Show s F car c6 l 1 h 1 I J I w c14iItA n t 1 tl n I 1 R Ti tee it y Yy T t 1 I 4R J 4sf J1 r 1 > t The crowded houses which greeted ev i ry performance of Puddnhead Wilson Wil-son gave ample proof that although nt nty to Salt LaKe the attraction is as strong as ever There were sceptics whf > ventured the opinion that Frank Jos pace would never be filled that F J in Mayo had a hard road to travel etc v ith plenty of implied doubts as tj the advisability of the whole thing Whether it is due to the author the dramatist the star or Miss Dwyer the fa t mains that Puddnhead Wilson is onA of the stroncest attraction of the j eara great treat and one that theatergoers il long remember It is a i Ijj wlli a presents theo i n which i inter d all ne pf its prime motve is ti Iris ds xV that Thcs a help in hldm naur afar al I I The i the ihu niJ imprint idea on Mitch th rlt is SLILL and the quaint wis i d n il I Pudnii ids philosophy tend I I to m cite the Idy one of flit + re than u j 1 stares t The acting to is of A I rr st i s t lif I > r ri Sn1t TaL is xorv prjw < 1 of A3 1LUyer aodwuld like to = n i te hi < iita tn > bb u bl l rive c f d hr tl t r of this pnuiG tile Re xv is nut Jl ortian parr at i s 1111t c v U a r 4Uii t tll nest nil I udy It is no easy i ttt > i to portlly 1 thee the-e inns < of 11 n ae the love fir hers her-s n e r Sri f ms baseness se < 1 in bJtt de c 11 t the same tm ti prTtrv e the e 11 rat tcrstirs f tl e nc PTI r e e li 1 1rtrulars h t < ivf 21 cs Tyer i v ry successful anti herd her-d Imr < 1tin i o i < Of the strn st and i s c nsisl if bits of attii l I haves have-s n 101 man dl l m TI 11110 dyed j into the Iarl i t r lf i udd herd nt tn en a r d 1 f hiltlf e 1 L o till the ma e eft va 1t try his tli s tit ith h + s h n nthfui t 1 a sutlrking11 j e i < i i 0 the er r Mays us lI i 1 > as i IJlllhi 1 1 In rind a u ndtr f 1 n ibn ri i drd Ins nnk inc in-c i H tit a 1 hon shall seer I see-r 3Ia a lbtIIJ a hen he his t mtrol cM tical rr1k amr au his certainly retched a j e ilt of p rte teen in his rtiajal i r T1I1 DrislIL 1 lis t elk > iv laugh 1 s poseany O1t ft these w ud il1di t e ihe character or the u stardlj TJID I o t 7 0 The patron t f ih rand s < e m hap I r s hea thy have ollletht with i It rhymE r at OIn er ercu lsome Jlng that os V ith a rlp and plenty i f TOISP On r td scarcely imagine tiP rf the audit ruts over there sitting through a pasKirni idyl 1 or a sons ret < re-t il Air I ule l hns made an effort tl fnd out the tastes of his patrons ana Ins success in catering to them is I E n n bv the irod s vhich vsit the theatre nightly < Shi ft No 2 which opens at the Gr nd Monday night is dpserib d as an 4 ci rtrieal mel diama Now we have 111 seems mlodr unas and pastoral JT i rnd ap approaching train jf J rm g I nd l u do sincerely wl l iw a new adjective tn help us out I uncirsiaiid thu the villain is kiiifd b a holt of Jig nninc but whter this Inc I nl promj a i that qi ilifl < iton I t > rrt say 1t any rate there is a uritr storm hrh will develop be f rp < ir eyes fore a small cloud With 1 > 1htninforkft1 lit hntn at that I suppse that ils i btins forked paks v t1 1 fur the firstelannes of the pro i < 1u ton At sun rate this is not all I I f Ir ihi ro are orei us ascpnainp and d si ndinsr an inUni alll an cx < i inp I drmal climax v shah is given bj an I I cxt losioii of firedamp God enough We shall think we are riht at horn Mtii Lincoln I and I there vill bf thrills in plenty for those v vh ire looking fc r smsation j i I For the remaining three nights of the I j ptk Mr MuJtj w ill present A Boy i W ltd vhhh lilt visited Silt Lake h tore 1 > < Y I Tomorrow night William 1l West s r r I j j I 1 l r ° 11 r I 1 WILLIAM H WEST 1 I irnfranticpatd and mu hadertise < l I BIS Minstrel Jubilee will open at theI I K shlt Lake theatre Thisi organization puts forth iihe modest claim df being the best min trel company in the Country Coun-try and there is no doubt but that the claim is just Billy West was well known during his long association with George Primrose They were together for about twentjseven years and separated sep-arated for business reasons West had an ambition to take out the most expensive ex-pensive organization which could be secured and Primrose did not think the time was ripe for it so they each decided de-cided to follow their own inclinations and parted The musical department of Mr Stays COmpany includes Clement 1 Stewart R J Jose H W Fnllman I Charles Kent Ed Gorman and Joseph i Gillman Carroll Johnson and Tom I Lewis are on the ends and among the I specialty arti = are Trovollo ventriloquist ventrilo-quist Charles it Ernest and the Frcee brothers e > S Thursday and Friday of this week Manager Pper will present At Gay CnnoT ht1 t n I u I uU ucn ue conidcntH expects Jwill gratify a demand de-mand for light amusement It is a sat irE on seashore life in the share of a I musical farce The cast inriiis well known specialty artists among whom I arc Alf Holt iM whistler and > kettle De Course maie impersonator < j > 4 < j > Tomorrow night at the tabernacle or I curs the big De Vere concert for which i the most elaborate programme has been i arranged Mme De Vere Miss Broad I foot Mr Mitchell and Mr Goff will all take part and will also have the astt ance of the tabernacle choir An entertainment like this at popular prices should certainly till the big au I aitorium and especially when it is I probably our last taste of grand opera for this cason < > < S > 0 Saturday evening at the Jewish synagogue syna-gogue will occur a concert which has not been heralded to any great extent but which will no doubt be a great treat to all who attend The Chicago Ladies Quartette is not unknown to Salt Lake and all who were fortunate to hear it during the previous visit will welcome its return The quartette is composed of Miss Caborn Miss Dunn Miss Raymond and Miss Lutizer who are all soloists and they have th s as simtanee of Miss Bolkcorn impersonator impersona-tor The programme is varied by rtad inga bj Miss Bolkcorn and solo num i bers by members of the quartette The affair is under the auspices of the Unity congregation I Recent Notable Productions The title of William Gillette new Play would lead a person unacquainted with his style to believe that he was trying to compete for the popularity cf Laura Jean Libbey Because She Loved t Him So is a translation from I the French of Bisson and Le Clerg and I wa produced at the Madison Squall thetttre Kott York a few days ago The I stcfrv deals with a young wife who is i unreasonably jealous of her husband and when oteor he goes from home the I tortures s Jt with all sorts of sus j piciQns nhaHv she discovers two gcol den haiis uuon his coat and not knon ing that they were placed there by the maid in order to secure a night out I during the ensuing trouble deterirint + I then and there to have a divorce She stalls for the home of her parents fol l awed by her nusbard who vows he wi also present his side of the story The old people who have been models of happiness for thirty years and have never been knc > wn to quarrel deride tt wrangle for tlic purpose of showing their daughter tie foclishness of jealousy jeal-ousy Of cpurso great itonishment is manifested bj the young people and allis Is finally > cie arcvl up with jealousy banished islied forever It would seem that while the PIcA of Because She Loyal I Himis not intricate or doep an does not nossest thE fascinations of thi i I forbidden it is one which presents a wholesome lesson in attractive form It is a decided relief after all the plays of tropical atmosphere which are again so plentiful As to Jh members of the cast the highest praise was given Mr J E Dod son and Ifs Kate Meek I as the old couple It is said that they were delightful de-lightful companion bits of acting whit partook of the nature of old comedy rather than of farce Idpi Conquest late of the Empire stock t company was the jealous young wife and Edwin Arden was the husband hus-band Air Frohman has arranged to transfer trans-fer the production which was to follow Because She Loved Him So to en other theatre on account of the great popularity of the Gillette play La Belle Helene opera bouffe bj Offenbach libretto adapted by Louis Harrison was revived at the Casino > by Lillian Russell and her companj It is not probable that the piece wil have a long run for New York hat seen tit to take many and violent except ex-cept ens to Mr Lederers latest offering offer-ing We are gIven to understand that I I J 4 1 f f 1 y jJ Lp MT I OWH1T CQ5 THIS MEN f j I adapting the libretto means nothing t more than dressing it freely with Tend Ten-d rloin slang and rendering objectionable objection-able what otherwise would at worst have onlj been tame There were also several interpolated melodies composed com-posed by the director Mr Ludwig Endlaender Lillian Russell was beautiful beau-tiful of course and sang well but was too cold say the critics and Edna Wal lace Hopper was not beautiful neither did she sing well and was too warm that is to say she was needlessly vulgar vul-gar Seabrooco the comedian did not deserve the title according to some I and there you ire ccfr dare say that after this La Belle Helene will be I allowed to stay dead I J 2ICTES OPT E STAGE Marshal IJ Wilder the famous drawingroom entertaIner has gone into vaudeville Madame Blanche Marches daughter ofthe famous Prris vocal teacher has arrived in this country for a concert tour Zangv ills dramatization of Chil dren of the Ghetto will be produced at the Broadway theatre New York in I the fall The leading roles in The Sowers at the Lyceum theatre New York will be taken by Mary Mannering and t Hilda Spong I Weber and Fields have produced a burlesque of Annie Russells Catherine Cath-erine which Is said to be the funniest thing in New York ie Cissie Loftus the music hall singer broke her contract at Koster Bials rather than appear on the same stage with An Affair of Honor De Koven and Smith have written n a new opera called The Three Dragoons Dra-goons which will be produced the Broadway theatre New York N W A Brady has bought Marie Co rcllis play The Sorrows of Satan k 1 V = iflfI M i 1 41 lto l to 1 r r t II btt ° d l r r I + i 1 f S I Characters Prom Puddnliead i r Wilson I and will send it on the road with Lewis Morrison In the leading role The WardeKidderJames combina lien will produce Romeo and Juliet next season on a very elaborate scale This company will give Salt Lake an opportunity this spring to enjoy a week of highclass drama Emil Sauer the new European pian ist is said to equal any player who has ever come to this country It is said that his hair stands straight out from his head in picturesque confusion With that guarantee we can prepare I to fall down and worship H F McGarv late of Salt Lake is now junior member of the new Ly kensMcGarv company general amusement directors which is located in the Mirror building Neu YorkI They have a vaudeville department in which they propose to devote themselves them-selves to headliners I The Irrepressible Oscar Hammerstein who in a stroke of illfortune last year I lost everything including the Olympia I Music hall is building a new music j I hall to be called the Victoria It Is on the corner of Fort second street II I and Seventh avenue and Hammersteln expects to open it on the 27th of February Feb-ruary I The Salt Lake Opera company Is hard at work on its next production I Von Suppes Trip to Africa This opera was done here ten or twelve years ago by Lillian Russell but not since then so it is practically new to the present generation of theatre goers The cast will include Miss Savage Sav-age Miss Levy Miss Cooper Miss Barrow and Messrs Goddard Spencer Pyper Gill Siddoway and Wallace New York has a new fad in the shape of Dramatic Breakfasts at the WaldorfAstoria in aid of the Decorative Dec-orative Arts society The consist of a performance by swell actors and actresses followed by a breakfast for which those honored with an invitation pay 3 a plate The actors give their services but gain a reputation for exclusiveness ex-clusiveness which greatly enhances their drawing powers t S i i ir > a i e d X t I J 1 I 1 THE HONCR1 LE5HE1iIF1SItd |