Show i t i Last night closed up one of the most prosperous weeks the theatre has known for a long time past it was a week In fact almost unequalled In r Its history for one thing and that Is ithe giving of six consecutive performances perform-ances which charged a dollar and a half admission of the six nights five of them were given to excellent business busi-ness and the closing one was the greatest of all Truly business Is on the up grade in Salt Lake Mansfield I was more than pleased with his reception recep-tion and the author of A Milk White Flag A Texas Steer A Brass Monkey A Hole in the Ground A Corrtented Woman The Midnight Bell A Temperance Town A i Bunch of Keys etc who has taken I I a Drincely fortune out of Salt Lake since he first began to send his plays here surely has no reason to think his I popularity with us Is on the wane ij From the spectacular standpoint A Milk White Flag is the best thtag Hoyt ever wrote its rollicking fun and the satirical yet pleasant way in which the militia fad is handled show that the well of Hoyts humor is very far from running dry dramatically and intrinsically in-trinsically we rank it below the Texas Steer but it surely comes in a close second behind that popular play Mansfields four nights were rental dates with the theatre for almost the first time in the history of the house Al Hayman rented it outright for a set price made a nightly guarantee to Mansfield and took his chances the nightly guarantee was 500 and even after paying the gifted star his 2000 and Mr Burton his rent Hayman emerged from the big end of the horn The longadvertised California tour of the tabernacle choir will open this week and on Tuesday evening our noted warblers will oe holding forth to the public of Oakland Wednesday night the series of five concerts will open In San Francisco On the following fol-lowing Monday San Jose will be visited vis-ited and Tuesday evening the brief season will close in Sacramento Yesterday was a lively day with Director Stephens and Business Bus-iness Manager Whitney The soloists so-loists Mr Easton Mr S Pugsley Mrs Allison Mrs Edward Mr Pyper Mr Ensign Mr Weihe r Mr Daynes and Miss Babcock were being thoroughly put through the finIshing fin-ishing touches by Mr Stephens and Mr Whitney was closing up the business busi-ness arrangements with the Southern Bacific and the Pullman company both of which have a special representative repre-sentative on the ground to look after their interests The train will pull out of the Rio Grande Western depot at 8 sharp not 830 as had been previously announced Seven Pullmans and a baggagecar make up the train which will be run as a special the entire distance The list of those who will make the tour is as follows the number being an even 275 Car No William Hardcastle John Collier and wife A Pederson Mr Jcsperson Heber Pitt James Morgan Joseph Griggs Thomas Gill Albert Gill A H Keeley jr A W Caine jr Frank L Kersten Frank T Hines John H White Mr and Mrs Heb > r Austin C E Johnson Mr and Mrs J D Wines James McCarroll e E M James S Winter Joseph Mel I len John H Timpson A W Timp son N S Timpson G Parry R E Evans and wife Car No 2H J Foulger and wife Olaf Thomassen F Jensen and f wife Mrs M E Malm Rebecca f Woodbury Jennie Ransome Maude Harris Melissa Summerhays Miss Susie Burrell Miss Anna Malin Ella Kelson Edna Coray Mrs Gillespie Misb Traynor Mr and Mrs Davis Mrs W McDonald Leda Stromberg Edna Dwyer Elsie Barrow Allie Barrow > Bar-row Mrs J W Robinson and child Julia Jones Ellis Hillstead Mrs Annie Robbins Eva Winberg Mable Cooper Eva Musser Clara Chambers Maud Pratt Emma Jorgensen Ella Jorgensen Jorgen-sen Mary Hagman Mrs W W Cluff and daughters W A Ray and wife Mrs Dr Davis Car No 3 John Fisher Orson Pend rey R Canham John Squires Mr and Mrs H E Hatch Thomas Smart jr and wife J Bergerman and family Mr and Mrs John E Pike Mr and Mrs John Shea Myrtle Smith Mrs Walter Squires Mrs Orson Arnold jr Jennie Smith Nanna Morris Mrs Swenson Beatrice Ridges Alice Bow ring Annie Bowring Joseph Dean Hugh Doyall Mrs Lawson Miss Lawson Law-son Miss Crissie Lawson Bessie Dean Allison Ida Pitt Mrs Sansom Miss Dean and baby Mr Peart Mr Morton Mr Bowers Leo Foster Car No 4John T Edward Lizzie Thomas Edward Miss Thomas Miss McAllister C S Martin D F Collett S B Mitton Mrs Lowe Mrs A F Peterson Hilma Peterson Hattie Wallace Wal-lace Lottie Mancroft Charlotte Goss Flora Poulton Mabel Fulmer Sadie Asper Lucinda Ure Dilate Peart Phenie Irvine Kate Rigby Alice McLaughlin Mc-Laughlin Rose Wallace Cella Adams I I Miss Kate Thomas Miss Nellie Wallace Wal-lace Mrs Silverwood Mrs William H I 11 White Mrs Kate Heisch Miss Morgan Mor-gan G G Bywater Philip Pugsley Lillie Bitner Allie Bitner Libbie Bit nero Hattie Burns Amy Allbright 1 Miss Maringer Miss Nettie Frost Curs Fanny Spencer Mrs E Thompson Thomp-son Mrs R R Widdison Mrs L Broadbent Mrs Barlow Nellie Druce Pugsley James Poulton Car No 5Miss Mary Romney Miss Lulu Penrose Miss Nellie Penrose Ella Derr John Danes E H Pierce Prof Daynes Hal Daynes May Price Maud Bowring Della Daynes Allie Young Margaret Caine Laura Patrick Pat-rick Florence Alder Mrs T S Ash worth Mrs J E Lynch Nettle Raleigh Ral-eigh Alice Foster Mrs A C Pyper Nettie Y Snell Mr and Mrs John D Owen Mr and Mrs H S Ensign Mr and Mrs H G Whitney Mr and Mrs J D Spencer Mr and Mrs George D iPyper Clark S Whitney Spencer Clawson jr Maud May Babcock Mrs tBariow Ferguson Mrs George Alder and child Car No 6EvAn Stephens Mr Mar lager M Christopherson W Chris i topherson V Christopherson Brig I Seare Frank Foster O A Peterson V Sliomas Doxey B C Easton George J1 < r Williams George Foster Eddie Pike Charley Pike James W Ure Thomas C Griggs W H Foster H Leyland R H Siddoway T S Ashworth Sam Spry James Poll William X Jones Alfred Nielsen John F Bennett William Will-iam McDonald E F Burton T T Burton A M Woolley A F Smith A F Peterson A W Peterson J G Kelson A H Kelson R Edmunds W A Sperry A Owen D Owen A E Braby W G Patrick F Fuller A Ness John Gibbs Car No 7Mr and Mrs William Bracken Mrs Mahnken Mr and Mrs John Gallachei Miss Gallacher Clara Dusenberry George W Timpson Mrs George W Timpson J W Ashton and wife Rose Chandler Mrs Hardy Mrs Boyden Mrs Braby Eliza Rossiter I Miss Roxie Tripp Mr and Mrs W E Weihe Mr and Mrs Cal Carrington Mrs A Lyon Miss Alice Calder N W Calder Mrs R Siddoway Miss Barton Miss Tuddenham Miss Reed Arthur Scott J O Ogle J W West and wife Miss A Hoggan Rillie Nay lor Etta Pike Ida Pratt Herma Ty ler Lou Nayior George W Groo Scott Groo S a It will be interesting to music lovers and friends of the choir to know what they propose doing in the four cities they will visit Following is the pro gramme for the opening concert in San Francisco and the one which is also to be rendered in each of the other cities Two other programmes will be given in San Francisco the one for next Sunday night being made up entirely of sacred numbers Another programmethat for the opera nightis comprised entirely of operatic oper-atic numbers the Lucia sextette and the great finale to the second act of features La Traviata being the principal I Mormon Temple Dedication An them Hosannah E Stephens Full Choir with Accompaniment This historical anthem was sung six teen times at the dedicatory services ser-vices of the great Mormon temple in Salt Lake city on April 6 1893 and was written for that occasion It contains the formula of sacred shouts of Hosannah always used on such occasions by the Mormon people The hymn sung by 40000 people at the laying of the cap stone of the temple also runs through the anthem 2Duet r > Consolation E Stephens Nellie Druce Pugsley and Bessie Dean Allison 3Male Chorus Breezes of the Night La Moth Harmony Club H S Ensign Director I Di-rector 4Scotch Ballads a Annie Laurie R C Easton b Robin Adair George D Pyper and R jC Easton 5 Ladies Chorus Mothers Luila b E Stephens Cecelia and Bel Canto Clubs GViolin Solo Airs Hongrois Earnst Willard E Weihe 7 Prison Scene II Trovatore Verdi I Nellie Druce Pugsley George D Pyper and Choir Recitation Aux Italiens Meredith Maud May Babcock 9 Quartette RigolettoVerdi Lizzie Thomas Edward Bessie Dean Allison R C Easton and H S Ensign I 10 Favorite Mormon Hymn O My Father R C Easton and Choir O My Father thou that dwellest In that high and glorious place When shall I regain thy presence And again behold thy face In thy holy habitation Did my soirit once reside In my first primevil childhood Was I nurtured by thy side 111Soprano Solo ErmaniVerdi I Lizzie Thomas Edward 12Chorus Hallelujah Messiah Handel Choir The money department of an excursion excur-sion like this runs into some very comfortable figures The nest egg of the enterprise was the 500 prize which the amateur chorus won in the October eisteddfod The members of the harmony chorus which was the nucleus of the amateur chorus decided de-cided to set the prize aside and go at once to work to build it up to a fund which would enable them to indule ina notable pleasure trip Other concerts con-certs were given the members of the chorus of one hundred and fifty each pledging himself or herself e to sell ten tickets to a series of three entertainments en-tertainments These pledges were faithfully carried out and a further sum of 1500 was raised Then came the Sousa an Paderewski concerts which yielded 1200 or 1500 more The last concert the one during conference brought in but very little but the 125 excursionists tickets which have been sold will materially swell the fund Altogether the enterprise presents the somewhat unique spectacle of sailing out on its own merits asking not a dollar in the way of subscriptions and depending on its own exertions to pull it through With even the smallest sort of average receipts the tourists will come out of the venture even With good business they will make money and if the direst sort of disasters dis-asters overtake them their friends will be pleased to know that the credit of the body is good enough to ensure their safereturn home and that without with-out walking So bon voyage and a safe return The favorite stock company at the Grand ended its thirtieth week when the cunbain fell last night and Miss Warren Mr Ingersoll Mr Edeson and Miss Jerome said goodbye to the many friends they have made Niobe has never gone better but through all the hearty laughter there was a tinge of sadness when the audience remembered remem-bered that it was the farewell for so I many of the people who have endeared I I themselves to our theatregoers Miss I Warren who since she opened in Rosedale thirty weeks ago has steadily advanced in public estimation goes at once to her home in New York leaving T esday or Wednesday She has no plans made for next season sea-son Mr Ingersoll joins Goodwin in San Francisco for an Australian tour Mr Edeson goes to New York but returns to Denver for the summer Miss Jerome tarries here awhile longer and then it is said will give up the stage and settle down to married life Wherever they all go we wish them well and Salt Lake will continue to watch their career with a friendly interest I in-terest Le roi est mort Vive Le roi The old has gone and the new is about to come in and the busy public while it will devote a sigh to the pass Ing of the old favorites will flock none the Jess toe hunt fpr new ones The cast of All the Comforts which marks the Tetur 1 of Clarke Ken ark Blakemore and King and the first appearance ap-pearance of Sarah Truax will be as follows Mr Egbert Pettlbone a peculiarly jealous man William H Tooker R0abeIlePetttbone his second t < b l wife Julia Dean Emily Eettibone Mr Bettibones s daughter Helen Henry Alfred Hastings Mr Petibones nephewWalter Edwards Tom McDow a protege of Al freds H D Blakemore Christopher Dabney a broken down music tc4acher < Chas W King Fifi Orltanski from the Opera ComiqueJennie Kennark Theodore Bender Esq a retired produce dealer Harry Corson Clarke Josephine Bender his wiJfe Madge CarrCook Evangeline Bender their daughter daugh-ter Sarah Truax Jud < 5on Langhorn a young man of leisure Angus McSnath friend oj jLcuioones youth Brigham Royce Vor Fmvthe in love with Emily Emi-ly Bailiff with attachments Harry Hathaway Next week the Lyceum stock company com-pany will plunge into a grand production produc-tion of Hazel Kirke with the following fol-lowing cast Dunston KirkeEdmond Hayes Arthur CarringfordH Coulter Brinker Aaron Rodney De Witt Jennings Pit tacus GreenChas Lothian Barney James Ellis Met Frank Maltese Joe Chas Fowler Mercy Ladt CarringfordNellie Druoy Dolly DuttonEdith Lindsay Hazel KirkeMaud Edna Hall Thursday afternoon the Lyceum company tender Mr Hayes a testimonial testimo-nial matinee performance of David Garrick Tonight at the Grand Mr Tookers friends will assemble to give him a testimonial in the form of the usual Sacred con ert a good programme is promised and Mr Tooker we presume pre-sume will sing some of the ballads in which he has pleased many since it became known that he was the possessor of a good voice < I Willard Weihes orchestra at the theatre came in for some very strong commendation during the two engagements engage-ments of the past week The sextette from Lucia especially was noted and appreciated by the audience Lisle Leigh and Hugh Warde both received some hearty praise from the California papers for their work at the Grand opera house last week The Bulletin in speaking of their appearance appear-ance in Doris says Of course everybody was anxious to see the muchheralded leading lady Miss Lisle Leigh She gave great satisfaction It would task a captious critic to find any flaw in the way she presented the title role Graceful reserved and with perfect artistic fidelity she portrayed the divorcee in a manner that won the full admiration of the entire audience Mr Hugh Warde too the new comedian come-dian fully sustained the reputation for character work that had preceded him a a Hamlets grave says James ONeill to which all travelers make a makeka pious pilgrimmage is near Hoellbock a little fishing village in Denmark The fishermen not very talkative in general may warm up on the subject of Hamlet and inform you that the real name of the Danish prince was Amleth and that according to history his life did not end as a tragedy His madness was not permanent he came to the throne and enjoyed a lengthy prosperous and in no way remarkable reign The grave of Hamlet is situated sit-uated upon one of the islands which cluster along the coast Its name is Hven and a famous Danish astronomer astrono-mer has built his observatory there Jake Gottlole Frawleys partner who passed through the city last week says the indomitable T Daniel has secured se-cured Mary Hampton as leading lady next year Mr Gottlole was successful success-ful in booking Frank Mayo here in his play of Puddin Head Wilson and ic may follow this success by Inducing induc-ing Al Hayman to relent far enough to allow us to see Eleanore Duse I Telegrams have been I received to the effect that the University of Michigan Glee Banjo and Mandolin club carrying car-rying forty young men will give a performance in the Salt Lake theatre on the evening of April 20 There area are-a great number of graduates of this institution throughout this state who will hail with delight the knowledge that the boys will stop here on the way to the coast and the Michigan graduates in this city are hustling to make the affair a hummer The boys have met with the greatest success I everywhere they have been and in such a musical ton as Salt Lake they cannot fall to draw a handsome house LONDON April lir The theatres are generally doing well and the various novelties which were introduced last Saturday night and on Easter Monday are running smoothly and attracting large audiences The music halls and especially the Empire where attractions attrac-tions of wonderful ballets and variety > shows combined with a sight of Lon dons most celebrated demi mondes in the promenade each evening always proves too great an attraction for the rival shows which have been packed and gave extra matinees on Easter Monday Beerbohm Tree after a few days resta luxury few managers care to indulge In the midst of a prosperous runreopened last Saturday afternoon and Trilby is going stronger than ever Tree closed up the theatre and gave the whole company a weeks holiday holi-day with full salaries ahd he has himself him-self prepared to go to Paris to study the haunts of Svengali Tree is reported report-ed to be heartily sick of his part and is longing for something new Lovers of musical farce have two new shows coming Arthur Roberts new play at the Prince of Wales tonight to-night and the new Japanese play at Dalys on April 18 There is much rivalry ri-valry between the two houses and each has a large following its own Sir Henry Irvings wife is living in South Kensington and the two sons of the actor while on excellent terms with their father make their home with their mother when in London Lady Irving is rather eccentric 1n appearance from the day on which her husband was knighted and has been very particular that no one should omit the Lady in addressing her Additional special preparations are being made for this years performance at StratfordOnAvon The main feature fea-ture will be an elaborate revival of Richard II The play is practically to English audiences The anniversary exercises at Stratford this year begin on April 20 and willbe conducted by Mr Benson and a sterling clvjypany Hitherto it has been the custom to introduce ont o more of the old standard stand-ard comedies into the programme This year however only Shakespearean Shakespear-ean plays will be given A new comedy by Mr W B Walker entitled A Woman of Business will be introduced at the St James theatre on the afternoon of Thursday April 23 I The cast will include Kate Rorke Olga Brandon Mary Jerrold Frank I Benton Sydney Brough and Cyr I Maude The Princess theatre so long under I a cloud is again enjoying the sunlight of prosperity The Royalty theatre which has been I I closed for a hort time will reopen on April 16 with the twentyfifth performance perfor-mance of The Chili Widow On the I same evening s new oneact play by Alicia Ramsey and R D Cordova entitled en-titled Monsieur De Paris will be produced Among the new operas to be presented pre-sented In London during the coming season will be Goldmarks The Oricket on the Hearth founded on Charles Dickens tale qr that name The opera has scored a great success InJSyienna Miss MurielElliott will give an orchestral or-chestral concert at St James hall on the evening of April 29 Among other selections she will play a concerto by Stav nhagan conducted by the composer com-poser c F 1 v t 1Jt |