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Show ' h " ' -t I v,.;. . no,f J - at til inniucl -n vt ..iza, by i,i s (..-orcia Karp.-r. v.hlch rens at the tiran.l Sunjay nit Tlie Pt of Za7i calls fr the finest of drp.p, fnf .A. liaITf''" will lot be found want-2 want-2 " th,e '- Some of the costume worn during the action of the plav are dromi, "ster productions of the dressmaker's art. Manv of the gentler ten spoke With admiral Innnfjh,...,,, The jlnt c rt-rS on tve tWt cf n cV.v-MiinJ cV.v-MiinJ t i i t " I is (!evr,."- l I v i ! action ac-tion a n .1 brie at end siaiKiii - . je. Fupporling: Mrs. Epenct-r are O.am-t O.am-t ' l ialn of Denver, and J. R. ' y irton of Chics ro, who respectively play the puns of Rallies and P. Palmersl'ord finith. 'While both of these are professionals, Mrs. Spencer's friends decline to clsg her In the ranks of the amateurs, i or several seasons she has trod the boards as -leading lady In society . productions, and last RPHfinn shrt rmrlreA th Oniheiirrl I J : - - - UuU i Th!3 Aftarnccn and Tonight Mur-sy Mur-sy and Hack in "Around the Town." "onday, Tuesday and, -Wednesday Lights irellie Stewart in "Sweet l.'ell of Cld Dniry." ' Thursday, Friday , and Saturday Lights, Matinee Saturday "A Message Mes-sage From' liars." 1 . 'Tfi beI 'QVns-" : Salt Lakers-re Lakers-re Justified In believing "Sweet Nell of v.d Drury," which opens In the Salt Lake theater Monday night for four performances, per-formances, one of the most artisMo vro. ' world nSrT:,brU5hl t0 lh,s Pt ofPth. i G,owlnK. comments, have- been tan j.nVY. tnpfttrll column, of the tan nclacp papers of "Sweet Nell." I 4 ' .'V ' j' v hv J. ?r. rarrl. 0"e U rV 1 J -t i ti.-V b I li IfV.t il t'l'ft) scents. It is trie only plav of : r. Lar-rie's Lar-rie's slne -The Little '.r," In which bottlsh character t.0jr. The other Is "A toy -tragedy In cue act" called "Punch.'' . !M!.ss Mabel Taliaferro Is to sail for Australia on April 12 to become leading lady for William Collier. The latest recruit for the vaudeville ranks Is Miss Georgia Calne, who is pleasantly remembered hi "Peggy From Parto." , May Irwin may appear In a comedy of the higher sort next season. . -Maude Adams has purchased a half-acre half-acre tract of land at Douglas Manor, Long Island. It is said that she will make her home at this point. Victor Herbert has purchased a summer sum-mer home at Little Neck. L. I., and hereafter here-after will spend his vacations with his family within reach of New York City. ..... Margaret Anglin - has secured a new play. "The Golden Butterfl- r, by Edith Macrane, for use next season. The play is a comedy of New Tork life. . . , , Florence -Roberts will make her first New York appearance Monday night In "The Strength of the Weak." and in her Company will be Max Flyman, H. 8. Northrup, Robert MeWade. Jr., Adelaide Manola,-Ruth-Allen. Florence Robinson and Marie fiertrand. ' j Louis Imhaus of "Corianton" fame, to organizing a company to play "Romeo and Juliet," the- tour to extend as far as the Pacific coast.' There was a . story current last week that Mrs. McKee Rankin was in failing health, and required the service of two physicians. , . . . ' - Theodore Kroner's new plays for next season include "Her Last Chance," "The Woman of Fire," "The Crooked Path", and "Bertha the Sewing Girl." in Denver with people who came to hear her wonderful voice. Those who have witnessed the rehearsals predict that the latest oft'erlnsr will be a decided hit. 6ev-eial 6ev-eial of her friends have accompanied her from Denver to witness the first-night performance on Monday. The second-liner, second-liner, one that In other cities usually heads the bill. Is Stella Lee, the viva-clous, viva-clous, little dancer. Of her work the San Francisco Call says: "Stella Lee is a bright, particular star in a firmament of good - thirds at the -Orpheum. She ' is sweet of ..face and' does a dancing turn that is a pleasure. She performs nearly every step known to the dancer's art, and her agile limbs are In motion for fifteen fif-teen minutes without cessation." Following Fol-lowing her ' comes1 a good singing and dancing team, introducing some novelties that are- not stereotyoed. They are billed as -Watson and Morrlsey and send a trad some excellent credentials. A novel act scheduled la that of Allen Shaw, coin and cbM manipulator, whose specialty is "digital - dexterity." As a prescription for the blues the ct of Frank Jt. Hayes is recommended. His Is a monologue turn xnd the theme Is "An Old Maid's JovsA' As he Presses the part. Is possessed of mobile features and Is a Brood female Im-r'-sontor he is due to nrovok' hilarity. Tfcen ' the- Is th' nhyslcsl culture turn of Vontello end Nina, -a shaoelv rounle. whnse snecln'ty Is stunts on rh Roman HTrs. The klnodrome- falls Into line with m brnrt new motion pictures. "The IMn of the Rnvehlt Wnd" aM ".Tsk spd the . RospstalV." Welhe's slJ-SOldst nrrheatrs rtnrlpr. th everilne-- wlT render Wwppe's "TVe Irfhsrt tins Gluck", .and F.lgars "81nf ' amour." .. - ! "HONEY'S BOYS." " ' ' ; . . . ' In the old times "'fore the .wan." it Was no unusual thin to see professional enterta'ners at the White House, but for MISS GEORGIA WARPER : " In "2ax" at the XJrand Theater To-, morrow Night. worn by Miss .Harper during her recent visit to this city. The dresses which they admired then, however, will not be seen In "Znxa," as an entire new dress Is used in each act of the play. It Is not, however, with dresses thnt Miss Harper expects ; to win the approval of local theater-goers, but with her interpretation of the character of Zaza. The part is not a new one to Miss Harper, as she has played it many' times in the West and Northwest, and has never failed to ' i , j L J Dorothy Tennant has returned to New York, having entirely recovered from a Severe attack of typhoid fever. She is now playing in "The College. Widow" at ti-e Garden theater. .. ' ' George O. Tyler, who sailed for Europe last Tuesday to confer with Edmond Rostand concerning a new play for Eleanor El-eanor Robson, will be absent until about August. A BARE COMBINATION. In Nineteen Hundred's latter days. When winsome Babbie met our gase Her author beard the cry of praise ' "More, Barrle, more!" . . Bo Admiral Crlchton came; And (though we mispronounced his name) Ws tipped that butler well with fame: "More, Barrle, more!" ' Though Little Mary was a pill That none could swallow, well or 111, We said to the compounder still "More, Barrle, more,'" ( ! Whereat (describe it If you can!) Bewitching, birdlike Peter Pan An airy, fairy flight began: .More, Barrle, more!" What next? We wondered much, but soon From Pan we passed to Pantaloon; As quaint, but quite another tune: "More, Barrle, more!" Ah, here's the land of Heart's Desire! We sit with Alice by her fire. And like a flame the call mounts higher "More, Barrle, more!" ' - ... "More, Barry more!" Ma 1 Mathewson In the Metropolitan i ' .. . SMMHSSsssssssgSSBBSSBBSBSBSBSRSSBWWSSSSSRSSSFallHHMIISS .. . -J ' ; ' . ' . "' " ' " v "' - '. . : ::..- v ' la. . .1' 9 .- t- ... s $ - t 4 . . i " . . ' . - I .... ... .... ,. . ', - .- :,'- . ' 'A' w'J . .' , f MRS. ELIZABETH SPENCER, ;, ' Denver Society Woman Who Plays the Title Role in "Mrs. S. Holmes, Detective," De-tective," at the Orpheum Next Week. ; v ' david proctor; : In "A Messagv from Mars" at the Salt Lake. . .where Mr. Musgrove's company, headed bv Miss Nellie Stewart, played to enthu-. elastic audiences during a record-break- Ing run of six weeks In the Majestic the-a.r- The cr't'cs were amazed at the attention paid by Mr.- Musgrove to m nor details in this production. The company - -. presenting this artistic, dramatic enter-prise enter-prise was brought complete in its en-. en-. tirety from Australia. . v - , . ' Salt Lake theater-goers are by no means unfamiliar with the reputation of the comedy, "A Message 'From Mars.' al-. al-. 7 though it has never been seen in this-, this-, S!iy- .At th Salt Lake theater next Thursday evening it will be placed on 1 view for the first time. When It was first brought to the United States, three years sgo, following its three years' run In London, it became one of the most talked and written about plays .that "have been nlaced on view In this country In a long time. The play is said to abound in comedy and permeating it Is a beautiful . love romance. "A Message From Mans" will be presented In Salt Lake with David Da-vid Proctor appearing In the leading role and having as his supporting company quite a large number of the same play-ers play-ers that assisted in making the comedy . i win the admiration of the press and public. pub-lic. The part of Barnard Du Fresne will be in the hands of Joseph Detrick. who, like Miss Harper, needs no introduction to the patrons of the Grand. The entire en-tire support Is sa'id to be aboye the average. aver-age. A clever comedy drama entitled "Utah" will be presented at the Grand theater this afternoon and tonight only, by George Weaver and his company. The play is a story of the mountains of this State, as the name Indicates. The drama several ; j. csldencles the stately old mansion man-sion has seen, outside the New Year's crush, only the most formal of affaire. Mrs. Roosevelt, has. however, broken the inter custom, and when a year ago, at the children's Christmas party the event of the season for the Juveniles of Washington's Wash-ington's leading families she added a new feature in Inviting the "Roney's Boys" company to entertain her guests, the Innovation was greeted with delight by them. The little fellows met with an enthusiastic reception at the hands of the company that filled the East room. ... "RONEY'S BOYS," - j In Concert at the Tabernacle May 5. , . .. ELIZABETH ALENTINE, In 44 A Message from' MarsV" at 'the Salt Lake. so great a success during Its long run In London and New York. . -Miss Elizabeth Valentine, who has been identllied with Shakesperean plays with Miss Viola Allen Al-len and other well-known stars, plays the leading female part, that of Minnie Templer. ' A crowd which filled the Salt Lake Theater The-ater from pit to dome laughed and screamed from the rise of the curtain to the falling thereof over the antics of Murray and Mack and .their company' in a bunch of norisense called "Around the Town." Murray and Mack did their usual Irish stunt. They have a capable company com-pany and a bunch of shapely girls who csn sing and dance, as well as a lot of young fellows who serve to fill out a burlesque programme. A decided hit was made by the male quartette. A pretty bit of stage setting was the swinging scene in the third act, accompanying the sons;, "Won't You Come Out and Snoon With Me?" The engasement closes with matinee and night performances. - GRAND THEATER. Tonlgh'Utak r . Sunday Nlg-ht and All Week, Matinees Mati-nees Wednesday and Saturday Jeor-gls Jeor-gls Harper in "Zaza," I was greatly disappointed with Miss Walsh In "Resurrection," said a well-known well-known frn.lt Lake lady, after witnessing a rrformance of Tolstoi's drama at the j t Lake Theater some months ago. hen pressed for the cause of her disappointment, disap-pointment, she said: "Oh, I am not com-jlft'r.lor com-jlft'r.lor of Mips Walsh as an actress; her ciirgls all that could be asked for. Sh is undoubtedly on of the most finished -tres In the oountry. But, why. oh t y, -diil she not select a play In which , -ould havs an opportunity to wear . 1 t one nine dreest We women, like -it - rice dresses as much as we like t r.cas good acting." The complaint Is replete with thrilling situations and good comedy abounds, although nothing is In any way overdone.. The kdvance sale Is large and It will no doubt draw large houses, both at the souvenir mau lr.ee. this afternoon and the performance tonight. ' LYRIC THEATER, , "Miss New York Jr." commences- a week's engagement this afternoon at the Lyric- The show has proven the season's big success In every theater In which It has appeared, and there Is no reason why the "standing rpom only", sign should not be out every performance. A laugh-provoking musical comedy in two acts, entitled "The King of Kokomo." by Billy Allen, will be given and Is sure to create much laughter. An olio of first-class first-class vaudeville specialties will be given between the first and second acts by well-known well-known vaudeville people. Among them are the Boston City Quartette, the Wlora Trio, the Gagnouxs, Allen and Bright, Bandy and Wilson, Holman, Hay ward and Hayward. Matinees Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. , ' ORPHEUM THEATER. , The fact that Salt Lake has been se-Iscted se-Iscted by the Orpheum circuit as the placa for the Initial production on any Sf tthe.. on"ct play, "Mrs. d. Holmes, pteothrs." Is calculated to make T?JL" interesting one.. This Playlet, which was written by Mrs. Ruth ?7m!?-L?aT,t.t 'Denver. daughter of w"Uam snnings Bryan,, on a dare, and . Pr,,nt or Mrs. Elizabeth Bpencer. another Denver society woman, is a satire on the modern detective .story. a - - . '. r-v . and none enjoyed the programme more keenly than the President, who was "delighted." "de-lighted." The same quintette is to appear ap-pear here at the Tabernacle on May 6 and give a programme of vocal and Instrumental Instru-mental music. Prof. Evan Stephens has a child-chorus In training to open the programme. 4 ' NOTES OF THE NOTABLES. Maude Adams will play the 200th performance per-formance of "Peter Pan'f at the Empire theater, New York, on Apr.l 20. William Collier, who is now playing his second engagement in Boston this season, sea-son, will sail for Australia at the end of the month to plav there. ..... William H. Crane comes Into New York hl?X i" for.aurun at tne Hudson theater. He will be seen in the farcical comedv "The American Lord," bv George H.. Broadhurst and C. T. Dasey. Of tried and true favorites, there" Is still a good report' to make, notably the successful revival - of -"Charley's Aunt" with Etlenne Glrardot and a clever com-Y com-Y rlc at th Mannattan theater. New ... ' John Drew, who is to star next season m.P,nero ?.,p,ayt "Hls Hou In Order," will close his present season April 28 and shortly ; si ter sail for London to meet Charles Frohman there. Mr. Drew's fifteenth fif-teenth starring season under Mr. Froh-man's Froh-man's management begins September 1 next at the Empire theater. New York with every prospect of Mr. Drew having the. best opportunity he has .yet had. , Charles Frohman has Just produced at the Comedy. theater, London, two new |