The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-14
COMP ANY AT THE COLISEUM! IS
 A BIG HIT
Kingston Ebner Players Furnish Real Comedy and SpeCialtles 10
 a Big Audience.

The Kingston -Ebner Comedy Play CTS came to the Coliseum last night and every member made big hit in a fastmoving farce comedy, "Mr. Young of Utah"
 Every seat in the Coliseum was taken, occupied before the photo play feature was half over, and every one went out from the thea tre at the close of the real drama tic feature, perfectly satisfied, all having words of praise for the com pany and the comedy. It is a cinch that everyone who was there last night will be first nighter's on the opening of the subsequent bills of this clever company.
 There have perhaps been many wondering why a good company would come north when the advan- body knows why the company did, but Mr. Gross and Robert McGreer, the manager of the company, did not make mistake. Pictures, nothing put pictures, month in and month out-it was great last night to see a real company, a company composed of ladies and gentlemen, every one an artist and each chasing dull care away and making people enjoy themselves and seemingly en- toying the experience themselves.
 Outside of the small stage and the necessary curtailment for elab- crate opportunity of stage "busi- ness" no better company in the States could have presented MT Young of Utah. The ladies of the company are most attractive, cos tuning excellent and of today's patterns. The men are all good, dressing their parts up to the min ute. The scene painter also added to the production, making one imagine that for the time being they were down below"
 The plot is similar to that of Browns in Town" It requires action, fast at all times Farce comedy is killed if the action is not rapid. That is why the King ston-Ebner players made their hit last night-speed was written ln every one of the three acts.
 There were five specialtles given and all secured encores, merltorlous ones. Miss Ethel Howe, as Prim- rose, the colored nanny, was scream in her song and short dance. Earl Caldwell has a most pleasing voice and could easily have taken an encore, the audience wanted one. Bessie Hill, pretty and viva hearts of the audience and daintily took her encore. George Ebner has played on the Orpheum circuit. The writer knows for he remembers his imitation, which took the house by storm last night just as they have on the "big time" He work ed himself out last night and while getting breath to continue in ms part, made a neat little speech. Perhaps the musical hit of the |evening was that of Miss Mindel Kingston. With spot light play ing on her, her first selection, with accompany by Paul Engell on the organ, went big and she was re- quired to respond three times with rag time selections, showing her versatility as singer and come dienne. Al Hallett, one Of the good old school of actors, made a neat speech and his reference to boosting was taken right to home and he can rest assured his aud fence last night are boosters today. Margery Shaw has little to do in the present bill and gave no spe- cialty but will make most fa- |orable impression before the rep ertoire of the company is exhaust ed. What little she did last night got by in. excellent shape. Robert McGreer contended himself with