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Show a1 HENANDOAH," the last play W ' of the Ellc-ford engagement at 1 the Grand theater, will be presented pre-sented tonight. In playing the noted war drama the company will be assisted by Miss Ida Due, and members of the National Guard will take part. v fc 0 At the Salt Lake Theater this evening the State band of Utah, of which Anton An-ton Pedersen Is conductor, will give a concert. . Bad news of Mrs. Thomas Whlffen cornea from London, says the Chicago Record-Herald. This sterling actress, 50 long identified with the Frohman forces, went to London a few weeks ago to attend her aunt. Mrs. Louisa Pyne, in her last hours. This lady, a famous singer In her day. recently, passed away. Mrs. Whiffen was; then stricken with acute rheumatism, and after weeks of suffering, is Just able to be about. "While in Los Angeles Mrs. Whiffen was stricken with pneumonia, and was compelled com-pelled to give up her position in Mary Munneiing's company. 0 Shakespeare's comedy, "The Winter's Tale," which has been given no notable presentation on the American .tago since the days of Miss Mary Anderson's Ander-son's activity, will be revived in an elaborate form next season by Miss Viola Allen. U V o "The Prince of Pllsen" wound up its New York stay In Daly's theater in unusual un-usual fashion. Raymond Hitchcock, the star of "The Yankee Consul," and Maclyn Arbuckle. the Jim Hackler of "The County Chairman," visited the performance at different times during the evening, appearing upon the stage before the audience and wishing their confreres farewell. At the close of the entertainment spectators and company Joined in singing "Auld Lang Syne," "The Star-Spangled Banner" and "God Save the King" The organization organiza-tion will begin Its London engagement May 14. |