The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-29

With eicht acts on the bill and the
headliner acknowledged to be one of
the funniest comedy features in vaude
vile, the Empress today begins the
thjrty-first week OF it's season
In increasing the number OF acts on
the programme, Manager Mccoy mad III
mind the large Decoration day audiences
that are already assured local tbeaters,
as for week past heavy reservations
have been recorded for seats at the
Empress for the coming holidays per-
formances. The Empress. with its spe-
cal seating arrangement, its perfect
ventlating and air cooling devices, now
that the warm days are on when low
temperature inside theater is so cs-
sential TO ones comfort and enjoyment
OF the entertainment. will doubtless Of
fer an even stronger Incentive TO attend
ance than previously.
In the announcement that Fred Kar-
nos London comedians headline the new
bill, presenting "A Night In an English
Music Hail. there Is good news To pat
rons Of vaudeville. The farce is bigger
and better than ever before and TIE same
cast OF English pantomimists. including
Charles Chaplin as tho "souse," will
present IL, who originally made the
sketch so famous In this country and
Europe
Another feature of the bill will be the
Apollo Trio, who come direct from the
Empire theater. Mologne, Italy, as plastic
posers representing bronze classics.
Dainty little Matte Loclsette. who was
the original Mary Jane In Buster
Browns Sweetheart" is described as one
OF tho most diminutlve actresses now In
vaudeville. She. too. is on the BILL and
following her will come Lee Zimmerman,
who is styled "a Whistlng Imperson-
ator," and who is able TO initiate birds
and animals perfectly, He gives the
treble tones Of almost every domestic
bird and then switches TO the whistling
of classical and popular tunes.
Munnford and Thompson are billed as
two clever singing and talking comedians.
whose act is styled ''Humoroslties." Al
In a clever oddly entitled "The Wrong
Note" Lewis Is q clever German come
dian. while Mr.. Pearson characterizes the
we'll dressed actor. The comedy OF the
German, who persists in hitting the wrong
! note on his flute throughout tho mock
rehearsal with the orchestra.
Ono OF the seasons newest vaudeville
discoveries will be offered in funny pan
| iomime novelty termed "The Soldiers
Dream" which will be offered by. Joe
| Spissel and his company of comedians
The scene represents regiment In camp
| With the commanding officer and his
aldo IunchIng. They are presently ap-
preached by a private, who seems TO be
dIer Jumps, falls and goes through many
| eyrations, and soon the entire aggrega-
| tion are running and bounding about
| leeping we'll clear Of their tormentor
| Patnes Weekly Of important news nap
penings will finish up the Bill.
| That Willard Mack struck "A popular
production In ''If Were King is proved
| Nv the large and enthusiastic audiences
| which are in evidence at the Orpheum
| ihis week In order TO supply the heavy
demand for matinee tickets the nanaEe-
ment have arranged to give an extra
matinee this afternoon In addition 10 the
regular Thursday and Saturday matinees.
| p BehearsaIs are now under way for "The