The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-06

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song, "I Have Such a Way With Me. .
And that is something every comedieunc
should have. The French call it the
"moi;" we call it personality and
sometimes temperament. So much by
way Of introducing the dainty head
liner at the Orphcum this week.
! 1t is not the charming voice; il is
not the songs she sings that win the
admiration OF her audience. But she
''has such way with her as to
prove irresistible even wbcn dashing
off the mcrcst triflc of comic ditty
"Dainty' is but one of the press
agent E adjcctivcs that justly apply to
her. The critic cannot forego the pleas.
uro OF adding graceful, refined, piquaut
aud bewitehiug. But adjcctives arc
dead things like statues and just as
no song can be appreciated by mere
description OF 1T, so Ethel Green must
be seen and heard before tho secret Of
her charm can be understood
Tie Sisters Gasch. the wonderful gym
nasts. were to have been the first num-
| tcrnoon performance altogether owing 10
| q snowbound train that was bringing
them from Edmonton, Canada Forum
ately for tho evening audience they ar
rived in time TO appear just after tho
intcrmission.
Adricnna Ausarde the English coined
icnne, presented a delghtru comedy, "a
Matter OF Duty which deals with de-
murc little bride who is 3. most fcroc-
lons and precoclous smuSglcr. Miss Au-
! OF whom are supposed TO talk Amerl-
can Tor ono IS an American husband
another Is 4 New York chauffeur and
tho third Is q. plain clothes man who lis
working for the United States OF America
| spottins smugslcra. The play suggests
tnat II might be A good idea for tho gov
erninent 10 employ detectives Wits the
broad English accent Of this stage plain
clothes man, for then no guilty and un-
suspectins smuSslcr could ESCAPE. The
chauffeur demands an additional so cents
IN tone that makes ono try to reckon
how much that sum is in English money
Fhe husband, however. talks American"
and enables us TO institute o. comparison
odlous or otherwise, between English as
Vocaltzcd in different latiludcs. An this
is not To say however, that the comedy
Is IN any wise displeasing. On the con-
trSIry. IT Is ono of the most attractive
sketches that has been produced at the
Orpheum this year
Marionettes have been a. popular
water for centuries, but they arc seldom
seen on the American stage except in
some simple Punch and Judy" show
Schlchtrs royal marionettes were a reye-
lation yesterday TO the Orpheum aud
lences. They are staged in a complete
theater Of their own and are operated
by three men and their wives who do
not show themselves for All instant dur
ing the time the marionettes arc perform
ing. Many striking effects are produced
For example, an ostrich walks proudly
l.,r-. II,
From Borneo' dances with a war club
The ostrich only rctlres after Il has laid
gigantic eT- from which beautiful
green dragon is hatched, 4 comic mar
ionette sambos with the dragon and FIN
ally rides away on its back while ii
breathes forth fire.
Willis 6. West and Hazel Eoyd sppear
in a sketch. THE Bell Hop which is a
vehicle for funny dialogue and graceful
dancing.
Lew CoopeTs character songs reveal
nim as a most obseTvant artist, He WAS
given a hearty hand after each song and
was compelled 10 decline the inSistent de-
mands for more.
4 big nit OF the bill Is Al Rayno's bull
dogs They do a number Of usual and
unusual stunts and b. way of climax
pav football. TWO Immense. parti- coored
footballs that are very light are. given to
the dogs to sport with. They bump the
footballs around the stage and then ont
in the audience. Soon the game between
the dogs and the SPECTATORS becomes fast
The stock company at the Colonial is
giving an able production Of that intense
ly interesting drama. Mrs. Danes De-
fcnse.' The play was happily chosen,
Tor Il is one that will induce theater-
gocrs 10 bravo the friGid weather Al
though William j. Kelly makes the char
actcr of Sir Daniel subtle. Upon tho sub
tlcty OF Sir Daniel and tho strategy Of
Mrs Dane depend tho best action of the
drama. AZ Mrs Dane. Miss Dallas is
surprisingly convincing. handling the emo !
tloual portions Of her lines with impress
slve effect.
Mrs. Danes Defense" in four acts, !
was written by Henry Arthur Jones II
consists OF a woman with past trying 10 |
conceal her byGone shame and succeed |
ing wonderfully uutil her wits are matched |
with those OF a keen, middlc-aCed British |
lawyer with both 3 pcnchant and tall |
cnt for obtaining facts. He wrincs the !
truth from her in a kindly but relentless !
cross examination. In the ewes OF the |
public hs has previously defended her sue
cesSfuliy. but she and h!s adopted son arc |
engaged and he fears the marriage viii |
be miserable Ii Mrs. Dane is not all that
she prctcDdS 10 be.
Richard Vivian IS cas-. in tho serious
role of Lionel Csrterct, a juvenile part
In which tic appears 10 good advantage.
J. Frank Burke cievcriy deliver. the lines
of Canon i:onsey, through which charsc-
ter the autnor expresses entertaining sa-
tire. Mr.. Burkes work IL excellent Eu-
gene Spofford brings ont many OF the good
points la the character of BUlsom Porter.
Arthur Morse Moon has no comedy this
week His clean, correct performance as
Rlsby, 4 bit although allowing him
little 20 do, marks him as one OF the |
most versatile members uf The company. |
4. Forrest Taylor does not appear in q
heavy role this week. The part he PLAYS
That Of Fcuw'ci. detective. puts him lu
only two short sccuc-. Miss Ruth Eidrrdre
Maxim as Mrs. Gulsom Porter. a born
gossip. If ntcrcsting. Miss Ncita Quinn
makes n ioy"Ibi" Janet. the tilted sweet
heart OF Lionel Miss fanchon Ever
iardts Lady Eastncy is good.
Not al the pcoplo wlin camo TO the
;arTic6 FOR Tie FIRST performance last
hight were ablc 10 get inside as the seat
'sle Throughout; the day had been Very
1eayy and by O'Clock ovcry seat was
dkeu and those vino would not wait
or the second performance at 9:l5 were
compelled to leave without seeing the
uncfu and thoroughly palatable musical ,
,omedy, "Peck's Bad Boy" The little
comedian who has scored the past two |
reeks at tie GarIick. Bud Duncan. cs- ,,
ayed the role OF Peck's Bad BOY ana ,
o clever was nc in the part thu, IN. !
Iudicncc WAS kept !n an uproar OF laugh -.