The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-09-30

CHARLEY CASE, "the fellow who
~ talks about his father" at the Or
pheum this week. says that the news
papers OF New York always treated him
well Scarcely bad left the city he
declares in his delightful monologue,
than the newspapers began to wish
saying is true. let me quote you what ap-
pcared In one of the papers, He draws
a clipping from his pocket and reads AS
follows;
1--WE hope that Harry Case will return
10 New York soon-Pittsburg Press
Cases nlonologuc is one Of the most
laughaple now being presented TO The
public. lie delivers 1t in a dry, grave
style that leads his hearers unsuspect-
ingly up to the Joke. which explodes. SO
10 speak, like a firecracker with a short
fuse-right In their faces.
The other funny man on the bill this
week Is w. c. Fields, 1.-THE silent humor-
ist.s His jokes don't explode at all. - To
paraphrase Keats, '.Heard jokes are
Fields probably was an eccentric juggler
when lie first went on the stage. for lie
still juggles hats, cigars, cigar boxes. bill
lard cues and rubber balls, but now he
is a master comedian. While he juggies
ne talks with his eyes. hands, arms, LEGS
and even with his clothes. but not with
his voice. And paradoXlcal as IL may
SEEM he is scream.
But those are only two of the good
t., H. ~.
There is a little play called "Squaring
Accounts" 1t presents sort OF old
"Scrooge'' who is softened into some
thing human by a typical American news
boy. Richard Nesnlith as the grinding
old landlord and Vorne Sheridan as Sport
Corners. the newsboy. are. excellent ac-
tors. The role OF the nrwsooy has sell
dom been presented so truthfully.
4 light-hearted grandmother brings back
youth and gaiety to at intensely puri-
tanical household. The Idea Is worked out
in clever fashion and the play is most ell
Funny Mildred Grover Is one of the
stars of this splendid bill Her ways are
most original whether she be singing.
talking or employing remarkable grim
aces TO express her bubbling sense of tho
comic.
"The Rexos'' are sklllfuI skaters. The
his Tunnel Sensation" which is quite
a feat. -
The bill closes with comedy contortions
by the Bradshaw brothers.
Paul Armstrong. the prolific play
wright, whose IA Romance OF the I'm
derWorld'' opens at the Salt Lake the
ater tonight With Hoibrook Blinn III the
star role, has written new drama
which win be shown during the season
! 1t is called '"rhe Escape" II IS neither
| play about the underworld nor can II
! be called melodraIria. two elements
! which have been more prominently iden-
I tilted with Mr. Armstrong; recent sue
cesses than any others. He is returning
! going publfcs taste shows q desire for
return TO that class ef plays.
| A programme of variety Is what thea
| ter -goers Of Salt Lake want. and that
4 they are getting just what they want is
| evidenced by the large houses the EN-
press theater is receiving nightly Last
night was not an exception. for long be
I Tore the first performance was half oyoi
hundreds were In the LOBBY waiting fol
/ the show to let out to make room for
more LA Petite Gosse." or the "Waif
OF the streets" is one CT the big things
OF which the Empress can boast. The
| story OF this little stranger is so vividiy
| told in this pantomirne production as &c
excite the admiration OF all who see IL.
! In order that those who attend the per-
| formance OF THE Man From Home" at
| the Colonial tonight may witness the
electrical parade. the curtain will not rise
on the first act OF the play at that house
until 3:l5 o'clock This will enable spec
tat9rs TO see the parade and get Into
] time, The waits between the actB vii