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Show .i ; j . ' a c:-- f . ; : : I . 1Ua- : : j r I cn . u r . : 3 : -l : c.i J " t "1. t ill.:: ? cv.y f;r t : ; , i : t i i 1 r Ust, T . , : r i . v ; j :3 t) come. ill' ..: m :e t - 1 chose 1 t. i i i. r range. - ' i .-, , ci'.a from ' " ' . . i eeetnew t . r i .-.1 to her ' . t t : -.i "Carmen," 1 : f . i f ? , a dramatlo 'I . the admlra- t ; - i f:r this r.um- t t . not be content . v . i -, fiaylrg her own " t, re ronxied with a : t :. OlLcr numbers giv- t i i .::r.t." by Cayror; . : 1 Love -Eons" by Fla-' c. n; Cou---rs "Serenade" with flute O"-? to; "Als die Alte Mutter," by D" -; "To "My First .Love," by I.f v r; "La Fee Aux Chansons." The i orchestra, bnder Arthur. ' ..... i 3 direction, showed marxe-1 marxe-1 r- res, Among the numbers rei..rri were the "Oberon" over- . ture, !lw Icet's "Last Dream Of the Virr'.n," Dvorak's "Slavonic Dance," We-terhout's "Ronde D" Amour," the rnhet music from "The Queen of theta," and Elgar march, "Pomp and Circumstance." Each selection was most cordially received. The Rev.. Elmer I. Goshen made ft brief talk, telling tt the effort of Mr. Shepherd and his organization to-" to-" .ward establishing a higher standard . of music in Salt Lake and urging financial and sympathetic support . for the undertaking. - THE "SIGN OF THE FOUR" AT THE 0 Grard theater opened Thursday night Jto a large house. The audience was I held In a ort of upene every mo-- mo-- ment, wondering .what should come v mext. but confident that Sherlodt , Holmes would end all for th best. The story Is one such aa only Conan Doyle woulil attempt and such aa only he could clothe with the proper spirit and , atmosphere. Sherlock Holme Is ht : ;rrgular" defective in London, nd ere eo clever that the Scotland Yard Officer ar Jealous of hi every uo-' r. i He is asked by hi friend. Dr. M'atson, to assist him in . jolvm a Trytteriou case. He goea to the home "of the ward of Mr. Shoto and. after. ' - hi peculiar hit-or-mlea conclusions bare alt been drawn, he decides that eh is being poisoned by her guardian that abe may not become the possessor' Of the great treasure of Agra. It become be-come necessary from & legal sta-td-i.oirrt t .employ Inspector Joncn of Scotland Yard toasstet. and through Dr. Watson. Holme and Jones ocom . fast . friends tor, what ha Holmes done but fall victim to Cupid. He love the girl be is trying to save from slow, deaih-giving polaon.1. Two criminals, crim-inals, one a member of. the Big Four, have come to-London to refrain-thi' , . great treasure In gema, and they employ em-ploy all the craft of -an Oriental. In their, operations thev have at time Maj. Shoto. Mary Marston. the girl, and Sherlock Holmes in their death- ' dealing jower. In the scene at the . . boat house Holmes Is securely bound In ropes acd a charge of powder placed beside him ready to light. He re- ' quest the favor of- being allowed to smoke hla last cigar. The fuse is lighted and the murderer scorry ' ;. away. With hi cigar he burn the rope that binds him. The fuse 1 mothered and he whistle to hi con- . ; federate Inspector Jones' and th.. , "Vrer-j trs" and the plot ts foiled". But-Holmes But-Holmes learna by deduction that the - hunted treasure has been hidden in tha -J - coal bunker. At the home of Mr. feaoto-oncer again the whole matter Is t . i-t before all concerned. . The tory of the will and -of the treasure is told by the fugitive from India, and when the box la opened it la found empty. Then the - entire plot is revealed by Mr. Shoto, . " who, eeing that the treasure is lost, fears nothing. But Wiggins, the urchin- ' hero detective. In the employ of V Holmes, is to be-heard from. While , ' in the coal bunkers he haa secured the I treasure and produces It with an appropriate ap-propriate introduction. All eni In the mating of Holmes an w " i and Bessie, the waiting maid, and ' ' - j f haplpnesa of Wiggins.- iwrnt ' Sherlock Holme is taken by True J James, Wlggin Is wll acted by . Miss Randolph, while the part of -- fcnoto; in all her craft and beauty. I taken by Miss Carrie L Moyne. Mary . Marston . 'and - Beaei are - lovable , "enough and are played by Mis Grace Turner and MIb Marion Drew... reflectively. re-flectively. A matinee Friday and Yl-iday night' performance close the engagement. e "PRETTY PEGGY," THE ROMANTIC play by Francei Aymar Mathews, in which Jane Corcoran will make her , . frst local, appearance as tar, at -; the Salt Lake Theater Friday night, has th highest possible indorsement i as to its merit, for it waa one of th most genuinely successful plays that have been produced in New York for " years. The great popularity of the piece in the metropolis waa. evidenced ev'the two engagementa at the Her- aid Square and Madison Square theaters, thea-ters, of sixteen weeks at the former ''nd sir weeks at the latter. During A ' th entire run so -great was the pub- lio desire to see VPretty Peggy" that seat were sold four week in advance, . , and the house was completely filled, it Is Bald, at every performance. In the . title role, Mi Corcoran has been warmly rraisef and, although she is , the younpest of the present group of : Stage star.' she Is" also one of the cleverest. Andrew Robson. who ha himself been a most successful star t for several year. Is Miss Corcoran s leading man. He was laat presented , here, it will be remembered. In "Rldh- ; erd Carvel" during the past season. , The cast la a long one and contains . many other- well-known players. |