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Show tha audlencea of Prof. Clark, who gave masterly readings of Uongfel-low's Uongfel-low's -Robert of Sicily" and Gaorg Eliot's "Spanish Gypey." Prof. Clark did'fuU Justice to both of these literary masterpieces, and kept his audience under his magic charm. Tonight he will give miscellaneous . readings. teBt. payers I y : u Salt Lake Theater riorencs , Bob-erts Bob-erts in, "Pegryy Thrift, the Country Girl." Grand Theater "Down by th Sea." Novelty Theater Vaudeville. ' Bon Toa Theater Vaudeville. . FLORENCE ROBERTS AND HER capable company played "Tha Un-. Un-. welcome Mrs. Hatch" to two large audiences at the Salt Lake Theater yesterday afternoon and last night. To Mls Roberts in the title role wag given an ovation last night that bespoke be-spoke the keen appreciation ot the audience for the rendition and lnter- 1 pretation of a' character that sounds ,: the depths of human woe and reaches the -senith of human Joy. Her work was so natural that the audience completely forgot Florence Roberts and her playhouse surroundings, sur-roundings, and saw only Mrs. Hatch, the mother of a daughter of whom she has been unjustly de- prived by a decree of the law. The sympathy of the audience went out to the gifted player at the rise of the curtain and remained with her until the close of the last act. The support of Miss Roberts Is excellent and well balanced. Special mention ' of the players who pleased the audience au-dience would Involve the naming of the entire cast. The engagement of Miss. Roberts and her excellent company com-pany closes tonight with "Peggy Thrift, the Country Girl,- a bright, scintillating- comedy, with Miss Roberts Rob-erts in the title role. MURRAY AND MACK, THE CLEV-er CLEV-er comedians In "A Night on- Broadway," Broad-way," closed a prosperous engage-' ment at the Grand theater last night to a crowded house. DOWN BY THE SEA," A POPU-lar POPU-lar melodrama which has had a most successful run, opens at the Grand theater tonight, filling out the balance ot the week. , DENMAN THOMPSON'S "THE OLD Homestead," probably the most popular pop-ular rural drama on the stage today, to-day, opens an engagement at the Salt Lake Theater tomorrow night. Miss Ethel Ormonde, wife of Den-man Den-man Thompson's son, will take the . part of Annie Hopkins. She has a sweet and pleasing soprano voice which she displays to good advantage advan-tage In the Grace church scene. The advance sale of seats Is progressing satisfactorily at the Salt Lake Theater. The-ater. ' "FANCHETTE,H THE THREE-ACT operetta WTltten by Miss Margaret Whitney, the ' fourteen-year-old daughter of Bishop O. F. Whitney, was presented to a "standing room" audience at the Eighteenth ward amusement hall last night by a capable ca-pable company of children-artists, . who were -coached and trained In' their parts by ..little Miss , Whitney. The story Is of the love of a mar-cuis mar-cuis for a waiting maid Probably the daintiest runner Is the last. "Where the Rosebuds K.'ossom," which J sung by the entire com- ' pany. 'The part of Fanchette vas . taken by Blanche Squires. Robbie Morris was the Marquis and sang her' part well Indeed. Lawrence Clayton as Uncle Mike, the gardener, gard-ener, furnished the comedy feature of the piece. The youthful composer was called before the curtain by her enthusiastic friends and made a pretty speech of thanks for their -appreciation. Prof. H. E. Giles acted act-ed as accompanist and Miss Whitney Whit-ney acted as conductor and stage manager. Tne operetta wUl be repeated re-peated tonight HAROLD ORLOB. A YOUNG SALT Lake composer who gained consld-' erable mention as the composer, of the music for the opera, "The Prince and the Peasant," has stepped into " the public eye again, this time in Detroit. Dr. E. L. Shurley, a prominent prom-inent Detroit physician, has written writ-ten the libretto of "The Merry Grafters," and Orlob haa composed the music. The piece will be put on . at the Detroit Opera-house within a few weeks for the benefit of the Wo- men's Hospital and Infant Home. There are sixty persons In the cust. THE HEAVY AND UNEXPECTED snowstorm of, yesterday afternoon and evening had but little effect on - |