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Show . . - AMUSEMENTS. t The Gilmore engagement closed with the matinee at - the Tabernac'e this afternoon-Last afternoon-Last night even a larger i'udie nee, than on the first evening greeted the great bandmaster bandmas-ter and the choral society. The programme was rendered with such fiijsh from beginning begin-ning to end that it left nothing to be d3- sired. Salt Lake will watih eagerly for a ! return of the Tweaty-seconl regiment band. .1 A crowded house (in the tileries) greeted ' Skipped by ths Litrht ibf t!ie Moon," at the Theater la -t ni'at and applauded vigorously. That is about all that can Jc 6aid for the skit- s i Bcgincinar next Wcdncsdayinight "Siubad, or the Maid of Balsora,' this season's famous spctacular produftion by the America:! Extravaganza company, will he presented at the Salt Lake Taeater for four nights, with a matinee nert iiaturdaj". Last year the same organize tion gave us the "Crystal Slipuer," and it-f charm is still fresh in the minds of theater-goers here. ''Sinbad" is said to t-q ul if, not excel the "Crystal Slipper." It is quite different In subject and treatment, ind its scenery is reported re-ported to be, if anything, more gorgeous ihanihotof its predecessor. The company which presents it is laAsr aad stronger than the previous fr.3 ar.d from a financial stai.U)oh:t "Sii.bad" hts certainly outdone '"Cinderella." The pnw at production raa for fifteen week' last sirrimer in Chicago to enormous busiaess, an4it has ju.-t completed a phenomenally successful engagement of hve weeks in San Francisco. Among the beautiful scenes in "Sinbad" are, the por.l of BalSora. the smuggler's ship, the bot .omof the lea, a cannibal island, a tropical jungle, the J valley of diamonds, Sinbad s palace of ' -"f av.t-' mrLhorses. and the final transform, crJo- s.'! silpj? of life. All the scenery in "Sinbad" was designed and painted by Fred Dangerfleld, whose lovely scenic pictures in the "Crystal Slipper," the "Glade of Golden Ferns" and 'The Fleeting Seasons" will be pleasantly remembered. The ballet corps of the company com-pany is large and well selected, and is seen to advantage in the grand ballet, a winter carnival which occurs in thelthird act. The j dancers represent icicles, snowSakes, skaters, i slciirhs, tobogganers and harlequins, and are b'd by your celebrated premier danseuses, Henrietta Rosehc, Madeline Morando, Clara (Jualitz and Martha Irmlcr, w ho impersonate night, winter., wiil-o'-thc-wisp and astrology. The wedding cavalcade is an imposing pageant which takes place in the fourth act. It is participated in by over a hundred girls attired in the costumes of different nations. Among the catch soius in the piece are, "The Bogie Man," '-That's What the Wild Waves are Saying," "Haven't Got it Now," "True as Steel." "Comrades" (a parody), "I'm Seventeen Today," "A Great Big Bluff " and numerous others. There are nearly six hundred different costume in the pieces, all made by Dasian, the celebrated eostumer from designs by Baron de Gruuni. "Credit Lorraine" will be produced at the Salt Lake. Theater on Tuesday, November 10. Miss Lillian Lewis is this season supported by a company which must he admitted to be a star cast such well known people and excellent artists as Lillian Lewis, Edmund Co'lier, Louise Pomeroy, Arthur Elliot, Walter E'ytinge and others of equal eatihre are not often included in one cast. "Credit Lorraine" will he put on with all the wealth of costume, auxilliaries and accessories which characterized the New York success. The emotional power that, Lillian Lewis possesses, coupled with her rare genius, enables en-ables hr to sustain in "Credit Lorraine," a powerful drama in four act, written by Lawrence Marston, a psrt that calls for the stronsrest histrionic talent. Endowed with beauty, magnetism, superb physique and a wonderful voice. Miss Lewis as Lcnora has scored the success of her life. Wonderland is still as por ular as ever and attracts crowds daily. It has good, 6trong attractions and keeps them up. No wonder that it is popular. |