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Show TRU T H 12 ........... ...... faful vanishing point Pride goeth be- lady is Miss Hilda Spong, who is fore a fall was an accepted theory be- vorably known to Salt Lakers, having Salt Lake Theatre Kyrle Bellew in fore the Quakers gave it additional been seen here before. The idea of the unfortunate Rallies; the Amateur Cracksman, force and favor; Sherlock Holmes, Joseph Entangled ais man and woman matinee today, performance tonight. however, in The Amateur Cracks- position into which vocal gems that flash and sparkle in the prismatic trills and runs of Melba and Nordica. Golden-throateindeed ' is Nannie Tout! HARRY LE GRANDE. seemingly compromise their honor. The audience knows them to be Innocent all the time, but the circumstantial evidence is so strong against them Fercival Lennon is engaged by Wright Lorimer for The Shepherd AMU8EMENT8. Coming Attractions. Salt Lake Theatre Henry Miller in Joseph Entangled, September 5th and 7th; In Mice and Men, Sept. 6th. J J In Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman, now running at the Salt Lake theatre, Mr. Kyrle Bellew is at last given the opportunity of appearing in the dress of a twentieth century gentleman. The matter is not so trivial as one might think. Heretofore Mr. Bellew has nearly always appeared in the sword and cloak drama, with costume of jaunty cap, defiant feather Heretofore and glittering Mr. Bellew has been the belligerent hero of romantic drama, wielding the shining sword in defense of fair ladies The and ungrateful kings. But in My. Bellew wears the Cracksman, faultless product of the tailor and is so excessively in modern fashion as to suggest the four creased trousers a la King Edward. Not only, side-arm- s. man is made to discover that conceit, born of continued success, is sometimes forced to take a tumble. It is Just a wholesome lesson, melodramatically administered in the center of the stage and before unblushing footlights that draws to Raffles the sympathy of an audience fatigued with the impossible successes of Conan Doyles Mr. Bellew is surrounded with a generally capable company. The work of Mr. E. M. Holland, as Captain Bedford, the exalted detective a la Sherlock Holmes, is superbly artistic. His quiet methods, his ease and naturalness, are in keeping with a reputation long since established. Indeed, there are so many agreeable and breezy Innovations in The Amateur' Cracksman, so many accepted theories that are overturned, so many unexpected things that happen and so many expected things that dp not happen but, without saying more, take my advice and go. Johnny-on-the-spo- t! & J Sousa and his famous band are working their way toward our beautiful city. The March King has always been a great favorite here, and he will .be given a warm reception however, does Mr. Bellew make such when he comes. an innovation in the matter of wardFrank Daniels in The Office Boy, robe, but there is a still greater innovation of the subject matter of the which is headed this way, will enable play in which he appears. The Ama- Salt Lakers to see the popular comedteur Cracksman is a melodrama, al- ian in something entirely new. One of the critics in writing of The Office though it does not fill the explosive Boy, says: It would take the fancy specifications as defined by Lincoln J. of Puck, the humor of Mark Twain, Carter. There is no continuous dis- and the vocabulary of James Whitplay of pocket artillery, no villain comb Riley, to tell how funny it is. forever hissing between After a most successful engagement teeth pursuing a girl in white frocks and golden hair. The in San Francisco, Henry Miller will play is not without thrills, however, appear at the Salt Lake Theatre for even if they do not sweep up and down three nights, beginning Monday next. the back in a procession of cold feet. Monday and Wednesday evenings, There are also saffron streaks and red Joseph Entangled will be presented spots, but they are in the main, so and Tuesday evening Mice and Men. artistically applied that the color Joseph Entangled is from the pen scheme does no violence to the picture of the well known English author, of stage ethics. The strangest inno- Henry Arthur Jones, the writer of The Case of Rebellious vation of this melodramatic romance The Liars, is that the villain of the play is also, Susan and other successes. Joseph by general consent, the hero of its Entangled received its first presentaevery act and climax. From the first tion in America only a few weeks ago the elements of the mans nature im pel us to him. A thief we know him in San Francisco, when Mr. Miller to be, but not the vulgar thief of sor- and the play were each enthusiastidid crime, for Raffles, in his stealing, cally received. Mr. Millers leading is so far beyond the thought of personal gain that we recognize thievery as one of the fine arts something artistic performance, compelling admiraup-to-da- te gold-fille- d much-abuse- d . tion. Mr. Bellew does not, as was his custom in earlier dramas,, stand upon the stairway, sword in hand, and bid defiance to the numerous enemy the duels he fights in The Cracksman are duels of wit against wit and the employment of a hundred devises by which crime conceals itself and baffles those whose every effort is to discover and expose. The part of Raffles, the cracksman, fit the artistic temperament of Bellew like a glove upon my ladys hand. His polished insinuating manner, the charm of voice, the ease and graceful carelessness both of ac tion and repose, his classic features and personal charms are so alluringly productive of admiration that the au dience is ready to accept the man, crimes and all. And why shouldnt he have our sympathy? I confess I warmed up to him, if for no other reason than the merry chase he gives the conceited detective. Sherlock Holmes to the rescue! But the heretofore invincible Holmes makes the discovery that the art of concealment ran realty he develop lQ ft success-- ! are forced through circumstances that that their friends regard their expla- nation as the conventional lie. The complications which ensue and the many varying stories that are told as the original circumstance is repeated from mouth to mouth, furnish plenty of diversion to tire audience. In the end, however, everything is cleared up, husband and wife become reconciled and Joseph, the innocent cause of the mischief, becomes happily un-tangle- d. The Grand theatre orchestra will, this season, be under the leadership of Mr. John Held, the well known band conductor. The members of the orchestra will all be members of Helds military band. Mr. Held purposes to give the patrons of the Grand some agreeable features in orchestral music which cannot fail of appreciation. Music of a popular character will be introduced as much as possible. The programs, while bristling with light and catchy airs, will be upon a high musical plane, and excel in general excellence the music heretofore supplied to the patrons of the Grand. The house opens with The Orphans Prayer, about Sept. 15th. ,4 ,4 The wonderful vocal performance given by Nannie Tout in the Salt Lake theatre, last Monday night, is still a subject of grave discussion in musical circles. I had, in common with many others, been led to understand that this youthful nightingale was golden throated. Of course, I accepted the press notices with faltering credulity and sprinkled salt on what I regarded as the exaggerated praises of indulgent friends. But when I bathed my ears in the wonderful liquid flowing notes that cascaded over the lips of Nannie Tout last Monday night, I was ready, without a mental reservation, to swear that I had heard one of the greatest singers in the world. A singer who, with every present advantage of youthful ambition and enthusiastic hope, is already secure in the fulfilled promise of a glorious future. The voice of Nannie Tout is not oniy golden, but it ij jeweled with the same . -- GBOJUTPBR MANAGER C0RTAIN81--' 3 NIGHTS NEXT WEEK 8EVENTH ANNUAL CHARLES ENGAGEMENT FROHMAN Prices 25c to $2.00 HERE PRESENTS 400 seats at $1.50. MOP-- , A i A i Zip ,4, - JrfT f. d, o King. Aunt Louisa, who has been on a trisit to Mrs. Edwin Arden, has returned to New York. Virginia Harned and Eleanor returned last Thursday from a two months stay in England and Prance. Robert Edeson will tour again in Richard Harding Davis Ransons Polly, and Maxine Elliott in Fitchs Her Own Way. , The Virginian, made from Owen Wisters group of stories, is a success of last season. Dustin Farnum will again be the heroic Robert Stodart has gone to Round Mountain Lake, Maine, to be absent until Sept. 20. He purposes to fish a bit, write a bit and loaf a great deal Edith Terry of Louisville, a society recruit to the stage, known as Marion Parker, was married Aug. 4 to Assistant Surgeon Julius M. Purnell, U. S. A., of Paris, Ky. Amelia Bingham, who has engaged Joseph Kilgour and John E. Kellerd as her chief men for the season, is to use her old plays for a time, and then make a new production. Will Archie, who combines intuitive humor with acrobatic proclivities, has been engaged for the new rural comHe will appear edy, Bird Center. as a precocious youngster. Gordon Johnstone, Warren Conlan, Edith Rick, Edith A. Pond, George D. Hodges and B. McEwan, for Malcolm Douglas production of Beyond. Emily Stevens returned to New York last week from Block Island and has gone to the Adirondacks, where she will remain until beginning rehearsals with Mrs. Fiskes company. Olive May and John W. Albaugh, Jr., recently made their vaudeville debut at Keiths Union Square, New York. They presented a sketch by Grant Stewart called The Girl from KanMo-ret- tl cow-punche- r. sas. Marguerite Boniface, only daughter of George Boniface, Jr., was married in Trinity Parish, New York city, on June 11, to Raymont F. Wilcox ol Ridgefield, N. J. They are now in Europe. Henrietta Crosman, with Maurice Campbell, her husband, has gone on a canoe trip of 250 miles through Maine lakes and the Allagash river. It te proposed to spend at least three weeks in the woods. Frances Ring, a sister of Blanche Ring, has been engaged by Henry W. Savage for the role of Lucy Rigby in the eastern County Chairman company, which opens the season at in New York on Sept. 1. Bertha Galland, with Orrin Johnson as her chief associate, will continue in Dorothy Vernon, and, her manager says, will give some performances as Juliet and Lady Macbeth. Ada Rehan, whose return to the stage last season was a matter of popular rejoicing, will go on tour in a of repertoire, of which The TamingRobthe Shrew will be the feature. ert Loralne will be her leading man. Wilton Lackaye is to continue in The Pit, but will alternate it with performances of Trilby." SvengaH e' always has been his most popular 10 He will give occasional performances 111 of Ibsens Pillars of Society, which he plays Bernick. Late in season, his manager announces, hir Lackaye will bej$e& Wal-lack-s - ,y- - wi j j j : M 1J j |