Show i AMUSEMENTS 1 Can perfect Illusion of or you picture a cherry blossoms and wisteria of girlish happiness of sunshine and blue skies skie against t a background of music m that in interprets interpret Interprets the emotions perfectly Can you ou follow the story stol of a marriage that meant all al of ot life to the dainty Japanese maiden mulden and nothing but the passing pasing fancy of a sailor to the man If 1 you ou can cn and aM If you OU can cn fancy fanC a tremendous pas passion passion sion slon portrayed in music with wih all al the ac ae accessories accessories of magnificent scenery of cos costume c costume tume and stage setting setin you OU may feather ather vaguely the effectiveness of Madam Butterfly as it was given by the Say Sav Savage Sa Sage age ge company at the Theatre last even evening evenIng ing lug IngI It I is the simple truth to say 5 that such music both vocal vol and orchestral has never before been blon approached here bere In Indle Indeed deed dle such perfection of rendition is sel seldom seldom dom dorn to be had outside o tlde grand opera opEra in inthe inthe inthe the capitals of art and 11 It t may la be ques questioned questioned questioned whether grand Krand opera oper itself ever presented moro more mOle adequately a great geat theme in tragic form The story stor itself is s so sowell s sowell well wel known kno as to need ned no repetition but butth the th music is I new to Salt Lake Ike and the star of the performance last evening Mile ml has never been heard herl here before music is marvelously descriptive rich in coloring suggestive In Inform Inform inform form and powerful beyond words in lu its climaxes Mile 11 conception of her role Is fittingly pathetic and beautiful baut ful ful ul Gifted with wih a voice of great ret possibilities possibilities bites and richness of tone she sings with wih such perfect appreciation of the character and ana acts aits with wih such naturalness and reserve resene that one forgets forgers the art In pity pit for fates victim and is overwhelm overwhelmed ed by the inevitable sacrifice toward the action rushes so swiftly One acton hesitates hei tes to say sa which scene or episode is the most moat effective song or phrase of the music musi is to be remembered longest It Is all al so s human and sorrowful In the opening scene sene when the Butterfly and her nr friends come into view the theme themI that runs rn through the whole opera oper touches the HIP th heart hart strings even eEn in the midst of the happiness and joy jO when the lovers love join In their magnificent duet at the th close dOl of oC the tho th scene nr when whEn Butterfly left lef alone with wih her maid Suzuki slugs sings as she thinks of the expected return of her hr husband when his friend attempts to tell tIl her he ho will wi never neer return and anti when the dreadful truth finally breaks her heart hean and impels her to the Ih death which alone can Itil cn save sae her honor in all al these the score art of or orth the th splendid voice vol the wonderful th the actress offered an ensemble that lit literally l emIly erly held the th audience breathless and weeping in lu sympathy until the curtain fell fel at the last It Any criticism of such a performance would be b inadequate at best without in interpretation interpretation and vision it is impossible ImposiblE Mr Ir Sheehan as Pinkerton the Ameri American Amer American can cn officer who sho ho married Butterfly and left let her without reckoning the cost to her hr heror heror or to himself was wa all al that could he be asked in iii a role rolt that is perforce subordinated subordinated subordinated in a measure to the soprano part pan Miss who was Suzuki the maid has a voice of splendid tonal color util utilised ired most mOt effectively and accompanied by b dramatic ability of unusual reserve resene and discrimination Mr Ir Richards as Sharpless SharplEs the American consul and friend frend frendo of o Pinkerton sang most acceptably and the thE chorus and minor parts were admirable admirable able alle as always in the Savage productions The orchestral work under Mr Ir direction was ws beyond criticism The au an audience was unusually large and appreciative appreciative At the matinee this afternoon Mr Tay Taylor Taylor lor Mile 11 Dora Dor De Dc IiI pp Mr Ir Brown Brownlow Bro Brownlow nl low and Miss wilt will 1 sing Mr Keith Feith Feih conducting Mr Sheehan who was announced to sing this afternoon when the matinee was decided upon wilt will wi not nel sing The Orpheum Is putting up a decidedly strenuous bill bi this week and apparently the tue good god word rd has been passed around judging from the manner in which the tho public is crowding the house nightly From to last lust the various turns are aregood arego aregood good go those of or cute little litte Elea Eleanor Ele Eleanor nor Falke and ala the eight Bedouin Arabs Arbs tre re above aboe the average pace set The members of the state senate occupied occupied pied pie boxes boxe at the Orpheum last night as the thE guests get of Fred Fr J KIEsel Klesel of Ogden Judging from some of the packages hand handed handI ed I out across acro the footlights the actors ator had been beNI informed of the invasion of the lawmakers Old oli Ark which has been having havinga a most successful four days das run rn at the Grand terminates its Is engagement with a matinee and evening performance today toda Manager Cox of f the Grand theatre re received r a message mesge front fret Harry Ham Leighton manager of the Leighton Lighton Players who start a stock engagement at the Grand March 31 that the entire organization of ot fourteen people left New York City Ci Sun Sunday Sunda Sunday day da March 17 Ii and would arrive In Salt Sal Lake this evening This week the Lyric theatre is present presenting presentIng presenting ing a good program of modern modem vaude vaudeville vaudeville ville except vie There Therl Sunday will wi be dally daily dal matinees at I |