the
scott has many OF The stage CHARACTER
istics OF Miss Melville. especially in her
manner OF speech.
Sammy Burns and Alice Fulton gave
A dancing act that was easily feature
act. Miss Fulton Is an exceedingly grace
ful dancer. and Eurns also dances well.
Charles lnness and Maude Ryan ap-
fire conversation on the part of Miss
Ryan had a place.
Les Ardos two agile athletes. presented
an exhibition OF physical culture that was
different in many respects from the
usual run OF acrobatic acts.
The Orpheum orchestra, for its inter-
Rose OF Algeria" from Victor Herbert s
opera, which was faultlesslv rendered
and won merited applause. The current
news in motion pictures, as usual is an
entertaining feature of the Orpheum s
new bill.
For Fair Virginia" the opening pres
entation OF which WAS seen at the Gar
rick last evening. was well received by
a capacity house. The nature of The
play. which is romance of the war be
tween the states, seemed to he Just what
those present wanted. and the music.
patriotic pieces played by the north and
south, WAS generously applaudcd
The plot has to do with Edward Es-
mond, n northern man who has married
n southern girl and settled in the south.
He feels his duty is TO the north and
his wife is equally true true to The south IN
his country and, IN the meantime, John
Laughlin. who Is In the southern cause
to further his own ends. and becomes
| a general, tries 10 win Mrs, Esmond
lShe knows him for what lie is and
thwarts his purpose until near tho end
OF the war. when he seems TO be IN her
power.
Nell Esmond. sister 10 Edward us.
mond, although true northernc:. is left
with his wife and little son on the
: southern plantation and plays an impor-
tant part all through the plot. She and
the little boy succeed in getting some
5 important Information 10 Edward ES-
mond, who IS an officer in The Union
army, and hc In Turn arrives In time
J to save his wife and home by rontIns
the southern forces. Laughlin declares
that he. will not be taken alive and Is
reconciistons follow and Nell is won
by her brothers ovcrseer. who was a
colonel in the southern army.
Walter n, seymour, who takes the
part Of the villain, as usual In the role
of John i.aughliu has the most diff :
cult part 10 play and does his work in
| most CredltdnIc manner, George ~.
Parker. as Edward Esmond, has a dIf-
licut part 10 play. but II Is not so heavy
as some OF the Others. He carries IT in
his usual excellent style. Margaret
Dills. as Virginia Esmond and Ethel
Clifton. az Nell Esmond. both have dif~
ficut parts To play and seem peculiarly
suited to them. Miss Dills in the proud
Virginia woman, who gives her all for
the south, and Miss Clifton as the happy.
versatile northern girl. who loves the
southern colonel. but risks her life for
the cBuse she loves. carry the audience
with them through every detail OF the
play.
John Sumner az Stephen Dunbar
Ermonds overseer. is in The different
acts most of the time; but his part
seems TO be not 40 difficult as some Of
the Others, His dgnified air and south-
ern acceu, could not be better and there
Is not fault To he found with his part
i'm the play. The work OF ClaYs East
man. the little girl who takes tho part
OF Esmond's son, is very commcnda be
as IL also that Of Joseph Byron Tottcu
who takes the part OF Uncle 1eb Es-