Show I THE MISSION IS BESIEGED I AN you send two uniformed men mento mento mento CAN to the Mission theatre on Third South at once This was the telephone message that was received by Lieutenant John Hemple of the po police pollee police lice department a few minutes after 2 yesterday esterday afternoon A brief explanation followed from the Mission and two uniformed men were hurried to the theatre They were needed Men and women to say nothing of hundreds of cf f children were on the verge of tight fight fightIng ing for a chance to get to the ticket office The two bluecoats forced their way through the crowd and in a few minutes had some semblance of order restored But It was only for a minute or two At least 1500 people were on the outside of the house houe and trying to gain admission One of the officers went through the theatre and to the front Just in time to assist a woman who had fainted The woman was I carried into a nearby drug store where she quickly recovered The second performance was given at 4 this being the first time in the history of a theatre in Salt Lake that a second performance had to be given The second matinee showed a crowded house many of whom had remained on the outside since before 2 clock in the afternoon The Tho manage management management ment mont absolutely refused to sell stand standIng standIng standing Ing room for either performance It Itis ItIs Itis is against the law and we will not sell sella selta a ticket that the party purchasing does not get a seat was the statement of Manager Clark and he lived up to It MISSION THEATRE A lineal descendant a 8 of Andrew Jackson hero of or the battle of New Orleans and President 01 ol trie tUe tn Lull States will wilt be one of the Ule features of the bill which will be offered at the Mission theatre for tor the week beginning with a matinee next Thursday afternoon It is le lenot not however the fact that she fahe sh is a de do descendant descendant of the great groat warrior and states statesman statesman man that Miss Antoinette Le Brun bids bills for public favor tavor but rather because na nature nature nature ture has so endowed her with grace of lace and form and an voice Miss Le Brun is one of the high highest highest est eat salaried singers now appearing in m vaudeville She was formerly former I leading loading so soprano soprano with the Italian Grand Opera com corn company compan pany pan of New York Henry Henr AV W Y Savage closed clos d a contract with her by which sue was vas the leading soprano of his English Grand Opera company for two seasons The work of grand opera did not offer the tho same amount of money as al did an of offer offer offer fer which came to her a short time ago agoto agoto agoto to go on the vaudeville stage so grand opera was left for the better paying field Associated with Miss Le Brun at atthe atthe atthe the present time are two other grand opera stars They Ther are Fritz N Huttmann tenor who formerly was leading tenor for forthe forthe forthe the Belling Grand Opera company compau of Mex Mexico MexIco ico leo Mr Huttmann was also the soloist with the Metropolitan orchestra of New lew NewYork NewYork York Robert Mallory the baritone of the tho com corn company compan pany pan which will appear at the Mission was formerly leading baritone ot of the Sav Say Savage Savage age Grand Opera company During their stay in this city the Le Brun Grand Gland Op Opera Opera Opera era trio will render selections from grand operas that promise to be a treat to the lovers of grand opera in this city as it has been in other cities Following I the motto that one ono good turn deserves another and believing that the best is none too good the management of the Mission have secured for the com corn coming coming ing ins week what is believed to be one of the strongest bills that has hIlS ever been of offered offered offered in vaudeville in this city In addi addition addition tion to the grand grard opera trio a feature of or e ethe the bill will be Nat Nazarro and company in a distinct herculean novelty This is isan Isan isan an European act that has created a sen sensation sensation sensation on two continents and will doubt doubtless doubtless doubtless less do so in this city Lola formerly principal dancer at the Theatre National City of Mexico bond and who Is claimed to be bo the most grace graceful graceful graceful ful dancer on the stage today toda will witt be an another another another other feature of the new bill Miss act is described as a distinct novelty not alone in the dances but in inthe Inthe inthe the costumes She is accompanied by Miss Louise Taylor Talor a well known so soprano soprano soprano who renders a number of solos while the dancer is changinG her cos costumes costumes A human orchestra is promised in Leon a graduate of the celebrated Hun Hungarian Hungarian Hungarian garian Conservatory of Music Accord According According ing lag to eastern critics Ms his imitations of various musical instruments is perfect Last but by no means least will be Jimmy Wall that party in black who has made a hit in every town which he has visited during his time on the vaude vaudeville yule ville stage New music by the Mission orchestra and the latest and best in moving movIng moving ing pictures will wilt round out the bill GRAND THEATRE The greatest of all Russian dramas For Her Sake Salte will witt be presented at the Grand theatre all week beginning with a matinee today toda For Her Sake is a melodrama of rare merit and contains every requirement It has a villain in Captain of 01 the Russian army it has a heroine in Phyllis PhllIs Gray Gra an American girl It has the two lovers and rivals The Tue story of the play deals with witha i n young prince who has become Infatuated Infatuated infatuated with a poor serf girl who returns the affections shown Captain Gregor of the army is also In love with the he serf girl but she spurns his atten attentions attentions attentions This greatly angers him and he swears revenge The princes mother Is very much op opposed opposed opposed posed to her son bestowing his attentions on a girl so much beneath his lila social standing and tries to break the relation relationship relationship relationship ship Failing Falling to do this she sho is the means of having her own son exiled and put to work in the sulphur mines of Kara Siberia Olga is the name of the girl who has Incurred the displeasure of the princes mother and she Is sent away to the mines Neither of the lovers knows of the others fath seems to revel In his revenge for it was he who falsely accused the lovers and prevailed on the princes mother to deport them One day after having been In the mines for two years the lovers loers chance to meet They tried to get pardoned but each time were refused Day Da after day dav they can an be seen toiling tolling with saddened hearts Ono One day the czar finds that he has been deceived by b that he had falsely accused the prince and the serf girl Irl They are pardoned is to work the balance of his dav days n the mines where he is Immediately taken as a reward for deceit and trench treachery cl clel ery el The prince has overcome every ob obstacle stack stacle and is happily married to the girl hp ho loves There Them will be matinees Sunday Wednesday and aTH Saturday uTH THE E ALASKAN Coming to Salt Lake after its phe phenomenal phenomenal phenomenal five months Chicago engage engagement enga e ement ment the revised edition of The Alaskan for which credit Is given Iven to Richard F Carroll and Gus Wein burp bun two exceptionally clever ing In comedians the Salt Lake theatre will throw open Its doors Monday week The entire book of ot this meritorious musical comedy has hIlS been gone over overby overby overby by Carroll and Weinburg while sev several several several eral interpolations and catchy music not forgetting for half a dozen original songs have been Interpolated The present presenting company is quite strong strom and Includes ichard F Carroll who will be bi welcomed as the theatt Watt att Gus Weinburg as Professor Knicklebein he of the celebrated laughing powder fame Detmar Pop Poppen Poppen Poppen pen so well and favorably known here for his good work York in The Sho Gun and who now assumes the part of To Totem Totem tem tern Pole Pete John R H Phillips last seen here as Paul in The Tenderfoot who has been allotted the part of Richard Atwater Sidney Algiers as Snowball the bear while the ladles ladies include Jessie Stoner as Arlee rlee Easton Alice Keen as Mrs Irs Good Better Best Etta Lockhart as all Kuko and an ex exceptionally exceptionally exceptionally large and comely chorus of Eskimo girls society buds Snowball and Hi Hi HI girls tourists and Alaskan miners not for forgetting forgetting forgetting getting the Alaskan dogs and coyotes Two baggage cars are required to properly transport this large organization around the country countr The engagement is for three nights and one matinee COLONIAL THEATRE Perhaps the commonest remark made by our theatregoers who saw v the Top of the World when it was presented at atthe atthe atthe the Salt Lake theatre two months ago i iwas was that the play pIa was fascinating in the constant occurrence of novel surprises and effects There is always something to bring about a laugh which has haa In it the element of surprise The people who sit in front have little knowledge of the time and careful effort expended to add to the performance but a study of the Top of the World will wili convince a novice that it was a master hand that put it to together together together gether It is seldom that the Colonial has been privileged to offer of Cpr such a really realy big show at the regular scale of prices and that the theatre will be sold out hours before the curtain rises tonight is a fore foregone foregone foregone gone conclusion The company is now bound east after making a hurried trip to the principal coast cities clUes and In only a few weeks will willbe willbe willbe be back on Broadway busily engaged in preparing for bailey Austins new pro production which will be produced at a Broadway theatre this fall The company to be seen will be Iden hen Identical Identical to that which was here on its first appearance and includes the Misses Adele Oswald Florence Flor ce Smith Lavelle Lavede Bobbie Bobble Roberts May lIay Poth Sadie Eggle Eggleton E gle gleton ton Charles Harris Robert Travers France Carrier T J McMahon James Robert Merriman and Bailey and Austin not forgetting the famous Collie ColUe dogs BUNGALOW THEATRE It is announced that St Eimo Elmo will willbe willbe willbe be the attraction at the Bungalow the theatre theatre theatre atre opening tonight and running dur during during ing lag the week This announcement is a strong bid for the approval of Salt Lake theatregoers giving the first opportunity of seeing this clever piece The play pIa has been much discussed and has never failed to arouse interest in all of the cities clUes in which it has been seen The piece sparkles with wit and humor and has lias a plot which keeps the situation always tense It is a melodrama but not the ordinary kind In this play of St StElmo StElmo StElmo Elmo we have the young oung cynic St StElmo StElmo StElmo Elmo who later turns minister and we have the good minister and the leading role which will be in the hands of Miss Maude Leone You have read the book which is one of the best beet sellers sellen of the year ear Go to the Bungalow and see lee the show ghow There will wilt be a matinee Wednes Wednesday Wednesday day da and Saturday BABES IN A brilliant display of illumination a n superb show how of rich color a succession elon of magnificent stage pictures and ever changing kaleidoscope of rich costumes such sueh alj a promised in the production of Babes in Toland which will be pre pro presented presented at the Colonial for one week starting February 20 Glen MacDonough is responsible for the book and antI Victor Herbert wrote the music which is claimed to be catchy and pretty prett and to have that inviting swing which suggests su ests dainty movements and graceful dances A pha phalanx phalanx phalanx of beauty is the essential feature of very verr big musical extravaganza and Babes in is said to abound in feminine loveliness the scenery through out is of the most elaborate character and designed and executed with artistic care Fun and music predominate and the production is all It is claimed to be Several Canadian cities Hamilton Lon London London London don Toronto and Montreal have been bean complimented by visits from Sir Charles Charlea I Wyndham and Mss MIss Mary ary Moore in The J Mollusc The warm reception which uie these distinguished London players have met with amply rewards them for tt th long jumps which they were obliged I to make Charles Frohman has many man friends In Canada and aDd he went to not nota nofa a little expense and trouble to include these thee the Canadian cities ottie in Sir Charles American Amerlean tour |