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Show Press Agent Promises Coming Attractions. Salt Lake Theatre "The Clansman," October 29, 30 and 31. Orphcum Advanced vaudeville. Grand "A Yankee Doodle Boy," starting October 25 ; "A Mil- '. lionaire Tramp," starting October 29. Salt Lake Theatre. ( The success of "The Clansman," which will be seen for the first time at the Salt Lake Theatre Thursday, Friday and Saturday even- ft' ings, and Saturday matinee, October 29, 30, and 31, with the original New York company and production, continues to be the sensation and surprise of the theatrical world. Now in its fourth season a Presidential Presi-dential election year the play is again packing the theatres to their capacity ; for its central theme of white supremacy is as interesting to ' the people of San Francisco, Salt Lake or Los Angeles as to those of New York, Chicago or New Orleans. The first visit of "The Clansman" Clans-man" to the West has been attended by enormous demonstrations. Months ahead of the date announced, managers have been importuned by their patrons for seats. The play has been the subject of newspaper news-paper comment and public and private gossip everywhere. Ministers have preached about it; politicians, big and little, have been mightily, concerned and worked up. In the larger towns the box-office scenes have been almost riotous, so eager has the public been to get its money in and obtain the first reservations. Audiences are worked up to a pitch of frenzied-enthusiasm that the campaign managers ! of Taft or Bryan might envy well. I The Orpheum. The next week's bill scheduled for the Orpheum promises to be of equal merit to any presented this season. The Trapncll Family, which includes Europe's leading lady gymnasts, head the bill. This is the first American tour of this talented tal-ented family. Eva Taylor and her players in the merry farce "Chums," present pre-sent a bright bit of humor. The original and much imitated Ben Welch will give his Italian and Hebrew impersonations "and characterizations. ' The Morning After" is the bright playlet in which Charles Wayne, assisted by Gertrude Des Roche and company, appear. Le Clair and Sampson, "The Strong Men ;" DcIIa"en and Sydney Syd-ney m the dancing waiter and the guest; the popular orchestra and the kinodromc round out a bill of unusual excellence. ., ?ri.in Harvey produced in London recently a one-act plav called I he House of Pierre," by Julie ;pp (Mrs. William Faver-snani) Faver-snani) and Kate Jordan. He made a succ s of the piece, which is described de-scribed as interesting on rather melodramatic lines. A. Baldwin Sloane has written a one-act musical sketch on bridce I whist for Dorothy Tennant. Edgar Smith, the author of "The Merry-Go-Round," is at work on ' a new musical comedy for Eddie Foy. Harry Woodruff is to appear in vaudeville in a sketch called "A 'K Hit of Instruction,' which is said to be a great hit One of the stars of "The Follies of 1908" is a French police dog, who catches a burglar during the action of the play IT..- J!aw ttC,,Wal,ker ,is to star in Euenc Walter's latest play, "The Easiest Way under the management of David Bclasco. Valeska Surratt has been engaged for a prominent role in "Miss Innocence Abroad," in the support of Anna Held Robert L. Dailcy brother of the late Peter F. Dailey, has joined the company playing i George Cohan's "American Idea' |