The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-09-08
THE circus is an institution with which

IT HE circus Is an institution with which
everyone is familiar. and is posi-
bly, responsible for the fact that the
smallest child can tell one about the
elephants However. the average circus
elephant TO revert 10 slang is the verlest
bonehead" compared TO any one OF the
three animals that comprise the act OF
Miss Oxford on the new bill OF the Or
pheum theater.
The elephant that Will dance, sit down,
play dead" lift Its master or mistress
to the top of his head with his trunk or
stand on its fore feet after the manner
Of human standing on his hands. Is
are but incidental to those in the roper
toLre Of Miss Orrord's elephants
1t being visiting day, Miss Elephant
telephoning her intention. Mrs Elephant
Is delighted TO see her visitor and shows
II In her actions, The two sit down. and
Maid Elephant serves tea and then goes
come fretful. Baby is cudded by the
nurse and then put into its cradle Dark
ness is falling and nurse brings out the
candle. lights match and the candle,
match with her foot. Baby is tucked in
It's bed and rocked to sleep Suddenly
there is a glare OF flames, Nurse is right
snatches baby from It's Cradle and carries %
II TO safety. The fire department ar
rives, hose is uncoiled and the fire pump
started to work. In the house some ono
orford is rescued by the fireman.
All OF which Is carried on faithfully
oy the three elephants alone on the stage.
Neither attendants or their mistress is
there 10 guide them through their stunts
1t was a wonderful exhibition and was
heartily applauded by last nights audi
ence. And IN acknowledgment of the ap-
plause. the elephants. as well as Miss
Oxford. bowed their thanks
LAMBERT uses the impersonation of
various musicians as means of
Introducing a series OF musical numbers
the last word in finished acting. and his
rendition OF the several compositions of
famous masters on the cello. violin and
piano is beautiful.
Phna and her company furnished an
entertainment that seemed to strike the
popular chord. Especially interesting was
the work Of the company" three pick
anninies An intricate dance concludes
the act
Some of the jokes told by Taylor Holmes
had a rather familiar flavor. but the
comedian has a way of getting them
smallest part OF joke lies in the telling
or II. One cannot help but being i'm
pressed with the clothes worn by Holmes
He Is a verita BILE Beau BrummeI
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Allen have
sketch called She Had to Tell Him"
the story OF a honeymoon incident OF
wealthy and middle-aged man Of the
a'' bl OUT a lew nOlcS.
The sketch has number OF bright lines
which drew the applause OF the auditors
Harry Devine and Belle williams in
The travelling Salesman and the Female
Drummer. and Rial and Atima euuillb-
rists. with the moving pictures, make up
the balance of the bill
"On Parole, the military romance
from the pen of Lewis Evan Shipman n.
received a warm welcome when offered
by the Utah Theater Stock company last
night. 1t Is a stirring story Of the clos
Ing DAYS Of the civil war which has in
VI much OF patriotism and pathos which
makes an appeal TO all. Its four scenes
set In The south among the losers in tho
great war OF the rebellion. are touching.