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Show . , , Tom Mack. George 8. Wade, McDevitt and Kelly and hosts of others whose names stand for the best In minstrelsy. A special feature Is the. recent enjrare-ment enjrare-ment of Frederick. V. Bowers, the famous fa-mous singer and author of "Because" and "Always," and many other popular popu-lar songs. .West's minstrels wlU be at the Salt Lake Theater on Thursday afternoon af-ternoon and night. . ! ' So far as Salt Lake is concerned. Creatore ' and his famous band . will make their first visit to any city west rfjp "payers SALT LAKE THEATE&. i " . ' - "... Saturday, Statin ee and 1 Night Hose Melville In "Sis Hspkins." Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday ' Nights, Matinee 'Wednesday J. H. Stoddart in "The Bonnie Brier Bush." .. Thursday, Matinee and Night-West's Night-West's minstrels. ,. Friday Night (at Tabernacle) Madame, Melba in Concert. Friday and Saturday Nights, Matinee Mati-nee Saturday Creatore's band. - The attraction at the Salt Lake Theater The-ater Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights and Wednesday .matinee will be that sterling portraiture of Scotch home life, "The Bonnie Brier Bush." . with J. H. Stoddart 1n the principal role, ably assisted by the droll comedian, come-dian, Reuben Fax. No introduction to the majority of local theater-goers for this charming play is necessary, as It , is known as one of the dramatic treats , of the past two seasons. The same com-jpany com-jpany seen be to re, with few exceptions, t Is promised in the coming engagement, it ' i. ' V-:'. )! . , i . J - : i '' ance, and the company which supported her was remarkably good. John T. Kay as Obadlah Odium the undertaker who never forgot business, was very funny, and bis eccentrlo dancing made a big hit with the audience. His make-up was a work of art; Edward Hume as Bart Varnum. the college boy. got a great deal out ef a rather small part, and added largely to the hilarity of the evening. A matinee and evening performance per-formance Saturday concludes the engagement. en-gagement. . In her concert at the Tabernacle next Friday night Madame Melba will give the following programme: Trio, for harp, piano and flute.. Oberthur Signorlna Sassoll, Mils Davies and Mr. North Songs (a) "Plaislr d'Araour" ....Martini (b) "Jeunes Plllettes" .... Wekerlln (Old songs of the eighteenth century) Mons. GiUbert The "Mad" scene from "Lucia dl Lammermoor" .' Donisettl ' Madame Melba (Flute obllgato, Mr. North.) Nordlsche ballad, for harp Poenlts Signorlna Sassoll Aria, "Celeste Aida" Verdi Mr. .Van' Hoose Serenata Tostl ' Madame Melba (Harp accompaniment, Signorlna Sassoll) "Malgre molr' : '.. ..Pfelffer Mons. Glllbert "Dense des Sylphea" : Godefrotd v SlgnoDlna Sassoll Valse, "Se saran Rose" Ardltl Madame Melba Duet, "Le Cruciflx" Faurs Mr. Van Hoose and Mons. GiUbert . - . GRAND THBATEB. Sunday Night Hold's band concert. con-cert. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday-Bark. Wednesday-Bark. Thursday, Friday and Saturday Nights, Matinee Saturday "Rudolph and Adolph." The problem play, the strained melodrama, melo-drama, the over-played musical comedy, com-edy, the deficient comic opera, the outre French comedy, have their seasonstheir sea-sonstheir spasms of demand and their chasms of failure but. like the brook, there Is always a demand for good, legitimate, le-gitimate, clean musical farce comedy, and It always has arvogue and an ever-Increasing ever-Increasing public of patrons. Thus It Is that many shows depend solely upon scenery and costumes and are driven to the walL The solid, substantial, fun-creating fun-creating "Rudolph and Adolph," by Charles Newman, continues season after af-ter season to , attract the largest audiences au-diences among those who want to laugh and chase away the blues. The original company that first made "Rudolph and Adolph" famous,, under the management manage-ment of Broadhurst and Currle, will be seen at the Grand theater on Thursday. Thurs-day. Friday and Saturday, with matinee mati-nee Saturday at 2:15. ... Because of Its record of thirteen years on the American stage, "Ton Tonson" is to enjoy classification with the "Old Homestead," "Rip Van Winkle" and "Monte Crlsto" as a box office record-breaker. record-breaker. "Ton Tonson" is headed this way and will be a welcome guest when he appears at' the Grand theater on February 2, 3 and 4. W CKEATOTLE. REUBEN FAX, As Poety in, "The Bonny Brier Bush." of the MlssourL river In three years next Thursday and Friday nights at the Salt Lake Theater. They will also appear at a Saturday matinee. Creatore Crea-tore and his splendidly organized phalanx pha-lanx of cultured musicians come hither prepared to take the great West by storm after tremendous snd unprecedented unprece-dented successes achieved within the past three years in New Tork, Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia, Buffalo, Cleveland Cleve-land and Detroit In the East and Middle Mid-dle West, and in New Orleans Atlanta, Memphis, Nashville and Louisllle In the South. This is a remarkable record, but Creatore is a remarkable man and musician. In the latter capacity he stands alone'ln his class. He Is "a law unto himself" as a musical director and bandmaster, occupying a vastly different and unique sphere compared with anyone who has hitherto come before be-fore the public as a candidate for the .peculiar honors which he Is so nobly seeking and so constantly obtaining. During Creatore's previous engagements, engage-ments, as now, his concerts were enhanced en-hanced and diversified by the appearance appear-ance of Madame Joanna Barlli, the fascinating fas-cinating lyric soprano, who will be heard during the concerts here. .... "Sis Hopkins" packed the Salt Lake Theater to the doors Friday night and from the way the audience enjoyed the performance the rural drama Isn't going go-ing to lie down in any contest with Ar-" thur Wing Pinero,' at least not vet When It came to heart Interest "Sis Hopkins" had a half-Nelson and a bar-lock bar-lock on the audience which would make the Ice tongs onone of Jack Lynch's congealed water-wagons ashamed of Itself. The low-browed Individuals In the gallery were not the only ones who enjoyed themselves, either. The downstairs down-stairs portion of the audience climbed up on Its hind legs and howled more than once, and the machinations of the villain were more productive of a' desire de-sire for corporal punishment than Roosevelt's whipping-post scheme or "Throw Him Down, McClusky," rendered ren-dered by Maggie Cline. Rose Melville in the title part was exceptionally clev-er. clev-er. and gave a most enjoyable perform- and a delightful permormance can be . looked for. Mr. Stoddart Is for the last time playing Lachlan. Campbell, which he does with the beauty and sincerity I that has made It one of the great por-' por-' traits of the American stage, and with a power that Is wonderful, when it Is j remembered that he is nearly 80 years of age. Reuben Fax is also announced , in his original role, that of the philosophical, philo-sophical, tippling "Posty." through the medium of which character he provokes pro-vokes much of the merriment necessary to the success of the play. Among the supporting company is one who will be welcomed most cordially by his many friends, Robert C. Easton, who is a " resident of this city and a former member mem-ber of the Tabernacle choir. Mr. Easton Eas-ton is the tenor soloist with the company, com-pany, and Is this season playing one of the principal characters in the play. ... The setting of the "first part" with, the popular West's minstrels this season sea-son is spoken of with more - than the usual admiration given this feature of a minstrel programme. The setting Is said to be quite elaborate, the colors, col-ors, cerise and. gold, harmonizing wonderfully. won-derfully. In the general effect. The principal comedians this season are |