The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-21

THE best elements Of vaudeville are
Il to be found i'm the new bill at
the Orpheum. Large audiences Mt the
matiuee and night performances e1'
pressed their approval unrcserv edly and
made the players aud themselves happy.
Perhaps the most satisfying number
is the presentation Of Frederic Sar.
gent 5 play, "An Object Lesson by
the distinguished character actor. Viii
liam Thompson. He appears as Mark
Maujstp. law. whose Young
wife is listening 10 the voice OF the
temptcr who is none other than the
noted lawyer s best friend The tempt
or is not wholly lost TO honor, but he
urges tho wifo 10 be more than his
friend. When she wavers he tells her
that he Will leave for Brazil unless she
consents 10 live a double life.
Meantime tho lawyer has been invited
by a rich client TO take a divorce case in
which tho facts are similar The hus-
band, the wife and the templcr discuss
this case. The lawyer views the case
from various angles and then supposes
that hts friend and his wife were in the
same situation as that presented by the
divorce case. What should do and
what should you do?" he says 10 the
tcmpter
While he IS engaged IN this discussion
he ls called away by his client To dis
cuss tho divorce case.
When he returns he hnds the tempter
planting the first kiss on the wife's lps
lie lodges behind the curtains, gives an
Tho house and looks in pleas
antly on his wife aud tho temptcr who
have fled tu opposite sides OF the room.
Then he resumes his analysis OF the
and tho tcmptcr love each other ana
arc planning a llaisnn. SO well does he
argue that the temptcr is restored to
honor and departs Tor Brazil. As for
bands unsparin2 analysis has revealed
10 her the horror OF the life SHE con-
,emplated.
The play * true in sentiment and i'm
presses an excellent lesson. John IL
the temptcr. and Miss Alice Wilson that
oC the wife. Both play their parts with
skill and understs ndinS. Mr. thompson
Eliminates the role Of tho husband with
ine understanding and grace OF art
that Is seldom excelled on tho vaudeville
stage.
Billy Could and Belle Ashlvn know
more ways Of being funny than ten or
binary variety actors. Gould has dressed
M 10 his own liking somc Of the latest
Jokes and droll stories, and he tells them
with much cleverness. Graceful songs
and dances arc the specially Of these two
entertainers. but Just when you think
they have exhausted their repertoire they
discover a new means TO make you
laugh
European eccentrics open the bill. They'I
10 some unexpected stunts In tumbling
and present an athletic travesty that
lTOuscs much mirth-
The TakincSs,' man and woman,
are foreign artists who are so clever
hat they have written their own words
and music for their sketch THE Angry
Tutor" This is not so remarkable as
.he fact that although they have been
ln the English and American stage only
l short time. their entire sketch is given
IN English. except when they are pre-
5enting A Spanish screnade The mere
man Of this team is sort OF human
cello and he displays his rage as n tutor
)y singing Cello" instead OF tho ordl-
nary tenor or baritone.
Fred Cray and Nellie Graham appear
n "a pot-pourri OF comedy and music. en-
Titled The Musical Bell Boy" Gray is
some reminiscent OF Eddie Foy in his
hat keep his audience in constant good
Iumor
"A Night in Chinatown is & fantastic
and even grotesque dialogue between tho
across Mott street from 'hop joint"
The characters are the Hebrew deilca-
lessen owner and the youth who comes
,ut OF the opium den as owner OF the
millions that are created by a few puffs
II the pipe one OF the most attractive
features OF the act and one that called
Tor numerous eucores Is the singing OF
4 popular song b. one member OF this |
cam and tho burlesquing OF the song
jy the other.
spectacular exhibition OF musical
shetland ponies and terriers Is one OF
he best acts OF its kind now before the
public. II concludes with a remarkable |
lct In which rive ponies play circus
horses" and five terriers "Circus riders
As one would say OF a speech. this feat
Was greeted with loud laughter and |
long continued applause"
During the intcrmission the last OF the |
world series pictures are shown. Follow !
ms the performance the moving pictures |
arc displayed. This week some Of the |
subjects are as follows; England Homo IS |
Francis Bacon" ''Specdlest Dogs in tho \
World Racing IN Dublin National Mo- |
or Boat Races on the Hudson" "Roose. |
;elt's Way Strewn With Roses In Port |
and. Or" and American League Cham |
,ions.