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Show AMUSEMENTS San Carlo Opera Establishes High " Art Mark i OF the rnost-to-be-desired elements that enter into the opening' of a season of grand opera in any city, last night's beginning be-ginning at the Salt Lake theater supplied at least three a good company, a good orchestra and a, good house. To use qualifying qual-ifying statements the San Carlo Grand ! Opera company has a personnel of liili ability and this qualification includes principals, chorus and members of Uie orchestra. or-chestra. Tho opera presented. ".Madame ".Ma-dame Butterfly," possesses the essential qualities that entitle it lew live long-; Uie house that heard and deeply appreciated appre-ciated the offering was one that taxed the capacity of the theater. Tho story of "Butterfly," with its dominant domi-nant theme of wronged love and sacrifice, sacri-fice, is well voiced by Puccini's music, told even better in tho harmonies than , in the libretto of the opera (not iinduig 1 fault with the hook, but simply cxpns- ing the view that it is by no mr.-.aiis as great as the music), and ooth sinews and I orchestra last night gave cviuemc of both knowledge and ability lo express 1 the musical contend with good understanding5. understand-ing5. Haru Onuki, the Japanese, prima donna ' soprano, who sang the ti tie roie. has a voice of wonderful brilliancy, beauty and power. She was equal to every occasion, in both of her big arias and in tho duets with Pinkerton and Suzuki, displaying a repressed intensity that caused one to wonder if sne was not an exception ya an "orlontnl"' in personality. Just as lnjr volce is unquestionably an exception among her i ace. Shnring honors with the star. Doii.'i Fernanda, contralto, Bang the part oi Kuxuki, servant to .Ma da mo But UTfly, wit h splendid, effect. In every day 1 ; f this singer Is Miss Fernanda 1 "r:i it, wll known in Salt L.&ke as concert sin"i from the Golden state, tier anistie w.,:k last nWht in the difficult rol' proved both her versatility and beauty of voi-- . he .achieved much of htr suvrftsy bv forcible and expressive anion that wed fitted her part. Giuseppe Ago"tini. Italian tenor, has not been overrated by the critics crit-ics who li3V0 pro ised his oie and his acting. He was strong t h rou eh out a nd happily showed no tendency to ovrrdo hi? e mot ional v.Jirk, Rodolfo Fcna n a Sharpless. Luc! n no Rossini a s ' ioro, N -tale Cervi as Va ma dro and Fu iro T Bias! as the Bonze, filled th-ir mr.:i c:j. pably. Alice Homer a:--. K::ie T'mi'. vtMi has but HttU part in lh'- 01 rra. but did thPt Wtlo well. "Butterfly' r-u fords but small opportunity to tin: romp's n v's "" '; chorus of for tv or more oii.. .-; vi,.- ir ; chance will come in the forthcoming pro- ; ductior.s. The orrhst ra . unnpr the pf-r.-nv;i 1 di - . rection of G:-ietaro Krola, somr twrntv. . eight or thirty in number, was : i;rrp. "t'-ii j y more than a dozen mcrnt -!-.- of flic ; S'alt Lake th. ater or-'N'?Tra and ii1-- phj---im,' marked bv a haln'c, nni.-h 'inn ('i- I srmhle that was the most n ic t ji id i v?- feature fea-ture In the sucr.-rsK of the v rodi:ci i""i. Tonight, th'"- company will sin;- ;i rl-n'M-bib, Ma sea em's "Cava 'ier ;a 1 r ; ;i .. " nr. I.t'.'i.'ivsih'p "F i giiar-ri " .' o'rlnch tills mnrnh,q at th 1 " r i i ri : - Tt;,:: os'-iri'ly h;i;i the "V." crh, -; r . I augmented :y ten r.-t nibei-s of thj ha.i i r-arlo orchestra, Mill play the principal parts of the music from both operas, while Professor Thomas Giles Tvill tell their story. Marguerite Clark Will Star in "Cab-bage "Cab-bage Patch" at Paramount-Empress. Paramount-Empress. MARGUERITE CLARK In "Mi Wigss of the Cabbage Patch" and a Hack Bennett comedy entitled "The Village Smithy" will be the doublo offering at the Paramount-Empress today and tomorrow. When "Mrs. "Yiggs of the Cabbage Patch," written by Alice Hcgan Rice, was published some fifteen years ago. the ! biutv of the story created a profound ; impression. It speedily nsrerted its superiority, su-periority, and is today looked upon as one of the best sellers In the literary world. In "Mrs. 'ita of the Cabbage Patch," Miys Clark portrays the role of JLovey Mary, a monitor in an orphanage in whose rare is placed a child, of whose parents f he is ignorant, and whom alio loves as a brother. This child subsequently is the central figure of an interesting story, the devciopmnet of which provokes many dra- malic situatlona, and of winch Miss Clark , makes the most. Miss Clark is splendidly supported in I this picture. Onrrlli Hub lies i-Uolne op-posite op-posite her as tiilly 'iu-ps: .M:.iy c.ii-r i? Mrs. WIsks. p. mi Vivian 0::.on has tlio rolo ot 'I'uhltliH llnjy. Utile Liiwrcnce Johnson will he seen as 'I'.inunv. Tlio Ciist throughout Is of the highest iiuolilv. i |