The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-22
NT HILE the bill at the Empress /

w HILE the bill at the Empress is
not quite up to the high stand
ard OF the last few weeks. 1t contains
much OF merit. 1t opens with the gym
nastic work OF the Krags trio. In addi-
tion TO their feats OF strength and agll-
ity while on the trspeze or rings the two
men OF the trio display the remarkable
strength of their jaws by holding another
trapeze between their teeth while one or
the other performs on II. The third MEM
Der OF the trio Is a lady, who does some
clever somersauIts and one that is a
marvel.
Irene and Bobby Smith are two girls
who entertain with ragtime songs and
dances and ragtime acting. They won
taton OF THAT Mclodramatic Rag" a
popular ragtime song which they have de-
veloped into an elaborate act.
Allan Dinehart and Anna Heritage ap-
pear in a farce comedy. entitled The
Two Rubies.'' The two Rubies are not
gems, neither are they human beings,
ousy The resultant mixup creates a
number OF very Iaughable situations.
The Trunk Sensation" OF that master
magician. George NJ. Smith, is most baf-
fling. He is placed In what appears 10
be an ordinary trunk. into which he can
scarcely be squeezed. The trunk is then
placed in a canvas bag, which Is laced
as tight as shoe. A rope Is wrapped
has been bored in the top Of the trunk
and tho magician palms cards through It
to show that he is still in the trunk while
It Is being placed Inside u curtain caoi-
net. Hardly are the curtains drawn when
they are thrown back and the magician
runs out. The trunk Is rolled out, laced
In its canvas bag and still encircled by
the rope. Can you beat IT?
John T. Murray, who appeared here
In THE Midnight Sons" shines in the
same costume as lavender dandy. He
Is a queer stick-sx feet tall and very
thin-and evokes continuous laughter by
his drollerics
The merrlest feature OF all. however. Is
"The Firef1y. The name is we'll chosen,
because II tells nothing. There is nothing
to tell about the skit except to say that II
Is full OF fun. 1t is funny because II
has neither rhyme nor reason, neither be-
ginning nor end, neither plot nor charac-
ter. but just a. series OF rapid-f fire gags,
puns and horseplay.
The moving pictures which conclude the
performance are excellent.
Willard Mack, Marjorie Rambeau and
their associate players are enjoying n
most successful week at the Colonial,
where they are offering a most elaborate
production OF David Belasco's beautiful
story of oiden California. THE Rose OF
the Rancho" Miss Rambeau as Juanite
Is giving most artistic portrayal of the
part and Mr. Mack as Kearney Is most
convincing. Next week THE Spoilers -
from the pen OF Rex Beach, will be Of
fered,
There is Joy OF the hilarious order at
the Orpheum this week when the kauf-
man brothers announce that they are
next and then come romping on the stage
and deliver a slap-baDg black-face turn
that makes the rafters ring. A few years
ago these entertainers made as much as
SIS week as typewriter manipula tors
Now they are making-but that is their
business However they are wearing dla-
monds and Mrs Kaufman and Jules Aaron
Kaufman aged months. are Included on
the hotel register.
Todays programme at the Mehesy the
ater will consist OF the features men
toned In order: slippery Jim,' a sensa-
tional melodramatic gem In which Jim Is
turned over to justice by his own wife;
also "Kaintuck," as the title will imply:
heart story OF the southland: THE Evil
Inheritance" about one OF the best SER
mons ever preached In motion pictures 81
lesson vlvdly told OF the power and ef-
feet through too free indulgence in the
habit OF drink.