| Show I musi music and Drama The Hary Harry Corson Clarke of the old days d ays Harry of the natural effective s chool of com comedy dy oDene opened lat last night at the Grand an engagement nt that swIll run for f or about seven weeks Mr Ir Clarke chose for f or his opening play pla George lever Clever c cored comedy What Happened to Jones J ones In spite or of the tact that the play lay p has been seen here before time the ocr t of entertainment by Mr lr Clarke and a nd the further certainty that he would b ring wih with him a capable company drew drewa a large audience In neither respect were wera the patrons of the he t Grand disappointed Mr tr Clarke Is the same ame s quietly funny man ho he has been for year y ears I If there Is any change In his methods i it is for the beter ietter He Is per haps I even more natural more even een more finished f In hIs himi work Not once d es lie hc reach each r out for effects In hilt Hap I pence to Jones there ar man many tons t ions mau many excuses for the broad In f isted comedy but Mr Ir Clarke resists al all of them and the II audience is thankful Te The str star was greeted ted on his entrance b by the heartiest sort of welcome HIs old friends were out in forc force and they II d hesitate to let him know tle they were glad to see him From the moment h he spoke his first lines the house was wan his i without the Mr Clarke Clark never nver makes a bid for applause or s sympathy I I It just comes to him as as breathing I It Is not necessary now to tel tell the stor story ot of to Jono Jones Nearly everybody who ha has gone one to the theatre In i n reent recent year years I is familiar with it But the trials of the goo good Bishop of Balarat Har Harry Bradley for which the OUI ous Jones Mr r Clarke was responsible have amused thousands and wi wilt amus amuse S more Of the ed company 0 iy that i if supporting Mr Clarke i it may be sai said that It is almo almost t uniformly better Indeed than hun the average popular price attraction Es good was the work of Margaret Dale Owen wen as Cissy issy Mis Miss Owen was as sweet and frolicsome a young woman as has been seen on the Grand stage In a along along long time And In your ear eur she acted as it if she enjoyed I IL the kissing and al all What Happened to Jones wil wilt be seen during the remainder 01 of the week wIth matinees on Wednesday and Saturday John C FIshers big musical comedy Time The Siver Silver wi trill be at the Salt Lake theatre tonight seo e i ft pens an all engagement of two evening perform anew and one matinee Much interest Is being manIfested In Inthe inthe the engagement of Mother Goose at atthe the Sal Salt Lake theatre next week This company s more r than and andis f is st t the biggest I t thing I of f fart art its kind on the rod road The seat sale salo begins begin Thursday S Special ecial to The H ld I Sn San Francisco Jb Columbia theatre WIS was CrOWde crowded to t q dO doors 0 rs t twit wit with a fashionable audienCe to welcome the English Grand Opera corn com pay pany p fIn its first appearance I San Fn Fran Francisco cisco Interest WIS Was increase increased by report reports I Los Yr Angeles Sia where b the he compa Y broke re all records last week Te The opening bi bill tonight wa was Verdis s masterpiece Othello one of tI the most mos popular operas ever introduced on the cont coast a and thi this wa was it its frt first per performance in English here A rare t WitS was expected ad and mOre than realized Al All the loading singers were known only by their eastern triumphs but ouCh each isis S j given on an enthusiastic a Uc reception Before the firt first act of Verdis stirring mu c 1 drama ws Was half over It wa was lt tle the artistS had hel heui Uy ii Joseph Sheehan an sang the tte title role rolo I I for the first time In two weeks his rich Ud and robust tenor was not wholly recovered from a t severe severe atac attack or of tout tOlt his acting aUng made up UD Gertrude Reu nison a an the tho fair and d Golf Goff the ur baritone as lago Iago d per personal personal successes also or of a high order The Thc chorus WAS a revelation to music love lovers while the orchestra mu I under the efficient Emanu 1 came In n a large share of th week Othello wi 0 1 t 1 with nd lit IS a a heavy sale ale lol fu the |
