The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-02

HCLIvERS" played a doublc-headcr ar
~ the Orpheum yesterday and was
expelled from the field in both games. In
fact. 'slivcrs'' never plays that he is not
escorted TrcnAtllc field by policeman.
FOR that is tho climax OF his remarkable
travcsty on Americas greatest game.
Frank "Sliycrs" Oakley Is the famous
circus clown who has gone into yaudc-
vile He confines his stage work entire
ly 10 pantomImc. The Introductory
pantomimc as he sets out tho bases and
sweeps the home plate Is funny, but has
little TO do with baseball The real
scream comes when "Siycrs'' begins
TO enact the roles of catcher aud the man
at bat Every motion he makes reveals
his marvellous powers OF observation.
Each chara ctcristic movement OF the
American ball PLAYER is reproduced and
each tells It's own story as plainly az If
tho catcher and baismsn were talking.
The spectator finds himself Gabbing
through all the "fan" terms as "Sliycrs'
catches the wild ball and denounces tho
pitcher, argues With the umpire over n
rotten decision, willis in utter despair
when called ont at the plate when he
expected TO make home run, and tries
TO cover W, his humiliation when escorted
from the field by the policeman after re-
fusiug to depart at the nmpirc's COM
mand
Unique acts such as this arc The con-
slant demand of vaudeville. for they are
few Eccentrclty is easy 10 obtain, but
for the most parl il has little merit, Nov
clty and merit at the same time are the
requisites sought by the vaudeville inn
presario.
Another of the I.asliy productions is in
tho new bill. 1t Is entitled 'In 1892 and
reveals the day when proGressiTism has
gone so far that the woman occupies
the place in life now held by the man,
whereas man has become weak, irail.
emotional and weepy like woman-or
shall we say like some women.
Woman in 1899 smokes, swcars, drinks
and plays the ga Lothario, while frail
man, neglected at home by the club gong
wiTc. surrendcrs to the charms Of the
feminine home-wrecker who comes i'm
with a swaggcr 10 carry off her frall prey.
Joseph Jefferson is the husband, while
cnacts the role of the false Donna Juan.
Florence. who steals away the crrins
husband.
Mac Melville and Robert Higgins. in
"Just Married. evoke continuous laugh
ter Miss Melville has comic sense with
which only q fortunate dozen Of the wonl-
en- of the present day stage are endowed.
Robert and Lawrence Ward are the
Boys with The MonoCle." They wear
the monocle. which is supposed to be tue
indispensable asset OF the English dandy.
and their conversation is after the Eng
Iish dandy style. Their work IS most
ludicrous and is warmlJ, applauded.
"A Rainy Saturday is sklt which
gives clever boy and an equally clever
girl an opportunity to show what juvenile
skill can do in comedy dialogue, singing
and dancing. Fred and Adele Astalr.
the young stars, won particular approlia-
ton for their dancing of the "rango;'
Nellie Nichols Is a singer OF lifting
songs" who makes a very favorable inn
preston storms Of applause greeted her
last humorous song, which was something
about MY mother was Irish and nay
father was a jew" The Hebrew and
Irish dialects are interchanGed in way
that Is eXuuisitely droll.
The contortjoD act presented by the
Atkcn- Whitman trio is remarkable not
only for the tricks OF contortion but for
the stunning scenery and dazzling, cos
TUNES The act is entitled "A Nisht on
Crocodile Isle The contor'ionists are
attlred in glittcring green aud gold FISH
scale tleshngs so as to represent frogs
and crocodies Their work is n marvel
and is accorded much applause