With the First Nighters I
The announcement made early in the week
that "The Blue Mouse," one of New York's theat
rical naughty naughties will be seen at the Grand
here early in June has created some little inter
est among playgoers, as the play is being pretty
widely discussed throughout the east It is to be
hoped the report is true and that the Broadway
play will follow Mrs. Fiske's appearance at the
Grand in June.
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Toned up with a good, strong headliner, the
Orpheum show this week would prove an unusual
ly good vaudeville bill. As it is, from Harry
Tsuda to the pictures there is little to be desired
in the majority of the acts. Tsuda is in old-time
form with his balancing feats, and Frank Whit
man has a rather novel piece of work in playing
the violin while buck and wing dancing. Harry
Foy and Florence Clark add twenty or thirty
minutes of fun to the program in a one-act farce
and Edythe Chapman and James Neill present
j Julian Street's sketch, "The Lady Across the
Hall," with a lot of clever acting and becoming
clothes.
Lotta Gladstone is a dark spot on the bill with
country girl studies that grow tiresome after the
start. The four Rossiters offer a dancing turn
that ranks with the best and their work has been
been a hit on the bill at every performance. The
. Baader-Lavelle trio close the show with bicycle
riding that embraces several new features.
For the bill that opens tomorrow night, Fanny
Rice is announced as the headliner, presenting
her latest creation, "The Minature Mimic Stage."
, ' Violet Black and her players will appear in Ed-
' ward Allen Woolf's one act comedy, "In the Sub-
i way," said to be one of the best sketches on
the circuit. The other acta include Six Little Girls
and the Teddy Bear, featuring Everett Scott; The
Kitabanzai troup of Japanese jugglers; J. Her
bert Mitchell, baritone soloist; Chinko, a youth
ful juggler, fresh from the London music halls;
and Minnie Kaufman, who has several stunts on
a wheel to offer.
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. Miss Hall and her associates have had a very
successful week at the Colonial, presenting that
clever little farce, "The Liars," a play a trifle
familiar, perhaps, to the regulars, but neverthe
less sufficiently well produced to be enjoyable.
Miss Hall and Mr. Heffron seem in a fair way
of retrieving the ground lost through the with
,; drawal from the company of Willard Mack. Nor
' 13 there any reason why they shouldn't make this
loss more than good. Mr. Heffron is a talented,
versatile actor and ably supports Miss Hall. The
latter's characterizations take a wide range and
of those seen so far here her Lady Jessica this
week is among the best. The support of the com
pany is excellent.
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Willard Weihe has so often in the past ap
peared successfully locally that it was possible
for him to add but little to his reputation as the
soloist of the afternoon at thd final concert of the
Symphony orchestra at the Colonial last Sunday.
He was at his best, and his selections were splen
didly rendered. Mrs. K. T. McGurrin, harpist,
and the orchestra in tho numbers it rendered
were excellent, and the concert was unusually
well arranged. The only regret is that it is the
last of tho season.
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For a prize aggregation of fosslllze'd voices,
ossified acting and general worthlessness In a
theatrical way, tho Lewis and Lake Musical Com
edy company that for three or four weeks has pre
sented frc'hy farces at tho Bungalow Is entitled
o the ribbon. The only difference in their shows
j . a chpnge of names anr soiled lingerie. The
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Bungalow has offered so many good attractions
during the last two or three months that it is
regrettable the Lewis-Lake company were ever
permitted the use of the house. Prospects
brighten up for tfio immediate future, however,
with the return to the theatre of Mary Hall and
company. ? & &
The Skelton violin recital of the early part of
the week at the First Congregational church
proved a treat for those who attended. Aside from
the musical numbers Mrs. William Igleheart gave
"The Book" as a reading.
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Several Salt Lakers who were in San Fran
cisco Monday evening attended the formal open
ing of the new Orpheum Theater In that city.
The play house is the latest to be added to the
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Hairy Hermsen in "The Burgomaster." H
Orpheum circuit and is one of the largest and
finest theatres to be found outside Chicago and
the east. With the dedication of the house the
Orpheum people issued an artistic, interesting and
beautifully illustrated booklet descriptive of the
entire list of Orpheum houses.
"The Burgomaster" is coming back to say
good-bye. This time at the Colonial, where Salt
Lakers will have an opportunity for the first
time of seeing the rather old but tuneful Pixley
& Luder musical play at popular prices. The
show was one of the attractions of the early sea
son at one of the other local houses, and returns
tomorrow night with practically the same cast.
Besides the star, Mr. Hermsen, a loctn fa
vorite, the company Includes Leo Kendall, who
will be seen as Doodle von Kull, the Burgomas
ter's secretary; Robert W. Albright, the Har- M
lem Spider, Joseph F. Rooney as Oaptain Spuy- M
ten, George McKissock as Blue Feather, H. E.
Scott as Terrance Rafferty and Fred W. Bailey
as E. Booth Tarkington, the actor. Marie Grand- M
pre, who besides being pretty, is gifted wltn an
excellent voice, has been engaged for the part H
of Catherine Vanderbeck while Marion Mack has
the role of Phoebe Kummagin, the Phlst woman. H
The Lockhart slstes, have prominent parts
Etta Lockhart as Daisy, a roof garden favorite, M
and Phoebie Lockhart as Willie Van Astorbilt. M
At Colonial prices "The Burgomaster" is un- M
doubtedly due for a big week at the Cort houne. fl
Mary Hall and her associate players return
to the Bungalow tomorrow night to present
Prosper Merimee's world-famous "Carmen." Miss H
Hall will have the title role, of course, and from H
the performances this talented young actress H
has been giving the past four or five weeks at H
tho Colonial and Bungalow, "Carmen" should Ifl
prove most satisfactory In lier hands. Miss jH
Hall has headed the company assembled by Mr. jJH
Mack in splendid shape, and with the support she
is receiving from Mr. Heffron and other players, H
it will not be long before Mr. Mack's loss will H
be less noticeable. The company as it stands H
is ont of the best stock organizations in the D
west, and with things running smoothly again M
should enjoy a very excellent summer's busl- M
noss. H
"Carmen" will bo put on next week with close
attention to detail. The engagement opens to- tM
morrow evening. M