The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-10

will be pitted in combat of brains
and money against Carson Bayliss, the
president and active force OF a consol-
dation of capital that operates with
many millions. Gresham has a mine
bank and q sweetheart that Bayhss
covets, but Gresham Is no less resolute
il more scrupulous. than his rival, and
their contest keeps the audience IN
tensely interested from the first scene
until the final curtain falls.
In the cast with these two capable
actors win be the full strength of the
regular Garrick company and several
extra people and an elaborate pictorial
production is promised, The first act
takes place at Gresham s mine, in the
Rocky mountains; the second at pala'
tial summer home in Connectlcut; the
third on the deck of an ocean yacht,
and the fourth shows the interior Of a
New York bank on which a run by the
depositors is in progress.
TT rs SAID of Arturo Bernardo that
4 in the three-scene playlet ne is now
\ presenting in vaudeville, he has
evolved the most difficult and in
tricate "siugle' act ever devised for
the variety stage of this country or
Europe. Certainly western vaudeville
theatcrs have never housed an attrac
ton so unique aud at the same time
possessed Of so great artistic merits as
Bernardo s act
Bernardo is an Italian who came to
this country three wears ago under a
special contract to appear for two
weeks a Hammerstein s thcater in
New York. So great was his success,
however. that he played continuously
until he was forced 10 return 10 En-
rope 10 fulfill prior contracts on the
continent aud it was then that the
booking managers Of the Sullivan &
ConsidIpc circuit secured him for a
tour over the Empress circle.
Bernardo heads the bill that is now
running at the Empress and in the
three scenes of the playlets he presents
he impcrsouatcs thirty-fivc different
characters, making his changes with the
and of two assistants aS he rushc> from
one stage entrance 10 another. There
is very little pantomImr in the act
Bernardo giving the first sketch IN
Italian as il is too complicated for his
knowledge Of English. though the last
sketch is given IN English, In addition
10 the two sketches, he impersonates the
Ii'NIbE "fJl-N'b"H 'piH I'hNfISI W ~
ner, Gounod, Mascagui, List. Never
hcer, Verdi and Sousa. DE is entitled
IN the headline honors he has received
al the Empress. although Bert Won
Klein and Grace Gibson, two clever
dancers and singers with an act bean
tiiully staged anj costumed. push him
hard for first place
ltaul stephens. equiIibrist. has made
bic hit. and Bandy. in bis songs and
difficult dancing steps. has proven a
favorite. The three Dixnns. Lew Haw-
Iins and the Malvern troupe complete
the programme.
For the coming bill. which begins
Wednesday Afternoon. il Is announced
the Metzctti troupe Of eight acrobats
arc to be seen here as special head
line attraction. With them Will come
Fred Eekhoff and Auua Gordon in n
musical sketch: James Grady & Com
pany, offering dramatic plavlct. on
titled "At the Toll Fridge =; Nile &c
cllc X Company. in u sensational dane
ing act; Marin and Iona, in balancing
and Juggling tcats. and dainty Laric
Lcvarrc. direct from the most famous
Partisan music halls