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Show Packed,, rammed and jammed, -with sev-rlfundred sev-rlfundred turned away for lack of ' M'88 the situation at the Salt Laue thaler last night, when "In Old Ken-tuckyVmade Ken-tuckyVmade Its tenth, twelfth or thirteenth thir-teenth annual appearance here. "In Old Kentucky" has come to be one of the great American classics, and seems to . grow In favor. If possible! each year. So great vwas the throng; last night and so pressing the demand for seats for to-J to-J ' Slight's performance, that the manage-i manage-i ment decided to give a special matinee ttdav. The company Is by long odds the bt-st that has been seen here in the fa-2jV.us fa-2jV.us old play. Everything goes with a l ush and a hurrah. The pickaninny band is. larger and better than ever. About thirty real darkeys take part In the frolics. frol-ics. Real race horses appear on the Pcent-s, while real actors do the several . parts assigned them. Marian Shlrley makes.a delightful Madge, while all the others are fully capable. "In Old Ken tucky" will be given for the last time tonight. to-night. "The Knobs of Tennessee" opened a I three nights' engagement at the Grand last evening before a well-nlled house. This fat not the first time that the play has been offered . to the patrons of the llrand. Candor compels one to admit that i he present company does not average up well with the last one. The manager should by all means take the Col. Bailey of the play aside and impress upon his mind that there is a conoiderable difference differ-ence between the dialect of a Southern gentleman and that of a darkey. Several' of the other members of the cast have evidently been playing in New Kngland plays-in the past and have forgotten to , change tehir dialect. It is to be regretted that the fourth act. the strongest one of the fle, could not be rewritten. To the average American the name of President McKinley is dear, and they dlsl'ke to see the martyred President impersonated on the, stage, even if it is to grant a pardon. V. C. Molyneaux as Zeke shines forth as the bright star of the cast. The part is a 1 hankies and unlovable one. which the u.-tor. however, so portrays that one for-ils for-ils the meanness of the character in lie art of the actor. The play goes again might with twA pirformances tomorrow, isiinee and night. ' T4" attraction which challenges superi-'orij superi-'orij and one which has won the most patisiiiug praise from the press of the n'.intry is Henry Y. Savage's elaborate j-roduction of the Korean comic opera, "The Slio-Gun." by George Ade and Gjs-tav Gjs-tav Luders. "The Sho-Gun" is one of the most jfitlc productions Mr. Savage has rrriUJsnit on tour, and the men to whose lrs3'tli' credit is due for the evolving of thjsm!i.i''al gem are unquestionably the fureVnost in America. The production will le as complete In every particular as it was when last seen In some of the prin- j cipal cities of the East, and the cast engaged en-gaged in the interpretation of the various characters will be equal to any cast in this country. "The Sho-Gun" will be seen in this city Saturday matinee and night. L ' ' The public appreciates a change from " the ordinary style of recreation, and this accounts in o great measure for the prosperity of the "Washington Society Girls." who will be seen at the Lyric for .the week starting with a matinee tomorrow tomor-row afternoon. In the to burlesques will 1 comedians who are really humorous, nnd there will be girls lots of them In ih roles and al?o In the ensembles. The two burlesque. "Oh. What Joy." and "Krausmyer's Alley." are full of mirth-l-rnvoklng i-omplicatlnns that keep the nui'lence Interested through two acts of virious entanglements which require much ingenuity to set right, and to ex-i ex-i ;..it the affluence of feminine beauty. The olio of specialty acts Include some of the best in th vaudevilles, among il-.eni being Grace ' Mantell. one of the handsomest women on the stage, and who is a sweet singer as well; West and Williams, talking and singing comedians: r.ldors. difficult and Intricate Juggler; J'ave Marion in his latest slang classic. Moving Day:" Aggie Behler. the dalntv American chansonette; the funny Dutch (median. Lew Adam: I.ynotte sisters, singing comediennes, and as an added f-ature the remarkable Oriental artist. Ah i I.ing Foo. direct from the Orient, clever . ::!id unique conjurer. 1 |