The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-18

THE Empress bin this week is good
In spots. II does not harmonic
with the bill of fare. The headliners are
found sadly wanting, while some OF the
lesser numbers matcrialze into first-rate
entertainment.
Court by Girls" the favorite with the
press agent Is far too ridiculous even for
vaudeville 1t lacks the right kind of
comedy and is so loosely thrown together
that whatever possibilities for fun il
might have contained arc lost in the
shuttle.
The playlci. Natures Noblernan," A
very serious attempt 10 drama tie an
episode in the life of Abraham Lincoln
during the civil war, proved popular TO
those fortunate enough to have seats III
the first 6ozen rows Further back il was
almost impossible to understand anything
50 id Oh the stage. Arthur Cogliser as
Lincoln was successful In makeup and
achieved n certain dignity that did not
I'll become the role, but surely the man
who delivered the speech Ut Gettys-
burg had a more forceful voice, Tor all
his gentleness. Fred A. Sullivan, as
his son, prisoner Of war. gives the
usual conventional Interpretation.
Anthony and Ross, Italian comedians.
kept the house in gurgIng state. Both
are fun makers OF the first class. Smith.
voelk and Cronin are the musicians this
week. The man at the piano is excep-
tionally good.
John Gardner and Jeanette Lowrie
manage to get a lot OF fun across the
footlights as an English Johnnie and an
American girl. Gardner is side splitting
with his cockney. Miss Lowrie charms
with her gowns.
a real good jugeler is always welcome.
w. j. Dubois is more skillful than most
and ne has taken the trouble 10 equip
himself with tricks out of the ordinary.
~ p,n,aecs fhiS wool, tho American
Trumpeters, man and two pretty
girls who play trumpets, trombones, eel
los, cornets, guitars and other instru-
ments, as well as sing in most pleas
ing manner. are easily the headlners,
judging by the applause received at last
nights performance and comparing them
with the other acts. The programme
was not so replete with hgh-class acts
that leader was hard to pick.
Next in favor with the audience were
the two trained horses that were able to
add, subtract, divide, unite knots. ring
bells and do nearly everything but talk.
Two trainers assisted the intelligent anil
mails with their acts. There was also
vent stage hands from riding him. When
one of the "supes" finally succeeded in
getting on the stubborn little animal last
night. the donkey nearly kicked the
painted barn down and il became neces-
sary TO lower the curtain before the per-
formers could bow to the heavy applause.
Dorothy Vaughan was plainly desig-
mated on the programme as the dainty
singer and coincidence" While she is |
anything but dainty from the standpoint
OF avoirdupois, she is really good singer
and has three new songs, The reason
she is a comediepne is perhaps because |
she can pronounce the words of the |
songs perfectly enough for the audience |
to understand and laugh at the humor OF |
the lyric writer.
The Piccolo midgets are we'll known in
having travelled around the
various circuits for many years. Their
act this time compares unfavorably with |
previous years although the mere ap-
pearance OF the midgets, only the size
Of small boys, but with wrinkled faces
OF old men, is enough to bring the
laughs.
The less said about r. Robert Carter
and Kathryn Waters the better During
their act one of them said. laying all [
jokes aside" and the other replied. "that
would be good idea, seeing the way most
Of them 60" Most OF their humor was
too deep TO get the laughs and as the
intelligent Salt LalSers there must have
been something the matter with the
hunor,
The Five Bragdons held their own with
a fair sketch One OF the features was
the playing OF two instruments by clog
dancers. A whirlwind finish TO a prize
fight made an excellent ending, One of
the number was especially good In a
Scotch imitation.
AS Hebrew comedian Bobby Bobbins
was not much OF success. However
he is some Italian comedian and although
his songs are old, he makes up with his
wonderful baritone voice and the audi |
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