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Show 1 V ',JpwfSr fe before fte ' O Public Be ' ikfS I Mm..-- I ATTRACTIONS THIS WEEK. Salt Lake Theater Shay Grand Opera company in "Carmen," Monday night; "II Trovatore," Tuesday night: I, "Bohemian Girl," "Wednesday after noon; "Faust," Wednesday night; "Mb-Faddcn's "Mb-Faddcn's Bow of Flats," Thursday and ( Friday nights, I Grand Theater Richard & Prlnglo's ' tolnstrols Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights and Wednesday afternoon; af-ternoon; Isabel Irvinpr. In "Tho Crisis," Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights H' and Saturday afternoon, B. H M;aude Adams Tvill be In Salt Lake in H Alay. Manager Pyper last week ar- H ranged for her appearance at the Salt Lake Theater on the 23rd, 24lh and 25th I of that month. Miss Adams is now , playing In "Tho Pretty Sister of Jose," ' and this play will be given here. A New York dispatch states that on her H tour to the Pacific coast she will also 'j appear in "The Little Minister," and ' Salt Lake will doubtless see her in that i also. When It was thought her visit to H her old homo would be deferred until H ' next season, arrangements were made for her stay here for a week, but the H ; change of plan has caused the booking H.: for a shorter engagement The definite j news of the coming of Miss Adams will HI'. cause great pleasure In Salt Lake. I The closing weeks of the season at Mm Boso Cecelia Shay, Wlio Appears at MM the Theatre This Week. MM the Salt Lake Theater are to be marked by the appearance of other notable at- II tractions. Richard Mansfield will he. IB here in "Ivan, the Terrible," on May Hth, and E. H. Sothern wlll'be seen in Mm "The Proud Prince," June 2nd, 3rd and Bj 4th, Anna Held is to come on May 5th ! tor three nights. The patronage given Denman Thomp- eon was disappointing. It was sup-posed sup-posed by the management that 'The pH Old Homestead" would draw big BJ houses, especially as It was a simple, HH clean play following problems and per- g plcxltles and passion. But the business mm amounted to only about 50 per cent of MM that which was expected. Why? II II The Salt Lake Theater now has Its IB fine new electric system, onept the best, IB entirely Installed. The wiring Is new Ifm tliroughout, and many appliances have H been put in that will add greatly to the IM means for producing stage effects, the DBJ whole costing $3000. The new things BJ that will attract the most attention from the audiences, however, are the illuminated il-luminated exit signs. These shone forth In all their redness for the first time Friday night, glowing assuringly through the evening. In carrying out She plans for promoting the safety of patrons bids are to be called for this week by Manager Pyper for the erection of outside stairways to the street from the second and third gallerle3. The Rose Cecelia Shay Grand Opera company will be at the Salt Lake Theater Thea-ter the first half of the week. Salt Lake does not have many opportunities to hear grand opera In any form, so the prospect of hearing this organization Is "being very pleasantly appreciated. ', Miss Shay has been winning much suc cess since she was here a year ago, and the way In which operas have been presented pre-sented by her this season has been highly spoken of. The company that I supports Miss Shay Is of her own ma king. She selected every singer in the I organization, including the chorus, which la said to be good looking and good voiced. The orchestra Is under the direction of SIgnor Carlo Nicosia, 1 who was for years the concert master of Mascagnl. Beautiful scenery is car- lied, and fine costumes that were pur- Hi ! chased by tho mother of the young ar- 19 , tlst In Europe last summer add to the BR attractiveness of the performances. The BJ opening opera will be "Carmen." H The Salt Lake Theater next Thursday H and Friday will offer as Its attraction BJ the great laughing success, "McFad- H der3 Row of Flats." which comes as an BJ ; entirely new production, and It Is said H with a -cost of remarkably good people. Ml This clever farce comedy has been doing HI ' a big business, its present season being HI the most prosperous it has ever enjoyed. H Richards & Prlugle's Georgia Min- H atrels will open a half week's cngage- BJl ment at the Grand theater tomorrow H Bight, In tho company are Dudley, the Lone Star comedian, known better as I "Jim Jackson"; Kraton. the hoop controller: con-troller: Dudley and Kelley, Simpson and Plttman, Campbell Bros., and the popular Clarence Powell; Emjnett Da-l Da-l vis, the Texas comedian; Cooper, the ! ventriloquist; the great "Boornsky," the j three Toneys, acrobats, and a good collection col-lection of singers. n ti n The second of the notable retractions placed In this city thin season by the independents will be'seen at the Grand theater for three nights and a matinee commencing next Thursday, when Isabel Isa-bel Irving will present "The Crisis." "The Crisis" offers opportunities for tasteful scenic' display. The scene of the second act. the coqntry flower garden gar-den In the outskirts of St. Louis In the1 late '50s, Is a beautiful example of modern mod-ern stage decoration. The fruit trees, the rose bushes and nil grciwlng things are In bloom, and the whole scene Is bathed In moonlight. There all the young women of the neighborhood come to dance. Mire Irving Is one of the most popular of the younger generation of actresses, and although she nas not been seen in this city In several years, she Is still held In delightful remembrance. She was last here with John Drew. Since then she has advanced far in her profession. As Virginia Carvel In Mr. Churchill's play Miss Irving Is said to be seen at her best. Her supporting fnmnn-ni lmnnil Viv Wll (Vlrl XTr. v li tV. many years one of Mrs. FIske's chief playera and her stace director as well, is a picked organization, formed from tho two companies which last season supported Miss Irving and Mr. Hackett, both of whom were starring in 'The Crisis." Tho Grand theater will open its stock season April 4th, when the Elleford Stock company will commence an engagement en-gagement of eight weeks, presenting a repertoire of standard productions selected se-lected from successful plays. The first half of the opening week, "A Flag of Truce" will be presented, while during the latter half of the week will be played Willie Collier's success, "A Man from Mexico." In selecting these for the initial week the management feels that It Is giving the patrons of the Grand very attractive bills. The Dile-ford Dile-ford company has had twelve successful success-ful seasons on the Pacific coast. It numbers twenty dramatic and vaudeville vaude-ville artists, while a full equipment of scenery Is carried for each production. Daniel Sully will be at the Salt Lake Theater on Thursday of next week In his new and popular play, "The Chief Justice' in which he does some of the best work of his career. James A. Heme's "Sag Harbor" will be presented by Mrs. Heme at the Salt Lake Theater during conference. |