The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-11-20

RI a Modern Eve" al the Sal
N Lake theater last night beesl
L n like q yawp and ended will
the "siss, boom, ah'' of ;
rocket. 1t is described as the ''lates
Berlin operetta," but very evidently i
is founded on French original Com
ing through so many sources TO Tao
American stage it has been con
siderably tanned.
The book is by George Okonokwski
| and A. Schoenfeld and the music BIZ
Victor Hollaepder and Jean Gilbert
Which gentleman, if any, is responsible
for the distinctly Chicagoese bumor
| is not stated, Lest some might think
that Chicago hunor is not up to the
pretcntious New York brand, it is
we'll TO remember that George Ade
budded and bloomed where the bleak
winds from Lake Michigan epTrap the
skyscrapers n eternal fog.
II Is unnecessary to devote serious at
teRtion to the plot, for not even the
authors did that 1t has a suffrs gctte
theme Included within the eternal trI-
angle" OF Partisan romance. the wife, the
husband and the affinity. Madame Nj
niche Cascadier, enacted by Miss Hem
rietta Tedro with much spirit, keeps her
husband In the kitchen or al his knit
ting. At least she thinks she docs but
ne is gay old dog when out Of her
sight and poses In the cafes and on the
t,,,.l .lz,.u II Ill ~
In fact, nearly all the men In the pla v
pose as the count during the play and
make love TO the Baroness dc Ia Roche
Tallle,
The role OF the subservert husband is
taken by Alexa nder Clark. who Is a whole
spotlight Of hunor. We're II not for his
cffervescence even the most brilliant
scenes, muscial or scenic. would be a
trihe too dull for American taste.
Madame Cascadier has two daughters
Renee and Camille The rich Justin Pont-
girard makes love 10 Renee. but she thinks
only OF her career. Finally the count
signs contract dictated by tho mother
and the wedding takes place. I, has been
transformed into a sort Of ragtime mar.
rage ceremony, with everybody swapping
their fingers and raging through the
wedding march. The Raging craze
breaks out at the most unexpected turns
during the performance. but the crafty
gentleman who staged the operetta knew
well what he was about. Whenever the
foreign humor begins 10 pail the racging
stage speCtaclcs.
The operetta, although OF Gaulish ex-
traction. is divided into only two parts.
The first act shows tho summer residence
OF the Cascadicrs at AK les Bains
France. while the second act reveals the
charms OF the garden at the home OF the
PontSirardS one year later The second
act concludes with a screaming divorce
scene. in which the baroness Is the CO.
respondent who has been selected by
mother in law 70 separate the Pontgira rds
The baroness Is called as a witness and
Identifies CaSinir Cascadier. the hen
pa cted husband. az the impostor who has
been making love TO her. Mr.. Clark rs
again the life OF the scene. His hat II
always In the ring and he does not per-
NIT the foreign librettists TO make "A
funeral out OF the divorce proceedings
The operctta has many excellent must
cal numbers, but those that won the
most recalls last night were the Modern
Eve Waltz" the Wedding Finale" "EN-
cusc me. Certainly" and Rita, Ny
Msrsuerita."
A vaudeville stunt introduced I'm the
las, act is a thrilling dance OF the Uhirl-