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Show Savage Company in Town Today Grand Opera Aggregation Arrives by Special Train Alterations Required Re-quired at Theater. At 0 o'clock this morning a special train of twelve cars will arrlvo over the Oregon Short Line from the Pacific coast, bringing bring-ing Henry W. Savage's English Grand Opera company, the llrat organization to present grand opera In Suit Lake for seventeen sev-enteen years Already a staff of carpenters and elec-trlclans elec-trlclans has begun work lo make the necessary alterations ut tho Salt Lako theater for tho opening performance to-nieht. to-nieht. Two full rows of seata in tho par-quette par-quette havo been removed to make room for tho big orchestra of forty pieces. Today To-day another force of workmen will overhaul over-haul tho stage and prepare enlarged accommodations ac-commodations underneath for tho force of wardrobe women, property men, etc., carried by the Savage company. The company carries a wardrobe which includes the following paniphernalla M0 pairs of women's shoes, R00 pairs of men's shoes. 2i)00 costumes, 2S hauberks, 2000 hais. caps and helmets, 1110 properties. Including In-cluding sponrs, swords, torches, candelabra, cande-labra, boudoir ornaments, etc. Tho outfit Is worth a small fortune. There Is scarcely an ancient monnrch of Europe or Africa, It is said, who could not step front his grave Into this great clothing store, lit himself up In tho dress of Hip day on which he left the earth and move on as though time had not rolled up meanwhile a matter of 300, -100 or 600 yearn. Each production requires so much scenery scen-ery that It has been found Impossible to get It all Into the Salt Lako theater at once. The scenery for "Lohengrin" will bo hauled up from Its car today nnd Installed In-stalled In the theater. Just as soon as tho performance is over It will be necessary neces-sary to remove it all from the theater to the car before tho scinery for the production pro-duction of "Cannon" can be put into place. A double shift of men will probably prob-ably be ni'cessnry Wednesday on account of tho matinee. As fast as one act Is end ed In -'Tannhnuser" at the afternoon performance, per-formance, the scenery will bo taken from the theater, loaded on wagons and' taken down lo tho car. to be replaced by scenery scen-ery for the evening production of "La Bohcme." |