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Show : TONIGHT'S AMUSEMENTS, j f " H.T?TEIU-,,Ai Told in the 7 :!Sgm-UTE,A ght for .; - ' ih?U! f th moBt uUful women on liv .riCan ome to the Salt theater Thursday in a magnificent Production of the musical comedy hit. "The Little Duchess." This i Countess V voa Hatafeldt, the popular end carver HtUe star, who arp,ar in the UUe role. She is surrounded bv a big company of fifty comedians, singers and beauties, and the presentation is auttfled by a splendid prodiicMon of ar- Tht.,C."1erT and eTeorgeouR .-ostumee. The sale of seats began to ... Florence Roberts Is annmr d for a four days" stay at the Salt i.r,ke theater bglnnlru? next Monday, and will present pre-sent two of her latest suc-ss. The sf!l,J,T0 nt5n? "he w,i "ThP "'firth of the Wesk." In wl i n lie ap-P! ap-P! here last season and u. lift two "Snts of the stay will be de.--1 " the Play that she Is shortly to ir .in.p In ew York, called "Maria R...!." with 7 ''d in Spain among peasunt ii tn rountry side. Tlr Mine - cellent company she had on t - o.-. asion or her run in the metropolis w ;i I .-en for the local date. For the first time in Severn u ks ih-nrst ih-nrst nighters at the Orpheum .and there was a house full of them) r-etfd WU a full program last night, without F wmits or disappointments Tho bill is a good one. every number finding faor "4. udience. Charles 1" Semon. The Narrow Fellow." is bi--d as tho headliner. Charles proved his r.pht to the title. His act is original and uniqu and kept the audience in t!. best of humor even,- minute that he on the stage. Mme. SlaporTskl. the R i-Man soprano, so-prano, quickly won a home in 'he- hearts of those present. Her voice I? st and clear and at the same time she pu's filing fil-ing in each tone that capmHtes rrer hearers. Her last number. I .it'ann I Dwelt in Marble Halls." made a dytinrt hit. Dillon brothers, who sins ihelr own songs, were recalled several tl : Their ""Kep Straight On" made a ri. ided hit. Their gags, which are few. are Rood. Miss Una Pantzer. assisted bv Tommy, the latter furnishing the comedy of trie act, are good, though not the greatest ever. The Musical Avolos, to men and two women, give an exhibition of xylo-, xylo-, Phone playing that has seldom been ew ruallel in this city. Palfrey and Hoef- J1 '""omedy acrobatic cvcllsts. give an act thau while nm new. Is good and well worth seeing. The program los. s with "The Holiday" and "The I-ost C.llar Button" on the aUnodrome. whh -ends the audience home good humor Daily matinees, except SurtAay and Monday, are given at the Orpheum. ... "As Told In the Hills." will Se produc-ed at the Grand tonight with the ueual Wednesday family matinee tomorrow afternoon af-ternoon at 3 p. m. The cast if- headed by Miss Dorothy Grey, an act res." of strong emotional powers, ably assisted t v li:i-can li:i-can Penwarden; and the play : rr.Mlu ed with an entire new equipment of ?pe IhI St-enery. "As Told In the Hills l. a pi -ture of life in the Wet. and 'he manv stirring scenes and oomedv in'-iden-s ate brought back to our minds o vividiv. that the audiences are carried hak to the "days gone by." "Nettle, the Newsgirl." a melodrama wliich pleased itnn.eti.i, l . i when here two years ago. Is announi ed for Thursday night. Costume plays with :he lais ; e manners and the sentiment - ti e.: lime are difficult things to l.r.r.g before an Americ an and a modern audien -Such is "Dorothy Vernon f Haddon Hall." a dramatization of "hai- Major s romantic novel, now showing ,. .rt : t 1 ftke Theater. There if: hut a -.r: 'i from the sublime to the ridicuo ;r, j.i.i.-of j.i.i.-of this character. There is i .'-oTi-r - to mouthing, to strutting a.nd swggeriiig. a tcxi apparent uneasiness tn luffs nod frills and furbelows This as ' apparent last night In the a-nrc of Waiter Wai-ter Penlngton af Sir Tolm Ma:.rrs hero and loer to rhe h"rntr. S feet of straight, clean manhood. ft-- t-o'.-h ardor and and a w!llmsne.-s . ptese. however, did mm h to relieve : r, iirion of the charaj ter fmm unple-i-1 -,t features. fea-tures. Alberta Gallatin in the -,-te m is a little too mature, too ms''o;,-assume ms''o;,-assume the wtnsomenef.s. the ': jihre and the sweet con t rarlna (' Maior's Adorable heroine. In niirrm'J ' -'rfm passion, of tender lo'-e and It inges In wh"h but little would hav - . " ., change laughter into rears. M: i 1 ' r -ri showe-l raJents not often four i n nr. mf ireses of the m'xlern school. R"i'i nd spoutirg and the swa-shbucklir c . .-- of re dP.vfi of hTlizabeth and Mar , ir"-j in tr.es practical days bring ' ,md er from audienies who o--. a i int understand that those wrr-- - ers of the tinies. There w. -o -ranv jf -i-nes lat night when scenes ied to X r romantic or tragic became d i i:- -n.,;v ldieulous. as was th duel scene '.r,v.n i nerolne and Pir Malcolm r""' i t I c r r rnrr:iie-? of the oompanv ar . ordinary, ordi-nary, the acting of M'ss Galls'!" r .hie -rng th others af tt'at of a ' -,f first magnitude Costumes aT,d t-rv of the company are appropna-e -d :, ,, -.nd are the results of much th' gnr and planning There will be a sp ma--ine this afternoon, the engaged . !o. ing tonight |