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Show I jl AMUSEMENTS ! IN SALT LAKE THEATERS. '- Shakespearean Drama. J v S. f jT LAKE TJIRwVTKR Louif -r I .lames In "Henry the VIII.'" -I-ISseiiinK, S:16. f Muolcal Comedy. ; COLONIAL TIIEATKR- "Thf Girl -: j- at the lielrn." livening, S.15. Drama. -: niwGALOw TiiEATrcr: -roily Primrose," with NVIIIard Iek, I- Maude Leone and company. :- iSvenlnp, S:lo. I- . Melodrama. -r CTAXU TII13ATKR- "Tempest and - v Suncliine." ICvoning-. I Vnudcvlllc. i j- OnrilKI'M THEATEl:.dvnced audevii. "An l'venitiK with -I- iJlelceiirt" featured. .Matlnc, 2:16; everinc;, S:l". -j .MISSION THEATER - - "lmnerl:l vaudeville. Matinee. LMIU. E'en- -I-V Injr. T:H0 ami i':ao. t ! The stop made by I .ouls . James l;iat senson from Shakcspean; to iht-en w.-u; n inos"! audaelons one. yet one that was received with favor. fr it revealed the wonderful versatility nf this magnificent a tor ivho. for so many years, hfifi boon Identified with Shakespeare, and who disclosed the fjict that, ho was ac thoroughly thor-oughly in hannony with the fpostle of analysis as the bard of assumption. This s-ason he has returned to hi: fiifli love, and announces revials of Slinlcejipcure'R historlc-al dramnti. 'Henry VIII" and the "Merchant of Venice." repleto with all pomp and retrality of his former presentations. pres-entations. Louis James i.- thorough In all he has done for many years, and this season's offering Is In harmony with hl.s many excellent recent revivals, some of which any actor might feel proud of fostering. Therefore, 'he romlng to tho Halt LnKe Theater tonight or this eminent. emi-nent. aet.r Is hailed .with more than . mere passing Import, ?ia IiIh visits rc- cently have assumed the signillcanoe of an educational event, as well ;ik nn im-, im-, portant thentrb-al occurrence. His supporting sup-porting company Is promlnod to be ( excellent tvputntlon and Is headed by that lileaalng actress. Aphie Jamefi. who has iieen hl.s lending support for several seasons-. In "Henry VIII.." tonight. .Mr. James will be sen as Cardinal Wdsey, and Aphle James a? Cjueen Knthiiue. Tomorrow night will witness ;i jreten-tlous jreten-tlous production of the "Merchant of Areniei:." uith .Mi. J;iiii'H as Shylock and Aphle J;ime.s as Portlji. The latter play will also be the Saturday matinee production. pro-duction. '"Thy inosl varied and be.it bill of Ihv. season." said a eonHrnied Orpheiimile as he left the Orphenm. Wednesday night. "Anv iiivon who couldn't enjoy this week's bill should be banished to the. mountains for the winter." This -appeal's lo he tho general verdict on the programme presented at the popular vaudeville house. Audiences, unusual In slxe considering it is the worst theatrical j week of the year, ate in daily attendance. attend-ance. .Madame Teresa Carreno. the world's greatest woman pianist, is coming to Sail Lake, and will be heard at the Shu-berl Shu-berl theater on Monday evening, January Janu-ary 17. Of her apnearunce in San Francisco, Fran-cisco, the Chronicle said: "Would you like to have seen enacted, not 'near (Infamous (In-famous Hanover City." but hero in San Francisco, the wonderful legend of 'The Pied J'iper of Hainclln?' You would have seen it In all its vivid setting had you been one ol the fortunate ones who heard the wli-uigh Incomparable Car-reiio Car-reiio at Christian Science hall yesterday afternoon. Like the encor. fascinated children of the old Herman town did tho men and women follow this Spanish magician ma-gician T.hcy crowded around her. begging beg-ging for more of her compelling witchery witch-ery of music but 'When the door of the mounU'.ln side, shut fast,' Ihc children chil-dren were left on the outer side, still under the spell of the charmer, yet knowing that for them the music lind ceased, in a way, forever." This morning at tho Colonial theater j there will be a crowd of mothers and little ones, from which number there will I be selected she babies, who will appear I In "The Virginian," which will be presented pre-sented at this playhouse all of next ) weelc, beginning on Sunday evening. From the number of calls by telephone which Treasurer Kelehum has had there will be a great ninny little ones to choose from. The .Mission theater presents tonight the finest hill which has boon .seen at that popular playhouse since it opened. The patrons who felt disappointed over a night's delay will liavo reason to rejoice re-joice over the arrival of the playors who make up the new hill, headed by the "Ernest I'antze.r acrobatic troupe. "The T'antaloon and Skirt."- a clever little playlet by Vlric Collins. Is another leading lead-ing attraction, to bo given by "Helen Ueresford and company. "Herald Square Jimmy" Is a character study by nick and Alice McAvoy. which has caused much favorable comment, while Dorothy Dahl. with her comedy stunt, and Steely anil Edwards, with some funny musical atull". make up a veiy choice bill. The bill' goes on tonight for the first time, at the Uruial first performance. perform-ance. 7:?.0: the second show is at 0:15, and the matinee will be each duy at L':.'!9. At the Colonial, capacity audiences have' witnessed that delightful musical comedy, "The Girl at the Helm." with Billy jniliYord und a .splendid company. Jt will run . the week, with a matinco Saturday. "Polly Primrose." which Is Ik ing presented pre-sented at the l-'ungnlow theater this wtel:. is filling that popular playhouse at. every performance. Tho YVillnrd Mack company Is presenting the ' piay. "Tempest and Sunshine" continues to draw good audiences at the Grand theater. the-ater. The play will run the week', with a matinee Saturday. |