The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-23

MT ILLARD MACK and Marjorie Ram
w beau are headlined at the Orpheum
theater this week In two new sketches
by Mr.. Mack the first, Little Mex" be
Ing shown through Wednesday, and the
second, Just Plain john the last half
Of the week
Little Mex" is story OF the Mexican
border; the scene being laid IN a Texas
town In which refugees have been shelf
cred. Little Mex Polita. the girl after
whom the sketch is named is a half
breed: who in common with many OF her
kind IS of superstitious nature and be-
lieves IN what the cards tell her" she
loves Michel, a Mexican gambler. who IN
the course OF events kills an American IN
Quarrel over dice game. Michel seeks
| refuge q the home of Polita and the
sheriff follows him there. The latter
forces betrayal OF the Mexican's hid
ing place by playing on the Jealous ma
Michel pretends fatal injury and the
| sheriff leaves after telling the girl that
| in reality she had no cause 10 be iealous.
\ happy ending is given the act when 1t
develops that MichepS injury is only In
| the arm and he Is saved through the
| girl Tie piece is distinctly ono for Miss
| itambcau and She is given an excellent
| opportunity for character portrayal In the
| part OF Polita. For first presentation
! that sketch went with a vim last night
and in all proba bIlity it Will, when fully
| seasoned, be as successful as those other
two sketches by Mr.. Mack, ''Kick-in" and
| ''Viudica ton" Mr.. Mack enacts the role
Of the sheriff, Lillian B. Rambeau ap-
pears as The mother OF Polita and Arthur
j. Price is cast as Michel.
Other numbers on the Orphcum bill
are. as whole above the general avs
| era ge There Is d weak spot or two.
nota bly, the first act, but one cannot ex-
grade.
Francis Dooley Is given The blg type
| on the programme and that announce
meut tells ono tina I Dooley is assisted by
| al IN hot
That's silly part Of the announcement
Is correct. but the balance. should be
"Corinne Sales, assisted by Francis
Dooley." There Is grave doubt II Mr.
Dooley could get one-half Of the ap-
plausc he received II he was working
alone Miss Sales. TO say the least, is
The pair were a big hit ct the evening
performance and the audience was rcluct-
ant 10 let them leave the stage.
"Bla ok face" lines; costume. songs ant
OF the work Of Eddie Leonard, the min
strelma and Mabel Russell. Mr.. Leon
ard work is OF charac cter that is
notlceabIy finished" and was appreci-
ated by everyone. Incidentally he Is {
300 hitter" when it comes to dancing.
DIR. Carl Herman uses quantity q
electrical energy and vast amount o.
physical energy in his demonstration o
a series OF electrical experiments. The
audience is informed by Dr. Herman him
self that he really is a wonder--one o
|
. | size his greatness Herman wears his mus
tache Ia Kaiser Wilhelm and wear!
enough jewelry. including golden ol
gold-looking bracelet. 10 stock an ordi'
nary store. Herman uses men from the
audience To add comedy 10 his perform
au'e and with all credit TO his anna ten
nr professional Observation-Disclosures thel
I arc-the latter are responsible for TIL,
, SUCCESS OF the act.
Miss Villa Holt Wakefield sings he
own songs In her own inimjtable wa,
. w.iiie playing her accomps nineDts on tn
! plano. Her offering is of Il novel ma
, turc and, while the Idea Is not n new on
I In vaudeville. II won much applause las
night.
{ Golemans animal act closes the bill
n lllustra ting new tricks that have bee1
/ cleverly taught 10 dogs and cats, Tn
. animal family gets along capitally an
= performs interestingly.
y The Riccl trio opens the blu with tn
y men playing violns and the woman Sing
Ing. The woman Is singer OF consider
" able ability, but her partners arc han
~ dIcap rather than q help. The act !
- | ono Of 'those European novelties" tha
:, the press agent writes yards about. Mos
" OF the aforesaid European novelties seer
= to open or close the vaudeville shows
q Flttingly the RlcciE have been place
first on the programmes fitting plac
r. for them, because II is a pleasure TO hav
,, the act over With.