Show i AMUSEMENTS NIOBH ALL LAUGHTER I The old original Niobe the hysterical I widow of the lat Amphion King of I Thebes is known batter to modern students of literature through Shakes I peares and Byrons references than by the mythological story The story however how-ever is a trite one and fir game for tho burlesquers who in this casa are Harry end Edward Paullon authors of Er xninie Like Galatea and the parody of Adonis tho piece at the Salt Lake theatre last night IB founded on the idea of a stone woman brought to life by a gal vanio battery after 3000 years of petrifaction petri-faction The statue of Niobe belonging to an art anthutiaEt and which he believes to be tho veritable petrifaction of the onetime one-time wife of Amphion HJng of Thebes is insured by him In a company the president presi-dent of which removes the marble goddess to his house for safe keeping Electric lights have just been put in the houso and the wires happening to crost the feat of the statue the current restores Niobe to life Realizing that no one will believe the truth the insurance man passEs her off on his family as a new governess and the complications that ensue are very amusing The real governess turns up and to protect pro-tect himself the master of the house has to Ho himself almost black in the faco In tho cad the truth is revealed the man who owned Niobe as a statue takes her to his heart and of course all ends happily The piece ii very bright the situations are cleverly conceived and are entertaining and the dialogue is crisp and at times brilliantly bril-liantly witty iflsbsllti Coa is very successful suc-cessful In tho title character Sho is a Cream in bar Grecian gown and in every I movement is grace itself Her delivery of her lines is charming No HUe of her success suc-cess is due to her apparent unconsciousness ci any absurdity George K Edison cs Peter Amos Dune the insurance man whom Niobe calls Peirsmoa gives an exceedingly ex-ceedingly clever performance and comes very near to sharing the honors with Miss I Coe Hit comedy is natural and unforced and he wins many laughs by purely legitimate legiti-mate methods The piece is woll staged and is thoroughly enjoyable being notable for its cleanness The audience which was large one was in a constant condition condi-tion of merriment and the applause was generous Repeated tonight and at the catinec Monday night Clara Morris wONDERLAND The youngsters will have lots and lots of fun today at this house of innocent and healthful amusements The little musical wonder will just keep then in a roar of lauffbler and good nature for litMe lea belle is a mischievous sprite There is a study for ovary boy and girl In MTsla I Who can tell what Mysta lIt Maiager Oatman trill give any boy or girl a ticket to tho following Saturdays show who cor rcotly colvef the myatory I |