The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-27

z NINA TRENTINI is a star playing
~ 'Thc FREELY" and naturally she
shines more luminously than any FREELY
even OF The FIRST magnitude. But at that
this tiny diva is scarcely bigger than a
June DUS. one maryeis at inc pTodlglous
power % her IyrIc sopluno, wmcn ~ VI
sidhu opera proportions, even IL her
PnysIpuc - not,
me FlIcny, il is said, was written
rounu tnc personality ol Nine. TrenLlu,
no plays the part OF an lIallo- American
IomDON. The author OF the book ana
IyilcS Is Otio Iaucrbuch u SAT- Lake
genus, who mas won metropolitan II nut
cosmopolitan success. The music is by
nuuun fEtnl, VINO mas furnished beauu-
iut creation FOR many sp!endId singers.
men and women. Mime. 'ircntni. or per
maps the inpccsarlo, Artnr TANNER
stem, deserves nISn commenuatiCn iUr tne
DrIinant galaxy ol associates IN wmcu The
little star moves SO glououSIy.
Nine. TrcnUn lS magnIficently en-
dowcd with voice Jnat sue leaves such
small gifts as good luoHs TO otncr mem
heiS on the company. Needless TO say.
she looks much better a tomboy tnau
three roles winch she takes III this pleus-
ant comedy opera.
The F1rchy" has clever plot. as
musical comedies 20, although some uf
the Ideas are exceedingly tritc. The hu-
NOR is supplied by JcnKInS, a sort OF So
"lai ScncTahssimo, who is troubled with
weak heart and is compelled to take
frequent doses of strychnlnc tonic aud
indulge In d Irritation with Il tickle French
maid TO strengthen the heart action.
The main plot deals with the love OF
the singing girl for Jack TraNers. who is
FOR several years OH the abyss OF marry
ing someone he does not love. On the
mp 10 Bcrmuda-thc entire drdmatiS
porsonae being the Yoyagcrs-thc italian
singing girl with whom Jack has nirted
on the pier, much 10 the naming rage
a a lon nI fan ,il
SulSeu as n cabin boy. Geraldine Van
dare. Jacks llanCcc. finds that she Is in
love with Jacks uncle. John 1hurston.
who Is beslcgcd by her mother, Mrs
understandings of a bewilderng variety
and the gay Bermuda party is broken up
In New York. three years later. the little
tomhoy has evolved INTO d great star UNI
der the direction OF Herr Professor,
loVahle old German music master and
she consents one evening to sing for Mrs,
Oglesby Nandarc, That night all the
mutual miSundersta ndinCs are turned to
understaugings Jack wins his Nina OF
The glorious voice and all Is well for him,
for her and for everybody.
Oscar FIgman, as the long lean. lanky
Jenkins, who Is supplied with "A solid
ivory brain. is the embodiment OF drollery,
John Thurston, the uncle, is impersonated
by Melville Stewart. who has most grace
Geraldine Vandare. the iianccc, is i'm
personated by Grace Hanson, who has
both voice and beauty, Sybll Vandare
wanders through the plot without any
seeming rason d etrc but the audience
discover that they arc glad of her pres
ence. for Miss Vera DeroSa has a sweet
voice of crystalline quality The role OF
the French maid Is taken by Betty Bur-
nell. who is an attractive dancer and not
without vocal charms In her dancing
she is accompanied by Pietro Dohn
Htnes). who is equally skilled In the lat
est intricacies of Terpsichoro.
The favorlte duet last evening was
Sympathy" sung by Miss Hanson and
Melville Stewart. "'rhe Beautiful, Ship
from Toyland." sung by William Woln
who enacts the music master, and by the
chorus, also won much applause Need
less to say. however. the songs cf Nine
Trentini. with Craig Campbell who played
Jack Travers, and with other members
OF the cast, were the vocal triumphs OF
the evening. The finale OF the second act
In which all the principals and the chorus
partlcipa ted. aroused the audience to en-
thusasm. II contains many inspiring
strains and is triumph or a high order
for Rudolf Friml
The Fire1y" will be presented tonight
and tomorrow. matinee and evening.
STHFCKERS' had so much hard luck
" that the troubles OF others seemed
like jokes, but his cheerful disposition
was always evident and finally changed
his fortunes.
Henry NJ Blossoms great race track
story. "CheCkerS.'' - with Thomas W Ross