Show jimia Biff iii alie arout miss ABBIE will appear with her great support june 18 is the date alt lake did well in bringing miss thursby and mr to salt lake to sine with the choral society but provo will not be out done in this matter already have our singers been able to win laurels from salt lakers and there is no reason why wo should not be able to sustain our rood name by a grand festival that will not fall short of any event thit has ever taken in the territory of utah arrangements have been made to bring to this city the lamous abbie car ington who is acknowledged to be the greatest prima donna in rand opera now before atie american public she carries as principals mr george W bravener Tr avener the great english tenor ro bueto madame babcock the famous contralto martens and bignor H balini baritones the russian basso eugene er basso edwin F Kc honert the great pianist is aba musical director the business contingent embraces mr lucien wakefield manager mr A R carrington director and mr C F riggs business manager the latter named gentleman is well and favorably known all oyet the pacific coast these earmous artists will appear before the people of utah in the provo tabernacle june 18 in conjunction with the well known tabernacle choir two hundred strong and the fourth ward glee club fresh from the musical contest in salt lake where they carried off the first prize one if the special features of tha gramme pro will be the rendition of Ros sinis great miss carrington as soloist no better selection could bo made for the display of the fine talent cf both the soloists and the chor us through the success of the may festival and from the fact that many of our people have desired a repetition of eliat pleasing musical event professor giles taa been bold anoush to take this step which will be an event hardly ever before witnessed in a city the size of tw say thai our musical iov ing community will appreciate the comins goes without saying CLUB democrats of tho fourth and fifth precincts organize A large number of the citizens of the fourth and fifth precincts of provo city met at tho central house last evening in to the democratic call and on motion V D roberts was called to the chair after a few bricf aud pointed remarks pertaining to the object of the meeting joseph T mcewan was elected secretary the speakers of the evening were E A wilson and W II 11 king who elucidated the arand principles of democracy in an able and bable terms which roade a good many whose tendency had been toward the republican party and as they themselves expressed to go home in doubt letters of congratulation expressing a hearty concurrence in the organization of a democratic club in the fourth ward were received and read by tho secretary the sentiments of which were heartily endorsed by the meeting me etine E A wilson offered the foil awing motion that we now proceed to organize a democratic club for the fourth and fifth municipal precincts of provo city carried the following officers were elected E A wilson president win D rober 8 vice president jog T me ekau bec E lund treasurer executive committee A L booth C W smith and rf on motion the club hereafter will be known by the title of the jellerson Jel Terson democratic club of Pt Twenty mem bera enrolled their ramea Gil mores twelve temptations the grand opera house had a large audience last evening to welcome the return of the twelve temptations a noted spectacle which first tried its wings in this city two years aio and has proven one of the most successful ventures ever exploited ia the united states it was organized by mr win J gilmore of philadelphia and has had the careful of manager claas H yale one ot the most competent and prudent directors in the whole country the names of gilmore and yale and the promise of an elaborate attractive and novel spectacular performance are in the minds af all theatre goers their achievements in this line have been many and brilliant and are weil known to topeka two years experience has enabled the managers to mike many improvements in tl e details of the work and as now presented the twelve temptations is a grand faira spectacle full of beautiful scenic illusions and elaborate mechanism the company too is a large one has a number of p betty faces and good voices and the costumes are beautiful with all of these adjuncts to success one need not make a second inquiry as to abs tbs cause of its popularity severa changes have been made in the dramatic and comedy strength of the company and bince they have been seen testimony can be freely given that they have not been for the worse miss may Esi teele now the part of hubert the valiant prince and the change is a very one the principal comedian ia mr ed J connelly Cun nelly and he is natural and very popular in the odd role of bonoro apropos ane rest of the company give excellent representations of the various part with which chev are identified solaris zero and eyes are nil pleasant people to meet on the stage and are constantly ening themselves in their positions the piece relies mainly upon its mar spectacular effects but has plenty of action pantomime pan tomine and other accas doriea necessary to such forms of entertainment tain ment and which have not been surpassed on tle tl e stage for years the music has been elo borated and improved the ballets are adequate and well supported and there are specialties bongs novelties and grotesque features to give zest to the evenings performance the twelve temptations will finish the week at the grand opera house and will also be seen at a matinee on saturday afternoon |