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Show AMUSEMKNT8. "i'RA DlAVOtO" AT THE OI'ERA HOUSE. The Bostonians last evening gave One of their best performances to a well-filled well-filled house. "Fra Diavolo" was the opera, aud the cast was the same as appeared at the former visit of tho troupe: Juliette Cordcn makes a very winsome win-some "Zerlina," and her singing of Auber's delightful music is thoroughly correct. Her splendid soprano voice, coming from such u wee little body, aslonisjics those who have not had the pleasure of heal ing her before; and tho wonder is increased when occasion offers for her to pour it forth in volume Tho lady is also a good actress; and when, in tho second act in the bedroom scene, she loosened her magnificent blonde hair aud allowed it to fall iu a lovely cascade about her person, tho audience last night could not restrain an outburst of admiration as genuine as it was spontaneous. The "Lady Allcast" of Josephine Bartlett was more noticeable for the correct manner iu which it was acted than for the rendition of the music. Miss Bartlett's voice is of the contralto order, but it in no wise compares with tho magnificence of her sister's. ' Tom Karl makes an ideal brigand, especially in the last act, and his delightful de-lightful tenor voice arouses an enthusiasm enthu-siasm in his audience soldom witnessed in a theater. Mr. Karl is too well known to tho lovers of operatic singing to need any extended notice in the columns of a newspaper; let it suffice to say that last evening he was Tom Karl as we have all known him for years. Mr. Eugene Cowles and Mr. Froth-iughani, Froth-iughani, tho bassos of the .company, were at their best in the characters of "Beppo" and "Giaeomo," and the sold by tho former gentleman in the last act was a bit of vocalization that hits rarely been equaled. Mr. Cowles received a perfect ovation at its conclusion, and at the call of tho audience- he very oblig-iugly oblig-iugly sang it three times. The choruses were very fine, anil the orchestral accompaniments, while perhaps per-haps a trifle loud, were accurate and well renderotl. Altogether the opera was a great success, in fact such a success suc-cess as only the Bostouians can make it. This afteruoou "Fatinitza" was given, and 'u the evening "Don Quixoto" will bo the opera. SALT .LAKE THEATER. This house will open tonight with tho initial performance in this city of the "Great Metropolis," a play of the melo-dramutio melo-dramutio seliriol, accompanied by all the realistic characteristics of which mechanical skill is tho motor. Among the features is a sceue depicting au oceau coast wreck and ivscne. The company is composed of excellent material, ma-terial, and the play will no doubt prove a success here. It had a run of fifty nights in New 3'ork. THE HOSIB UHAMATIC C1AB. Yesterday was; the tenth anniversary of the organization of the Home Dramatic Drama-tic Huh. The original members were O. K. Whituey, L. Cummings, H. M. Wells. J. I). S)w'ueor, Dcllie Clawson and Lottie Olarid.se; aud tho managers were II. L. A. Ouluier and 11. G. Whitney. Whit-ney. The event was tho occasion of a rehearsal of "field By the Enemy," which play the c'ab will perform at the Salt Lake theater during conference week, and a supper at the residence of Mrs. .Snell. , |