The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-12

II AUDED by thousands from the At
- Iantic 10 the Pacific and unques-
t!onably the most popular man before
the public today, James j. Corbctt, for
mer heavyweight champion boxer of the
world. gentleman actor and all-round
fayorite. will be the headline attraction
OF what promises TO be an unusually at
tractive Dill, opening at the Empress to-
day matinee. He win offer a mono
logue of sayings and relate a number OF
incidents and stories Of hia meteoric
career,
On the same bill with Mr.. Corbett will
be found a number of the best features
that vaudeville can boast Among them
Elliott, two well-known legitimate stars.
Matrimonial Substitute" The act Is a
comedy that is said 10 fairly reek with
laughing material, the lines are crisp and
the situations funny.
Next on the bill comes Frank Pierce
| and Alice Malice. Both are young and
good looking. Their specially is Of the
| Miss Maizec is said TO be d. bright. win
some little comedlenne with some fine
songs and dances. while Mr.. Pierce is
a clever light comedian with an un-
| usually pleasing personality.
| A welcome addition to the present
| weeks bill will be George Gardner, bet
ter known as ''The Merry Music Box.
Mr. Gardner Is a black face comedian
and clever instrumentalist, one of those
natural comedians, whose ever char
acteristic is funny. including, OF course
| his many facial expressions.
Epse and Roth. two clever vaude-
Williams. arc making their Initial tour
Of the Sullivan & Considine circuit
Miss Roth in.duleing, in a "sit Of feminine
medienne who Is said TO put over fool
ishness SO fast that the audience Is con-
| stantly in a mirthfuIly hysterical condi-
tion during her time on the stage. Her
partner. Al Epse, goes through a series
Of heavyweight Juggling that is said &c
be amazing. Cannon balls and other
nomenon as though they were mere
| feathers.
Campbell and Macdonald are another
pair OF entertainers that never fail ir
novelty singing act that Is said to be
| both new and classy.
Pathes animated review OF current
news events OF interest VIII be one OF
the pleasing features OF the bill. Mutt
and Jeff viii also be shown by the king
| of cartoonists. Bud Fisher.
From the public standpoint. IL probably Hoom'
a comparatively easy matter to produce five
or six-reel picture but when NO como to thlnl
| preparation necessary. tho staff OF carpeutsrr
property men. builders OF antique furniture ant
| brie-a-brac. tho preparation OF costumes aut
uniforms the building Of old.time architecture
| the choosing and picking. from hundreds of Hp
| plicants. tho necssrnry typca and characters e
carry out the realism OF the authors Ideas snc
| the choosing Of tho landscapes or scouery. which
| ~ .mes takes the entire company hundreds o.
miles for certain neoesSary ctfoots. then an.
| then only do really begin 70 see i,tlo o
| the many obstacles to be overcome the executive
staff necessary and tn tremendous labor snc
4 cost OF a picture that tahcs about hour o
| time 10 witnesB 10 the thehter. In seeing 'On.
| Hundred Years OF Mormonism" at tho Salt Laki
| theatsr, the week OF March II, you will hav
| sorns idrn OF the time. labor aud uouey requircs
| to produce n ''reai feature film" Thoro will
bo 4 matinee daily.
| II has beep many weeks since william, J, Reill
offered a play of moro dramatic worth at th,
Colonial than "a Social Highwaymau." whioi
This week forms the bill there, The drama II
in four acts und tho theme 10 tho thoft Of precIo