The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-31

As Kaleidoscope and highly i'm
N nressionistic study Of blue SILK STOCK
t,,s nre,,x women. an utter chaos OF
r,Is,ate, Identities and an uproarious
san,ence OF The most unreconcllahie si'
uotious Imaginable. il Is doubtful IL tne
,,,o,ican or continental stage has had
ANYTHING in years 10 match nc duo
Mouse - a,, nv. Clyde
EI,rh from the German OF AIeHaHue'
Engle and julius Horne. the iatcG ga
Eey York a season OF gasps anc mus 10
with Mable Barrison In the role Oh aus .,
cite Devlne. and when the play was ssn. i
en- tour the Shuberts routed II ln'o Sui'
Ike with Ersa Ryan In the title role.
Thst was some four seasons back any any
tbe ,ngaecment was so Drlet 'Hal 'dS
nights performance OF the l3tce "a 5Is bis
ColonIal bv William j Kelly ana M
company might easily nave peen 'no no
MAYS premier appearance loceily, 81
far as remembrance OF story or ac''o''
went, ,o,to, q
shock absorber isn't necessary In WIZ
Messing 1.-THE Blue Mouse
Admitting Il 10 be the raciest. fastest
moving and most ginsery comedy NIL MI
Kelly has offered during his nineteen
weeks at the Colonial the fun is so cley-
srly handled and so genuine that theTe
Isn't time for any sensation put risloh-
ity. .au
a
road president, IS striving for the APP
pointment as division superintendent o.
the road, and realizing the old man
weakness for pretty women VINO ay,o enyos
known oh the stage as The Blue Mouse
to impersonate his wife with the pres
ident and after a few little dinners 70
land for him the desired DIVISION suPer
intendency. With Rollett's real wife In
troduced into the action OF the farce. TO-
gether with the railroad presidents wife
the real Blue Mouse, Rolletts father. IN
law. the Blue Mouse's fiance and hall
a dozen other characters, the resulting
chain OF complicated situations may be
imagine far more easily than they can
be described.
extracted all the situations and humor
that might have been little broad fof
United States consumption and then
turned out three-act scream
The farce is so essentially French In
theme and development and the risque
little touches that livcn up it's fun sma OK
so gaily OF Partisan night life that II is
difficult TO believe the Germans had ii
first
In any event 1t Will serve Mr. Kelly
and his associates most effectively FOL
the week TO come.
Honors so TO the star in the role OF
Rolett. II is a type that Mr.. Kelly por-
trays TO the life and for first night
performance he worked wonders with
the character.
Miss Lyle'S Paulette will improve as
the week wears along The original por-
trayer OF the character brought TO its
Interpretation a rough and ready night
life demeanor that so far is a little toe
much for the leading lady's inborn gen
tillty Miss Lyle dresses the role to per-
lection. however and hasn't looked more
charming since opening at the Colonial
j. Frank Burke shares honors with Mr.
Kelly. His characterization OF Lewel-
lyn, the railroad president is splendid
piece OF character work. II Is tax or
the actors versatility that ls most sue
cessfully accomplished.
Morse Moon is another who will doubt
less get the proper swing OF the role
he has been given. with another perform
ance or two. and an older makeup foi
the part of Wallus would better become
(hc character Dick Vivian is excellent
as Scarsdale and Miss Baker gives G
good performance Of Mrs. Ilewellyn
Jane Griffith is her prettiest at Mrs
Rollett and the character bits by Harry
Andrews are good.
The Blue Mouse is the biggest leugf
| OF the Colonials season and the out-of.
! town visitors later in the week will fine
| il a touch OF Broadway that doubles!
VIII not go unappreciated.
The talking moving pictures arc tn,
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