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Show Itohusehents I i rd of Summer Seesoa TODAY'S AMUSEMENTS. ORPHEUM Vaudeville. v SALT PALACE Roller Skating, Scenic Railway, Old MilL GRAND "The World.", LYRIC "The Bondman." The acooa! pprne of the foment Salt Lake Opera company at the Bait Lake the ater Batnrdtr nifht was made the eeeaaion of the ntual anthnliti demonitratioa. Thie organization baa been in exiitenee many year, but at no time hae it made batter appearance than now. "The Wadding Day." this ttaion'a opera, ii bright, cheerful and fall of melody and no profeiiional company eonld hare song it better than this repre-tentatire repre-tentatire orginisttion of Salt Lake's nautical talent. It may be laid that erery member of tha ehorus it a toloitt and every aoloiet it a ttar. The engagement, which opened Saturday matinea and will run until next Wednetday night, bidt fair to ba ona of tha meat toeeetiful in tha hittory of the organ iiation. 6om new facet are taan this year, along with mott of tha old faToritat. John D. Spencer, who hat talent at a'oomtdian that would land him high in stellar rankt hould bo choote to follow tha ttaga at a pro-fettioa. pro-fettioa. nerer appeared to bttter adTjntaae than at Polycop in "Tha Wadding Day Tha part ia ona made famoua by Jeff ft Angelia, and Bpencer doet not toffar by com-paruon com-paruon aen with thit famous funmtker. Mitt Emma Lucy Gatet nerer tang better er appeared more wintoma than at ote Marie. Mitt Agatha Bexkhoel it new to tha operate etage, but tht made a moyt tgre-abla tgre-abla impratiion in the role of Lucile. Hugh Dougall at Duo DeBouillon tang and aetftt the part well. George D. Pyper, a reteran and alwayt popular, recaiad an pTStion ior bia rendering of tha part of Baoul. Fred C. Graham at Planehetta wat all that could be detired, and Horace 8. Entign at Sergeant Souffle made a decided hit, especially tn leading the toldier chorua. Mra. Bettia Browning, Min Lillian Hudaon, Mitt Minnie Kingdon and Miaa Kuth Wilaon at the dancing danc-ing girlt prOTed captiTtting. The chorua wat especially etrong and at the cloae of the ( tecond act wat given a moat anthutiaatic recall. re-call. At the cloae of the Bait Lake engagement, engage-ment, tha company will make a tour of the mailer citiet of tha State. , Nita Allen and company will prejent a sketch at the Orpheum tonight from the pen of that peer of vaudeville playlet writera. Will Creatv. The acena it laid in a Pullman car and the plot hat for ita thema the attempt at-tempt of a girl to ride on a paat that had been iaaued for another peraon. In addition to thit there will be Miat Edith Helena, the American girl who won her war in Europe at a aoprano, who hat the record of reaching high A. and thinka nothing of running through three octavea. The Damm brothera, European gymnaeta; tha four American Trumpetera, and Mitchell, the ventriloquist, are among the other turnt. "The Holy City." the molt pretentiout offering that will be made at the Grand thit eeason, opened before a crowded houae last night. The company preaentings it ia a ttrong and capable one, and the tcanic ef-fectt ef-fectt are gorgeoua and magnificent. The etory of "The Holy City" ia entirely Biblical Bibli-cal and dealt with the beheading of John the Baptist and the subsequent condemnation bv Herod of the Savior and his crucifixion. C haracters incidental to the atory are introduced, intro-duced, but the presence of the Master ia indicated in-dicated by a eymbol. The dramatic features of the atory are atrongly brought out, the finale being mainly of a spectacular character. charac-ter. The whole peronnanee is intensely interesting in-teresting and it carried out with thrilling scenic properties. "The Holy City" will be given until Wednesday night, with a matinee on Wedneaday. The Lyric Stock company made many friends in Salt Lake during ita first week'a engagement. That it will add largely to that list there is little question, if one may judge bv the reception accorded the tecond production pro-duction Saturday evening, when J. W. Har-kint' Har-kint' eomedy drema, "The Winning Hand.' wat given. The play it one better auited to the tastes of the masses than is "The Bondman." Bond-man." Of the cast who deserve special mention men-tion are Miss Margaret Pitt, William Balfour, Bal-four, Mr. Kraiier, Miss Roberts, Mist Condon, Miss Stewart and Mr. Pingree. The remainder re-mainder of the cast is in capable handa. "The Winning Hand" will continue until Friday evening, with a matinee Wednesday. |