The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-19
1.-TWO demure gIrls come very close to

TWO dcmure girls come very close TO
stealing headline honors on the new
Orpheum bill from the two attractions
which have been advertised during the
past week as being entitled TO that posi-
ton.
MuTiel and Frances are programmed as
Just Two Girls and that is about all
that can be said. But somehow they
caught the fancy of the audience last
night with their nonsense, singing and
comedy. Possibly the fact that they fol-
lowed Lcnnett and Wilson, gymnasts. in
an opening act that Is easily the best
shown at the theater this season had
something to do with the success OF the
young women Anyway they received the
applause and excepting in those shows
where the acting is "for arts sake" ap-
plause is the one thing most desired by
those in the theatrical profession
Cecil Lean. he w:lo made his start
his real start-as co-star with Florence
liolbrook at the LaSalle Street theater
In Chicago. the home of such big favor
ties as The Time. Place and Girl" is
possibly the biggest hit OF the bill. And
that Is saying considerable, for nearly
every act on the programme this week
is better than the ge. Mr. Lean has
Cleo Mayfield for partner in a sketch
entitled Acting Songs" That is about
as good name as could be selected Tor
the series of song numbers that are put
on by the clever people Toward the last
OF their act they use a third member.
who Is not houorcd With a place or the
programme, but who does his little bit
progress Of "Actine Songs" Miss May
field wears three exquisite gowns. Per
feet dreams" Is the way the writer heard
young woman i'll neighhorlns scat de-
scribe them
Tho co-headlinc act With Mr. Lean Is
that of Marie and Mary Mcfarland, "The
American Nightingales,' The writer ad-
mits his inability to properly describe
the numbers the pair render. Sufficient
10 say that they we're splendid. Both
women have voices which are exceeding
ly pleasing and strilinGly similar. In
fact one can readily imagine that Miss
Mary might alternate in a song with
Miss Marie and one would wonder where
the one began and the other ended, Pos
sibly the number on their programme
which. received the most applause was
the MY Hero" song from 'The Choco-
late Soldier II fairly brought the au-
dience TO It's feet and the curtain raiser.
whose little stunt Immediately followed.
had several minutes OF tho busiest sort
OF q time. The curtain went up, the
Misses Mcfarland bowed their apprecia-
tion and then the curtain went down
again. This was repeated innumerahl hle
times before the audience ceased ap-
In the menu Of good things on the Or
pheum bill one must not forget John Il.
IIuzzard. monoogist Mr.. Huzzard sort
of took it easy at first, but he had every
one convulsed with laughter when he fin.
ished. A recitation, Just Plain Dog,
was its title: made big hit:
Frederick and Mlnita Brads. acrobats.
who perform innumerabe capers. prcced-
ed the pictures and furnished pleasing
entertainment for their allotted time The
man OF the team has an accentric man
ner OF performing his tricks, and the ec-
centricity as much as the stunts them
selves. interesting everyone.
Billy Gould and Belle Ashlyn and the
moving pictures were the other two num-
bers on the bill, Gould and Ashlyn In
their songs and savings would be good
on any ordinary vaudeville bill, but they
are ra ther outclassed in the aggregation
which makes up this weeks prosra mrne.
Possibly II Mr. Gould would avoid giving
the audience the Impression that he is
bored or afflicted with the hookworm 1t
might help. Anyway. II took lot OF
work on the part OF Miss Ashlyn 10 put
tho punch into tho act.