The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-14

There gre siIhouel'ed about \ police
sta ion. tho night time wau6ers. chorus
=irls. Joy riders. Nsif=. down and ont
actors, and the usual natssm and jsiaam
Of \ big city So il is not surprising
that huaIIy one playwright With mmo
originality than his fellows has pictured
for vaudeville some of The chsract ers
TO he found in ~ Night in a Police
station
In fact "A Night in 4 Police Station
is the title OF. the sketch that is 10 head :
line the new bill AT the Empress theatcr
beginning with today's performance Joe
Maxwell is the producer OF the sketch
and he is sending here at the head OF
Of 4 company Of 6ftenn show girls and
comedians LflUc Ruth Francis. who IS
known rs the worlds tiniest policeman,
as she totals Just four and one-haIf feet
pf sparkling, ligh-strunc vivacity, pos
sessinG an excellent singing voice, two
sparkling brown eyes. = cleft chin and
dimpled cheeks. She is diminutive
conedienne whose fun is so spontaneous
that she has proven one Of the big
-est finds in a musical way vaudeville
has known these many seasons.
"Erins Isle" is the title OF Fred w
TIixons swce, idylic Irish romance that
is being featured as tho bills second
hea5liner The sketch contains four spe-
cial scenic features said 10 be among
the most elaborate ever attempted in
American vaudeville, These scenes show
the Meeting Of the Waters. Lake killar-
ney. at Muckinross Abbey, the old mtl
beside O'Sulivsns Cascades where the
nsnshees, as Ircland's fairy soblins are
known, visit the darkness and give the
wisher his or her every desire. Another
scene Will show a farmyard with the
beautiful Gap of Dunloe in the distance
Just ut sunrise, and through the action
OF the sketch William Burt. May IiiNon
and Hortense Searle will sing "killar-
ney," Garden of My Heart and ''Come
Back 10 Erin"
A real tingc Of college life will be in
iected into the new bill at the Empress
when Dean and Price open their Sliit
called ~ Students Apartment! The
little comedy has charming love plot.
iusI enough 10 lend that interest so
popular with all tl1eaiergoers.
The first real black face comedians re-
cruited from the ranks oC those who have
made minstrelsy so famous on The le-
climate stage in Years past arc Gruet
and Gruet, two comedians Of whom Man
laughs three times day al the En-
press.
W J. Coleman needs no introduction
10 Salt Lakers, This irish wit has been
heard here before, and his songs and
stories may always be counted on as new
and excellent NIaGin. Eddy and Nichoi
are European comedy acrobats who VIII
new bill. which begins today at tnc
Empress
ing appearance at tho Salt Lake theater
of The Paris Grand Opera company to-
night. Despite the short time In which
the management Of the opera had TO
bring before the public. the fact that
the company would sing in Salt Lake.
the seat sale has been very gratifying
and indicates that large audience will
he present to hear "Rigolctto sung to-
night
Busy Izzy' the musical comedy in
which George Sidney and company have
been appearing at the Colonial theater
will close its enGaEemcnt with matinee
and evening performances TO-DAY. Carrie
Wehber. chief support to Mr.. Sidney
| is one OF the most captivating come
dienncs seen in Salt Lake this season:
and The chorus is one OF the features
| OF The production.
Nile de Eerv the Trencn beauty
as feature OF The road show. has al
ready sci lovers of art talking Her
| FIRST public appearance on the stage
! was at tho Olympia Paris, and last
| year she won The first prize in an in
! iernational posing contest held in Lon
don. Later she was The feature of tho
| FolieS Ecrgcrn cabaret in New York
| As soon as size concluded her engage
| mcnt there. Martin Beck signed her for
a vaudeville touy. She is accompanied
hy- her father who operates the stcreop-
J ticon used In her act.
! Tho Man Of the Hour" was referred
! 10 by former President Roosevelt as THE
best play 1 have ever seen" This ver-
dict has stuck TO the Broadhurst play
ever since. and this week al the Car
rick where the drama Is being given
/ It's first production here In stock. il has
! AGAIN sprung into poUularitY and is play
| Ing TO extremely heavy business. The
will be given Thursday afternoon. Tho
! ChurUs Lady" Rose Stahl's great sue
cess. will be tho Garick offering next
| week.
Paul ,ENcrtou. a nrime cav9rite with
| local plaNEocrs, and Gertrude Dallas.
| emotional actresses. head IN" cast OF
Tho Gamblers. Charles i<!sin's ab-
sOrhing drama which comes 10 tho CO.
l9nial tomorrow night under the drcc-
tiou of tho AUTHORS Producing COM
many. OF which John Cort is president
Seats arc now sclllne for The entire en-
| GoScmcnt. which runs through the week.
During Lulu Galscr's career un the
cont" opera stage, she has been called
up"n tn Wear mant picturesque and cf-
roctivc costumes. yet none have he'd
more coloIful or becoming effect than
The Scotch Kills which she dors i'm her
latest vehicle. Miss Dudlc - elk" whicn
comes 10 the salt Lake thcatcr Monday
night for three nights and II matinee
\ "Wednesday Miss GalSrr plays The title
role Of the plaN and wears kits in the
first act: later she changes 10 some
artistic modern gowns.
! RARE CURIOS ADDED
I TO DESERET MUSEUM