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Show TOHICmrS A!fUSE!IElTS. SALT " UUEE Olr " Nstlvsrsola la 4,8spho." -OUPIIEUil VaudrrlUa. ....... ORAKD "Qntner Adams Eawyer," . XraiO-"A PledVe of Honor.' ' CHAMZE5 Or O01QCESCE--rm. AUDITOarCTM Koller &katmT. WAAATCH MNK Eoller 8katlnf. Miss Nethereole finished her Salt Lake City reportolre of plays last nlsht. when "Carmen" was given. Tonljrht. tomorrow nlaiit and Saturday afternoon, "Sapho Is to be repeated, Sapho, the character. Is entitled to thte mark of credit which the others do not deserve. 8be does not die a tra1c death at least not In the knowledge of the audience. Mrs. Tan-queray Tan-queray kills herself. Adrtenne Lecouvreur la polaoned and Carmen Is stabbed to death by her lover. It neems a pity that Miss Nethereole seldom. If ever, appears In a wholesome, refining or elevating- play, or aeeumea a character chosen from the upper strata of society. But It Is the art. not the play, that (he critical public applauds when It sees Nethereole. If she did not chooee purh pieces and parts aa she does, we probably would never see a really adequate ade-quate rendition of them. The dramatic feature of "Carmen" 1, of course, the dath scene. This Is fesr-fully fesr-fully realistic. Even the death rattle Is heard. We might leave the theater in a better frame of mind If this expiring etruggle were omitted, but from the standpoint of dramatic art the scene is one of tremendous strength and one. probably, that only Mlsa Nethereole. with her extrsordlnary ability as a producer of the realistic. Is qualified to attempt. Carmen, the character, often repels, but the artist can Invite only rapt admiration admira-tion in her absolutely truthful presentation. presenta-tion. TVn Joa. who desert mother, sweetheart sweet-heart and country because of his passion for Carmen and who refuses to distrust her. even after she has given him repeated re-peated evidences of her Infidelity. Is ably handled by Frank Mills, who has ap-' peered as leading man In each of this week's productions. "Carmen" la strengthened hy remarkable remark-able arnlc effects. The scene dlsplsyina; the city well and river at Peville Is par-tlrularly par-tlrularly besutlful. There will a glad party of Hoo-Hros at th Orpheum tonight, seventy-five strong, and It will Tv-cupy choice seats, which were reserved early In the week In a hunch. Next cek Bert Levy, artist, author. Illustrator, and lecturer, will he one of the features on the Mil when the puhllc mill he able to see In the flesh tha man who is responsible for the weekly pasre In the New York Telegraph. A truly satisfactory play Is "(Juinry Adams Sawyer," the week r nd card offered at the Orand this week Advertised Adver-tised as "he greatest drama of New England Eng-land life," it g one of those good old pastoral pieces which attract by their very genuineness by the spirit of good. hone. healthy life which pervades t hem. In the hands of the compmv which opened at Uie Orand last night the play Is well worth seeing William A. Williams Wil-liams Is an excellent Qulncy Adams Sawyer Saw-yer and his support Is good. A strong vein of humor runs through the piece, mixed at times with touches of the pathetic. pa-thetic. In all Its phases it Is true to life. The husking bee scene Is especially effective, ef-fective, chteflv because of Its fidelity to the real. Whoever halls from New England Eng-land or haa come in contact with typical New Englanders will easily recognize characters who appear In this production. The peculiarities of the "Down East Yankee" Yan-kee" are emphasised without being overdrawn. over-drawn. A good house greeted the company last night and the seat sales Indicate a hlghlv profitable engagement. Performances will be (tiven tonight, tomorrow night and Saturday afternoon |