The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-26

Tr Is not always that headiner wins
Il the enthusiastic welcome that was
accorded yesterday afternoon and even
Ing TO the Mountain Ash male choir at
the Orpheun. This is one of the most
notable musical organizations In the
world and every member deserves much
credit for the wonderful ensemble work.
The repertoire last night included classi-
cal selections from Gounod. Faust and
Petrie One OF tho choir's masterpieces
is 'told Black Joe" and another the "Gyp-
sics' Laughing Chorus"
Next In the quantity and quality OF
the approval received yesterday was the
one-act comedy, The Battle Cry Of
Freedom" which is not a war time drama
unless divorce can be called war time
The play was written by BoScnap Bull
ger and May fully and one Of the au-
thors, to-wit. Miss Tully plays the lead
ing role
Two Mrs. Smith engage quarters at
Reno hotel by wire and because the
divorce business Is rushing and the hotel
Is crowded both women arc assigned TO
the same room. One Mrs. Smith is girl
ish, wecpy. hysterica and worshiper
OF the husband she intends to divorce,
The other is an actress somewhat blase
and world weary who has discovered
that the divorce she thought she had OBJ
tsined nisS years before ei, is INVALID The "my my
courses in characteristic style turns out
to be "our husband" The divorce proves
to be valid after all and Mrs. Smith No.
| squares "our husband" with Mrs Smith
No, 2's ideal. Miss Tully as No. 1 and
Miss Frances Carson az No, 2 are al
most equally effective and won lavish
an 1ttty1n In d. lryI1f
The bill opens with comic and slap
stick work by the French pantomlmic
gymnasts, 'Honors and lie Prince" who
Kelly and Mamie Lafrerty do difficut
dancing. The shadow dance is q clever
bunco game that must be seen TO be ap-
preclated. Some features o: the act could
be expurgated without causing any re-
gret among the judiclous patrons of po-
lite vaudeville.
Harry Atkinson Is "Thc Australian
singing or playing causes trees OF other
missiles to follow him. His claim to
such an exalted appellation depends upon
hs snts sk such F s thu banjo" %us'fa e
violin and concertina, His vocal organs
are constructed along most extraordinary
lines and the trlumphs he achieves stir
his audience to wonder and applause.
The two O'Mcer sisters do some Inter-
esting stunts on the wire and conclude
their act with Russian dance on a
The daylight motion pictures this week
show the Elks' national convention.
Portland Democratic harmony, Wilson
and Clark meeting; the batueship New
Mayor Harrison Of Chicago inspecting a
new tunnel; ladies' bathing suit contest.
Venice, Cal. Seattles Golden Potlatch. an
interesting carnival; four million dollar
flood In Denver. Colo. Cubs VS.. Giants,
Marauard loses: dynalnltlng the skies, In
terestinE experiment
Beginning Friday night, August 80.
with two performances on Saturday.
! "Pomander Walk" Louis n. Parker 9
comedy of happiness. with almost the
appeared in it for whole season at
Walack's theater, New York, will be
seen for the first time In Salt Lake City
at the Salt Lake theater, Several mem
country, having been connected with rep
utable dramatic companies during Amerl-
can tours The Lieblcr company Is send
Gng this superb organization for Il tour
| the west until January. when It goes
| again to the cast for return engagements.
with three of tho largest audiences of
the season 10 Its credit Sunday, the
| Empress is today on the last lap OF Its
forty-fourth week and the bill that is
company in THE FREELY" John r Muir
,-y and his funny sayings; Herbert Brooks
with his card manipuIations and trunk
! mystery: the Krags trio OF European
gymnasts; Allen Dinehart and Anna Her
itege In Gertrude Dean Fords laughab BILE
sketch, "The Two Rubics." and Irene and
Bobbie Smith, is giving the Empress one
OF the biggest weeks since the opening OF
| the house. II Is an all-star bill, The
week will close Tuesday evening
| There Is a new bill at the Rex which
mad its initial presentation yesterday and
| will run until Wednesday. Headed by n
| new Eclair three-reel feature, robin
| Hood" and Including two photodramas
and 5000 COMEDY ree!, II is one OF the