The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-20


IL headiuer in vaudeville. stirred
the curiosity OF two large audi
encos at the Orphenm yesterday.
He is the tiuiest headIiner in vau-
dcvillc, but be is mighty mite. He
enarts his varied stunts with all the
SELF possession and stage poise OF a
George Conan or Lew Dockstader.
Critical spectators watched eXpcctantiy
for the childish treble or some sign oi
faltering and timiditv which would re
veal Little Billie as Just q boy
instead Of a prodigy, And yet there rs
nothing too precocious about his acting.
There is n freshness in his manner that
is too often lacking in the studied art
OF child actors.
Not satisfied TO set Off the brillancy
of Little Billie" by the ordinary means.
the circuit" has provided him with one
OF those special curtains of red plush
that lackeys draw aside with strings. II
adds distinction just like one Of the
handbils that reads "Mr. Belasco pre-
sents Mr. Irving Mansfield in Shake
speareap repertoire
AS his first number Little Billie
chose a song and dance in which Ire an-
peared very much dressed up as fine
beau With top coat and hat, a cane,
flashing scarfpin and all that sort OF
thing. lie sang n cheery little song
about I'd Like to. Pretty Maid, but I'm
Afraid Then Little Eiliie'' emerged
from lhe rcd plush background as u
Dutch boy in wooden shoes and sang in
a delightful Teutonic dialect such us
would make l.fe-size comedians gnash
their molars with envy. The dance in
wooden shoes which was the sequel of
the song aroused the audience to en-
thusiasm. The third number was reel
tetion OF Eugene Fields verses about
The Gobilns ,ul git sou ef you don
watch out. This was perhaps the most
artistic Of all the numbers, and revealed
the boys wonderful command OF facial
expression and appropriate gesture. The
final number was n clog dance in tramp
costume and then in the costume OF n
dandy.
One OF The most original comedians
who has come this way is T. Roy Barnes,
who, with Bessie Crawford, appeared
last night in "A sketch entitled "Thc
Fakir and the Lady" II would be pre-
sumption TO attempt q description of the
odd and varied means Mr.. Barnes adopts
10 provoke laughter but he trlumphs in
whatever method he essays. Even when
he is cracking the jokes Of twenty years
ago he makes them shine He is an
excellent second md man in polishr-
up these old Jests. but he has many new
ones and q style that is all his own,
Usually ''joshing' with the audience by
the vaudeville actor OF actress promotes
excessive fatigue among the patient pat
rons but Barnes performs this feat IN
such q novel and friendly way that he
is permitted TO walk down into the
aisles without being met by threats of
mansaughter.
Mignonette Kok!n. 'thc original Eng
lish turkey hop girl" is a most grace
rul dancer and imitator OF other dances,
She Is equally at home whether present
ing the classic toe dance or the ragtimc
steps OF these United States
Warren and Blanchard are the Come
dian and the Singer One-ii matters
not which one--is a blackface comedian
and the other is singer. and they get
across the footiights in most commend
able style,
The Butterfly is the story OF
"chorus lady" who has SHARED a rich
Irish contractors son into loving her The
contractor forces his way into the dress
and in the end he begs her to become his
son . wife, II Is pleasant little farce
and gives Miss Frankie Carpenter and
Jere Grady, as Michael Murphy. the con-
tractor. the high satisfaction of Keeping
the audience In excellent humor through
out the act.
Eldora and company are comic manlpu-
lators OF heavy weights. Eldora performs
many striking featS and Company fun
nlshes tie funny business. The conclud-
ing feature Of the bin Is a troupe OF edu-
Gated monkeys. The most remarkable
achievement OF these Simians. If not the
most picturesque, is the playing Of
"Suwanec River and "The Lost Rose of
Summer on bells.