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Show and includes a number f well-known local lo-cal favorites. "Uncle Josh Perkins" will be seen here for four nights with a matinee mati-nee Wednesday. ' - . i A clergyman who wishes . his nam withheld, after seeing the production of "Sweet Clover," wrote tt a friend as fol-lown: fol-lown: " 'Sweet Clover caused a flood of reminiscent memories, sweet as a peaceful peace-ful dream. It took me. back to the good wholesome plays which the present generation gener-ation of theater-goers know too little of, the plays on which we built an early devotion de-votion to the stage. Those were the times when Effie Ellsler played 'Haiel Kirle,' Minnie Maddern Flske played 'Caprice.' and when Lotta and Maggie Mitchell caused honest tears to flow like April "showers through happy smiles In the dear childhood's days of play-going, before be-fore those harrowing offsprings of the 'advanced' drama are showing youngsters nowadays the forbidden side of life. I call 'Sweet Clover' a model play. Inasmuch Inas-much ns it provides four acts of most dramatic material, relieved bv abundant humor. It la as . harmless as a child's primer, and its story la lold without th commission of a crime. It leaves no bad flavor, no bitterness, no thought of the morbid conditions of rife. Yet It is as thrilling at times as anything Sardou has given the stage. A play that merits from fifteen to twenty curtain calls must be one to stir the- emotions to their depths, and that Is' what this play did last night." "Sweet Clover's" engagement at the Grand Is for three nights and a Saturday matinee, commencing Thursday night. j jlTHEfiTERS ! y SALT LAKE THEATER. Today, Matinee and Night Wilton. ;Xckaye in 'The Pit"' i Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, I llatinee Wednesday Bobby North in i - "The Girl from Kay's." - Saturday, Matinee and Night Lan- f sing Rowan in "CamiUe.'' I . ... j ' ; Wilton Lackaye appears at the Salt . Jk theater for the last time tonight in t "Ty'The fit." A matinee Is in progres-s this v afternoon. Yesterday afternoon Mr. Lackaye appeared as Svengall. the char- I acter created by him In "Trilby." A fair extra matinee crowd wns present. The : production' was Riven with all the finish possible, by a capable company, i ... , The English farcical comedv with rou- , sic, "The Girl From Kay s." will be i presented by Bobby North and a big com- I J pany at the Salt Lake theater next Tuos- , day. "Wednesday and Thursday. Including . f a Wednesday matinee. There has been a LYBIC THEATER. ' This Afternoon, Tonight and All Next "Week Sam Devere's Own company com-pany in burlesque. 8am Devere's own company Is this year without doubt the most formidable he lias ever presented. Mr. Devere has retained but one-act of his last season's company, having decided to Imbue new life and spirit Into th$ organization. The result, that he spent all kinds of money in his endeavor to secure the best available talent," tal-ent," and he corralled Andy Lewis, recognized recog-nized as one of the best burlesque producers pro-ducers and comedians nowi ' before the public. The other members Include besides be-sides the only Sam Devere. the Schrodes, in a novel and comedy acrobatic set; the BHou Comedy Four, singers and comedians: come-dians: the Newell sisters, those dainty little lit-tle singers and dancers; Harry Wood, comedian'; Minnie Granville, vocalist, and John Murphy, versatile porformer. The burlettas are "At the Health Resort" and "The Mlfififf." with original words and music by Andy Lewis. good deal said and written regarding the success of this tran-Atlantic work, and Its record and reputation Is such that much good entertainment may be expected expect-ed from it. The strong points possessed by the comedy are a well and brllllantly-I brllllantly-I written bcokA smart and occasionally I saucy dialogue, tripping and gayly jing- Hng musical numbers and situations so i . humorous that they create the heartiest 1 kind of laughter. The production is one , of the most expensive made in years, the costumes possessing particular beauty. The star of the big company is Bobby North, and the featured member of the organization Is Lila Blow. Owen' Hall is responsible for the bonk, and it is said to reflect much credit on the author of so . many successful librettos. - ... j When one has installed herself as has 1 Miss Lansing Rowan in the hearts of the 1 1 public, no surprise is feh when the news ! comes that she is to resume her place (among the stars of the profession. After much persuasion on the part of her many . admirers, she has at last consented to i again appenr in her own version of the A icreat drama. "Camille." As "Queen of -lth CamilMas" Miss Rowan fulfills Du- f" Ideal of the great character which f-iectrlfli'd the theatrical world when pro-i pro-i hy Saran Bernhardt. , premier of sVrnntional actresses. Mies, Rowan not only ; personally attends to the minutest details of the rehearsal? of her company, revises re-vises all manuscripts to correspond to her Ideas of the modern methods of acting technique, but dictates all correspondence I Y. M. C. A. AUDITOBITJM. Maro. the magician, will appear Monday Mon-day night at tin V. M. C. A. auditorium. There is nothing more delightful to the little ones, or the older ones, either, than f , . - -V-i- - . - y - - , . je y v. "r-- - . f- :-':::. :. i-..-- tC - , !. ,v , . , ;. . iV . - ' - . , y . v i - t " - V:i:-r;V.S . .l;. i : , .'-. - j v- v : . . '.: : ' f - f ro ' - ir - -i . ";-.-' yt v ' I I i ' V - V, ' , ' ' ' i . -. f ' 1 . - J ' I j t. ' L1IA BLOW, j As "The Girl From Kay's." an fiiti-i laiiiincnt in ruaitic. Tln-y have all n-ad Hlniut AI.KUlin ami f woi.dei'f ill himp. They have. all r ail th- fascinating l.HkH of Mans A iii.ixin. and the marvelous marvel-ous "flrininr Kalrv Talc."." iimt know the tliffi-rent wifcanis in tluve tnieM so well that if Ihey met them on the street I hey wouldn't the li-ji-t arr.iiil. But It is :i- tliirii; to l'a.1 anoul Ihese wlzanlst of ' vc oliten limes and quite another Ik see one hi ihjs cnliKhlencit liay of t lie world. "Th ouii!iei of trie great and the greatest of the of these wonder workers is Alain Hi easy, graceful manner and haani conversational way of presenting things to his audience at once wins their confidence unit esteeni. He may te t-rmeJ a "popular conjurer." for lie i Just wise enough for the sedate, humorous hu-morous enough for the Jovial, refined enough for the fushluiiuhle. and ),n mysterious mys-terious enough to please the old and the onng alike. relative to routing the company, supervise super-vise all-arrangements as to .scenery and costumes. Miss Rowan has engaged for her tour Harry Eahrney as her leading man. He need no introduction to tip: local lo-cal audience. Mr. Kalirney s populurity l second only to Mis Rowan's. Jack Connelly will appear in Mis Rowan's Support at his best as Count Van tile. The remainder of Miss Rowan's company has arrived from New York City liy her 1 untiring efforts to please her many ad- 2 mirers here. Miss Rowar has earned their I well wishes for success, which will be I I demonstrated by the la.'fcc audiences 'that' II will greet her Saturday afternoon and J night at the Salt l.ake theater. - Melville B. Raymond's cartoon comedy. "Buffer Brown." with chorus, ballet and handsome settings, will be the attraction at the Salt Lake theater soon. The title is bo widely known that almost every one will recognize the fact that it Is a play I founded on the adventures of that funny A. little fellow with the Innocent look and the inllnlte capacity for mischief that Richard F. Outeault has made known in the pages of the New York Herald. Semi iiioiithly musical-." nill be given in tlie auditorium of the Y. M. C. A. during dur-ing the mlutcr months. Tlie tit of these Series will occur Thursday November Those artists taking part are Miss Sv-bella Sv-bella White Clayton, pianist: Mr. Hugh W. Ootigall. baritone: Mr. Claude J. Xet-tlcton. Xet-tlcton. violinist, and Miss Emily Larson, soprano. It is not intended -as. a money-making money-making scheme, but merely a plan to create cre-ate a desire for the lietter class of entertainments enter-tainments at th lowest possible cofct. Members of the Y. M. C. A. and the niu-sic niu-sic students of tiie city mill be given special spe-cial rates. The management of these en-t en-t rtalnments has been placed in the hands of Mr. Vred C. Graham. GRAND THEATER. Today, Matinee and Night "Wyo-' "Wyo-' ming." Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday Nights, Matinee Wednesday Wednes-day "Uncle Josh Perkins." Thursday, Friday and Saturday Rights, Matinee Saturday "Sweet Clover.'! i -JL" Uncle Josh Perkins" will undoubtedly JL tract large audiences at the New Grand tileater when it ia produced there tomor- ." row night, as the piece has proven one of the most popular of all rural comedies . that have been produced In recent years. (IVhile "Uncle Josh Perkins" has a most (Interesting plot, the lines are well wrlt-vn. wrlt-vn. the tharacter we" drawn, and the fltion natural and not forced. Toadd to tpe production, Fraxee tc. Bay ' have eviuipped It with a complete scenic environment, envi-ronment, while the acting company la JamAm tip of the best metropolitan talent. |