Show There wa was a 11 drop In hi the bust bUll bustness ness of at the tho Lyric lyrle Opera corn com company pany pan last hut night no doubt due to lo tIn the absence ot of the three e italIan stars Iron time east cust anti ami the generally impression that the could lot not the rendition glen given ot of the Idol te kye by y Frank DanIel which tim In th ot of our sit ai one une of at hIs brIghtest and amid mOt moat laughable creatIons The since Ance proved no dl In regard It If Daniels rendItion had nl never r been last nIghts night would base hae scored a bIg hit but ut as a compari compariSons Sons were ene InevItable tie time Present ier er erIon stun Ion could not nol help hilp suffering The chor chorus us did much better work than Itt In the O opera r and there thue were a numbes of encores encored for tor such h 1 as I Just Dropped In Th The Tattooed Man Ian and the song long of the GIrl Ir henderson In mk Daniels roll role however Is II not a a natural humorist to mok everythIng io sIble ot of the part and the cored comedy palm was rather carrIed Ott lr by dr Ir Kunkel In the hoot Hot Ian dan rote role Mil Davis and MIss ton did their work but Mr Ir the tenor might imae been hI hIs rl on any an anla stage la e The piece went l with consider considerable able dash and was 1 mint o handsomely I It 1 l be tendered tonight and ton tor a 1 Saturday matInee Wang ang 11 be t the he bi bill tomorrow nIght t S S has ha consented d to 1110 tier her to te r Saturday night and amid t XI wi will be e rendered with the contralto in the role ot of the gypsy Busso its lS Mannico und and les lS as the Count S DI Luna LunaS The announcement that th the Grand Orand would render The he LIttle next Ji hi stIrred up considerable comment nt at which Mr Cummings Is not nol mourning Mr Ir under that this play wa was controlled b le flu Frohman wrote Manager Manar about the announceS ment alt amid receIved tie te followIng letter Now New York ork Jan 23 S 1901 George D Es sq Salt Sail Lake Theater Silt laIt Lake City Ulah I IDor Dor Dear lr Al AI ha handed me He your our ot of January 1 th re regarding the 1001 local compan Time The Little MInIster In Salt Ikc City I It I Ii needless to aa say to you ou that hat the verion version whIch the they wi will do is IK riot nol Ih the pia play wrItten by J 1 1st 1 Darle Barrie the he author ot of the book and played 8 so b by Maude laude Adams and our bus loua companies ThrouGh ii I technical pInt poInt raised In Inthe the he copyrIght In law a Mr lr Fraser hM has suIt agaInst us lot tor the rights ot if doIng the play luy such lIuch fult uit Is In tIme the UnIted States court we have to sit sll b by and alow allow this Mn Ir Fraser to o do 10 III Isis Version which of CUTe course II is not lot like ours our In any allY shape or form torm I ilek you ou would Sl aes al all the newspaper non In SnIt Salt Lake and ancI explaIn this mat matter mater Ion ter er fully to th them m And them this leter etter If necessary I hope they will lee the justice of oC It and anil will call every lee odys In Salt Ike to the act thAt the of The Litle Little to be made nodi Rt at time the Grand Orand pera house I Ii not the h version made b bJ by byr J r M r and preSented so 0 sue success ea full ully for tor the three Ihre years tar by our arIous Yours ery til troll ALP nIAN Mr rr states that he ha has no d dRIll tie RIll Ire whatever r to interfere with the rand but that he simply wishes to tave It known that the Maude Adams er erslon lon Ild and that tp be 1 b by Mr Ir ate l entirely Mr r Cummings 1 says that th the letter nes no from urn tie AS he t ll has never ncr that lie he hewaK I waK usIng time Maude version erlon 1 Is I says that the Fraser ier tr ton hl h he dol does u use e II is the onlY al all ot of book and that has planted suit I 1 the for tor the use of at atthe 1 the he play Ilia I a jump In the bulnO ot of lt at time the Grand laI lr le at that It wIll wIllan 1 an to good o hOI houses 1 fo the remaInder ot t time week Th The Saturday matinees ms nearly always old cold olt alit before the rises I |