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Show I AMUSEMENTS. Utahnn theatre Refined vaudovlllo, afternoon and evening. Grand theatre BIttnor stock com. pany in "Camllle," matlneo today, performance per-formance tonight. COMING ATTRACTIONS. Salt Lake theatre T. D. Prawlcy in "Ransom's Folly," Juno 9-10. Utahna park Grand opening of season, sea-son, Juno 5th. Tho B. Y. university students, in "Tho Beggar Studont," introduced a chorus to Salt Lako whioh took tho town by the cars. It was vocally drilled to tho singing point a musical assertion that fits only a fow traveling choruses, which have visited us during the past season. I confessed to somo misgiving when I went to "Tho Beggar Student." As a rule, an amateur chorus and tho j professional chorus also gets its '; throat chords so twisted as to disar- ' rango tho singing machinery and ,i threaten tho oxposod ear-drums of a 'I Bonsltlvo audience. I thought It would J ho tho same with tho imported chorus "; from Provo that thoro would bo a violent disproportion betweon volumo and quality. But, most happily, my suspicions woro blown away by tho first onsomblo efforts of tho evening. Tho way thoso girls and boys put their Hps, throats and lungs into their work, - u simply astonished mo. I rubbed my . eyes to see If thoy woro being de ceived. Thoro was no deception, how-ever, how-ever, tho Provo girls and boys woro actually thoro with tho vocal goods. Professor Lund, who trained tho cho- I rus, is entitled to much credit. But, I after all, tho professor moroly applied f ' tho polish tho Btudonts did tho rest. . Provo Is to bo congratulated on be ing able to combine so much volco material ma-terial In one studont organization. Such opora companies ns appeared in "Tho Beggar Studont" will not have to bog for futuro patronago in appreciative appre-ciative Salt Lako. !' St St j "Tho Bulletin," a nowpapor pirate ! of San Francisco, noted ns sailing in tho gutters and cess-pools of indecent journalism, is at last being forced to haul down Its black flag. Somo of tho advertisers of tho Captain Kldd sheet aro getting together, and it looks like a caso of making tho paper bo good or walk tho plank. All tho big theatres of San Francisco eu. have withdrawn their patronago from 1$ It, and, In their advertisements In t r r other journals, make tho announcement, announce-ment, "This theatre does not advertise adver-tise in the Evening Bulletin." There Is said to bo a great smashing of crockery In tho counting room of the Bulletin, and the manager of the sheet is trying to pick up tho pieces. Fol-lowing Fol-lowing tho example of tho theatres, tho merchants aro moving against the paper. Already tho skull and cross-bones cross-bones have been lowered by tho Bulletin, Bul-letin, and tho old plrato is getting down on his knees, crying for mercy. Of course this kind of boycott can hnppen in San Francisco. Tho people in tho California metropolis have a way of knocking tho knockers, which Salt Lako potiple should emulate. St St Mrs. Flske handled the theatrical trust without gloves in her recent lecture lec-ture in Barratt Hall. It Is certainly a pity than an actress of such ability could not appear behind the footlights of a Salt Lako play-house. Tho lady is certainly undertaking a big warfare, war-fare, when she attempts to puncturo tho trust with her actress hat-pin. According Ac-cording to some, tho only cause for disagreement between tho Theatrical trust and tho Independents is a falling fall-ing out over percentages and certain booking arrangements. This may mean much or little, according to tho point of view. Klaw and Erlanger, tho head of tho trust, howovor, propose pro-pose to fight the battle to the very last theatric ditch. Tho Independents, like tho Spartans, aro resolved to duel to tho death. Who will win? Why, Klaw and Erlanger jusf. as suro as tho figures fig-ures in arithmetic. In tho old times, tho defeated Spartans were carried homo on their shields. In these modern mod-ern days, tho Independents will turn homo sorrowful, because of tho theatre thea-tre doors being slammed In their faces. St St Tho Grand theatre Is now under tho samo management as tho Curtis Street theatre of Denver. The samo general policy which governs the eastern east-ern house, will bo carried out hero. With tho retirement of Messrs. Jones and Hammer from tho management of tho house, a now schedule of admission admis-sion prices will go into effect. Thorald Hammer, who has acted as treasurer of tho Grand, Is tho local manager under un-der tho now arrangement. Tho season at tho Salt Lako theatre will closo next Friday and Saturday, with T. D. Frawloy Tim Frawloy In "Ransom's Folly." Frawloy was always al-ways a popular actor with Salt Lako audiences. Ho first came hero years ago from Denver with an excellent stock company, and opened tho Grand theatre with Immense success. With him were Harry Corson Clarke, Madgo Carr Cook and Victory Batoman, all of whom have since won distinction as stars. It was a famous organization that old stock company, with Tim Frawloy nt its head. Since then, Victory Vic-tory Batoman has gono out into tho theatre world, nnd, while always assuming as-suming leading roles, has had a career tinged with much romance, checkered with tho lights nnd shades of a varied experience. Sinco then, too, Harry Corson Clarko, tho erratic comedian, has circled cir-cled tho globo and scattered laughter In many lands. Madgo Carr Cook, when sho parted witli Frawloy hero, years ago, has been climbing the lad-dor lad-dor and plucking laurels from high plnces. Sho has just completed a successful suc-cessful season as tho star In "Mrs. Wlggs of tho Cabbago Patch," while her daughter, Eleanor Robson, In "Moroly Mary Ann," triumphed In tho two first cities of tho world Now York nnd London. Finally, Tim Frawloy Fraw-loy himself, since leaving Salt Lako, in tho long ngo, has put a dramatic clrclo around tho earth, winning applause ap-plause from audiences in Now Zealand, Zea-land, South Africa, Manila, India and all tho curious countries of tho orient. And now wo aro to have him with us again! Dear, old Tim Frawloy Fraw-loy Fresh from tho east, with Now York plaudits ringing In tho air, before be-fore th hand-clapping of Singapore and Hongkong havo died out of his ears. His latest play, "Ransom's Folly," is found on Richard Harding Davis' story of a frontier garrison camps illustrative illustra-tive of American army life. The plot shows how a hair-brained lieutenant, In endeavoring to win a foolish wager narrowly escapes death. Tho young officer, In opposition to the social prejudice pre-judice of the camp, conceives a strango lovo for tho post-trader's daughter. There aro many thrilling and interesting situations in tho play In which Mr. Davis Is said to have surpassed sur-passed his efforts In the story that made him famous "The Soldiers of Fortune." St Tliis week at the Utahna theatre is one of Mr. Gourley's top-liners. If you miss seeing the Washer brothers, the boxing midgets, you will certainly pass up something worth tho price of admission. ad-mission. These little "sawed-offs" are perfect whirlwinds with tho mitts, and the reason thoy don't take on Jeffries or Fitzslmmons Is because tno big fellows fel-lows aro not in tho Washer-class. Those pretty character dancers, tho Carodownlo Sisters, do all kinds of national dances In native dross and costume, appearing in Scotch sword dances, Irish reels, sailor hornpipe, high-kicking and cyclone skirt dancing. danc-ing. Tho three Moores, two girls and a boy, do a lot of singing and dancing In a sketch entitled "A Coming Affair." Af-fair." Prof. Musliner's trained hogs and sheep are an interesting feature. About tho most difficult animal to train Is the hog, but Prof. Musliner has certainly accomplished the seemingly seem-ingly impossible, and makes Mr. Hog do things you wouldn't believe without with-out seeing. Indeed, the entire bill at tho Utahna theatre this week Is good. St Next Monday, June 5th, manager Gourley announces tho formal opening of Utahna park, and tho open-air theatre. the-atre. With such a resort, In the very heart of tho city, which can bo visited without carfare, Mr. Gourley can not fail to reepat his wonderful business of last year. |