Show AHUSEMENTS 9 < < < Every one is speaking of the operatic and dramatic entertainment to be given at the theater Friday evening in aid of the kindergarten cause and a prices have been reduced the house ought to be padked The Pebellion of the Dai ales and Snowball will be the bill c dIn 0 < In presenting The Senator at the Salt Lake theater next Wednesday the closing night of his engagement Mr Crane will make known one of the most popular plays that ha been produced in many years The part played by Mr Crane is that of a newlyelected senator from one of the western states who on his first visit to Washington learns of a long standing claim against the government The claim is a just one and the senator determines to see that justice is done to the old claimant In this he is I opposed by scheming politicians politi-cians and men whose measures he attacked at-tacked and the fight becomes a bitter one In the end however he succeeds AH four acts are laid in Washington the big scene taking place in a committee commit-tee room of the senate The play ha had two runs in New York having been seen there in all for 39 weeks L l < The Salt Lake Opera company met and organized for work on Monday evening The first rehearsal of The Chimes of Normandy will be held at Calders Friday evening at 7 oclock W E Weihe is conductor and Prof McClelland accompanist o pSt p-St Louis Oct 12The Hopkins and Castle syndicates are confronted by a strong rival in the vaudeville field Mr Sam Gumpertz formerly John D Hopkins Hop-kins manager now conducting the Imperial Im-perial theater In this city has concluded conclud-ed a deal whereby Gustav Walters of the Orpheum circuit of the Pacific coast J H Moore of the Rochester Detroit and Milwaukee combination and the St LouisCincinnati people agree to stand by one another in the competition for vaudeville stars By I this arrangement they can give performer per-former long engagements They will play the 20 per cent extra demanded by performers for going to the coast This is what caused the split which led to the dissolution of the HopkinsOrpheum combination 000 Great interest is taken in the performances per-formances to be given at the theater next Friday night and Saturday afternoon after-noon for the benefit of the Free Kindergarten Kinder-garten association The operetta The Battle of the Daisies will be presented with Mr GotJoard and Mrs Kate Anderson An-derson In the leading roles and a chorus chor-us of 150 children under the direction of Earl A specially attractive Miss May Erl specialy atractye feature will be the presentation of Grundys charming comedy The Snowball which has been played with such success by the talented amateurs Miss Dayncff Miss Bessie Clawson Miss Alice Clawson Messrs Alex Campbell Hugh Dougall and Walter Conrad The children will be out on a float band on Thursday afternoon headed by a |