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Show SALT LAKE THEATEB. r - Saturday, Matinee and OTgrht . Edna Wallace Hopper in "A Country House' ' ' Monday Nights-Symphony Ohchea-tra. Ohchea-tra. v Friday and Saturday Nights, Matinee Mati-nee Saturday .Bos e Melville in "Sis Hopkins." y Edna Wallace opper closes her eft-gas-ement at the Salt Lake theater Saturday Sat-urday matinee' and night In "Captain January" and "A Country Mouse. The plays and coirtpany have made an excellent ex-cellent Impression here. "Sis Hopkins." entirely new as to scenery and -equipment, and with the biggest and best company which Miss Rose Melville, who has made the title - character famous the world over, has ever had. will be the attraction at the Salt Lake theater on Friday and Sat-urdav Sat-urdav ne-tt. It wiH be the same "Sis orchestra . will be given . at the Salt Lake theater Monday night. 'A programme pro-gramme of unusual excellence has been prepared and the orchestra has been .rehearsing earnestly under the direction direc-tion of Arthur Shepherd. The soloists Monday night will be Mrs, Luella Fer-rtn-Sharp. soprano, and George Skel-ton, Skel-ton, violinist. f V GBAND THEATEB, V Sunday Night Held's concert band. - Monday, Tuesday and "Wednesday Nlght-'Por Mother's Sake." Eemalnder of 'Week Dark. - "One touch of nature makes the whole world kin," is a philosophy as old as time and truth themselves. Carrie Car-rie AshleyClarke doubtless had this In mind when she wrote "For Mother's Sake," which comes to the Grand theater the-ater Monday, Tuesday aifa Wednesday. In speaking of this . sterling play, a prominent divine -who had been persuaded per-suaded to witness it. said: "If all playwrights play-wrights turned out such plays as 'For Mother's Sake,' there would be little need for churches, tor it presents a sermon greater than ever came from pulpit. No man or woman can witness a performance without being- the better bet-ter for It. It teaches a lesson so straight and so plain that none can stray from the text. Let us have more plays like 'For Mother's Sake.' " Special Spe-cial scenery is used in this production, and the company necessary to give the artistic creaton - were picked with great care. - The company is headed by Marie Heath, and that In itself speaks volumes. ' ' The following ls the concert programme pro-gramme for Held's band at the Grand theater Sunday night: March. "Keel's Fashion Plate" ....Enrllsh Polish Dances No. 1 :....8charwenka Chinese dance, "Hop Lee" ..Hearts "Kate Kearney V .Oliver Popular selection from "Mr. Pickwick" , Hearts Tenor solo, "I'll Sing the Songs of Araby" Clay Fred Graham. ' Symphunny No. 1 (comic) Dalbey Paraphrase "Melody in F".... Rubinstein Overture, "The Beautiful Galatea".... , f ; '..Suppe . ; M, THE MELBA CONCERT." ' The Melba ' concert --announced by t-, A ' . - ' J t . , . DINNER GOWN OF GAUZE BRODEE. ' ' ' " . ' . , : Coin spots and polka dots, while they are' not at' all "novel,'" are among the most favored, 'effects in the new Bilk gauzes and grenadines, and are thickly and heavily embroidered, so that they Stand out in bold relief. In the model of the picture the draped and closely fitted bodice shows the smart fichu and pointed-front effect- combined to excellent excel-lent result. The fichu is an old piece of point de gase, and the same lace Is i used In lappet design f6r paneling upon ! the skirt. Little straps of black velvet ribbon are Judiciously distributed on the fichu, and make for a panel effect upon the front of the skirt, while the two dejep nun's tucks that finish the hem are each of them similarly banded. The sleeves are shirred on the Inner seam, held out below the shoulder with a little featherbone stiffening and are likewise treated where they end at the elbow. . -' r - . v ,v, -' ' tour. Including a talented young Italian harpist. Signortna Sassoli, who has gained Immense . favor in 'her tours with Mme. Melba the last three seasons; sea-sons; Ellison Van Hoose, a tenor singer sing-er who has gained the favor of European Euro-pean and American audiences wherever wher-ever he has- sung; Charles Gllibert, baritone singer,- who has won-distinction as a member of the Opera Com-Ique Com-Ique in Paris, as well as with many of the grand. opera companies. with Kn-glJsh Kn-glJsh audiences, and has made a distinct dis-tinct success in this country: and C. K. North, flute soloist. The sale of seats for the Mejba concert opens at the Clayton Music company's store on Monday morning, January 18. ' . ; ' ROSE MELVILLE, In. "Sis Hopkins." ' Hopkins" as of old, but In a new dres? Vfand there are. new faces In the com-i com-i pany. - The story of the life of this sim-! sim-! rle-minded . girl of Posey county, In-' In-' diana, will be told this season as it has j never been told before, and the sweet i simplicity of the home life of those 1 quaint people of rural Indiana, about i whom James Whltcomb Riley so loves to write,- will be shown In a most artistic and realistic manner. This will be Miss MelvlUe's sixth season as -"Sis ' Hopkins," and they have all been sea-eons sea-eons of unbroken and brilliant successes. suc-cesses. J. H. Stoddart. Reuben Fax and Ir-ma Ir-ma La Pierre are the trio of finished artists who are this season playing the leading characters In "The Bonnie Brier Bush." Mr. Stoddart as Lachlan Campbell, and Mr. Fax as "Posty,-need "Posty,-need no introduction to theater-goers, for their finished Interpretation of these roles has had much to do with the success of this charming play. Miss La Pierre played Flora CampbeH with the original company, and Is said. to realise well, the part both In acting and appearance. As is well known, the scenic production is an elaborate Illustration Illus-tration of the scenes and incidents of , the play, which makes a beautiful and 'effective background to the performance. perform-ance. "The Bonnie Brier Bush" comes to the Salt Lake Theater Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, January 23. 24 and 25. The second In the regular series of concerts, by the Salt Lake Symphony wnAHirR MELBA. Manager George Pyper to be given at the . Tabernacle on Friday evening, January 27, Is evidently to take great prominence in the musical events of the season. Mme. . Melba' s tour since she arrived in America last November has been a series of artistic triumphs, and It is everywhere admitted that she has never sung more effectively than since her arrival in this country. Manager Ellis has surrounded Mme. Melba with a splendid company of artists for this |