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Show AMUSEMENTS- The Scandinavian Dramatic club presents its new drama, "The Prisoner's Keyenee," by F. Ertman, at the theater tonight. The dialogue will be spoken entirely in the Danish language. There are still good seats to be had at the box office for the two performances of the 'National Pageant" tomorrow and Wednesday Wednes-day nighU. Stlviui. It has been arranged by Manager Burton for Mr. Salvini to present the dramatic version ver-sion of "CHvallieria Rusticaua'' on the last night of his engagement. The play ia taken from the same source as that of Mascagni's opera. Had it uot been for this famous composer it is quite likely it would never have appeared in its present form. It was ALEXANDER SAI.VIXI. adopted for the English staae by Si'- Car-rnno, Car-rnno, the flutift of Adeiini Patti's orchestra, who dedicated it to the famous singer. Music Mu-sic has been arranged to accompany the dramatic action throughout; part of it is from M'iscagni's opera: the major portion, however, is the work of Sigaors Pizzi and Maschesoni, also members of the Patti orchestra. The trreat prima donna presented the play to Salvini as a compliment to one whom she thought alone capable of undertaking the leading character of Lurriddu. The play is a simple yet terrible terri-ble tragedy of Sicilian peasint life. It is the very opposite . of mode rn dramatic themes, and is as untheatrical as the plays of Ibsen and his contemporary realistn. On this occasion an attempt will be made to duplicate the Boston theater production a near as possible. An enlarged orchestra will be provided, a large organ will be on the tae, and a grand set of chimes will ring out the joys of Easter'ide, when the action ox lue piuy is suppo&eu i-o i-e piace. .uuio than a hundred people will be utilized in the production. The play will be preceded by the forcible old drama, "Robert Macaire," in which Salvini will appear as the outlaw Macaire. This play has rarely been seen except as a burlesque or an opera, and will consequently be much of a novelty to Salt Lake theater-goers. Sale of seats opens tomorrow. "The National Pageant" is to be seen at the Theater next Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. There Aiill be a display of colonial fashions, fash-ions, customs, manners and styles that can only be appreciated when seen, and, when once seen, will no be readily forgotten. The "Pageant" illustrates one of the marked periods of the history of America, ouly excelled by its discovery, a little over I 100 years previous. A description of the landing of the pil-irrints pil-irrints canuot be iriven on paper so that it will convey a complete idea of tnis wonderful wonder-ful production, but, in order that each one may have some knowledge of what is expected, ex-pected, it misbt be aid that the entire scene enacted in 1620 at Plymouth Rock will be presented just as it occurred more than 250 years ago. Then follows a tableau representing each epoch in American hitory. The minur i will be danced at a reception to Lafayette and Washington. The Emancipation i reclamation scene, with the principal characters represented and a fine chorus of colored jubilee singers in old Southern melodies. The Tabernacle choir gave an excellent concert Saturday evening at the tabernacle to an audience of 1000 people. It was assisted as-sisted by the mandolin and guitar cjub, juvenile juv-enile choir and juvenile fife and drum corps, all whom did creditable work. The. soloisls of the evening were Messrs. Easton and Spencer and the Mcsamdcs Olsen and Edwards. Ed-wards. The rendition of the solos were perfect per-fect with one exception, that of Mr. Spencer, who got off key. ' . The Choral society meets this evening at 7:30 at the old Odd Fellows' hall. The juveni'.c fife and drum corps, which acquitted itself so creditably at Saturday evening's concert, has met a mascot, who is willing to take the corps to the World's fair free of expense to its members. Miss Francis Marie Butcher of Ozden, aged 7, is a musical prodigy. She plays and sings auy music at 6ight. . m . |