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Show Mj I Gossip About; the Playhouse, Both Here and T J t jH ' HT t A jf (O t 4- 1 Th Th w "I H?S ; With the Theaters of Salt Lake "wi I 2 ATTRACTIONS FOR WEEK. ! I 1 T I Drama. ! 4' SALT LA ICE THEATER "Tho- ' J- Shepherd King." All the wc6k. ! H & beginning Monday evening, with A I . matinees Wednesday and Satur- ! I , dny. ' -! BUNGALOW THEATER "Tho -5 I, 4 Roval Mounted." with Wlllnrd I Mack and Maud Leone and play- i I 4. ors. All the week, beginning to-I to-I , ' 4. night. Matinees Wednesday and 4 ' . 4 Saturday. 4 I ' 4 ' Comic Opera. 4 1 I 4. COLONIAL THEATER "Klnc 4 I i 4 Dodo." All the week, beginning 4 H , 'f tonight. Mntlnecs Wednesday II and Saturdny. j I' Melodrama. 4- I 4 GRAND THEATER "Tho Man of I ' 4 Mystery." All the week, beginning ! I this afternoon.. Matinees Sunday, I i 4 Wednesday and Saturday. l X Vnudevlllu. 4 I 4 ORPHEUM THEATER Advanced f vaudeville. All tho week. Mail- 4 1 4 noes dully. . . v . MISSION THEATER Imperial van- ' 4 devlllo. All the week. Matinees r : i ,lalI . t ' A tremendous sensation will bo ere- , ntod hero Monday evening when tho , play that has been talked of during its three weeks' engagement in San Fran-, Cisco, more than any other production 1 . ever scon in that, city, "The Shepherd IMT ,( King," will bo seen at the Salt Lake H ' theater', introducing into the local the- H ntrical firmamcnL a new dramatic star H, with a personality of uncommon interest ; . nnd forco. Mr. Wright Lorimor has H' won undouiablc fame as an actor, au- H thor and producer, and hns made such ' n firm impression in tho roalm of dra- raatic art in this country, by his mas- terful production of ''The Shepherd I 'J King," and his own earnest and artis- tic portray'ali of the part of David, that H, ho is already recognized as one of the H, most sterling successes in tho dramatic . field. From early years he has been a profound scholar; ho is a graduate of ' Oxford university, although of Amcri- can birth, and is said to bo one of the M- most learned Biblical scholars now be- H fore I he public. Ho is the chief offer in. "The Shepherd King," a drama H and production to which ho has given H. nn enormous amount of thought nnd M-j research I Taking . as his thomc Iho beautiful 1 1 nnd romantic story of David, the shep- If hord'Ind, psalmist, aud afterwards King 1 of Israel, .he is said to. have produced ft, a groat Biblical play on a scale of mi qnormous grandeur,, clothod with mas- i sivb scenic embellishment and rich and I brilliant costuming;, armor ahd all the I 6laborato accessories of a great dra- H matic spectacle that nothing, with tho I .exception of ''Ben Ilur,,r has been I. Been like it on. the American stage. I" "Tho Shepherd King" is presented N by a company of over 125 )ersons, wit h j special music of a grand nnd elevating I character: All the leading events oi l David's life are portrayed with won- B derful realism and effect, even to his II Binglohnnded battle with Goliath of Ij Gath, the giant warrior of the Philis- I tines. The camp of. Saul, in the valley I . of Elah, with its running .brook, in tho distance, tho courtyard of the king's J palace with its oriental splendor, and I David's entrance after his long exile, the cfave of the Witch of Endor, are " among tho many scenes that have ob-' ob-' tained universal wonderment and ad- U miration. , Everything in the original Knickerbocker Knicker-bocker theater, New York, production will be staged at thoi Salt Lake thc- ter, whero the star and play remain for the ontiro week, including" Wodnosday j and Saturday matinees, i I "King Dodo," that masterpiece of the Pixley-Luders combination, will bo he attraction at the Colonial theater jj lor the week beginning this, Sunday, , night. Whether or not the inventivo and creative powors of modern day comic com-ic opera and musical comedy writers aro failing, is a question that has been inuch discussed by critics of music and , the drama, and many columns of spaco ?n inucli good printers' ink has been ( lavished in tho display of their deduc- i. I . . , ZOB BAHNETT AND OHOEUS IN THE PIEST ENSEMBLE. Scene in Act I of John Cort's Mammoth Not? Production of tho Pixloy-Ludors Comedy Opera-, "King Dodo." tious, but, be their conclusions as thev may, the comic operas and musical com odics of fivo and ten years ago aro being be-ing revived and again presented to tho playgoing American public, which receives re-ceives thorn with fully as much, if not more, enthusiasm as when these same productions were fresh from the brains of their authors. Ono of the most popular of that kind of entertainment is "King Dcrtlo. " Since this comedy opera was last presented pre-sented here somo si:; years ago. it has undergone considerable priming and revising. re-vising. Tf the test of time is any criterion cri-terion of a classic in any line, and it is said to be, then "King Dodo" richly deserves to bo called a classic in comedy opera. There is little wondor it lives and thrives, for the music alouo warrants-a long life to the merry opera. John Cort, who always makes a sincere sin-cere effort to do things exceptionally well, is said In have given "King Dodo'i nn unusually magnificent production pro-duction irr his revival. The old numbers num-bers which were alwav? so popular, such as "Tho Talc of a Bumble Bee," "Look in the Book and See," "Tho Eminent Doctor Fizz." - "Two Hearts Made One," "A Jolly Old Potentate." "Diana," "Di-ana," "For Lovq J Live Alone." "I'll Shut My Eyes and Think It's You," "CInim Thou Thine Own," "The Lad Who Leads" and "True as the Stars Above." of conrso remain. Among tho best of tho addod numbers aro "In the Garden of My Heart" and "Gay Butterfly." But-terfly." The. cast of principals is particularly alluring, in that it contains such prominent prom-inent artists as Ejcanor Kent, who has won an euvlablc reputation both in this country and abroad siuginc leading roles in gT,md as well as light, opora. Miss Kent) is singing the prima donna .role of Pibla. William Frlond is play-ing play-ing the King, Zoo Baniett is t he sprigh't-1 sprigh't-1 v Annette, Laura Millard plays Queen Lili, Osborn Clcmson sings tho tenor role of Pedro, Louise Mink is tho" Angels, and Charles J. Udell plays Mudge. Tho chorus is. said to bo tho best voiced, best dressed nnd best drilled Mint has been seen in the west this season. Commencing tonight, the Mack-Leone pla3'ers will produce at the Bungalow for tho first time in Salt Lake City, Cecil Do Millo's greatest effort, "Tho Royal Mounted,'' a story written around the great service rendered by the Canadian mounted police to tho settlers set-tlers and woodmon in Northwest Can adia. Cyril Scott originally produced tins play at Wnllacks theater,. New j-ork, ms tho spring of JOOS whero it was received with much favor and it Toui.iinod thero four months, when the title was changed to "An Irish Vagabond," Vaga-bond," and Mr. Andrew Mack used it SCENE FBOM "THE SHEPHERD KING." I 1 I At th0 Salfc LaJce boater a this week, heginning Monday evening. all last season. Tho scones aro laid in and around Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and concerns oho Victor Obryne and his sweetheart, Rosa Lnrabee, tho parts assumed as-sumed 13" Mr. Mack and Miss Loorie. The scenory for this production. Mr. Mack says, is the most elaborato he has yet attempted. Messrs. Allen, Booth, Ronnie, Aicinc and Mooro are seen to good advantage, while tho Indies arc their tnlents in "Christinns on Black-well's Black-well's Island." This is a musical com-edyt com-edyt bright with wit aud catchy songs. Il'wjll be the head-liner at the 'Mission for an cnlirc week starting with tho matinee next Thursday afternoon. Thero aro four in this company and backed by special sccuerj representing tho interior of tho famous Now York jail, thoy givo an entertainment that is ' PRINCIPALS IN- "KING DDO" ELEANOR KENT, Prima Donna. S piiil , all well enst. There will bo the usual matinees Wednesday and Saturday. Tho OrpheVnn theater has a bill full of variety for the week that opens with a matinee this afternoon. It contains features that appeal to young and old alike. 'Ono number on tho programme is a patriotic playlet, that has proven ono of the stirring successes of tho year. This is "At tho White IIouso," a littlo drama in which Benjamin Chapin and a company of five actors appear. It is a beautfful and original conception. Tho story deals with an episode epi-sode in the career of Abraham Lincoln during the Civil war. The action takes place during the summer of J8G3. the darkest days of tho war, and the play serves to give a new insight into tho character of Mr. Lincoln. His quiot and droll humor and the deep sorrow which moved him in almost everj' act are accentuated in this strong sketch. Mr. Chapin, who strongly resembles the martyred president, makes up into an almost perfect likeness, .indging from the pictures of Mr. Lincoln.. Florence Bindley, sometimes described as "the girl with 'the diamond dress," has a smart specialty which is billed as "An Afternoon at Home." Miss, Bind' is supposed to be a fashionable Jady. who hns employed a mimhor of theatrical performers to como to her home; to outortain hor guests. The aforesaid thespiaris fail to' appear and Miss Bindley herself undertakes the gives a xylophone solo and' concludes with au imitation of a French singer accompanying horsolf oil the piano. Eva Taylor, capably assisted bv ja strong company, will give her first Salt Lnko presentation of her new farce comedy, "Mrs. Jouos-Smith-Carey," in which sho has achieved a groat success on the const. This act has proven so acceptable in San Francisco and Los Angeles that Miss Taylor hns docidod to usp it exclusively tho remainder re-mainder of tho season. It was written by Lawrence Orattan, who is" a member mem-ber of Miss Taylor's company. Miss Stella H. Morrisini, a stunning looking English woman, hns a pretty animal net that is handsomelv staged. Miss Morrisini is making her "first tour of tho United States with hor traiued Siberian wolf hounds and Shetland ponies. Tho hounds are said to bo tho best leaping, dogs in tho world, and the. ponies are clover little animals that have been taught to go through an entertaining en-tertaining routine, ' , Carl Nobol, a European nrtisl, just imported expressly for. the theaters of tho Orphcum circuit, will give OrpliPtim patrons the Scandinavian idea of a ynntnloquist. Nobel for several years has been ono of the fatured attractions of tho Barrasford thcators in Paris, Glasgow, Liverpool and tho English provinces. Veroriica and IIul-Falls aro sensational sensation-al comedy tumblers, who porform a series of tho most difficult feafs. Some of their performance is incliDon to cause la"Ptcr. but it ip full of thrills. Some of the coast papers indicated a bplinf that this act was tho best acrobatic stunt of the year. if51 Brown, 'famed as a member of tho Two Brownios." will provide a combination com-bination act, consisting of an mousing line of conversation, songs aud dancing. Mr. Brown is a celebrated eccentric dnncer and a feature of his offering will bd . tho introduction of' dancing numbers from musical plays which he himself staged and produced originnllj' An orchestral programme of standard Orphcum excellence and now kinodromo pictures will complete tho bill. Sidney Donne and his company of fun-makers havo a good vohiclo for 1 twites i ' -ZOE BARNETT, Soubrettc. WILLIAM FRIEND, As King Dodo. ' LOUISE MINK, original and sprightly. It has been making a hit over the cntiro circuit, and oxpected to tako well hero. The Mission will present another strong feature next week in "Cupid's Coincidence." This is a prize playlet, snid to bo ono of tho most unique and satisfying in vaudeville at this timo. Thoro is nothing ailly or soft in it, and thero is much more of u plot than tho title would indicate. It is presented h' thot Von 2tfitzol and Maynnrd team. Trick bicycle riders aro common in these days, and for that reason tho per-former per-former must bo a good one to get a hand anywhere on tho vuudovillo cir-?,",t8;' cir-?,",t8;' AY- - Hoefler. who comes to the Mission next week, claims to bo tho most origiunl and eccentric rider before the public. Ho appoars as a tramp and mixes plenty of fun with his tricks. His performance on tho single wheel is especially interesting. There is another good numbor on this coming bill. This is a musical numbor. The RiiHticnna Trio, made up of Parisian Paris-ian street singers dressed as vagTants, furnish somo decidedly clover vocal and instrumental music. , Bprry & Nolson, two comody acrobats, acro-bats, and Kathleon DoVoie, a singing comodionno, mako up the balanco of. what promises to be a strong and well balanced bill. , Tho bill now on at the Mission is not slow. Bradloo Martin nnd his littlo company havo a dovcr littlo play in "Jessie, Jack and Jerry;" tho 'Zulu festival given by Tom Linton and his bevy of. pretty girls takes well; and tho musical Lovcland family mako frionds at every performance. Billy Clark is a show all by himself, of course. This bill runs to Wednesday night. Abounding in startling climaxes, sensational sen-sational situations, rippling comedy and pathos is fairly descriptive of tho "Man of .Mystery," tho .bill at the Grand all this week, boginning with a matinee this afternoon at 2:30. In solccting tlm i thrilling production for patrons of tho Grand, the manaqemout has succeeded in obtaining all ot the various qualities In a theatrical production that go to make up that which is sought by the patrons of the melodrama. Tho "mysterious "mys-terious phase is imparted to the piny, by the jiart thnfc hypnotism plays in enabling en-abling a criminal to escape the clutches of the law, evading the officers of the law and living a doublo life, and continuing con-tinuing in a career of crime, which baffles baf-fles tho detectives in a remarkable manner. man-ner. This outlaw nssumes various roles, one that of a polished member of high society, and another that of common housebreaker and street thug. Merciless, this "Rafilos" spares noiio and his victims are mimncrou among au classes, in the various walks of life. "Wlion this wizard of, crime aud outlawry apparently ap-parently is about to fall into -the hands of tho police, ho invokes that strange and subtle power of hypnotism, to save him from capture; his pursuers succumb suc-cumb to the mysterious forco and tho villain escapes. . His end, however, is tragic. Deftly switching, & drink planned to finish a female detective on the track of the thief is given him nnd ho dies from tho olVccts. Tho story is ono that will appeal to all classes, and with tho greatly reduced prices prevailing prevail-ing at tho Grand, packed houses will be looked for. Bringing a romarkablo list of plays, several of which arc new tothis city ns presented by him; Mr. Mautcll, now coucoded to bo tho foremost actor of the English-speaking stage, comes to Salt Lake for a week's ougagomont, beginning be-ginning a week from Mondav night. Mr. Mnutoll presents at the Salt Lake theater tho same elaborato productions with - which ho electrified New York during his remarkable engagement of more than 300 nights at the New Amsterdam Am-sterdam thonter and the Academy of Music lost season a record uncqualod since tho days of Edwin Booth. This is tho list of plays which he will givo during his engagement here: Monday, 'Macbeth"; Tuesday night, "Louis XI," by Casimor Deluvigne": Wednesday Wed-nesday night, "Hamlet"; Wednesday matinee, "Romeo and Juliet"; Thursday Thurs-day night, ' ' Othello ' ' ; Friday night, '!uic Lear"; Saturday matinoe, "As You Like It"; Saturday night, "King Richard 1X1." Truly a remarkable ropertoiro is that which Mr. Mantell has arranged for 'tho edification of the playgoers of this city. There is not another actor in America, it has been pointed 1 out many times, who could give tho above enumerated plays in tho thoroughly ado-quato ado-quato and altogothor satisfactory" manner man-ner within tho short compass of a week as does Mr. Mantell. It is an extraordinary ex-traordinary fact, that in addition to the above- eight plays. Mr. Mantell could also give six additional Shakespearean Shake-spearean and classic plays in a3 many successive performances. The list includes in-cludes such difficult stago stes as "Julius Cuesar," "King John," "The Lady of Lyons " "A You Like It," "Tho Marblo Heart' and "Cardinal Richelieu," Lord Lytton's celebrated stago romance It has been nptly said t-hnt Mr. Mantell is tho most versatile of all present day 'actors, such eminent critics as William Winter, who for years was tho closo porsonal frioud and htorary advisor. of Edwin Booth, havo declared that Mr. Mautoll ranks with Booth, Edmund Kean, Forrest and those giants of the past who lonfc luster to tho stago. "Mantell is a great actor; ac-tor; he is now tho leader of our stago," is the declaration of Mr. Winter, many times ropcated. Owing to tho magnitude magni-tude of tho productions, the curtain will riso promptly at 8 o'clock oven- ings and at 2 o'clock on tho afternoons after-noons on which matinees aro given. Mrs. Annie Adams Kiskadden, mother of Maude Adams, will appear at the Thirty-first ward amusement; hall Friday and Saturday nights with a capable ca-pable company of amatpurs residing in tho ward. The vehicle selected is "Our Boys," the English comedy in three acts, made famous here by Phil Mar-gctts Mar-gctts in his palmy days. Between acts Konnoth C. Kerr will give impersonations impersona-tions and Emil Johnson, who made a hit at the Orphcum two weeks ago, will pick tho banjo strings. Those in the company assisting Mrs. Kiskadden are: F. M. Michclsen, B. W. Clavton, Goo. E. Carpenter, W. D. Campbell, II y rum Bull, V. W. Clayton, Ruth Taylor, 'Fannie 'Fan-nie M. Naylor and Florence Carpenter. Samuel E. Rork's production of the musical mu-sical extravagnoza, "The Land of Nod," follows'IKIng" Dodo" at the Colonial theatre the-atre next week, and promises to ho one of tho bright spots in tho season's bookings book-ings at that theatre. The splendors of this stage spectacle arc perfectly familiar fa-miliar to a large portion of Salt Lakft theatregoers on account of Its great success suc-cess here last season. It Is Just the kind of entertainment which most people delight de-light In. being Hill of rarely good comedy and Jingling, "catchy" music, and presented pre-sented with a vnat equipmenltof beautiful beauti-ful scenery, .costumes and electrical ef-fects- Many new .features have boon added Blncc. last year n, score Ih said to contain nd'B new song lilta whl"h iVS 8W Istlc of tho f9m"r enw 5M ttc-illy tun same oxCi&e?JSB pearcd here before has fw.nW year. Two Import: nt n'lM Nell McNeil ami Alma x?m5M thoy did not appear nSreiftW fore, they arc by no mcniiV'M "Tho Land of NbcV?aTfhSjB original eastern produotlonM uocn luire In the aatne. parts W there. J They will bo re&jB featured mombcra of "Tha ilB Mrs. Flskc'a tour In "SnUB will continue until early M She will then devote threo-JB henrsnls of a new role In S .Mr. Flake lias now in n!?J9 will be proHented nrt in 'jS FIskes annual New Torw-m will bogin on Easter MondB The title rale of "ThoAihM hn.s given Charles B. HnnfM hnH long sought., a modoiSB which, while being dtetffiW will lend Itanlf to all niatlH so successfully devoloped ImW experience- aa a classical aclX The following players are 9 the fchuberts to support MimX or In "One of the jjoya" land. Doris Mitchell, Edith ward Favor, Waller LWnriB Cunningham. Charles 4rti3B Glaaer. L. B. Foley and l9 Donald Gallagher, tho jS "Bobby" of "Alias Jimmy yff a youngster 17 years oldTM Fitch wrote three parts inaB1 was "leading man" for B played eight wor-ks In LondE Paul Armstrong and ono byJK klngton and was starred in "The Kentucky Boy," jJ Henri Bernstein's flrat'? Thief." has been the hiiWmH study at Harvard as an cisfl essentially "vital" play TbB which is true to life and hrffl Independent of its atmosjfteH Miss Maud Allen, who AJ In Europe with her cUftY dancing, wilt sail for thlsVAVJ and Is announced tor .ariaVa appearance. Cwfl Parisian theatrical iuj&Yfl that Mine. Sarah jBfH cent success in MordfMH representing Joan of ArcroH almost entirely to tha'aB and not to hor art. ThVfl composed of silver chain nkH face nlono exposed. WlthlH It Is said the slender vrcdfH registered a dismal fallureH Joe Tinker, shortstop oTLM National league baseball taH enter vaudeville with SadkH a team mu to. 'Wfl Jesse L. Lasky Is nogH Martin Beck to play "AtiM and "The Love Waltz" overH circuit, each company WTcikwa respective thonter for a, tTcH Jf the deal goes through 4H engage a special company |