Show I AMUSEMENTS I I A very handsome audience turned out I to honor the 50th anniversary or Phi I MartelsS appearance on tho Suit Lalto stage Ijist evening Few actors have the good fortune to celebrate 1 I temloentennlal Fifty years back takes one to tho third jcar of the pioneers pion-eers in the SnIt Lake valley In relating relat-ing the tory In his speech to those attending at-tending his benellt Mi MargetLs said the Mrst company o players was largely large-ly I formed of members of the Nauvoo I brass band who gathered nt the bandwagon band-wagon ut the coiner of First North I and First West streets The stock company thero organized was called the Deseret Dramatic company I I made a considerable sum of money I I i which was dormice toward the erection of the Salt Lake Theater The testimonial last night opened j with the big scene from the Chimes pf Normandy by the Salt Lake Opera company I Is one of the strongest I features of the opera companys most popular production Spencer as the miser Gaspard Goddard Miss Savage Miss Levy Mr Campbell and Judge Pyper were all enthusiastically cheered Prof We Hie had a rousing response to his violin solo and Fred Graham In a couple of coon songs was applauded I heartily Following these numbers the piece de resistance us the French call It the piece of tho occasion Old Phils Birthday In this the recipient of the testimonial Phil largeits took the role and wore the Identical l costume In which he appeared on the same stage thirty years ago Favors were showered show-ered on he < olc veteran The impersonation Imper-sonation Itself was probably less acting act-Ing for lUargctls than when given in his more youthful days Duncan Mc Allister an old associate of thc old day assisted Margolin filling tie part of the master Both oldtimers bad an ardent reception and Phil Margctts was called before the eurlaln for an address ad-dress Nellie llowarlh a young lady who has done some clever things inward in-ward entertainments but hUB not heretofore here-tofore been In the Theater made a most decided impression as tho heiress Nellie Clawson daughtcrof latlywlth whom Mr Margclls acted bo long was good Blanche Howard Ell H Pierce Ellas Woodruff and Mr Kirk completed thccasl Between acts Miss Arvilla Clark and Mr Hugh Dougall rcndciqd a beautiful aeldction from The Runaway Girl In his curtain address Phil Mar gotts said he felt like one who had been away from home along time and was bark now at the old bojnqstcad greet ing friends He feelingly expressed his thanks for the assistance of the performers per-formers for the llbeial patronage and the many tokens of regard Patiortagc was liberal l the lower floor being occupied One Salt Lake man sent his check for SJl00ono for 55 and the occupants of regular stalls paid for their seats The Theater the services ser-vices of attaches and all that entered Into the affair were contributed Receipts Re-ceipts will probably outreach 00a tidy sum for n deserving old enter tamer Frawleys engagement at the Theater next week promises to lit i a big event every way Calls for scats come from every direction of the community Theie Is a prevalent feeling that the performances will wurpass anything ever Ole by 1 Frnwlcy here before The advance sale opens this W m6rrilng None leaves the Grand except with words of lavish praise for Whose Baby Are You 1 I Is a good as 0 livei Bnb ulalor or a tonIc for the 8yxtem ns any thing OTC could find There Is an Incessant I In-cessant stream of laughter for two full hours and in the Interest oC the ludicrous ludic-rous HilimtlonB few of the audience I realize their surroundings Todays matinee Is bound to be I crush To nights pcrfprmance closes the weeks engagement of Mr Swans sidesplit tl iS face |