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


In Salt Lake. again pleased u large audi
ence New Years night at the Colonial
theater. Miss Guinan has a fine musical
comedy In which she has ample opportu
nifty to display her rich endowment OF
manner and voice. That she takes ad
vantage of this opportunity every one
who was present at the Colonial Sunday
night will gladly testify. Miss Guinuns
acting was perfection Itself and her voice
was splendid. The part which she has
in "The kissing Girl seems to have been
created especially for this sprightly and
beautiful Young woman. and she no less
seems TO have been made for the part.
The two III into each other snugly
as the hand fits into the glove. happy
combination OF this sort cannot be other
than delightful. and that the audience
took this view was made evident by its
manifestation Of genuine appreciation,
Miss Gulnan sang supcrby the spirited
songs with which her new comedy is
filled. Her clear. bell-likc notes rang
throughout the theater as pure as pure
could be, and her gracious manner won
for her the approval which she so richly
deserved, Miss Gunan's song. "A Little
Band OF Gold" was fetching offering,
and she was recalled again and again.
when You Kiss the One You Love was
another song hit. in which Miss Guinan
demonstrated her remarkable ability.
While these two songs stood out promi-
nently from a large and varied mass in
which Miss Guinan appeared TO adran- :
tagc. her efforts throughout the run OF
the piece were wholly pleasing.
With Miss Guinan is Il company second
to none that has appeared In Salt Lake
in musical comedy. The voices of the
principals are exceptionally good and the
chorus is an assemblage OF talented men
"a nd who have the C1nasity to sing
and do sing, and sing we'll Miss Vcnita
FitZhugb is gifted with beautiful lyric
soprano aud her song, Love Is Like a
Rose" was an enhancing bit of work. In
this song Miss FitZhugh was favored with
a violin oblgato by the Misses Faber and
De We're. The playing OF these two young
duced "A Charming effect. Miss I'itzhueh
also Is a clever actress. Miss Ida Fltz-
hugh. taking the part OF the German
widow. made n pronounced hit. Her dia-
lect was good. and there was Just enough
Of il.
The staff of comedians in The Kiss
ing Girl'' is extraordinary for It's uniform
excellence. Thomas Whiffen as Fritz ho-
bus and Harry Hermsen as Hippocralcs
Muller. wealthy German brewer. were
truly funny. Both are skilled at the art
of provoking laughter and both are sing
ers of merit. The Hair OF the Dog That
Bit YOU" by Whiffen. was n scream. "On
the Boulevard led by Hermsen. was en-
tirely worth the while. In connection
dance, and such dance as seldom is
seen. This nimblc young woman was
Obliged to respond half a dozen times be
fore the audience would permit her finally
to depart Her dancing is not only grace
full. hut also it. shows character and pre-
cision so often lacking IN the perform
anccs of dancers. ''WaltzinG. song by
Whiffen. was equal to, II Indeed II DID
not surpass the similar number in The
Merry Widow" the hit of that show,
Scenic effects arc numerous In The
kissing Girl" and the arrangement OF
stage settings is effective. The third acl
is rich in this respect II is called A
German Rose Garden, and well deserves
the designation ,
kissing Girl This was made especially
evident at the close of the second acl
when four of the principals and the
chorus rose to the heights of grand opera
and the effort was truly brilliant.
THE kissing Girl" altogether, Is one
OF the most pleasing comic operas tnai
has ever been seen in salt Lake. ana
Miss C;unan is as charming a liiie
woman as ever led a company OF high
class artists "Thc kissing Girl" VIII he
presented Monday, Tuesday and Wednes-
day nights. with New year matineo
this (Monday) afternoon ana aholuer
matinee Wednesday.
II is a very attractive story that Is
told and portrayed In The be. prisoner h9S erc, oi
pied the stage for many years. II ap-
pears that public interest In ii at the
present time is about as keen as II ever
WAS And the manner al Its production
with reference to acting, staging. cos
tuning and scenic emhcllishmeni-at me
Garrick theatcr presents II IN lts mos,
attractive form. On Sunday night AT
Ihat ravorito house was had the initial
performance. opening the run Tor the
current week. and there was an ample
gathering of spectators To witness IT.
I'm the plot OF love, intrigue. beauty ana
gaIIantry which charnctcr:zcs the play
there is almost unlimited opportunity lor
the players. and Mr., Durktn and bis as
sociates avail themselves of IL admirably
Not only does the leading man come 10
the fore I'm the piece. but all oil the prlh-
cipal characters have their turns at prom
! incncc Messrs. seymour crosby ana
! HcrbIin have and utilize such advantage,
as do Misses Whcatley, Collier and DlIs
Tho gentlemen named assume double
roles as they appear both In the pro
! loguc and I'm the succeeding play. 1he
| incidents Of the story ~. assembled about
| n plot of q branch of IN" royalty OF the
Kingdom OF Ruritaula 10 dcpose the reign
! ing branch and Ia establish Itself on tho
! throne instead. II is cousin against cou-
| sin In the ranking titled family OF the
Kingdom with the throne and the hand
OF a beautiful woman as the prizes TO
! the victor. ON the eve OF the coronation
| the ploitcr succeeds In drugSinc the Ru-
dolph. who is 60 bc crowned: but "a sub
| stitutc, who is SO near like the real royal
parsonage as 10 be taken for twin
| brother, is pressed into service 10 inn
| pcrsonatc Rudolph AT the coronation
| 'rhis young fellow happens to be an
Englishman with the blood Of the same
| family in him, thus accounting for the
| wonderful resemblance. He plays hts
part well and the cousins treachcry Is
defeated.
IL is a pretty story and Is prctti!y act
ed ard IL should draw good patronage
to the Garrick during the entire weeks
run. There is TO bc "a matinee on Thurs-
day afternoon and one on Saturday, with
| the regular evening performance every
| night during the week. Also there liz To
be "a special holiday matinee this after
noon beginning nj 2.l5 q clock.
| bv the deepest OF human emotions flowed
at the OIpheum Sunday night. Not every
body cried. but surely there was not IL
person present who did not feel a grip
ping nt the throat or a Juggling at the
heart during the p,aylet. The Sign OF
! the Rose" presented by George Beban
and perfect supporting company. The
love of a. father and mother for their
child who has been stolen from them,
| and their resulting grief; their willing