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Show I - AMUSEMENTS JJ Florence Roberts, vlio since her JJ ' first appcarircc in Ss.lt Lake, has at JJ r.ll times been sure of a warm wcl- JJ I come in this city, was given a cordial JJ " reception during her appearance at H the Salt Lake theatre in "Zira." Miss PJJ Roberts is this year suppoitcd by a JH I company of admirable actors, both JB feminine and masculine, and is pro- JB vided with a dram.i of unusual in- H ' tcrcst. Hence there can be but one JB verdict as to the play, and that is BJ "Excellent." The dramc is based on H , Wilkie Collins' novel, "The New Migdalen," although there are neccs- Bfl sarily a number of changes in the Bfl plot and the locaMon of the story. "Zira" is a strong end fascinating Bfl story, in which a girl, battling with JB all her might and against unequal BH odds to win back the respectability BJ (lost as the result of a false marriage, HB eagerly grasps the opportunity to BH Step into the place of r. woman whom BH i she believed had been killed, only to BH find, after a season of peace and hap- BH piness and doing a great work for H the uplifting of humanity, as well as H winning the love of a young clcryg- H I man and the respect of all with whom H I she came in contact, that the woman BH J had recovered and that she was about HB to be exposed and doubly disgraced. j' "The battle with herself for the right, BH and the final happy outcome, makes HB a story that Is well worth the best HH efforts of the popular actress. In HB ' addition to the dramatic worth of the BH presentation of the character of Hcs- HB tcr Trent by Miss Roberts, the work HB of Thurlow Bergen as Rev. Gordon Bl Qavcring is deserving of especial men- BH tion, while Orlando Daly made an BH excellent Captain Sylvester. I't ' Without doubt the show at the HB Orphcum this week is the richest of HH , the season, and unless you sec it, you H will surely miss an oppoitunity for B; the heartiest laugh of your lif;. HB There is not an inferior number on HB the bill. The most comical number HHJ is the act in which the mule Maud B figures and it must be seen to be HH appreciated. The way that wily mule H literally wipes the floor with all who HB attempt to ride her is worth walking M , miles to sec. The whirlwind Arab M boys, with Emma Francis, present an H act that is uniciuc and pleasing in the M,, extreme, and is one of the best acts I 'I ever put on at the Orphcum. 'I Another act that contains half a dozen laughs to the minute is the sa- HH tire on Bernard Shaw's "Caesar and H I Cleopatra" "When Caesar C's Her m " which is presented by three act- M ' ors who arc top-notchers in fun HH making. The Tivoli Quartette, four HH young men who can sing, have also HH been warm favorites all week, and HH ' have been forced to lengthen their program each evening. George Aus- B a tin Moore, who also has a singimj HH specialty, has a way of rendering coon I Hfl songs that is seldom seen, being delightfully de-lightfully refreshing and pleasing. The bill opens with Allen Wight-man, Wight-man, whose work as a clay molder and pastel painter is of a high order. If the management intends to present pres-ent such splendid bills each week, it will be nccissary to cnlaigc the theatre, thea-tre, judging from' the patronge this week. The Moore Stock Company, appearing ap-pearing at the Lyric, has been strengthened considerably by the addition ad-dition of several new people, and have been giving, during the past week, a splendid rendition of "A Mother's Devotion," a story of tlv; South. 'It is a strong mclo-darnu. with enough fcnsational features to please the most rabid advocate of thai particular kind of play, and ha-been ha-been fairly well patronized. The tenth concert by the Salt Lake Symphony Orchestra will be given at the Salt Lake theatre on Fridav afternoon, Dcccmbc- 1.3, when an exceptional ex-ceptional musical treat is promised. Miss llacl Taylor, who made such a pleasing impression in the recent production pro-duction of "Robin Hood," will be the soloist, while Mrs. Walter G. Tuttle has been engaged for several harp selections. A. N. Mcllor, the second tenor of the Tivoli quaitcttc, appealing at the Orphcum this week, will no doubt long remember his Salt Lake cngag-nicnt cngag-nicnt as the most joyous week of his life, as he was married in the city on Wednesday, the bride being Miss Arista K. Swan, of Santa Cruz, Cal. n |
