The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-22

to Chico has been increased, as Presi-
dent Huerta fears that if the constitu.
tioDalists capture the pass the city Of
Mexico will be AT their mercy, 1t
would be q simple matter both for the
rebels TO release the great body Of
water imprisoned behind the dam and
to plunge the city of Mexico into total
darkness by thus cutting off the supply
Of power from the Mexican Light aud
Power company plant at Neeaxa, Pu-
cbla.
Ranidh fire machine guns have been
placed in position at stragetic points
controlling the pass and searchllghts
play nightly over the desolatc country
nearby.
Motion pictures of the federal army
stationed at this point, as well as of
released by the Mutual Film corpora
ton
Selwyn & Co have decided on the
title THE SQuealer' for a. T..
Thomas S new play, which will be
given i preliminary production at the
Plymouth theater, Boston, in about
three weeks The trial performance
cast, with members of Selwyn & Co. s
TWO successes, '.Within the Law and
under Cover figuring in the i'm
portant roles, and including Jane Cowl,
William Courtenay, Ormc Caldara, Lu
ellie Watson Wilton Taylor, Dewitt
Jennings, William B. Mack, Lola
Fisher, Ralph Morgan and others.
Makeup as an art has received an
impetus through the development OF
the photo drama second only TO the
perfection of the art of pantomime, ac-
cording to Anna Little. who appears
in Mutual motion pictures with Kay
Bee, Broncho and Domino productions.
"a moving picture actress is called
upon TO play everything from squaw
to society leader, and changes her
picture character completely every few
days saws Miss Little II mention
is uppermost in my mind duo to the
fact that ] have played so many In
dian girl parts recently for the New
York Motion Picture corporation.
In the old stage days even a stock
company leading man would play
the same line Of parts season after
season, and although the style of her
roles changed completely, her makeup
remained practically. the same-what
course, the character woman was given
ample reason to improve her art OF
maljug-up, but even her opportunity
for character drawings was very small
compared with that given the usual
motion picture leading lady.
But the successful Broadway act
ress is frequently seen in the same role
for a whole season and often, If she Is
very successful. is forced to play the
same part several seasons hand run"
ming. 1t is simple matter to see how
lie
not only to the improvement OF the
players skill as a makeup artist, but
to the growth of the art of acting as
we'll -
The real big names of the hour on
the Orpheum circuit are Blanche Bates
and Sir James Matthew Barrie. Miss
Bates is headed westward to start her
tour in Sir Matthew Barrie's 'FHalf
an Hour,
Among the old acts now starting a
return tour of the Orpheum circuit are
Hufford and Chain, Wright and Diet
rich, and Johnny Small and his Small
Sisters, Sidney Jarvis and Virginia
Dare and Bessie Wynn are taking
their first western trip,
That frocks should express not 40
much the fashions as ones own indi-.
viduality, and that every woman should
dress TO fit her mood II she wants her
clothes TO be becoming, is the theory OF
Mile, Marie Robson, prima donna OF
THE Honeymoon Express" company. the
big thea trical jollfication from the New
York Winter Garden TO he seen at the
Salt Lake theater this week.
Mile. Robson designs her own costumes.
whose startling lines and combina tions
are as great a feature OF the perform
ance as the charming actresses voice. and
each one is. she says the expression OF
her moods for the songs she sings while
she wears It.
"Tt is absolute folly says Mile. Rob
son. for any woman 10 allow others to
say what she should wear Now. Ina gne
you go TO modistc for frocli and she
says YOU mustn't have this and YOU
mustn't have that to be in style. and so
on regardless Of what you arc and how
vou look. You take her suggestions aud
immediately brand yourself the slave OF
Il ashion. Now. this is all nonsense II
may do for the woman who IS only one
OF type. but it doesn't do for a woman
of individuaiity. For her there must he
individuality In gown TO make Il suit
her just she must wear her hair her
own way and follow her own mode OF
life 10 really and truly develop tho best
that Is in her
For myself-well. | think that upon
the stage ones gowns should stand out
and il Is for this reason that 7 like shim-
merIng gold and brocadeS and the glim-
'ner Of diamond trimmings.