The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-09-23
T1HREE or four acts at the orpheum

"HREE or four acts at the Orpheum
l. yesterday afternoon charmed the
large audiences and one frightened them.
La vier. the dauntIess trapeze artist, is
the most genial daredevil who ever
scared women spectators into Mysteries
He Is a 1.-THE, graceful and muscular ath-
lete who has a flaming shock Of red hair
and who wears a perpetual grin which
grows ecstatic when ho is defying death.
La Vlcr swings far out over the audi
ence and then suddenly drops from the
trapeze. Amid a volley of suppressed
screams and exclamations he catches the
trapeze by his feet and Is swung back
over the stage, grinning impishly. He
repeats this performance several times
with variations and seems TO be hugely
enjoying his perilous triumph and the
discontinue OF the spectators.
Martin johnson, the man who went
down into the South sea with Jack Lon
don In the Shark. presents perhaps the
most unusual moving pictures yet seen on
any stage For two years Mr.. and Mrs.
London and Johnson remained among
the South Pacific Isles. Johnson made
Photographic records OF this least known
part OF the world, and his moving pic
lures show the sevases OF the Fiji islands.
OF Borneo. Sumatra. Java and other
islands in their native occupations of
hunting, boating and dancing. One pic
ture shows the priests Of the Fill Islands
walking barefooted over red-hot stones
as a proof OF their supernatural power,
Mr. Johnson stated that the priests
do this without burning the solcs OF their
feet, but he does not explain the how
and why OF the marvel. Another fas-
cinating picture shows the pigmics OF
the Fiji islands-pigmics whose exist
ence has been recorded before, but who
have been looked upon as part of the
fabulous wondorIore OF the South sea,
Chick Sale is an odd stick. He Is
Young man in his twenties and bushes
like a school sirl when he bows to his
audience. He is one OF the master mlmcs
OF the day, Last night he presented his
screaming sketch. "a Country School En-
tcrtainment." He is the whole school.
He makes lightning changes behind the
old organ or tIS laDkee school mouse.
First lie appears as the old maid teacher
and then as the scholars. the girls and
boys who recite or sing. He portrays all
the various sIadatlons OF SELF conscious
ness and terror on the faces and in the
words and gestures Of the children His
triumph. however. is his portrayal of the
school trustee addressing the scholars.
He makes his audience play the part OF
the school house spectators without their
consent. but not without their aid lie
talk is the doing Of unruly children, and
guides himself accordingly.
William Burr and Daphne Hope. Lon
don entertainers, present a society sketch.
IL is medley OF clever comment solos
and daintr duets. Both are excellent
singers and graceful actors and their
novel sketch wins much applause
"F1eurettc' II an artistic posing act
presented by n Young woman. The pnn-
cipal wears pure white tights. and the
artistic effects uf the poses are height
ensd ny beautiful color schemes cast
upon her. At one moment she ia bios
somins from royal rose. at another
emerging from The depths OF a wine glass
and then again standing In fur amid de-
sCeno!nE snow.
The least attractive number on the
bill Is the playlet. The players them
selves are worthy Of A better medium
W ". 81 James and his associates do
themselves an injustice 10 appear I'm such
a meaningless playlci. II Is filled with
w II. 81 James as ~ Chip OF the Old
Block. the title roic. and John Moore.
aS an old retired actor reveal themselves
10 be mort competent artists and they