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Show I !ll I With the First fighters. H ' if MISS SHAY'S "CARMEN." B :' Ui if I The public did not experience any tremors ol M ( I'd jfl; artistic delight over the return of Miss Shay in B ' M 'M her ambitious venture at grand opera and her H U $i$ 9' fH voice went echoing and cavorting among many V jPfll m W empty benches at the opening performance of f 'I II H mi "Carmen." The company of songsters is a little ' h if Mill more capable of indulging in a Graeco-Roman Y til f filH struggle with grand opera than Messrs. Murray 11 3l IS arui Mack but for a1 purposes of ordinary en- V H'M l tertainment we think we would prefer to take B 411 S9H chances with the Irish jugglers. Miss Shay, of B ' If if 1 course, has an independent income and is the idol B ' vfflH f a ricl1 father and if starring in that line of ill Mb work is her idea of pleasure there is no reason- 1 I IhIS able ground for criticising the undertaking. Still B ''liUllfl ifc s unfortunate tnat she des not read and grow H ' iilflffl wise from tue worIc of MIss Alice Nielsen, who : 14 lir!lll was renorted to nave 1Ived almost in penury in '11 PI 18 I("aly UUtiI slle Was satisfietl tuat ner vocal equip- H lft8H! ment was suited for an entry into grand opera 'HilifHi and during that tIme Passed all flattering offers fifflr by as tlie lndolent wind. Others in the cast do IB ''ill Hi not arouse enthusiasm in anything resembling a jl fill Hi stormy fashion. James Stevenson, listed as the i Wm O Toreador, looked as if the bellow from a bellicose Kb. H1 bovine would have sent him into acute catalepsy, fin fl and nlB voce was not muh stronger than his V if fin I fragile stage presence. George Shields was rath- f ill i Gr better to look at but -is voico was about as ef- 1 In fin fective as the backing up of the London Limited. K J I. HI! r Besides those mentioned, there were other voices. K l vn mIBf MH , w 3 (5 I' 111 II ' A Sreat artist is Mr Hnrold Bauer. His re- I yiflffli i Cltal on Monday was deeply appreciated by a $iiff ' large audIence wnch was swayed and entranced I iusjll 1 by hIS selections from ' Beethoven and Shumann. H 'Jtil H r Bauer Is always distinct and a thorough mas- I I'iBi W ter f his art' and never wanders into the haze I i jJSil S aS d many PlanIsts who otherwise would be con- H ifflnS IB sidered truly great. The technique of Mr. Bauer bI If ill iH Is almost Phenomenal, and he wanders through '''mm Mm thQ comPications of an intricate composition with K ' M ffis tlae same ease tuat a PJanlst ot ordinary talent i lliiffiK would sound the simplest melodies. If Mr. Bauer 9 'Jllififli ever returns to Salt Lae. he will be given a much B fflmUfflHl warmer and more general reception than was Hh ImpIHt eiveu nim on the occasion of his first visit. IB ''HilH 9R' ' 'IBb Daniel Sully in his new play, "The Chief Jus- BV, iilB'SB tlce" comes to the Salt Lake Thoater next 99w9 lim'tRr B IP Pfi Bl Thursday evening for a three nights' engagement. engage-ment. It is said that the character of Hon. Morgan Mor-gan O'Connell is a fine creation, representing one's ideal of an American public officer who puts official duty above all personal and sentimental senti-mental conditions. je " THE CRISIS." Isabel Irving and her troopers in Winston Churchill's "The Crisis," do not warrant very serious seri-ous consideration, or lengthy review. As a whole, the performance is most disappointing, and a few hours of diligent study of the original novel ought to be most beneficial to those participating in the butchering of Mr. Churchill's original characters. Isabel Irving is just as magnetic as of yore, and there is in her portrayal of Virginia Carvel a charming piquancy, but she is very unfortunate in her support, with the exception of Thomas Hall, who plays Colonel Carvel. And he plays the part splendidly, seeming to be the only one among the men who has a conception or the time of the story and the conditions then existing. His work was a mest refreshing morsel. The Judge Whipple of Charles Lan.b wa3 probably the mosi palpably flagrant caricature in the play; Jacques Martin as Hopper, made just as much of a mess with his fat part, and Wilfrid North, who was allowed al-lowed to be Stephen Brice, is a painful stick, utterly ut-terly lacking every qualification the part demands. The others in the company were acceptable probably because they had little to say, though Miss Gould made good in her bit. "The Crisis" is an old story now, but in the present hands it is brand new, for no one would recognize it having read the book. The company plays Park City Monday, and all who have not seen the rather weird production will have one more chance after today. - w i iC "McEadden's Row of Flats," is the play the Irish mobbed in Philadelphia, and we don't blame them. They were justified, and the indignation need not be confined to the Irish, for the people of every nationality ought to have a cnance to shy a brick at this collection of absurdities. Aside from a couple of rather effective dances and musical musi-cal numbers the performance is of the rot rotten, rot-ten, revolving around a disgusting deformity named Sullivan or Bramblette (the program has him twins), who holds the stage long enough to give you bad dreams if you go to bed the same night. J ,5 "SAG HARBOR." Just the goods for conference, "Sag Harbor," of which a fine scenic production will be seen at the Salt Lake Theater on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of next week with Wednesday matinee. mati-nee. There are three New England dishes that James A. Heme has helped to advertise all over the United States and Canada. There are mince pies, clam pies and Boston baked beans. The first he has introduced in "Shore Acres" and Ma Berry's mince pies and her real turkey dinners are known all over the country. Boston baked beans are a feature of "Hearts of Oak" and in order to get them cooked properly they carry the bean pot with them. Clam pies are still a comparative com-parative novelty outside of New England, but through the medium of Mr. Heme's last play. "Sag Harbor," they are gradually becoming known all ,over the country. Those who have partaken of this toothsome dish will tell you that there is nothing to equal it in the cuisine of t(he American home, but it is not easily prepared and it wants careful watching while in the oven. B "Sag Harbor" is really a New York State play, B but the folks at that old and quaint seashore re- B sort are really New Englanders, as they all orlg- B inally hail from Massachusetts, Rhode Island and B Connecticut. At this little village our Govern- B raent has a small shipbuilding plant where they B; turn out boats for the lifesaving service. The B Hemes own a place a few miles back from the B village, but Mr. Heme was a frequent visitor in B his yacht, "The Gretchen," and Captain Daniel B Marble was his sailing master. Freeman Whit- B marsh, the town dude, is a house painter by trade B and he did all the painting at "Heme Oaks." He B was a very funny chap in those days and could B never keep down his necktie or buy trousers long B enough for his legs. Mrs. Russell, the old lady B of the play, is well known in Sag Harbor, and B her fidelity to the husband that was lost at sea B over thirty years ago endears her to every- B one. A fine scenic production of "Sag Harbor" B will be given at the Salt Lake Theater Monday, B Tuesday and Wednesday and Wednesday matinee. K v x B . THE HELD MUSIC. B Held's band, radiant in new uniforms, scored B another success at their last concert with a fine B variety of beautiful selections. B Those calling forth the most applause were B "The Bohemian Girl," the andante from Haydn's B symphony, "Surprise," and the new march, B "Held's Forty," composed by Mr. Schuester. B Mrs. Price was encored repeatedly after here B beautiful rendition of "Still As the Night," and B Fred C. Graham made a hit in Lang's "Irish Love B Song." An attractive program containing an unusual un-usual amount of popular music, has been ar- ranged for tomorrow evening. fcyV l2fr & I HELD'S PROGRAMME FOR TOMORROW j 1. March "Mississippi Bubble" (request), j Haines. I 2. Grand Selection "The Strollers," England- j ers. 3. Soprano Solo a, "Ectasy" waltz song, (Arditte); b, Scotch "Ballad' (selected), Miss i Ellen Thomas. 4. Requests a, "My Gum 'lastic Girl," Lae- -vitt; b, "Pilgrims' Chorus" from Tannhauser, I Wagner. j 5. Popular Selection "Wizard of Oz," Ade. G. Duet for clarionet and saxaphone "Love I and Friendship," Brooks; a, "Stars and Stripes," Sousa. 7. Requests (A la Sousa) : b, "Bunch of Blackberries," Holzman. 8. Soprano Solo a, "Can I Forget?" (De Ko-ven) Ko-ven) ; b, Aria from "Robert le Diable" (Meyerbeer), (Meyer-beer), Miss Eva Ward, accompanied by Madame De Lory. 9. Grand Overture "Faust," Gounod. |