Show aft LYDIA THOMPSON this great actress to appear in provo for one night at a great the world re burlesque actress lydia thompson with her great english opera company jias been secured by manager graham of the theatre to appear in provo for oae night only the appearance of thia great company which embraces fifty of the finest burlesque artists will be the richest treat the people of have ever enjoyed and we unhesitatingly state that the house that night will be tested to its utmost capacity and thai even standing room will be at a premium arrangements are cow pending bo tween manager graham and the D JR G and utah central railroads whereby special rates will be given to people in the settlements desiring to avail of thia chance of a lifetime it is also expected that a special will be run on both lines attar the performance is over the prices of admission have been raised as will be seen in the regular theatrical announcement of the company but are not as high as are usually charged people attending lydia thompson performances in this respect the management of the theatre is to be congratulated that the usual advanced prices havo been reduced on this ion the ladies getting up the leap year party deserve the thanks of the public for so willingly throwing up the theatre wednesday night to admit of the ap uce of the lydia thompson company new york times says of this great actress like a vision of perennial youth miss lydia thompson comes once more before the popular eye apparently as supple and as agile as ever nineteen years ago she made her first appearance here and three years have passed since she last danced and sung to a new york audience with her are the same types of feminine beauty and piquancy as heretofore and in the orchestra are the same rows of gilded youth and hoary age that have ever cherished the memory of her troupe as a legend of fair women when she made her entrance upon the etaka at the star theatre last night she was warmly received as an old friend and in answer to the question who are you from the redheaded red headed graco hibernian whose nose sho had just mashed with her fist gave an account of her transatlantic wanderings and told bow glad she was to be in america once more this time her burlesque is penelope an affair fixed up for her by HP Stephens and edward solomon of billie taylor fame louis kelleher as the spartan chief of police J belton radcliffe as ulysses friend cymon charles horace launy as king of Sparta and harry bearr as his are on the stage about all the time and each does good thing occasionally miss thompson dresses ulysses very prettily dances him well and and is always applauded miss marie williams is still one of the most comely ladies in the troupe and makes a vigorous riyal to ulysses miss aida jenoure is pretty and tries to be coy but finds it hard to forget how to flirt miss lillie alliston makes a muscular and imposing nurse for specialties miss kose naw bam dances very gracefully aid kicks clean over both shoulders mibs ella carrington dances as well but kick so high and two young germans give impersonations the costumes are beautiful and quite as unobtrusive as in classic sculpture |