The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-09
THE bill at the orphenm this week

is filled with stars revolving
about a great central star OF the HIST
magnitude. Miss Amelia Bingham last
night achieved the full measure OF tri'
umph that ia expected Of dlstih-
tincushcd actor or actress at single
performance. Sho even made WIN
ming little speech as climax TO the
thundcrous applause that acclaimed her
triumph The conclusion OF the speech
was something Like this;
"I am delighted to meet with such
a generous reception in Salt Lake
where ! have so many old TRENDS lie
member that I am INST as devoted to
nv work in this hall Of mirth, music
and laughter as if [ were appearing
with my own big company in elaborate
productions Of these plays, aud | can
say the same for every one of tho la
dies and gentlemen assisting me. And
this will be true of every performance
we give here this week and thus | nope
to have when I leave many new salt
Lake friends. -
''Big Moments From Great Plays is
the tille chosen by Miss Bingham For
her production Last night. assisted By
a most capable company, she appeared
in tho big scenes of three plays. The
first scene was from her own play deal
ing with the always fascinating theme
or o.. Ia ms
In the legend OF Lady Godiva. The see
ond sceno was from Sardou's La Tosca,
and the third from Sardou's comedy,
Madame Sans Gene.
Miss Bingham makes brief but COM
prchensive Introductory talk in which
she gives synopsis OF the play mp TO
the point where the "blg moment" be-
gins AZ this point she and her aides
commence the dialogue of the scene and
present the scene in full.
All OF the scenes were warmly approved
but without doubt the faVoritc last night
was the excerpt from Madame Sans
Gene, in which Miss Bingham appears
as the big hearted. generous and frank
French washcrwoman who, as a result
OF the revolution, became the Duchess
Dsntzig by wedding one OF Napoleon s
generals. The scene shows her trying
To entertain the Queen of Naples, a no
blewoman by birth. who also obtained
her title by wedding n Napo-
leoniC man of war, The queen
tries 10 crush the duchess with bittercst
sarcasm and in the end Is utterly and
lgnominiously put to rout by the woman
Of the people"
One of the particular fay-orltes last
night was the musical melange by Dane
Claudius and Lillian Scarlet. They arc
accomplished banjo players who render
the cid. old American songs, the songs
that were popular in the fifties and six
ties. The words OF the songs with the
choruses are thrown On screen while
the two render the melody OH their ban
jog, That many Of the songs were re-
mcmbered 10y a goodly portion OF the au-
dlence was attested by the large number
of voices humming the choruses Among
the songs rendered We're: "Grandfather's
Nellie Gray" Jim Along Josie, walt
For the Wagon" and "Oh. Susanna
The bill begins this week with pleas
ant chatter by Edwin George: who is
a very funny monologust
local artist who won much applause
ana beautiful bouquet of roses was
Miss Edna Evans soprano who sings
charmingly.
Mrs, Murphy's Second Husband Is
the Title OF a screaming farce in which
Oracle Emmett and her company appear
II I Keeps the audience constantly on the
irlng line of laughter
franS aiorrell is a plack-face come
dian OF the old school. but Fortunately
ne learned his jokes after leaving school
hcepIsns hans Is jTai ,j, one a. Joke which. per-
he made good with his jesting Morreli
was at his best when singing He has
strong and beautiful ballad voice that
The bill closes with IL most rems rka bic
act By "1he Ombras'' trio These three
athletes do q, series of giant swings"
on on the bars that eXcels anything of the
kind seen here in months.
In his merry talk at the Depipnin,~ ~
the Dill Edwin George assured the audi
ence that the, interrnission would be
great, @ And when the intermission came
one was reminded that a chief source OF
each week at the Orpheuro
Is the splendid orchestra under the di-
rection OF w. j.. .Welhe, To prove that
the audience last night paid most entbu-
Siasic tribute TO the skill OF Director
Weihe and his orchestra.
The stock company at the Colonial be-
gan this week last night with a pic
turesque production OF The Royal
soxh soxhIana WS;,a IyeIsc' I'd drama by Charles
TO that OF David Garrick." the plot II
different, In The Royal Box" tha bera
: & an actor. but his amorita is a coun-
20 Great Britain. The affairc du coeu,
ieVelops to be not only devoid of rome.
IensiolHty. but failure for In the and
spe eheapian transfers his affection 10 a
:.
AiS Ieading woman for an Americas tom
one scene is enacted partly on tho
stage ana partly in 4 box of the sudi
,0rluin This gives novelty to the NAV
me actor character appears In lho rnie
't komoo addressing Shakespeare's lines
laI to his Juliet In the baIcony .nd
IaIt 10 the countess in the royai bn, |
by jeousy Of the Prince %;
W aiea' who is basking in the ipd,Ss |
smiles. the tragcdIan gets out Of DTi the
part and denounces tho prince as ne ne
ant ana scoundre Juliet is nnturaii,, |
, Despite the obstacles of a first ,igb, |
ne company gave creditabIc accn5,nt
81 itself William J. Kelly appears as
'aines Clarence. the actor Ills Wo~s uaS aS
earnest and convincing. J. Frank Ru,lle
;ayo particularly faithful internrets
ION OF me prince. He put an srISto-
ratio gaiety into his lines, his noT,rat,,,
leinS ABOUT all that good judgmont u,o;,jd
eaa one 10 believe was true as 20 the
, MISS Gertrude Dallas as the rountoss
glsoa was stately and clever Tb;s
ole gave her talent much scope and she
vailed herself Of IL with ACCURACY smd
Ippreclation. Like all London the corr nm
ess admlres the great actor Her love
: 3 cnlnerlcal. for when IL appears thai
MS career is blasted she finds that ss
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