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Show Vl ? TBUtH. r:'h U I Hmusements. Salt Lake Theatre-Da- rk. Grand Theatre Athletic Sports to- It has been a source of much wonder why the National Guard Coming Attractions. Salt Lake Theatre Lovers Lane, Rose Coghlan, March March Ball game, 26th; L. D. S. Basket March 27th; Miss Ellen M. Stone, March 28th. Grand Theatre Barlow Minstrels, The Wrong Mrs. ApMarch pleton, March h; 26-2- 8. Jl When Knighthood Was in Flower, as a title and as a story breathes love. the fragrance of romance and of its Naturally enough the glamor are situations, atmosphered as they with chivalry and royal splendors, appealed strongly to the imagination the of the playwriter. But in plucking flower of the story from the garden of the book, the original charm and freshness have faded in the adapin tation. This, of course, is true but nearly all dramatized novels, When of especially is it the case The Knighthood Was in Flower. book form, but story is captivating in elusive for the its beauties are too Effle Ellsler enfootlights to reveal. as larges her dramatic versatility Mary Tudor, but in the impersonation as an she adds nothing to her fame actress. Effie EUsler is essentially emotional as she amply demonstrated in Hazel Rirke years ago.to Since have seems that time Miss Ellsler she completely found no role which to her opportunity which give fills or talents. Mary Tudor is swayed by too many moods and runs the gamut for of varying feelings all too quickly the Ellsler, Effie the temperament of to keynote of which is a tendency the all with elaborate passion pictures details of lights and shades. Miss unEllslers supporting company was Charles satisfactory. Mr. Seymours Tudor, of Mary lover Brandon, the cavalier of the Clash lacked both the and the warmth of the lover. His the wrong impetuosity was aroused atinto cloudy times and carried him the obscured which totally excesses fire of the discreet lover. And such VIII and kings as we saw Henry seldom seen I have Louis of i ranee! even the robes of stage royalty worn Effie so royally at a disadvantage. in Was Ellslers When Knighthood Flower", is a dramatic disappointment, jl jt of Utah has made such a studied avoidance of the Grand. At time3 when the boxes and auditorium should ;j have been resplendent with dressy uniforms and military splendor, there March 26. 3 Nights Commencing Thursday, was a painful absence of officers and guardsmen. These same boys in blue will step high and throw out their breasts when they march, this sum- - j mer, behind the First Regiment band. But during the concert season the box office was something to be avoided as if they had received special instruction in the strategy of elusion. Acts Three Hereafter, when another concert A Complicated Comedy in series is attempted, the price of admission must receive special attentBy Frank Maltese. cents admission to ion!. Twenty-fiv- e a band concert is too small and -makes no special appeal to the public. Anybody who really wishes to hear Usual. as Prices Other good band concert music will readily Saturday Matinee 25c. cents for pay more than twenty-fiv- e innnniiiiniMMiiiiMMMinnn .admission and those who do not care ,i: to go would, find no inducement even of this a cents were in city America iegs than twenty-fiv- e where in Here feel tfttnly. a musical center. An exception, entertainment is not without s size. But all, charged. societies, bands and orgauiza-pagemonegin and made popular by cheapness there are the the lack of financial support yona whose mission it is to make First the So other considerations. The failure of encouragement. HGTSd tary air tremulous with melody. to the no cent concert has been is exception band the twenty-fiv- e the Regiment also, is a symphony orchestra else- - trials and tribulations which besiege demonstrated. likes of which does not exist The First Regiment band will have a benefit at the Grand tomorrow even-- I V ing. A special program has been arranged, Mr. Fred Graham, the popular tenor, being the vocal soloist of the evening. All music lovers owe it to themselves to fill the Grand tomorrow1 evening. " Last Sunday evening the First Reg-imeband gave its final concert of the series. During the season twenty-one consecutive Sunday concerts have been given. With the exception of two Sundays, when the band was absent in Idaho, the concerts have been continuous from October 5th, 1902, to March 15th, 1903, both inclusive. From an artistic standpoint the concerts have in every way been successful and the band has firmly established itself in the affections of local music lovers. It is to be regretted, however, that the concerts have been a losing proposition from the first. Sunday after Sunday the deficiency has grown larger and larger until at the close of the season its proportions were anything- but satisfying. Salt over Lake, we are told over and its reople again, is a musical center music and of breathe music, talk sense In the think of it every day. abundan Lake possesses Salt that ance of musical talent, the city is cer- GRAND THEATRE.... ; i 24-2- 5; jl hammer. jones -n- ager8 ! t night. 23-25t- series (concerts .iiiimiiumM-.mn.immniimuuilmMmU1MUMUUUUUltUUU- Jl Carefully Selected Company of Tlayers. -- . Jl Jl The University of Colorado Mandfo-liand Glee club will appear at Bnr-rathall Monday night, March 2zjr&, A fine program has been selected pnd there will be plenty of college music and song. The U. of U. band, under the direction of Mr. H. A. Montgomery, will assist and form one of the features of the evening. n t Jl Jl The managers of the local theatres propose to give a summer season of Of course popular entertainments. this will force the resorts into putting on special linejs of attractions. If Salt Lake gets all that is proposed this summer in the amusement line, people from Denver and Omaha will have to come here for the real excitement of a metropolitan whirl Jl Jl I nt . SCENE IN THE WRONG MRS. APPLETON. i GEO.D.PYPER. j3 MANAGER. JLatURTAIN 8115 TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NEXT, WEDNESDAY MATINEE AT 3. WM. A. BRADY Presents the Most Popular PleLy in America, Loner's Lane BY CLYDE FITCH, TTndorned bv Two Million People during Its famous run of Five Months Months In Chicago Four Monttls fa Philadelphia, Three here upon the same scale of Completeness. and given Prices Thursday, Rose Coghlan. Saturday, Ellen M. Stone. Frank Maltese has his company hard at work in the final rehearsals of The Wrong Mrs. Appleton, which will be presented at the Grand theatre next Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The features of the comedy were outlined in this paper last week. Miss Lottie Levy will play the leadfemale role. Mrs. St. Craire, ing the right Mrs. Appleton, are pro ductive of so many funny misundefriends rstandings. Miss Levys many she are quite curious to see just how will do in drama, as heretofore her stage efforts have been confined operatic work. The other PeoP the cast are Miss Blanche De vaj Miss Violet Montague, Miss Kate and Messrs. Elbert thorns Frank Fenton, Arthur Patterson, . McLean and Bevis Hathaway. Jh being JJ Wrong Mrs. Appleton, duct of a local play writer is ing a great amount of speculation, Mr. Maltese may have to S. R. O. sign during the engage of his company. i j j thea If the painter of the Salt Lake BU tre curtain had chosen for his d a girl driving a red-heade- |