The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-07

The Empress changed programmes yes
terday afternoon, and II the new bill Is |
not the strongest offered here by Sullivan
and Considine since the house opened, at
least 1t ranks second to none OF the pre-
Yious programmes.
II is not recorded that a more versatile
character actor and quick change artist
ever graced Il local vaudeville stage than
! Arturo Bernardo, His offering is in three
scenes. The first is a comedy entitled
| "Gcroiamo's Escapadc" in which there
are six characters. all OF which are i'm
personated by Bernardo; this fact. how
ever, does not spoil the illusion nor ham
per the action of the piece His second
Offering consists of impersonauons of fa-
nous composers. To complete the effect
| Bernardo takes the orchestra leaders
chair and conducts the orchestra in the
| respective compositions OF the men lie
| impersonates. His third and last num-
Der is commedietta with four charac-
| ters, all portrayed by Bernard The
walls of the room in which the scene Is
laid are transparent, thus giving the au-
dience opportunity to see how Ber-
nardi effects his lightning-lke changes.
Lew Hawkins was greeted by round
OF applause as he stepped before the foot
lights. and this welcoming demonstration
was Increased to a prolonged furore be-
fore he had finished his first song, His
songs and monologue are new clean. and
his jokes drop among the audience. con-
Meeting with the funny bone instanter.
The Malvern troupe closes the bill with
SsTes % Of thrills t hnd dns coslng IS
that OF Paul Stephens. an euuilibrist who
is hsndlcapped-if he is handicapped.oy
the art of balancing stepnens does diff
hcult feats-from walking tight wire
with one foot TO Eyrating about the stage
balancing himself on vaulting pole
that are seldom attempted by his broth
er eNullibrists who are equipped with
full set of limbs.
Ths fhyHs pxon5 "A rS Of endss
and artistic dances" and incidentally ring
in some bugle trios that are worth the
hearing; The girls are good looking,
graceful fair singers. accomplished mu-
sieians and excellent dancers.
Bert Won Klein and Grace Gibson sing
and dance. Their act Is up 70 the stand
ard set by the other numbers on the
bill. The original Bandy exhibits Sc
ries of difficult dancing steps. accom-
panied by impersonations of characters
whose strides he initiates He comes in
for his full share OF the applause,
The phOtoDlay and n good musical pro-
eramme by the Empress orchestra round
out the bill.
From the time Van Hoven. the mad
magician at the Orpheum this week
makes his entrance until his whirwind
act Is concluded he keeps up a rapid
fire of wise, talk. And all tho while he
Is talking he is performing slelght OF
hand tricks that are good, bad and in
different, Van Iioven has the trick OF
getting the stuff over'' and is one man
in a thousand, perhaps, who would dc
1t, He ranks close to the headlner. II
the hysterical laughter out In front is
any criterion.
or the six characters in THE Wolf y
at the Garrick this week, II would be
difficult to name tho most popular
everything considered. among the play
goers All the parts are capably sus.
tanned, MIR. Herblin's portrayal o
Batiste is the most interesting thing ht
has done since his Joining the Garricl
e players, For the coming week. the Car
q rick will offer Its attraction. for thu
first timo ever presented In Salt Lake
q "The Dollar Mark" There will be
y matinee OF THE Wolf" this afternoon
Hassan Ben Ali, who controls the re
markable troupe OF acrobats which arr
features BY the Aborn Opera compan!
In It's revival OF Tho Bohemian Girl,
. which comes to the Colonial Sunda!
night is n real monopolist. In that al
the Arabian acrobats now performing II
this country are under his management
~ Their government enacts a substantial
~ bond assuring their safe return, and b,
e speclaI arrangement Mr., All acts n
L. bondsman The engagement OF "Th