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Show TQHIGHrS AMUSEMENTS. OKPHEUM Vaudeville. O RAND West's Minstrels. - . LYKJC "Through the Lines." CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Free. AUDITORIUM Roller Skating. WASATCH RINK Roller Skating. .r Savage's production of . Puccini's "Madam Butterfly" is said to be wonderfully wonder-fully correct. The scenery, costumes and embellishments were practically passed upon and rendered accurate by no less an authority than S, Sawada, the Japa- " rsese teacher In the chair of applied arts of Clumbia roUege. New York City. . llayesnd Graham are a brace of ' t-omedlans such as. one seldom finds un-iier un-iier the Influence of burnt cork. Manager Rh-aby feels Justified in employing these really funny fellows, inasmuch as all other features belonging to the William 11. West Big Jubilee Minstrels are of the , verv highest standard. 1 George S. . Van, Dick Mitchell and a half dozen other celebrities of the unc-tlous unc-tlous fun school, likewise assist In the firesentatlon of the many laugh-provok-ng features, which in conjunction with several startling novelties, and a musical .entertainment of special force and quality, quali-ty, furnish a most delightful evening of minstrel progresslveness at the Grand theater this week. -The engagement Includes In-cludes a. matinee Wednesday. Lincoln J. Carter's greatest melodrama "The Fast Mall" comes to the Grand Thursday for three nights and Saturday matinee. "Patrice." the 'headllner at the Or-pheum Or-pheum this week, shares favor with several sev-eral other numbers in a bill which has many good things. Two of the numbers Intended for last night, the Renos, com-edv com-edv acrobats, and Miett's cats and dogs, failed to .keep the big audience inter- - ested. . . Ethfl MacDonough. "The Girl Behind the Drum," almost makes the noisiest of musical nolsemakers talk. Her stunt is .pot only novel but highly clever. A i"Patrlce and her company of two in fLhe playlet, "New Year s Dream," was Tratly appreciated. .The central figure 7 In this art Is an exceedingly pretty young woman. Julius Tannen, Impersonator Imperson-ator of stage farvorttes is also one of the most clever monologuists who has been seen here in a long time. W. H. Hlckey and Florence Brocee Nelson In their skit. "Twisted and Tangled" have a laugh-producer of an exceedingly satisfying satis-fying kind. The klnodrome is sadly In need of a ; new set of pictures. - From present Indications the annual benefit concert for the Keams-St. Ann's orphanage, which will be given in the ' SaJt Lake Theater next Sunday night, will excel any similar concert yet given In this city. The children. 160 strong, have been carefully trained by Miss Kora ' Gleason. Others who will take part In the program are: Agnes Ryan, soprano solo-' solo-' 1st; Charles Kent, halftone: Miss Margaret Mar-garet Mulvey will render several selec-. selec-. lions on her- harp; a quartette from the cathedral choir. Miss Ryan, Miss Holland. H. C. Brown and J. W. Curtis, will take part, and several other delightful treats are' to be presented. The Theater orchestra- will assist, under the direction of Arthur Shepherd. ' - |