The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-02

the Joy and happiness caused by the re-
turn of the first child. with the perma-
nent sorrow OF the man whose happiness
had been stolen by death and who returns
TO the bier bearing The body of his dead
child. The playlet is not morbid. but
there is scarcely a line ol" word after
does not carry with it heart-throb
that sways the audience in deepest SYM
pathy. Mr. Beban is n master of his art.
His portrayal OF the humble Italian emf
grant, broken down through grief and
poverty, is an excellent bit of character
work. The supporting cast consists OF
seven members and Is perfectly balanced.
The setting, for the act depicts the in
terror OF flower shop, the delicious odor
characteristic OF such a place pervades
the room reaching the nostrils Of the au-
dience.
The great Ashai and assisting quin-
tettc present a wonderful act in magic
mystery and human dexterity. The act
Is by far the most bewildering that has
ever puzzled the brains OF local vaude-
vile patrons Water is made TO spring
in tiny jets from the floor the blade of
a knife, the hair on n mans head. even
from the flame of a burning candle 9th
er mystic feats equally as Elusive and
nonconceptive. though less elaborate In
preparation and execution set the nerves
on edge and compels the belief that there
Is superhuman power involved in their
doing. An immense hand worked curtain
oil exquisite pattern and OF apparent
great value. Is used as a background for
the setting
The three (white) Kuhns favorites Of
SAT- Lakcrs. add their harmony OF per-
tcctly blended. excellent voices and their
string music TO the highly pleasi :; bill
There Is no sentimental warbllng IN their
act; every note and word is a smile
They were repeatedly cncored and re-
spondcd literally and were presented with
a large basket of mammoth chrysanthe-
NUNS by some enthusiastic admirer
Alexander and Scott present a neat
singing act that is in class by itself One
impcrsonates a woman OF dusky hue. he
possesses voice in harmony with the
impersonation. his notes are clear. full
and feminine Costuming has been given
more than ordinary attention by the duo
which adds much to the act. They do
nothing but sing. but they can and do
Miss FeIicc Morris and company ap.
pear IN one-act farce. called "a Call
Tor Help There is nothing particularly
Though little ovcrdrawn In places. and
the acting strained in others. 1t affords
a ar,IS Drisf sfop period Of good entertainment.
Scybolt and Mr.. Edward Coxcn
Lew Wells Is at the Orpheum too; also
ms saNophone. Lew said II was the alti
I9de; somebody else said that It was New
year cheer. But be got away with il.
ana everybody laughed just as they al
ways laugh when Lew puts his bunch of
laughs over the footlighis. They called
Nm nm phck. and he was not stingy with
his entertaining.
Mansfield and Clark. two good looking
girls. who give promise OF making good
IN vaudeville. appear in an ecCcn-
trlc singing and dancing skit. Both girls
arc wen known to Salt Lakers having
been associated with "a local musical farce
company during the greater purt OF this
season. II Is not an easy step from the
ranks OF chorus 10 vaudeville. where
more individual effort is required: then.
too, their voices are not their chief as
sets: less singing and more OF something
else viii make their reception In vaude-
Vile more welcome, Tho Orpheum or
chestra adds several well selected well
played melodies 10 the plcasantncss OF
the performance, Tho Kinodrome. with n
couple of reels Of more than ordinarily
Interesting pictures. brings the bill 10 a
close.
lillian Russell has arrived I'm Salt Lake
and Us stopping IN her private car. prep
aratory 10 the opening OF her engagement
ai the salt Lake theater tonight when
she viii be seen in a unique comedy
called "in Search OF Il Sinner" which was