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Show Em " TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTrr; I -I- ATTRACTIONS FOE, WJ33K. 2 " SALT LAKH! THEATER Klor-. 9 1 ' once Ttoherts In "Sham." ilrst - mi i I liril r of ilie week ami Wcdnos- ! ' ' . r day nuUlnce. Do Wolf Hopper In "Happyland" Inst half of . ( J, ; week, beginning Thursday nlyln. ' J'!; GRAND THEATER "Girl of the !'V rt. Shoots.." All the week, begin- y ';; " nlnsr tonight. Wednesday and , : Saturday matinees. - 1 W I E h v ORPI7EUM THEATER Advanced '( vaudeville. All llic week v.itfi - jt j y , daily matinee except Munday. il'ftfli I V LVRIC THEATER ''The Power' : ' ; v i '- of Truth." All the week. i ! 5 J . Wednesday and Saturday mall- ! i j 9 neon, j hlHi ' , : : V F j . - "Sliiirit. " a society drama in three- ST ., i " c-s l,y Goraldine Homier and Elmer B. i "L-.j i f. Harris, will bo g'ven as tIic first ,pro- ! K J v iiuction in this -i , with Florence Bob- j wf ( orts iu the leading role. .Miss Bonner jOlV,- ' "is well known in tihe West ns the an- jt ?5 i j " ljor of - ' Tomorrow 'a Tangle, " "Rich ! if ' - " -Von :s Children, "and other novels, as it ' "'-'l as cssavg aud short stories, for j jj 4 a number of years site wrote t he Nov.- j il' ?i . " York dramatic letter of The Argonaut, j ,..f -Mr. Harris is best known as. a lecturer: hi : v and dramatic critic, although ,an ex- $ivk'T poneur of Ibsen and the "advanced S Hjjj i ; ' drama. " " Sham is a New York coin- p" 1 lff t ''dy containinir a brihr and breezy ri i il'ljj' ; story and sonic ronipari&ons between V, j ; , ', '"Knstern and Western society that are J j jJ j ' ir.orc or less amusing; without beinjr in- 3 f , i 'polite to either. It is lijjht nd protly, fci'i laud ends happily, driving Aliss- Roberts ! "-nut ' roat sweep of breezy comedy and K ft ' 'f-f much pathos as can be sgneezed out j j01' fftrl "finished in ?vuw-York's! i oJ sinari set. U is a new departure for j 1 f ', !thit Western aetrets. wlio has lonir been ! idontifiiid with weejy plays of the "Za- ' I ivl: fca'' t.vpe, and a pleasant change from j ! J - , t ho pure- thcatrieal emotions of tin Sl'Cx ; theater of yesterday. hieideutally. ! , jjlh" 1 'there, is not :i svear" word in il, nor ML' :1S VG rjivinity once invoked to lend " MF . ' verisimilitude to 'he diaJojnie. Kath- nl; ; ' ' orinc Aran Riper, a desecmlaiif of one sW ir ' Knielicrboeker families, i's 'lefl iW l ' - (iicuniless with a few hundred dollars i 5M' it : ,lloth by a spendthrift father who1 ! died impenitent, and is bronj;Jit up by I Se!' ' a Pair of aunts, and-like all yoiin' : 'M::' , :. ladies of her set, lanp,h!.to reanJ.tlie '"'Mi; Tnalq sex as her food "supply. 'Her onlv '- S V career alt advautap:eou. marriage. 'I'o ! ; Hj, Jjf j lo this, she must inai'nlaiii lier pusition, , Mr.)' put up a good front, and 'Jcee.p pretty"' M " t;if. all costs. Xow. "it happens that olil I . M ' , , forimiah Huek. a copper kini from Ida- 1 'if. ikp. has brought his liov anl gir to Y cv: Yorlc and is lauuchin them in sn, : ';ietv. The aunts eo here an oppor- 1 4 ' , .tnnity for their capricious 'ind improv i- fr''1' 1 .fleuiuiece. and want her Li many vmin ', '.f; .C'-r -Tluck, to which .Kfttherine denui'ivly re i '!'?) . plies: . "Well, Aunt Bella, a rich HJau has, .Air.'. - t-5i o privilege of. boh; ujily. but lie MSr : , abuse.i it. 'iverybody. wiH.rh'ink J liiar- ' -WC'1 rHd him for his money."- ; Ifljr 4 "What will .malcc'lhcii tiiink that."'i 'llCt' ' ' dejnands Aunt Bella.. I f "He. wiJl!'; ' - 1 i hi1' ' -"d to complicate niaKers.' Katherine j E; 'It' ' allow.-, herself t. fali'in love with Tom ! -I'cj; t.l affray, old- Bn:k s mininn- engineer, a i plain spoken, straightforward "fellow I if;'?"' l'10 nniiupns the predatory eMiics of, jM1'1. j .Xew Y'ork 's penile nu't"rs. and vows "Ii 5 ; !',0?s not thcltind to pet a tiling bv j T pretending not to want it. ami crosses :' 1 swords "On this very point with Kath '1 rine, ucJt knowing: that she is one of .1,1; the best in the business, and loving her J F-r -v.'ith characteristic sincerity. ' Kathorine is iunocently l'teatiiip- Jier II , way. through life and usin her calling " 9mf I M,'l a jncal ticket, and when Iho i (V argument is over, she suddenly d:s- ' Mg. J covers she han a conscience, thill, her I St'j$ ' 'S pretty much of a sham. Haviii" i IV $i - nsl' ,HM' '0Vftr tlirtui:Ii a mistinderstaiun :i W H . life takes on a dark grav look thf: ' i ill ill 4 ' loar aun,s savo 11,0 ,la.Y. 'i piquant ! i )1 'Jovu scene smooths out the misunder- I 4 , standing between the lovf-s, and Kath- j J ,4i !, '-erine admits that the right man needn't ; i byj fft j t.havc anything. Tom gets his cirl. the i xRj M I girl gets a conscience. The curtain 4'l rjJ i .alls on as-modern a human document !,jf TO ;is any lover of tho theater could wish if Ml 1 ' :f01''' tlle V'''iSl 'S aS lT"" UL' K"U'01'' 1 kiwi mf ' FLOEENCB E.OBERTS. iue.s as Ihe 'ct of Tom .larfr!is. "Sliaiir.' doesn't rant nor preach, "ft flows on smoiiihly and jireltilv. biding its h:i tire, aiifl aiming onlv to amuse as a fair and sfjuare love story. All admirers ad-mirers of Miss Robert, ami she .has many of them in Salt hake, know of her natural gift for comedv, and look for "nor creation of Katlierine to be one. of the inont complete and the most incasing of her career. Closely linked with the successful niu-mcal niu-mcal comedy stage of this count rv is the name of De Wolf Hopper." A ;kK j , . DE WOLF HOPPER AND WILLIAM WOLF, 'BK. I " As lllc ,JLwo "S's in "Happy Land." search through the annals of this style of production in America will show that Sr Hopper's it cord in "Wang'' stands i iiliuos' without parallel for continuous success. This season lr. Hopper is starring in another musical production, j more nearly of the comic, opera style than anything in which, he has previous ly appeared. His new vehicle is called j "Happyland." and it will be under- : I siood how strongly it conns indorsed j j wJien it is known .thai, the music is by! I Reginald De Kovcn and the story bv "Frederick Rauken. foremost among American stage composers and authors, I The production will occupy the boards of tin; Salt. Lake Theater" next Thnrs day. t l-'rida y and Saturdav. "Happy laud" was written especially for Mr. Hopper, and a delightful character was , also created in the piece for dainty and , i magnetic little -Marguerite Clark", ol whom it is said that "-die wins her W'lisome way lo every heart.'' The other people who play Ihe i.arts are the s-inie cast' that d'-lihted New York when "Happyland" was one of the season 's. hits at the Lyric theater, and also when the piece played to enormous patronage in l5osto:i, l-hicago, St. Louis and numerous others of tin; larger cities of the country. It was one long train of successes for MY. Hooper and his metropolitan company. The music of " llnppylaud " is declared to be the moat fiint fu) of any production of re-crnl re-crnl years, and also to be of a higher gade than that of musical comedy. In , fact. Mr. Dc-Kovcn 's score for " Happv-land'' Happv-land'' lias been placed on rhe same plane with the Sullivan music. 1 1 is siiid io be the equal in melody of "The Mikado." " lobr.the " and 'others of Hie most popular light uncras. As to the atory of Iho play, il is .''.cknowlcdired ' to be tiie equal of anvl.hing from Mr. Rankeu's prolific aud tacile pen. The Ijiunor is clean cut and the lines are emp and sparkling from ih-xt to last. ; Tic steiiie produciion is one of 1 lie j h.iudMiin'' l and must eostlv ever sent out by the Mes?r:t. Shubcrts. who have (arned an enviable reputation for their goitrous rrnd artistic achievements in (Ik ny of stage productions. A story bmirhrible and alwuvs iul crest trig is unfolded un-folded in " Hap:iyla:ul. " Uriullv. it diabi with an old monarch. King Kc- staticua. who rules over Klynm, another : name for Jlappyiutid. Ue plans a mar( riuge of his son to the daughter of the K:ng of Altruria. liuch sovereiim dc-ce". dc-ce". es the other, for Ecstaticus has no son. but a very c.harining daughter, and 1 AUiinus. King of Altruria, palms otf an i ugly member of his court as his daughter. daugh-ter. lHnt it all cud:? happily when For-tnnalmt. For-tnnalmt. King of- I-'ortunia. meets the , tlaiighter of Kcstaticus, falls iu Juvo 'ilh her and make. her his wife. Old -t, ' C I l'iCstaticns. miserable because he has ; nothing nut happiness, is made sorrowful sorrow-ful enough bv being forced to wed ! Paprika, the ugly spinster from Al-J Al-J truria. and the play ends, as it began, i in a whirl of mirtli, melody and laugh- hl tor, "Happyland" is one' of Iho most ! u-erentiotis offerings of the season and j )ids fair to be a pronounced hit here j j as elsewhere, 1 t lr i "The Girl of the Streets." the at-! at-! traction ai the (Irund theater tonight and all this week, has been before the public for several seasons and comes back this year with almost the original NYw York cast and with a generous supply of added foaturos and late vaudeville novelties. The play is under the management, of Holden Bros, and Kd wards, who are woll known in melodramatic melo-dramatic tields. several of their plays having been seen at the Grand this .year, and the simple nientiou of their names in connection with the production produc-tion is a sufficient guarantee of its merit. "Girl of the Streets" is a strong melodrama, depicting tho life of a girl thrown adrift in New York City, her struggles against I he fate assigned her, the many , leniplat ions thrown in her wav. and" the final victory of her ell'orts io do right. Although the situations situa-tions may seem a trifle overdraw, to anyone familiar with the. dangers and temptations thai a great cilv afford to a young girl, it is but a simple fact presented iu plain, concise terms. This plav is conceded by Lillian Mortimer, the authoress lo be her best, nud for Ihe younger girls it is a sermoii( delivered de-livered in an interesting and entirely instructive manner. The play is not entirely serious, however, for there is ti vein of comedy ruuning throughout that lightens the darker spots and adds an interest to the production that is refreshing. re-freshing. Among the scenic elVects are the black pool. Sing Sing .prison, the counterfeiters' den. Ilarlom river, the suspension bridge, aud Xcw York City illuminated on a winter's night, which are among tho best, no pains having been spared "to make the scenic and electrical effects perfect, "Girl of the Stref Is" opens tonight at the Grand and runs until, and inciudin Saturday evening. The Orphcruni hill of attractions this week runs the gamut from illusions to grand opera, and the mystery, mirth and melody of the same will appeal to one and all. At' the top of the programme pro-gramme comes Herrmann the Great, the acknowledged emperor in rhe realm of magic. His mystifying work is known and has won "recognition in every civilized country, ire perforins many of. the old puzzling tricks that have amazed ant entertained amusement amuse-ment lovers for generations, and ho also .has a line of new " stuff'" that the old school of legerdemain kings never dreamt of attempting. Herrmann Herr-mann executes his work with an easy ; urate and finish that is delightful to ; behold. Sydney Deano & Co. present an exceptionally clever and outerlain-I outerlain-I nxL sketch entitled, "Christmas on P.lackiMill's Ldand." This act is said to be a novel quartette musical turn, that has made a splendid reputation all over the circuit'. A notable grand opera star is what the management claims for Arirginia Pierce. She is said to be ! wonderfully gifted singer, with n most magnetic personality. She comes direct, to the Orpheuni t'rom rhe Manhattan Grand Opera Company of Xew York, whore she was a great fa-orite. fa-orite. Ralph Johnstone comes heralded herald-ed as the world 's greatest aerialist. His act is of the hair-raising order, full of daring and sensational work. Something Some-thing entirely new and out of the ordinary or-dinary line, of entertainment is what is promised for the act; of the Bailey & Austin Co.. who are billed simply as "American Beauties." Their act will b a plensr.nl surprise. Joe Carroll coines recommended as one of the most entertaining and amusing nionologists and dfutecrs on the American vaudeville vaude-ville stage. His "gag?-" are said to be entirely new and they conic out bright, like, new dollars from the mint, while his dancing is of a vcrv superior kind. Not oulv is his footwork quick I WA1?, , ... it DOROTHY WOODS. With "Tho Girl of the Streets," all j this week at the Grand theator. : ami nimble, but he is exceedingly graceful. Thoe six acts, with a new Hit of iiiloresiting pictures on the kino-tLroine kino-tLroine ami music o.y the always popular popu-lar Orpheuni orchestra, make up what, the niauugemont claims will be one of the season's best attractions. "Woarc trying to give good, clean showft, and we believe we arc doing it." sayn Manager llorriek of the Lvric Tiiemc'r. ff the crowded honsos which have greeted each performance of "A Daughter of 'Virginia v are evidence and nothing else conld bo more so this belief of Mr. Herrick'fi is well founded a in! upheld by facts. The Lyric is growing in favor with persona who want shows at popular prices. Tho movement inaugurated by the lower Main street house ia meeting with hearty encouragement.. "A Daughter of Virginia" plays the Just time this Sunday) evening. The next offering is "The Power of Truth." which opens tomorrow evening. "The Power of Truth" is a. play with an absorbing stbry running through it: it tells how, after all, "right is right." Woven in with this is comedy of a refreshing kind. Tho offering, iu short, comes with great promise, and in view of past promises "made good," the press agent merits credence, The management of the Grand theater the-ater has been foitunate in securing the big "Buster .Brown Musical Comedy" for tho entire week, commencing March 1. The show comes this year with added features in the lino of vaudeville novelties, novel-ties, a largo chorus of pretty, .shapely singing and daneing girls, and a number num-ber of late song hits. Buster, Tigc and Mary .lane have become a household word throughout the country and it is safe to say that there is no one who has never heard of Buster Brown aud that the attraction Avill receive flattering flatter-ing patronage there isao doubt. Manager P.yper of Clio Salt Lake The a tor is out with an announcement that should meet with the approbation of all theatergoers, he having secured "The Toymnker," a dainty, dancing, delightful comic opera, in which Prank W. Mealy is prcsonting Teddy Webb and the San Francisco Opera companv. Webb is undoubtedly one of the best fun makers on the comic opera stage. "The Toynmkei"" will be given at the Salt Lake Theater Monday week. r i Margaret lllinglon at the close of her engagement in "The Thief" in .June will play in one or two modern pieces under the management, of Daniel Froh-man. Froh-man. who will then star her iu Shakespearean Shakes-pearean plavs, including "Macbeth" and "Romeo and Juliet." . (t A special from Boston savs that Julia, Marlowo is lo appear in a' new rolo in the course of her engagement at the Majestic theater iu that city. The young women in the audience will be permitted to aak questions rcgardiug a s).age career.-to all of whiah tho actress ac-tress will rcplv. ' Little Edith Taliaferro has been called in off the road and placed in a fashionable private school in New York. She has understudied her sister, Mabel, in t.he leading part of "folly of the Lireus," and in case of necessity will assume that role on a moment's notice. no-tice. r- Otis Skinner in his New York engagement en-gagement will call the attention of tho audience to the rise of the curtain on each act by the historic IVeuch method of sonndinc Ihree loud raps of a club upon the floor of the stage just before the curtain is to ascend, (. Uenricft? Crosman has scored a distinct dis-tinct success in a play called "Tho New Mr. Loring" that was produced several weeks ago for her by .Maurice Campbell. Camp-bell. It is said lo give her the same opportunities that "The Music Mas ter" gave David Wartield and. as Miss Crosman and Mr, Warlicld arc similar in their methods tho result should be most happy. A Slradivarius violin belonging to Eugene Ysaye. the celebrated violinist, was stolen from the Imperial opera in St. Petersburg during a recent symphony sym-phony concert there. The instrument, which is named "Hercules" and on its inner side bears the inscription "Anno 1732," has been variously valued al i from $12,000 lo .-$30,000. " j V ( Wilton Lackaye is one of the chain- ' pion late sitters of tho theatrical business. busi-ness. He likes lo gather a fleet.-wit.led audience about him and then to do most of the talking. Ho has many antipathies, among them being the English actor, ami his discourses upon this topic or upon any other topic upon which he feels strongly are worth lis-tening lis-tening to. |