The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-21

men first appeared in Chicago they
were verltable riot. Since then their
tour over the Orpheum circuit has been,
IN vaudeville parlance, one big - clean
up. They sing and dance in their ma
tive costumes, do Harry Lauder stunt
III kits and generally enact the roles
of Celestial cut-ups i'll screamingly
funny style.
Double Juggling is the forte of the
Blank family, who Will be features ON
the new bill; in fact, they calm to be
champions of Europe IN this line a
vaudeville cndeavor. DeXterity and
comedy are strongly combined. The
star of the act is little blonde girl,
who is as clever rs she is good looking.
Another act on the new bill will be
that offered by the Two CARTONS, who
These young men do a difficult routine
of acrobatics, each feat being finished
in new and unexpected way.
The Kclli Duo are a couple OF clever
ACCORDION players. who undoubtedly
viii be prime favorites on the Christ"
mas bill,
The exclusive first-run motion pic"
lures will be a couple Of films, one
telling the story of Bauty Tim and the
ing the growing and gathering of CO.
Goa beans.
The symphony orchestra under the
direction of Ed j. Fitzpatrick will rem
der some excellent music IN the form
of concert prior to each performance
a \ up-to- date farce with TSetty
~ girls furnishing the fun is the
~ excellent headline act at the
Empress this week. Using Gill
bert & Sullivan IS 'Trial by Jury as a
basis. Thomas ]. Gray and Max S, Witt
have built a satirie playlet which they
call "Court by Girls, y showing what
may happen if women control the Po-
lice courts and juries. a number of
musical ensembles are interspersed, in
cluding "In Lonely Land and THAT
Dance while Helen Violette as the
district attorney, and the counsel and
Jury do "The Court House Glide,
which is very pretty and entrancing
dance. The big scene Of the play is
one in which man is being trled by
the young ladies for breach of prom
ise, There are many complications
which provide lively fun. The act IS
elaboratelv staged and the women beau
tiful to look upon.
OF next Importance IN winning ap'
plause is the dramatic playlet, g Ma
ture IS Noblemap," being a historic incl
dent of 1863 with Abraham Lincoln
as the central character. The scene IS
laid in an old bookstore on PennsEl-
vania avenue in Washington, u. 7. inc
playlet contains fine toueh or senu
ment and grips the interest OF every
thorough American. The story is OF the
bellicose days. the time shortly after
the battle of Gettysburg, and the TO-
Gale of the national capitol itself AT
thur Coglier enacts the presldent roie
in a splendid fashion,
Jeanettc IJowre and John Gardner
form combination or names that
should live long in the memory OF salt
Lake theatergoers. This talented Team
offer ono of the best musical numbers
that has ever appeared in local 7aude-
willie house. AS the American glrl ana
the English johnnie they introduce some
refreshinply new conversational humor
and song comedy that is irresistible.
Anthony and Ross, two smiling sons
Of sunny Italy. arc indeed Lively come
dians and register the real big applause
hit of the bin. There is probably no
character that has been overdrawn as
much as the variety ''wop,' but in the
senators the character is presented as
a classic. SO great has been their sue
ccss that they now hold contracts for
two prominent parts in a Broadway pro
duction which has an early opening date
this spring. ,.,
ody seems to haze the same grip on
favor that it has held so long and if
smith, Voclk and Cronin continue in
Producing it there is a possibility that
it will live forever. With their breezy
manner, their method of delivery, they
could get most any old kind of melody
over the footlights.
Juool;no acts as a rule do not excite
riotons enthusiasm and unless there is
something particularly new they create
little excitement. But Du Bois is en-.
tirely different than any juggler who
has visited Salt Lake in long time.
He realizes that there is little new
about juggling and has Enlightened up
his number by using novel articles and
therein lies the secret OF his success