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Show 1 1 i , ) j L j j -3 " - . - : . ' j The Thatcher Stock company opens an engagement of three nights and Wednesday matlneei at the Salt . Lake Theater tonl?hti in a .dramatization of Ouida's thrilling story. "Moths. . The company Is mada up' of local favorites, headed by Miss Helen Boyer.'. There will coubtless be a great crowd - on hand to witness the initial performance. perform-ance. It has been, a longtime since "Moths" was presented here, Theetory is one of intensely dramatic interest, and the company has been carefully schooled in it, so that everything should go oft smoothly.' . . ! '. "Zig-Zag Alley" ' comes to "the' Salt " Lake Theater Thursday and Friday with the-' famous Ze-.htAhd Zarrow trio at the head of their own company of thirty-five people. "Zlg-Zag -Alley" is claimed to be the most original and a more elaborate production of this style of entertainment than has yet been submitted to th public . The pantomimic panto-mimic portion of the show is extremely v comical, the costumes appropriate and yne- scenery unique. . The.eala st seats ..J optras tomorrow mornlngi j James K. Hackett has secured pred- nick .Remington's story,' "John Ermine of the Yellowstone," and may likely be seetv as the star in a dramatic version ver-sion of it,-which will be brought out next neason. Mr. Hackett has also ee- . cured "The - Celebrity;" Winston Churchill's first" successful hovel, and . wilt organize a special company to present pre-sent that play In the independent theaters the-aters next season.!" ;'-? . : ... .... ) i What's in a hand? A good deal, apparently. ap-parently. If it Is as valuable as that of Kubelln, the famous . violinist. y whose hands, have lately been insured' for an enoi-mous surA money. . ; ?'r; - ' Chicago has subscribed nearly $300,-000 $300,-000 for the Thomas orchestra, and It Is now felt certain that the famous musical. musi-cal. organization will, have a permanent home there. . . - . If the plans are carried out there will be much delight In: what Stuart Rob-son Rob-son does next season. Daniel Arthur Is having Augustus Thomas make a play about the character of. Mr. Plpp, brought to-fame in -the drawings of Charles Gibson, and it is the intention to have Mr. Robson play Pipp. "The Infant. Prodigy" la to be the name of the musical comedy in which Fay Templeton will' star next season.. It sounds prppltious: - Clyde Fitch is writing the book and various composers' compos-ers' are to be drawn upon for the music Kipling's "Light-That Failed has been a real sensation In London, and America is going to have Forbes Robertson Rob-ertson and Miss Gertrude "Elliott in the production next season. It will be wel-V wel-V come. V--- ' f Edna. May suffered a nervous shock ' r.nd twenty minutes' of unconsciousness in a cab collision, in London the other day, an account oi which does not neglect neg-lect to say that she wilt duly appear in, a new nu si car comedy. -- . - . . B'anche Walsh will end her long run in New York in "Resurrection" the first of next month, and start out with the ; pJece for a -brief spring tour - before closing the season. - She will continue in the play next season. . . : 'The Doom of King Alcohol" Is a play recently copyrighted at Washington by the. Woman's Christian' t Temperance union, which gives promise that shortly short-ly there will be something- doing in a new field of theatricals. - Fanny Herring, who was a favorite . actress in the '60s and '70s. last week celebrated the anniversary of her 72nd birthday. After a life of nearly fifty years on the stage she is living in retirement re-tirement n a. farm im Connecticut," where, despite her advanced years, she is reported to be In splendid health. , ; 'The .heirs of tha late' Eugene FleM announce that they have dlsoosea of a comic opera written by Mr. Field, which he called "The Buccaneers." The piece will likely be produced, la .New York next aeason. " ' - - !': ' - v Jennie, Yeamans is recovering slowly, from anoperation for appendicitis that she underwent the other week at a -private hospital in New York. |