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Show TRUTH 6 HE LID'S MILITARY BAND A. - S. ZIMMEflMAN, - MANAGER Grand Theatre SUNDAY TOMORROW EVENING CONCERT The Programme will include Miss Clara Hansen, Soloist, IN Magnetic' Waltz Within and a Mile of Edejiburgh Held and Zimmerman Cornet Duet, THE GLADIATORS ing to the knees of the second act. Here one gets such a breeze of the unlooked-for that it fills the lungs of even the most jaded and blase of theatregoers. It is a veritable tonic of freshness. Feathers, birds and originality come flying upon the stage in a flock of really good things. The scenes is a bit of forest, a pretty picture of leaf and foliage. The auditorium becomes a bird cage and a canary swings in every yellow electric globe. Then merry-maker- s come trooping through the woods, and singing a song, throw crumbs to the birds. The music, the songs and the scenic environment are fittingly woven together. It is all very pretty and its beauty grows. The day fades out of the sky and darkness creeps timidly over the wood. Then the moon comes floating over the horizon and tips the leaves with silver. Ypu know it is only a poor old property moon, moving in response to vulgar mechanism, but .you dont care. There are times when deceptions are sweet. Through the tops of make-believ- e moon is trees, a make-believ- e make-believ-e at with you eyes, staring but your imagination carries you away from the deceptions of the stage out to where natures heart is green with woods and musical with birds. Fireflies dart about, leaving behind them lines, and this, too, flaming zig-zayou know, is but another vulgar trick of the property man. Right. here is the cue for a big man to sing to a little the maid, The Song of the Night lyric gem of the opera. g AMUSEMENTS. really capable, clever fellows, but only a part of their natural brightness finds its way through a cloud of stupid lines and situations. Their lack of opportunity is evident to everybody, save the constitutional laugher who explodes by force of habit. Alma You-lithe Bungloos sister, is . and almost childishly winsome. So is Their Miss Hatzfeldt as Violet. is a It evident. are youthful charms crime against, their natural bloom for them to rely so much upon the rouge pot and powder box. The chorus in The Storks is sufficiently numerous to be forceful and pretty enough to be attractive. It is advertised as a rosebud garden of girls. This, of course, is a fragrant exaggeration, made permissible by printers ink. ' It might, however, even be true, but for the fact that there are' some weeds in the garden, which have, thus far, escaped the eye of the stage gardener. contains Altogether, The Storks enough birds, both male and fenyile, whose wings and warblings are sufficient for a nights entertainment. The engagement closes with a matinee today and performance tonight. jl Helds military band drew a still larger audience last Sunday evening at the Grand. Indeed, not only was the parquette crowded, but there was an overflow into the gallery. It must have been an inspiration when Mr. Held and his men saw, on the rising of of musical the curtain, such a turn-ou- t enthusiasts. The programme opened with some familiar selections from The Burgomaster, which were received. 'The duet for and flute from the Serenade, by Messrs. Bendixen and Mackey, proved a musical gem, and brought out a decided appeal for an encore. Another , good thing was Webers Invitation to the Waltz, ' which, with such voluptuous strains running through her head, no girl could refuse. Mr. Leslie pleased his many friends with the lively, catchy Coquette Polka. The appearance of Miss Helene Shepard, the vocalist of the evening, was the signal for an enthusiastic welcome. She has a graceful aqd commanding figure, an easy stage presence and a assurance which proclaims previous acquaintance' with the footlights.. In her first selection, the spirited Habanera song from Carmen, Miss Shepard failed to rise to its splendid voice and dramatic possibilities. There was an evident lack of sympathy between the singer and the band accompaniment. However, the sincerity of her effort was applausively acknowledged. Miss Shepard was more happy in her encore, ap-plausiv- sax-apho- 19-2- 2. 19-2- 1. self-contain- ed fun-bakin- geo. d. ran T 83S - 4 NIGHTS JAM i n, doll-lik- e The Storks, Salt Lake Theatre matinee today, performance tonight. Jl & You know that everything is cruel Grand Theatre Held Military Band, s and deception the moon, tomorrow evening. even the little maid, who is bigger and older than she looks, but it all Novelty Theatre Vaudeville. goes without a protest. Still, you feel & t that things are too good to last, and, Unique Theatre Vaudeville. by one of those intuitions which creep over an audience, you sense the growComing Attractions. Salt Lake Theatre Warde and ing decadence in things seen and heard. From this great climax of origJames, Oct. Down Mobile, inality and charming scenic effect, Grand Theatre Oct. there is a sudden, dizzy fall. The latter part of the opera is dry and barIt might be difficult to classify such ren. There isnt a green leaf, much a production as The Storks, were it less an or the oasis, for either the not for the information given in the ear. The music makes a eye brave effort advertisements. All speculation is set to redeem itself, but fails utterly. at rest by the simple announcement Every now and then a dainty air goes that The Storks is a musical fan- simmering through the liquid notes of tasy. One might; after seeing the the clarionets and violins. But the show, imagine it to be a kind of comic trombones hit it on the had, or, if the opera with extravaganza attachments trombones forget, the drums are there were it not for the official declaration waiting with the sticks. that it is something else. Broadly What a chance for a musical lifeand "King speaking. The Storks g falls saving crew! The Dodo race about the footlights along largely to Weinberg and Gregory, who 'the same lines, King Dodo in the assume the responsibility without fully lead and forming a sort of windbrake. realizing the consequence. They are In each opera the scenes are laid anywhere to suit a not too particular Imagination; the time is either now, yesterday or tomorrow, according to preference; the plot is obscured from MANAGES. the first and remains so to the end. The auditorium is continuously flooded CDBTA1H with a stream- of light liquid notes. Some of the music is bright and Wed M aJ nee catchy and has a tendency to invite encores. The greater part of it appeals but momentarily to the ears and LOUIS lingers only to the fall of the curtain musical soap bubbles, with prisms floating on their surfaces, dissolving as readily as the vapors from which they are blown. The first part of The MONDAY, TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHTS ALEXANDER THE 6REAT Storks is hopelessly imitative Dodo and a score of thers had been used as windbrakes and The Storks flew AND MATINEE WEDNESDAY THURSDAY NIGHT JULIUS CAESAR feaimitative here the But after them. The Stork terminate. tures of BEAUTIFULLY MOUNTED AND GORGEOUSLY C08TUMED. Whether the innovation came in anPRICES $1.50 $1.00. 75, 50, AND 25. swer to prayer or not, it is certain that is found Cling the dust of originality fire-flie- GRAND THEATRE . MONDAY, OCT. 19 AND FREDK WARDE HELDS SIVttK concert Sunday Evening, October 18th. ....SOLOIST.... MISS CLARA HANSEN SELECTIONS BY THE BAND WILL INCLUDE 'The SulteLn of Suli" OVERTURE, MeJmilian Robespierre" "Sleighing Serenade" 40 PIECES 40 SEATS 25 CENTS. Rosa Lee. She indicated the coquettish theme of the song, with such a jaunty shaking of her pretty head as to fully captivate everybody in the house. The programme closed with that magnificent musical inspiration, In its rendition the William Tell. band excelled itself. J ne The Novelty theatre, by providing a good programme of pleasing specialties, has had a deservedly popular run of business throughout the week. The house has grown steadily in favor with ladies and children. Next week the management announces not only a complete' change of bill, but the best programme yet provided. The regular Sunday concert wil be given tomorrow evening. J J The Unique theatre started in to provide programmes worth many times the price of admission, and is steadily increasing in popularity by the way' it keeps faith with the public. The programmes are bright, clean and absolutely free ifrom vulgarity, the design being to provide amusement for those whose tastes are refined. - Tomorrow evening the usual Sunday concert will be given. J J The Chaperons, which apeared early in the week, notwithstanding some bright music, new songs and pretty stage dressings, was on the whole, a disappointment. A good many Salt Lakers were attracted by the personal work of Miss Hite the desire to see her in a new role, excited the curiosity of her friends. She has developed into a character actress of considerable promise, but, sowehow, it didnt' seem like her old self. In the Sambo song and chorus, in which she appeared as the real girly girl, she displayed all her former chic and vivacious pert-nesThat Miss Hite has lost none of her personal popularity was amply proved by the demonstrations in the front rows of the parquette. s. The coming engagement of Louis James and Frederick Warde will not only be a red letter event In itself, but will stand out in refreshing contrast tp the light musical amusement over which the town has gone mad. James . |