Show AMUSEMENTS A most excellent production of Mac beth went bagging for patronage at the Theater last evening New Years ceRn ce-Rn acknowledged poor night for theatrical theat-rical attractions seemed to be particularly particu-larly an unsatisfactory one from the box office standpoint last night Such a splendid production had been given by the Mocijiska company last season with Madame Modjisku K 1 D McLaln and TMrry Johnston In the principal roles that some doubt wan expressed as to the present organization maintaining the same high stnnduid sot by the pret lout production However there was no occasion oc-casion for such a feeling The madame fairly outdid herself In the role of Lady Macbeth She seemed In better shape for her work than on the opening night having hav-ing rested after her trip through tho mountain Her line wore rend beautifully beauti-fully and with telling effect Mr Jamess suppoil was superh lIe rose to heights in his banquet scene and throughout the t whole production Infused a new life In the character he Interpreted Mtlnme Modjrskao sleeping scene wan a strong feature of the performance Malcolm Mal-colm VMS nlcly given by Mr Cooke while the part of Duncan fell in capable hands and was evenly portrayed by Alexander Carlton Norman Hackett Infused In-fused great feeling In his study of Mac duff ills performance was highly creditable cred-itable Jerome Harrington as on the opening night tilled his part excellently HIM Koaso was rommendnbly finished l The cist throughout rendered efficient assistance assist-ance At the hands of the organization the famous tragedy was given nn Interpretation Inter-pretation which compares favorably with any ever seen here whllo the work of Modjcska and Jams may be classed an the finest and most artistic In many I ears 1 This afternoon Marv Stuart with Modjeska as Mary and Mr James as Dudley will be given and Henry VIII will be repeated this evening a if e Thomas Jefferson was an Interested listener list-ener at last nights performance of Mac beth He took a night off to see the production and was Infatuated with the work of Modjeska Mr Jefferson will be seen In Salt Lake Friday and Saturday nights o < For Her Snko Is pleasing Grand patrons pa-trons The plsiv will be seen this afternoon after-noon and tonlcht Margaret Barry the dramatic reader will give two recitals at the Assembly hall today The afternoon programme will consist of selections from the works of Eugene Field and James Whltcomb Riley and the night programme will be made up from Gen Lew Wallaces Ben Hur Shakespeares Merchant of Venice Ven-ice and selections from the works of Victor Hugo Robert Browning Oliver Wendell Holmes and Rudyard Kipling The sale of scats for the WllburKlr win Opera company is on at the Grand The company will give The May War tomorrow night Carmen Friday night and Jack and the Beanstalk Saturday afternoon and evening |