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Show THE WORLD'S UNREST. I What a jumble the old world is in, to be sure I Russia and Japan ready for war, a British expe- 1 dition climbing the Hymilayan passes to Thibet I to make that a buffer to withstand Russia's march I to India; a stir throughout all Mohammedan coun tries in anticipation of a renewed struggle of the Crescent against the Cross; the barbarous tribes of Africa, with naked bodies, and spears, striding strid-ing to beat back the Invaders armed with Mauser rifles and rifled cannons; our own Congress in veighlng against the taking in of Panama, but ready in the interest of commerce to sign the treaty made possible by the acquisition, fondly hoping to save from it a campaign slogan; storms on the sea, railroad wrecks, mine disasters, and all kinds of violence all over our country. Surely the outlook is discouraging. Are the stars out of joint or in wrong conjunction, which is the same thing? A servant girl who was second girl in a house where the cook was a lady from Scandinavia, one morning went to the lady wbo gave her employment and burst out with the ex- The announcement of the coming of "David Harum" is certain to arouse feelings of pleasure in advance to people who are familiar with West-cott's West-cott's book. The play taken from the novel has been most successful the past two years. The play is said to be a delightful reproduction, of all of the amusing scenes so aptly and cleverly described de-scribed in the book. The horse-trade between Harum and the Sanctimonious Deacon Perkins comes early in the play, and its humor is irresistible. irre-sistible. Later the Deacon is seen, behind the balky horse during a heavy shower of rain, and this scene is described as being one of the most amusing of the performance. 5t t t "Wo Need the Money" company had a rather disappointing venture with "The Adventures of Dill," a variation on "Hello Bill," which was shipwrecked ship-wrecked here a short time ago. The ambition of the stranded actors to secure enough money to flee the city was commendable, but the kind public pub-lic does not appear to have been, in a charitable mood at the time, and the result was a fat deficit for the management. It is a fact worthy of note that the best performances in the show were pro vided by local talent, which was good in places; for Instance, the work of Mr. Little, Miss Peder-son, Peder-son, and Miss Lanius. The announcement that Joseph J. Daynes, Jr., Is to continue in the music business, was greeted with pleasure by the many friends he made while manager of the Daynes Music Co. Mr. Daynes is the new manager of the Clayton Music Company, having taken the position during the past week, and no young man in the city haB a more enviable envia-ble position among business men. Mr. Daynes has a splendid reputation as a progressive business busi-ness man, and his successful management of the Daynes Music Co., is best proof of his ability. The office of the Daynes Music Company for the settlement of accounts is at the office of the Clayton Company. ti tt "Way Down Bast' with its story of simple folk pleased a large audience at the Theatre Thursday Thurs-day evening. The engagement closes tonight. & & Dr. and Mme. Brodbeck and the students of the Salt Lake Conservatory of Music entertain at a concert at Loiselle's Hall on Tuesday evening next. |