The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-18

"lTE bill at .the Empress is brim-
fuI of entertainment. and from
Maglin, Eddy and Nichol, Flu
ropoan comedy Cyrnnasts, down
the programme TO tho last pretty song
sung in tho finale of Joe Maxwell g
tabloid musical comedy, "a Night in
u Police Sta.tion.' there arc few dull
moments on The programme. The Max
well sketch IS vcritable riot Of mol
ody. color fun and pretty girls. aud
the song hits are numerous
erin s Isle is easily the most
claboratcly staged act from a scenic
standpoint the Empress has yet offered
and three of the scenes around Xii
laruey famous lakes are OF unusual
beauty and richness. No more pop
ular songs have been sung in the En-
press than Killarney. - Garden Of
My Hcart' and 'Comc Back to
Erin sung BY Mr.. Burt, May Hi1on
and llortensc Scarc
Calvert Dean and l.eta Price arc
seen in their skit, a Student s Apar.
mcnt.' W. j Coleman in his Irish
songs and stories has become a great
favorite. Gruct and Gruct are in tho
front rank of blacNface comedians
mInstrelsy that Empress patrons arc
apparently approaching TO the FULL
lbe coming bill, beginning Welncs
day Of this week brings Hal Stephens
IN his characteriZations of Shakes
pearian roles. Lovers OF Shakespeare
should be afforded rare treat with
hls debneations of some OF the more
famous characters Of the Bard of
Avon. Mr.. Stephens is recognized as
one of the very best Shakespeare por-
lraNerS III tho country. His character
izatlons will include Shylock, Rip Van
Wlukle, scene from "Faustn and
scene from "UncIe Tom s Cabin
Mr.. and Mrs, Mark Murphy, two Of
the real old,time Irish character artists
will visit the Empress the coming
week. presenting FClancey's Ghost. -
1T Is new again. anil Mr., Murphy was
the man who first put " upon the
stage, The playlet was built solely
Tor laugh producing qualities, and very
little If any plot surrounds the offer
ing. 1T viii serve to introduce some
of the old,timc dances and songs, as
well.
In the Empress bill next week there
viii also be heard Lillian Seieer,
yaudeyille's premier cornet soIoist.'i
Miss Selger's father was Adolph Sci
GER, well known on the concert stage
Of America and Europe. Tt is said BY
distinguished musicians that Miss Sci
ger has inherited her fathers remark
able gifts, as well as those OF her fam
lily. who have been before the public
for generations
Nellie Luclie and Thomas Yosst.
Two youthful performers, will contrib.
ute new singing and dancing spe-
cialty to the bill, Both have pleasing
personalities. Miss Luclsie is clever
comcdienne. while Yoast is one of the
Vile
Joseph X. Watson has gained too
prominent place for himself with
theater-eoers in his appearances the
past few seasons with successful mu-
seal shows 10 warrant much Of an
introduction 10 Sai, Lakcrs. lie is
IN vaudeville tins season depicting
Hebrew characters, with stories, songs
and parodics,
Robert and Robert arc on the new
blll IN an act called "a Canine Phc
nomena. sketch wherein a man and
dog play the parts. Tho canine is
a bull dog and has been trained for
Inc stage since It's puppy days. Man
ager Mccoy is depending on this fca.
ture for the novelty end of the new
hili and reports from other Sullivan.
Gonsidine houses say the act has more