Show AMUSEMENTS MY OFFICIAL WIFE AT THE THEATRE The fame of Archibald C Gunter as a novelist and playwright is worldwide His former residence in this city makes anything he does interesting to Salt Lakers It was surprising therefore that only a fair house witnessed the first i performance here last evening of his latest lat-est dramatization ily Official Wife The holiday season being so near no doubt kept many people away who otherwise other-wise would have attended The play as might be expected by those who have read the story is intensely in-tensely interesting It deals with Bus sian ways and Nihilistic plots and is full of ec tement and anticipations of something some-thing terrible But it proceeds nevertheless never-theless in a natural manner and does not overstep the bounds of probability Mrs Seligman Cutting as Helene is all that could be desired for the part Eeauti fnl in form and feature with an excellent excel-lent voice and good dramatic ability she fascinated and enchained the attention of the audience during every moment that she was on the stage Mr W F Owen as the husband of the Official Wife maintained his reputation reputa-tion as an excellent actor Mr E Paton Gibbs stands next on the list of the leading lead-ing artists in the company His Baron Friedrich was a very fine representation Mr Cutting the husband of the leading lady is a handsome fellow evidently a gentleman and he put a good deal of force into his part but in places it almost al-most bordered on the burlesque The rest of the company filled their parts acceptably and the play was finely dressed and well placed on the stage My Official Wife Is likely to have a great run It is well worth seeing and we advise our friends not to miss it Tonight will be its closing performance There will be no matinee today CHARLES FBOHMAITS COMEDIANS are the next attraction at the theatre Monday Mon-day and Tuesday when they will present Settled Out of Court Gilletts latest adaptation from the French The sale of seats is now on A CHRISTMAS CAROL All the world loves Christmas The believer be-liever and the unbeliever can shake hands give gifts eat roast goose and plum pudding with one accord on Christmas Christ-mas The Star course of lectures given on Sunday evenings in the theatre will have a Christmas carol so to speak next Sunday night Bishop O F Whitney will recite a poem written by himself and V entitled Immanuel Christmas Idyl Charles Ellis lectures Misses Ponlton and Pratt Mr Sothern and members of the Union Glee club will all take part as vocalists |