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Show M'Tr" AMUSEMENTS. H-1.' Salt Lako Theatre Edna Wallaco H' ,. f , Hopper In "A Country Mouso," mntl- Ij ' 'i lieo today, performance tonight. H; ' it' Grand Theatre Hold's Band Con- i. . cert, tomorrow night. H.' ',, Utahna Thcatro Refined Vnudo- 1 . R ville. my: -U ' , H.:1. (,' Coming. Attractions. Hi,?1 f. Salt Lako Thcatro Salt Lnko Sym- l';. phony Orchostrn. Jan. ICth; Paul Gil iit ..' more, 17-18; "Sis Hopkins," Jan. 20-21. liij C Grand Thcatro "For Mother's ft j' Sako," Jan. 1C-18. j( I bollovo llttlo Edna Wallaco Hop-M., Hop-M., , . per would bo a dangerous bit of fem- : inlno bric-a-brac, tempting to nialo M':' ' shop-llftors, oven In a town whero hon- M' csty is so widespread as It Is in Zlon. H' This vlvnclous llttlo woman hns agnln . ciptlvatcd masculine Salt Lako, even ' if no longer appealing to tho pyo in a ''; gonorous cxposnro of operatic hosiery. It Is also ploaslng to record that, as 1 Miss Hoppor was formorly operntloal- . ly charming from short-skirt, to high- j hools, sho is now dramatically entor- , tnlnlng from coiffure to shoo laces. "A H.;' Country Mouse," tho acting vchlclo In 1 :i which Miss Hoppor runs hor sprightly ' ways into now clinnnols, is by Mr. Ar- ' thur Law, a playwritor, who, evident- ; . ly, knows his fashionable London from West End nnd back again. Although - ;i ho has somowlint rudely torn aside tho 1 hoavy curtains of tho nrlstocratlc drawing rooms nnd hold tho mirror up I ' against tho sub-rosas of the Inner clr- M-t cles, ho hns nolthor cracked tho glass 1 nor dimmed It with London fog. Tho " pictures ho had drawn, tho speeches ho has written, nro almost merciless in , candid color nnd pointed in prcclso ' moaning. Ho has loft llttlo to sugges-tion, sugges-tion, while thoro Is often actual M "' coarseness In his efforts to bo plain. 1 Indeed Mr. Law vory often turns 1 eavesdropper nnd tollB us things too : nnughty for a Sunday school. Tho du- H',1' pllclty of men, tho woakness of wo- men, which aro frequently tho hidden f skeletons in velvet covered closets, he boldly brings before thei foot-lights , In all their bony nnkodno3s of vulgnr fl CAiidor. Mr. Law makes tho ladles of I . his play glibly discuss tholr secretive I' " V lovo affairs and tho men tholr gal- ' lantrios, with moro lldollty than dls- I" crotion, with a seeming determination ' that his Londonors shall out French 1 1 tho Pnrlsians. If It bo Realism and 1 Atmosphere ho Is striving for, tho an- M. thor has attained blushless success. Even to tho cloudy detail of clgarotto j ( smoking ladies, Mr. Lnw forgots noth- lug. In tho smoky Inceuso offered to the goddess Nlchotino a pretty bit of Renllsm by tho way Mr. Law is equally determined to expose tho Incidental In-cidental faults of his fashionable women. wo-men. But thoro Is no oscapo from tho conviction that tho men and women are real, with blue blood running beneath be-neath their "bluo stockings." So when Angola, tho Country Mouse, goes to London and nibbles at tho Social Cheese, there is nothing surprising in tho development. Mr. Law kindly gives us tho cluo In advance. Wo know that Angela what a dear home-spun name Is a simple, rustic girl. But wo know also that sho is artful, oven ir she grow up among tho trees wlioso green apples tompted hor youthful honesty. It doesn't tako tho Country Mouso long boforo sho becomes tho favorito among tho mon. Of course, tho cigarette cig-arette smoking ladies aro awfully jealous, jeal-ous, don't you know. But tho mon aro quito busy running nftor tho Mouso and trying to chaso hor into a matrimonial matri-monial corner. In tho end little Angola, An-gola, tho Mouso, Is captured but tho bait is aristocratic and tho cheese, a coronet worn by a duke. Miss Hoppor, Hop-por, as tho domuro and nrtful country maid, is Just tho bit of femininity to 1111 tho rolo of tho Country Mouse and drive big men crazy with tho desire of possession. It Is small wonder that tho mascullno mouse-traps are set to catch hor But, for flomo reason, llttlo Miss Edna does not throw into hor part tho nervous daintiness and sprightly vim which wero her dowry In operatic- days. It may bo sho trios to give thorn dramatic dignity whero none Is required. Or, It may bo, that being no longer under tho watchful oyo of big Do Wolf Hopper she feels tho careless independence of stardom unshnrcd by her gifted husband. "When tho cat's away, the mlco will play" is something more thnn a kin-dorgarten kin-dorgarten theory. After all, however, Miss Hopper's forlo is tho operatic stage. Her Instincts all point to tho gaiety of dance and song. Give hor a lyric dramn. with rainbow costumes and a Dresden china atmosphoro and Edna Wallaco Hopper might wear tho ostrich illume of success. Hold's band concert, attracted the usual lnrgo and enthusiastic audience at the Grand, last Sunday evening. The solo features wore tho violin solo by Mr. Gustav H. Schuster, Mosxkow-sky's Mosxkow-sky's ravishing "Scronota," charmingly charming-ly and dollcately played, and two songs by Miss Emily Larson. Al though the last number on the pro gram, tho selections from "Dolly Vnr-den," Vnr-den," was most favorably received tho inarch, "Olympin," was the best rendered number on the program. Tomorrow night, Mr. Fred Graham, Zion's sweot voiced tenor, is the vocal feature at Held's band concert. Mr. Graham's friends will turn out in force. Mine. Molba appears at lb? ''"aber-nacle ''"aber-nacle January 27th. Tho schedule of prices as announced by Mr. Pypcr, her local manngor, will bo ?1, ?2 and ?2.50 nccordlng to location of scats. There is already a growing musical interest in -Molba's coming and, no doubt, a largo house will greet tho queen of song. Jt & When nn actress attempts Shako-spoaro Shako-spoaro sho must measure hor nrt with other actresses, who have appeared in tho snmo rolo. If It were not for these dreaded comparisons always odious as they aro Miss Fioronco Gale, who camo to us as Rosalind, might justify much of hor overdone foolery in the Forest of Arden. But when Rosalind becomes moro cnt-lsh than Htton-tsh and claws tho air with fellno Rostures as Miss Galo's Rosllnd did not once, but often tho Interpretation suffers when wo think of tho gontlo purrlngs of Mary Anderson In hor nrtful lovo plays with Orlando. Still Miss Gale's rendition of Rosa lind was far above mediocrity, and, notwithstanding some prominent faults, contained many artistic touches' of intelligent acting. It seems to be tho fashion nowadays to fill tho Shakespearo roles with noisy melodramatic melo-dramatic shoutors, who neither know nor appreciate tho niceties of declamation decla-mation required in tho classic drama. Miss Galo's company, like- some other oth-er companies, suffered from the furies fur-ies of strident elocution and boisterous recitation. There was one happy exception, ex-ception, however, in Mr. Mark Price's verbally convincing Jacques. His delivery de-livery of tho well known lines beginning, begin-ning, "All tho world's a stage," was truly poetic In its delivery. Tho Touchstone Touch-stone of Mr. Paul Taylor was half court jester and half circus clown with moro of Rlngllng brothers in his grimaces and gestures than Intended by tho Bard of Avon. Tho play was beautifully mounted and there was moro actual breath of trees in tho Forest of Arden scene than deceptive paint and canvas. Monday night that vory capable organization, or-ganization, the Salt Lako Symphony orchestra will make its second concert con-cert appearance. Tho subscription list Is constantly growing, the Tesorvo fund now exceeding ?2,500, although tho Intention is to have a fund or $4,000. As before, tho prices of admission ad-mission for Monday night will be re- ' duced and an effort made to popularize popular-ize tho work of tho organization. A program has been prepared, strictly classical of course, but at the I nmP timo widely appealing to music I F?g Tho v6cal soloist Is Mrs. Lu- I 5t Ferrln Sharp, and a violin solo I I Jjjj 11 rendered by Mr. George E. I Skpvcry music lover in tho city, .pro- " li f-s onal and amateur, should turn out I and attend tho concert. 1 II nose Melville "as "Sis Hopkins," on II her annual tour, will bo seen at the li qilt Lake theatre next Friday and i H Saturday, with Saturday matinee, Jan. I 11 21 "Sis Hopldns" Is too well known to require an introduction to IS local theatre goers'. Her rustic awk-I awk-I wardness, homespun philosophy and I nualnt country humor never appeal In li vain to the risibilities of Salt Lake audiences. Paul Gllmoro, an actor well known here appears at the Salt Lako theatre, Wednesday and Thursday, In his lat-H lat-H est eastern success. . . HARRY LE GRANDE. |