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Show Widows" was produced has been that of "Gloriana." It is a three-act comedy by James Mortimer, an American by birth, but he has lived abroad so long that most people regard him as a foreigner. He is expected, however, to return to this country shortly, after an absence of twenty-six years. "Gloriana" has, in addition to its merit of being exceedingly funny, the great advantage ad-vantage of being presented by a company of unusual excellence. The acting of E. J. Henley as a Russian count and Frederick Bond and Miss May Robson as two cockney servants was regarded as amonir the cleverest clever-est character hits of the New York season. Sale of seats and boxes opens Wednesday, August 31, -and the management have arranged to play this excellent organization at the regular popular prices, and wc look for an immense business. Mr. Edmund KusielL Mr. Edmund Russell gives his first lecture tonight at the Conservatory of Music rooms, Dooly block. His subject will be, "The Teachings of Delsarte." Wonderland will again open to the public on September 1. Manager Day says he will have some excellent ex-cellent attractions this year. Miss Ida Fuller comes the opening week. She is a beautiful and graceful dancer. AMUSEMENTS. "Gloriana." London and New York's latest and most successful comedy-farce, "Gloriana," will be seen, under the direction of Charles Frohman, at the Salt Lake theater for the first time on Friday and Saturday evenings and Saturday matinee, Septembers and 3. The comedy has just closed a long and prosperous pros-perous run ot nearly 150 nights in New York and twenty-five nights in San Francisco, and report speaks very highly of both the play and the company. New York theatergoers theater-goers enjoyed the past season a surfeit of first-class comedy-farce. Fun at the theaters in all large cities appears to be the rage, and managers lik Mr. Charles Frohman have been able to gTatify this popular taste by the production of a number of plays of exceptional brightness and humor. Unquestionably Un-questionably the most pronounced success of this character since ".Mr. Wilkinson's |