Show appearance of thi opera bar the thail a tendency to M press on which the chany were traveling irom colorado h fave hours when delayed nearly rite however aca company did aaeree actively making up mariae graham bedora the foot tAta appeared explained the cause of the dela yand craved the of the audience that the indulgence dried accorded wa freely was attested ta hy the hearty applause that greeted ro at five minutes to IQ the inkling of the stage bel announced everything diance ready and tin of theau the au softened into an agreeable hush as the curtain tolled of upon the first act penelope the beautiful presented a sight over sore of female artists arrayed in which admitted 0 the profuse of their shapely limbs were groaned over the boards and who opera by lively chorus 81 the usual initial the appearance of the evenings attraction miss lydia thompson rhe audience readily recognized the popular actress and cave her a cordial gr eiting who are you burlesque ruffian she bad just blocked down ulysses replied for her character first I 1 was attle g then lite was and fresh aid fair Aud when to I 1 was the crusoe you ail kaew trew my crew so I 1 have oft beird lell bid justice atell once more belore old 1 rlena i stand ho stranger stran gei in a foreign land epras an barer waits I 1 long for our united aay handis here your hands their seen domed rans to cher me help me aad ssu aee my fears on getting ea the slate lydia Thoo apson was at home aad the burlesque went on penelope is of the old fashioned english order full of puns auns funs and in which every girl au devay man sings and dances nd a classical story that is forever interrupted by amusing spa cial tisa gets to a finish somehow some of the lyrics were bitty and had a pleasing patter about them while the music waa written ina bright jingling vein without depth but arith plenty of melody the costuming was elegant and considerable attention to harmony of color while the groupings were the usual gags and march the theme of the play and the applause was frequent A A number of clever specialties were introduced in the second aar ane like of which has never before been seen in among them was a graceful dance by miss kose Kew hain lillie alliston was funny as the florence benkhardt as galappo nicely and was prettily costumed brandon and ella carrington as the queens attendants were good dancers louii keller was by far of the men and played texts the head of the police in grotesque fashion the other men were however fine in every re eject I 1 the orchestra with the of mr william olive the popular violinist of salt lake and mr william robinson the pianist and musical director of the lydia thompson first class all through the evening and played the companas comp anys music at sight |