Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-01-16
They Took
Audience
by Storm
''The ElkS Tooth" Last Night
far Out=ClaSSed any AM
eteur Play Seen in Salem
House Crowded to Doors

"The Elk's Tooth" presented at the
Grand opera house last night had two
serious faults. One that the curtain
went up too late, and the other that
it came down too early These faults,
however, can never be remedied for it
would still remain if the curtain went
up at 6 o'clock and came down at
midnight.
The big theatre was jammed to the
doors when StOudenmeyer's fine or
ches5ra struck up a bit of lively music
that set feet patting and heads nod
ding, and few moments later the cur
tain went up on what proved to be the
most delightful amateur presentation
ever staged in Salem.
The opening scene was on the deck
of big ocean steamer, and surely no
big liner ever saw a pretter bunch of
girls than blossomed out on the big
stage as the curtain lifted, and the
little maids in white and the bigger
ones ranged behind them joined in the
opening chorus, "0n the Deep, Blue
Sea-" The incidental solo in this song
by George C. L. Snyder, who was
Bowln Knott, mate Of the big ship,
displayed his fine voice to great ad-
vantage and the hearty applause fol-
lowing it showed how keenly it was
appreciated. Miss Ada Miller sang
another of the incidental solos in fine
voice and with charming expression.
Ed Piasecki, as Griddle, the Negro
cook, took the big audience by storm
when he sang in an inimitable and alb
solutely indescrlbable way a catchy
Coon song entitled Jane" which was
encored again and again.
Next came Salem's favorlte, Mrs. W..
Carlton Smith, who poured out a veri-
table cascade Of liquid melody to "The
Lonely Moon" Her voice, always su-
perb, was at Its best, and with her
poise and splendid stage presence, 1t
was number that brought her back
and back again and still the big audi
ence was not satisfied. However, ev-
erybody has heard Mrs. Smith and
hence realize 1t Is useless to try to
tell about her voice, as to do so would
leave no adjectives Of praise for use
later The writer thinks her first
name is just little off. 1t should be,
instead Of Carlton, "Caroi-tone."
This number followed, or was part
of a very pretty little side act between
Mr.. Egan, as One Nyte Stand, manager
of the company of which Mrs. Smith as
Miss Winnerway was the prima donna,
and this in turn gave place to duet
by the two, assisted by the chorus.
About this time Wienie Worst, L. R
Steelhammer, and Easy Tyne, Graham
p. Taber, boarded the ship from a
passing vessel, and became the center
of attraction from that time on, and
they celebrated their coming with q
topical song "Stlck Around Awhile,
which the chorus made doubly attrac-
tive with their dainty little Holland
costumes and rhythmic movement.
The second act opened with a can
nibal scene in which Easy Tyne and
Wienie Wurst are captured and exam
ined as to their fitness for eating pur'
poses, the choice falling on the latter
Here the "Elk's tooth" comes in, fol
Wienie wears one the size Of goose
egg Just below his bosom, and thii
proves to be fetch that saves theil
lives, and leads to the series of events
that are strung along the thread o
the play.
Mr.. Taber had most difficult part
but interpreted 1t splendidly, ant
Steelhammer--well, he took the hous
by storm, especially when he did som
graceful dancing Many are no doub
wondering yet IL he has his legs un
tangled.
Miss Emma Kline, as the belle o
Kokomo Island. caught not only tn
fancy of MIR. Easy Tyne but Of the bi
audience, for she was certainly a
pretty and graceful a wild fawn Of
girl as ever graced a stage-or fores
Miss Hazel Brixon, as Princess MAY
daughter of the King, did some mos
excellent work and the audience show
ed its keen appreciation of It.
One Of the prettiest scenes and on
of the best songs Of the evening wa
near the close Of the second act whe