The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-15

IF 1t were not for the uncertainties Of
life things would run along smooth
| ly. This time it is Manager Sutton OF
| the popular Empress who is a little un-
certain as to whether or not his new
cshow Will reach Salt Lake In time for
! the performances today, In view Of the
lateness of trains running between points
playing the Empress shows. Manager
Sutton has decided that 1t would be well
TO hold over the entire show that has
proved tho best and the biggest hit OF
the entire season one more day. for GER
tain 1t is that there are still many thou
sands In Salt Lake who want to see
While Ritchie, the champion lightweight
pugilist OF the world, and as a special
feature for tha extra day he will take
on all comers, thing that should pack
ance OF the show will also remain and
where II is practicable changes will be
made In all the acts. The new show.
which should open today. will open to-
morrow. but the regular change day at
the Empress will be maintained and will
be on Wednesday, but this week only it
will be on Thursday,
From pounding beat as police
man to a notch job on tho Orpheum
circuit Is some jump. Only one man has
ever done 1t. He Is Ed Morton. the eX-
policeman of Philadelphia, who now Is
singing songs very cleveriy at the local
temple OF vaudeville. Morton made 1t.
but he had long way to go before he
achieved his present position; Morton
for two years guarded the Liberty bell
in independence hall. Philadelphia. He
guarded it from midnight to z a. m.
daily, and nothing ever happened to the
the new administration came in he was
fired" Then he went into vaudeville.
The Rex theater offering for today is
6ane So far as picture Sa fo shows
big features on the bill. each Of which
would be sufficient for any programme.
'The New Magdaline" is an Imp pro-
similar to Margaret Anslin's late sue
cess. 'Zira-" The Redemption of White
Hawk" is 1o1-Btson play. The princi-
pal character. White Hawk is in re,
adopted by the red men when child.
There are several dramatic situations in
this piece.
Mutt and Jeff' matinee will be-
gin at 3:s0 this afternoon. An immense
sale Is reported. The last performance
takes place tonight fo houis,ana th iaat Lou
the week, beginning tomorrow night. This
musical comedy comes well recommended
by the press generally.
Not since the Colonial theater was first
opened has that house experienced the
advance sale OF seats that this week is
marking the production OF 'Get-Rtch-
Quick Wallingford." The fact that II is
the first production OF the play in this
country by a. stock company and that
in the title role Mr. Kelly is seen In a
part that was originally Intended for him
BY George NJ. Cohan. who dramatlzed
the piece has added a great deal OF in
terest 20 the presentation and the sue
cess of the star and his company has
been phenomenal Scores OF kilograms
have been received by Mr. Kelly from
prominent eastern stare and managers
congratulating him on his hit In the pro-
duction.
II you really want to see something
real funny and something TO laugh at, a
visit to the Garrick theater will convulse
you TO a certainty. There you will see
Buddie Duncan. who was q scream In
1Peck's Bad Boy" last week wearing
kits and doing the Highland hing to the
tune Of Coming Through the Rye" It's
certainly funny and those doubling need
but come within half block of the
Garrick and they will plainly hear the
roar OF laughter emanating from the audi
ence within. The chorus girls contest
this coming Friday night after each
show Is going TO be hummer. because
the original ''honey girls" OF the Allen
Curtis F'rolics company are not going to
take kindly to the Idea of the Ch!cagoans
coming in and getting away with the ,
contest money.