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Show The Tom Show. A great event will take place next Tuesday evening, when "The Tom Show" of the Press Club will be handed out to the public at the Salt Lake Theatre, and the long period of suspense will be over. The seat sale began this morning, and the indications are that both the parade and perfoimance will be attended by an unequaled gathering of dogs and people the dogs for the parade and the people for the performance. If the present plans are carried out, the convention of dogs at the parade will eclipse anything of the kind ever seen in Salt Lake. y The performance of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" will be thoroughly unique. It will have more to say about Salt Lake than any other production of the play ever given. Few men of prominence will escape. In fact, it will be a test of distinction to be mentioned in one way or another in the performance. per-formance. Original lines have been interjected, fresh jokes have been interpolated, topical songs have been written and in a number of other ways the play has been localized, and hits prepared on local personages and events. The costuming wil be "a thing of beauty an' a joy forever." This is especially true of the makeup of John S. Critchlow, as "Little Eva." For all of his six feet and more he makes a charming charm-ing little, girl as he appears in a short muslin trock with ribbons at the shoulder and short sleeves, flaxen curls, white pantalettes, and dainty stockings and slippers. Nothing can be more sweetly appealing than the way in which he minces on the stage and enters into a beautiful and soulful conversation with Uncle Tom. Councilman T. It. Black, with blackened face, knee bieeches and decrepit "galluses," makes a decidedly pretty pickaninny, the child of the fugitive fu-gitive Eliza. The latter part is taken by Alan J Lovey, who is about a third the weight of her darling chee-ild. But there is no need of making special mention, for there are thoroughly unique and amusing features in every character. The cast is as follows: Little Eva John S. Critchlow Uncle Tom John D. "Spencer Topsy .t Tod Goodwin Aunt Ophelia B. S. Young Eliza A. L. Lovey Eliza's Baby T. R. Black Phineas Fletcher George E. Carpenter Marks (a lawyer) E. C. Penrose Simon Legree Arthur W. Copp Auctioneer Capt. I. M. Barratt |