The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-02-16

Of the Georgetown University hos
pltal. thus attracting many students
and young girls 10 the theater.
The president, with Mrs. TAFT and
party from the White house,
occupied box. while Charles
Frohman. who has guided Miss San
derson 8 ascent, sat opposite. with
r group OF guests that included
Somerset Vaughan. the London
dramatist. At the end of the first
act, after the performance had
been duly complimented, two Wash.
iugton girls came down the aisle
and, separating, presented Il bou.
quet Of roses to Mr., Taft and
to Mr.. Frohman, respectively. The
latter passed his to a companion,
who threw it to Miss SandersoD.
The young star stamfnered to her
manager and TO her audience,
I'm so grateful TO YOU And
then the president, rising in his
box. threw his roses at her feet.
TAKEN literally, "Tbe Sun
Il shine Girln is r romantic
story set in soap and socialism.
Actually, it was compiled at the
London Gaiety, by Paul A, Rubens,
Cecil Raleigh and some others:
and, being typical of that house,
its soapy side is as fragrant as a
mountain violet and its socialism
as gentle and gallant "a ballad
by Richard Lovelace. As altered
for America, it is rather mon
grel entertainment in which dainty
girls and graceful dances and airy
English music are sandwiched in
between American comedians who
each interpoates his own familiar
brand of Broadway banter, Tom
Lewis rcappears as Steve DALEY.
that George Cohan invented for
him in "Little johnny JONES' and
has repeated in later pieces, always
to our infinite delight Hardly so
much can be said for Joseph Cav
thorn and his accordion; yet there
arc many, many people, who find
him funny. The characters of an
English boatman and a cockney
"cabby' have been tTansplantcd
-Americanized and Germanized-
for these male comedians. On the
other hand, Eva Davenport, as a
talkatiye cook, plays along the
same lines as Connie Ediss, the
London actress of the role-if two
such ample ladies will excuse a
reference TO their "lIues.
DUT to return 10 soap and So
I'D cialism. There is very
English young man, who dances his
emotion eloquently-in short, Alan
Nude, who danced with such
abandon in "'The Arcsdiaus' as
TO almost put out show girls
eve. In this piece he appears as
the heir 10 the successful factory
that makes Sunshine Soap. - OF
course, there is comic opera
clause in the will. If the young
man marries or becomes betrothed
within five wears after his in
heritance, he loses it,. and the fac
tory becomes the property of its
hands. to he worked on A co-opera-
tion basis. (What times VIC live
in. ] suppose if the libretto Of
"The Bohemian Girlp were new,
the gypsies would BIO organized as
limited company; and as for
Robin Hood, he doubtless would
be represented as hiding in Sher-
wood forest to escape a Puio com
mittee.) But the dancing factory
owner meets q comic oncra crisis
with comic opera methods. He dis
nuises himself ms workman, in
ducing a titled friend, the silly ass
role Of the piece. to impersonate
him. The substitute, who has
"thrown UP his commission in
the guards for half commission
on the stock exchange does not
let his false position deter him
from dancing with very pretty
rirl in n "numbor that drew
forth thundcrs of ar0lause that
sounded terrifvingiv like n cave.
in in the subway. But the Castles
are on the ton wave this season
as nightly dancers in the favorite
cabaret on broadway. In sneakirg
Of the slender Young couple simply
as the Castles. YOU understand oS
course that 7 do not refer 10 Alice
aud ECerton, but to Irene aud
Nr-uou
With so wuch dancing and not
an ankle turned the entertainment
reaches haony conclusion With
the arrival of solicitor who saws
the will is rot valid. Everybody
marries someboGv-at least. rm-
braces an ornorturity: the fac.
tory enters WON its co-operntive
career 10 melody ard dance: the IA
voritc SONGS % tho evening are
run over. and "The Sunshine
Girl has added now success TO
graceful musical comedy.
N 1.-THE New Firm. An old