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Show 1 AMUSEMENTS I : 1 4- IN SALT LAKE THEATERS. J. 4- SALT LAKE THEATER "The f -r Merry Widow." Matinee, 2:15. f 4- Evening, S.15. 4 a 4. 4- COLONIAL THEATER "Corian- ton." Matinee, 2:16. Evening, !- J. S:15. j. ORPHEUM THEATER Advanced 4 v vaudeville. Matinee, 2:15. Even- 4 f lng, 8:15. 4 X BUNGALOW THEATER "At -f 4- Valley Forge." Matineo. 2:15. r v Evening, lo. . , . . , f "Sold out" was the placard at the. Salt Lake theater Tuesday evening, that, popular popu-lar playhouse being filled to overflowing by an audience which was charmed and delighted " with "The Merry Widow." There will be a matinee this afternoon. "The Merry Widow" will go all tho week. "Corlanton." the religious drama, has caught on at the Colonial. Tuesday night a packed house greeted the third presentation presen-tation of the revival of the famous Mormon Mor-mon play. From Mr. Swenson io the last member of the cast nothing was left to be desired. Miss Ida Due, who came from San Francisco to play the part of Rolla, made a hit with the big audience last night, as did Miss Kendall, who Is playing play-ing the part of Zoan Ze Isabel. The snle for this afternoon matineo. as well as for tonight, indlcnte that standing room will be in demand. "At Valley Forge." at the Bungalow, is proving among te best attractions of the encampment week Tho play Is thrilling thrill-ing and thoroughly American; the company com-pany Is a good one, with n charming leading lead-ing lady In Miss Anna Cleveland; the scenery Is all new, and the costumes and stage settings strictly accurate. There will be matinees this afternoon and on Saturday. One of the greatest racing scenes ever put on the American stage Is "The Futurity," Fu-turity," which holds the boards at the Orpbeum theater this week. The act Is fast and furious and the Interest never palls. But It Is the mechanism behind the scenes that is tho most wonderful part of the little play. There are three separate sepa-rate trcad-mllls, on each of which a race horse Is placed. Just before the curtain goes up the horses start and get the proper racing momentum. As the curtain rises the audience sees what looks like a real race. It Is not merely "holding the mirror up to nature" It Is nature Itself The horses really race. The steeds are held to Invisible Iron posts by an Ingenious In-genious spring- harness, which keeps them from swinging oft the tread-mills. Tho race lasts for nearly two minutes and the blood leaps In the hearts of the spectators spec-tators as the horses pound away. The hero is the winning jockey. In the slnrt his horse stands on a tread-mill midway between his two rivals and about a length behind. Gradually the middle horse conies up and wins by a neck In a killing finish. The audience cheers and then wonders how It all happened. The explanation lle3 in the fact that behind tho scenes crouches the manager, who pulls a rope Mod to the tread-mill on which the "hero's horse stands. This trend-mill runs on two small tracks, like a car. "The Futurity" Is one of the elevorest racing acts ever seen In tlio country. t Yesterday the visiting G. A. R. veterans vet-erans went almost enmasse to Saltalr as the guests of the management of the resort. From tho first train In the morning morn-ing to the last train at night every coach was filled, and the wearers of the bronze button made up tho majority of the crowds. In nil, nearly 18,000 people visited vis-ited ihe resort, during the day. and so well were arrangements made for their care and comfort that not one complaint wns heard. It Is expected that large crowds will be at the resort today, and the Ellery bund has prepared two splendid splen-did concerts for them. The afternoon concert con-cert at 4 o'clock will be a specially Interesting Inter-esting one. t Moving pictures of the G. A. R. parade will be taken this Wednesday morning and then exhibited during the week In this city. The pictures will bo taken, developed and exhibited by the Western Multlscopo company |
