The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-20

For the FIRST time since she cnraptured
Salt LaLors with her sweet, mellow voice
and demurc personality in Dolly Var
den" several years ago. Lulu C:laser dis
played her charms for local approval at
the Salt Lake theater last nisht--this
time vivacious Scotch maiden,
Miss Dudclssck' Will not dim the
memory OF Dolly Warden" In places
the music is OF the strength and
quality OF The Chocolate Soldier" As
in Madame sherry" there is one allur-
ing refrain that constitutes the manstay
in the musical strength, and without
IL Miss Glaser's present vehicle would
not serve its purpose to the extent
OF prompting her managers to risk tour
80 far from its original production point
Without Miss Glasers scintillating
presence and talents and the one song
number referred to. Miss DudeIsa OK"
would hardly warrant the prctcntious
production which it has been given. Miss
Glaser is from first 10 last the power
that propes Miss Dudelsack through
three wcll-staged. beautifully mounted
acts.
Strange it may SEEM the piece is
overburdcned with plot; in fact there is
plot enough for a full-siZed pastoral
drama, Zip to the beginning of the lat
ter half of the last act, the audience has
no lucid idea OF what it is all about
1t is not meant to give the nplica-
ton that miss Dudclsack" is not worth
while. The company is large and includes
a capable cast Of principals. The music
is bright and melodous and OF the vi
ennese quality, Miss Giaser's splendid
voice, and the manner in which she uses
II. is too we'll known to- make comment
necessary. Among the principals In her
support there are several excellent
voices. The vocal strength and harmony
in the ensembles OF Miss Dudelsack"
have not been surpassed In any produc-
tion OF the lighter musical attractions
that have appeared in Salt Lake this
season.
The piece is beautifully mounted The
action takes place in and around the Cas-
tie MacHumbar, Scotland. The lighting
effects have been finally worked out, A
rafnstorm, with the accompanying light
Ming and thunder, is realistically worked
ing away. the sun shining forth In It's
pent-up glory, and rainbow slistening
against the black bank OF receding clouds.
One can almost scent the after shower
freshness Of the Scottish highlands. SO
true 70 nature has the illusion been ef
fected.
Miss Glaser wears several beautiful
gowns which become her. The company
throughout Is brightly costumed. pleids
predomlnating In the fabrics.
or the song numbers. ''Oh. You. You
Darling" will haunt the memory long
after Miss Dudclsack'' has ceased to
as 2 waltz-one ycsrrs for more action
on the stage when the alluring strain
quivers through the house--the perform
snce would have been greatly benefited
Love Is King OF Them All and PLUCK
Not the Rose are sweetly sentimental
compositions that will find tneir way TO
local music racks. A concerted number,
"The Macks." Is dashing air. with the
swing and emphasis Of the soldiers chorus
in THE Chocolate soldier"
Miss Dudelsacli' will be the sttrar-
ton at the Salt Lake theater tonight;
tomorrow afternoon and evening. and
those theatcrGoers who have grown tired
of the hurriedly put together attractions
labeled musical comedies filled With trite
tcrtainment in the novelty. color. pretty
women. Uel-rcndered songs and pleasing
music--and overbalancing all. Miss Glss-
er--to mako Miss Dudelsack' worthy Of
their patronage
As Patricia OBrien, in The Chorus
Lady" Miss Adair has come Into
her own AT the Garrick this week
in a way that will not soon he forgotten
bv those who witness her performance.
She scores on a basis equal to the sue
of Rose Stalll. Altogether, me
Chorus Lady is one ~ the best and big
gcst productions Of the Garrick's season.
Not only arc tho big audiences at the
Orpheum this week deeply interested in
the remarkable demonstrations Of Charles
Kellogg the nature singer. but the blasc
stage hands and the other employees
around the thcater. ono and all. arc
taking every opportunity TO study the
work rf this enigma al close range. and
tho discussions that have been precipi-
ta;ed on the subject of y!brs ton are both
ur que and sonnet times heated. They are
all agreed. however. that Mr.. kellogg
does not whistle. but really sings hie
remarkable b!rd-songs.
One of The best bills or the season at
tho Empress viii be brought 10 a clnse
today. with performances this afternoon
and evening beginning W ednesd Y
afternoon. Salt Lai>crs arc 10 have their
first glimpse of the newest dancing nov
city that stage society boasts-the
/ ''Texas Tomny''-thc dance that has
electrified the stage and The popular
rafcs ~ and down tho Pacific coast and
/ that finally found It's wav into tho OK
| elusive dances of tho eastern smart set.
Uenrv Woodruff comes to tho Colonial
! THURSDAY afternoon In THE Prince of
1 Tonight" under the direction of Mort
II Singer. The seat sale for the. local
| engageueni opens at the Colonial box
/ Office this morning. Denver gave this
/ attraction unStinted praise and patronage
.