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Show High Grade Music Enriches Bill at Pantages AN" almost perfect balance between the mirthful and artistic forms of entertainment enter-tainment marks the Pantages program for this week. It is headed by the "Hoyal Dragoons," a company of eight musicians, who render selections on the brass with i wonderful technique and expression, and who also form a niaie chorus that is a delight to hear. Especially effective is their drummer. He plays the traps with a skill- hard to surpass. There arc a number of tunes on the program like "The American Patrol," which bring out his ability in particular. Jn both the singing and the playing only the higher class of ' compositions is given. It is an act that wiii please all wiio like tho better grade of ' music. Shirli Livers and Killy Arnold furnish a number rich in laugh-provoking conver- sntion and original jokes. They have pleasing personalities and an easy way of acting that wins rontinnal applause. Songs that bring .smiles from the most sober are furnished by Nellie and Katbryn ! Durkin, two sweet and witty girls. Their : act is delightfully feminine and it will be enjoyed especially by the men. A farce that is one round of laughter Is presented by Walter Fisher and company ih "Baby Bugs." It is based on a domestic do-mestic complication growing out of a young wife's attempt to adopt a foundling without her hysband's knowledge. The baby is brought into the home and hidden. hid-den. Conditions arise which convince the wife that her . husband has found it, and she tries to explain. The young man thinks she is speaking of anoiher matter, and the misiuidorstaridir.g increases unLil the situation becomes so ludicrous that not a straight face remains in the audience. au-dience. - Harry Wilson is a baritone singer with a wide range of voice and excellent technique. tech-nique. His songs arc all of the better variety. Samoya, the Spanish acrobat, does some tricks in a swing that cause wonder and thrills. There is a delightful screen comedy and Eddie Fitzpatrick and his orchestra give a program of the latest tunes. Opera Carnival Opens Tonight With Puccini's "Madame Butterfly.' THE San Carlo Opera company will open at the Salt Lake theater tonight. The repertoire is both popular, attractive and classic, and there is something of special interest for every lover of the grand opera and beautiful in musical art. "Madame Butterfly," Puccini opera, will inaugurate the three days' songfst and Haru Onukt, the brilliant-voiced Japa-neso Japa-neso soprano, will be heard in her inimitable inim-itable character of Cho Cho San. A sumptuous presentation of the beautiful Japanese opera is promised by the opera managers, representatives of whom are now in the citv. The operas to be produced are as follows: fol-lows: Tonight, "Madame Butterfly"; Friday, double bill, two operas, "Cavjlle-ria "Cavjlle-ria Rusticana" and. "Pagliacci"; Saturday matinee, "Tales of Hoffman"; evening, "11 Trovatore." The scale of popular prices announced by Manager Pyper give added interest to the affair, especially in the minds of music students, who will be enabled to hear the ttais without undue strain upon the purse strings. For tonight only the gallery tickets remain unsold. These will be placed on sale tonight. ( |