The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-26

big tIgress, which appears and disappears
in most battling fashion at the or"
pheum this week, understands everything
said TO her. is as gentle as a kitten and
responds audbly 10 her treatment. He
says her growls are easily interpreted,
that when she Is hungry she makes II
known. and when she is pleased she purrs.
No stage aand has AS yet ventured near
enough TO her TO converse with her how
ever. Goldins act is the most pretentious
and lavish magic exposition yet seen on
any local stage
The Ctah theater stage crew has
complishcd wonders this week in prepar-
ing tie props for the production Of THE
Heir TO the Hoorah." The scene in the
ast act where Joe Lacy's miner friends
present "the heir to the Hoorah" with
giant tree, fashioned by their own hands,
is ono Of the most touching in The play,
and 1t also indicates there are artists
hack Of the scenes. because anyone IN
front would swear that the cradle Is
all tlat IL Is supposed to be.
Never in the history OF vaudeville in
Salt Lake has an act OF so unusual
goers as Archie Goodali's walking the
hoop feature. which headlines the pres
ent Empress bill. Goodall performs
feat that no other man has ever been
able 10 accomplish and II required four
years practice. working from six TO nine
hours day. TO enable him 10 do II. The
present Empress bill runs through until
Saturday nlgaU
On account of the delay Of trains the
bin which was to he presented nj the
Pau,ages theater starting today will be
away late. the present bill will he held
over until their arrival. Peter Taylor with
his eight jungle lions appearing FOR the
final performance al today's matinee. SIX
big acts Wiil he seen al each perform
ance. The Eight Original Berlin Madoaps.
whjrlwind dancing girls. Is a foreign inn
porta tion. being sent over from Germany
by Richard Pitrot. tho Pantages European
agent The Alpha SeNtctte OF four girls
and two men presen; singing and dane
ing number OF high order,
An escaped prisoner kIdnaps the son Of
the judge who sentenced him aud cdu
Gates the boy for Il life of crime. The
boy. i'm later years. Is innocently sentenced
By his own father, who does not recog-
nlZe him "a Modern Vendetta" is a
powerful drama, produced in three reels
by the SeIig company. The Catch OF
the Season delightful Lubin comedy.
Is also on the Mchesy bill for today and
tomorrow.
''Tac Good in the Worst Of Us" today's
feature AT the ReE. is two-part tclaIr
ana Fred Truesdel The plot includes the
betrayal OF a bank president nv false
friend The shooting OF the president by
tramp who subsequently confesses, and a
dents stcnoSrapbcr assists In taking some
OF the lll-gottcn gains from the false
friend "'rhc Legend Of the Lilacs."
drama based on an old Scottish super
3tition. Is also on the bill
1.-The Massacre" two-part feature
Biograph production. which Will head the
new programme which goes OF at the
American today, portrays In a thrilling
life drama the early western struggle
toward cviliZa tiou, wherein a terrible
battle is waged in the valley and hor-
rible massacre perpetia tod, While the
film represents thrilling bsttle scenes Of
large perspective and action, n Will be
found that at no time are the main points
OF the characterstically human story II
tells lost. The two leading roles will he
handled by Blanche Sweet and Charles
West. Three other productions will round
| out this programme. which VIII run
! through Saturday night.
4 little over thirty years ago-in 1882.
| 10 he exact-the famous French novel.
| "Frou Frou" by II, Meihac and Ludovjc
! Halevy. was published in Paris and a