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Show THE BEE. The Bostonians, who have never failed to till the Salt Luke Theatre to overflowing, begin au engagement at that house on Friday, March 17, (St. Patricks day). Their new opera, The Serenade, by Victor Herbert and Harry B. Smith, will open the engagement and be repeated Siturday afternoon. Saturday evening the ever popular Robin Hood will be given. The old time favorites, Henry Clay Barnaby, W. H. McDonald, Jessie Bartlett Davis, Eugene Cowles, and some new favorites, Alice Xeilson and Jennie Hawley, will be seen in each cast. The story of the Serenade deals with the adventures of a jealous old Spanish Graudee at the beginning of the 18th century, who is greatly incensed at an unknown serenader who has paid his addresses to bis ward and fiance. The attempts of the duke to place his betrothed beyond the reach of his rival ; and the adventures which beset him on the road give In a background rich in color and movement. act one there are seen glimpses of brigands and men at arms. In act two the merry life of some jolly friars is disclosed, and in the last act the movement of the opera bring a comic denouement which is at once novel and satisfying. Opera Once More. Under the Dome hearts of Americans. goes A view of the scenery alone is worth going a long way to see. The author of The Mysterious Mr. Bugle, is a woman of exceptional ability. Mrs. Ryley had the advantage of a training on the stage before attempting and much of her success has been from the fact that she knew the technique of the stage and could gauge what the public wanted. play-writin- ATTRACTI0N3 SCHEDULED. Salt LakeTheatbe. g, Joseph Holland in The Mysterious Mr. Bugle, this afternoon and evening. Matinee, 2 :13 p. ra. Evening ? :15. The Bostonians-i- n comic opera. The Serenade, FriRobin Hood, Satday evening and Saturday matinee. 2:13 p. m. Evenings 8:13 p. m. urday evening. Matinee New Ghand Theatbe. Lincoln J. Carter's Under the Dome. Matinee 2:15 p. The e'v Grand has another musit .. cal farce comedy next week tha- New York. promises some novelties. It is William Jeromes A Jay in New York. The story of the play illustrates the mishaps of a countrymans first visit to the Metropolis and his trials and tribulations while in Greater New York. The company includes such clever people as William Jerome, Davies and Conway the Celtic comedians, Clint and Bessie Robbins, dancers and singers, Carrie Massonie and Lenora Wilson, the beau ideals of comedy, Thos. Sedgwick the droll comedian, Harry Taft the phenominal whistler, the Maynard Sisters the dancing dolls, and Maude Nugent the chic comedienne and auRosie OGrady thoress of Mamie and Reilly, two of the most popular ballads of Jhe day. m. Tonight 8:15 p. m. a Jay in Herald Square Comedians in A Jay in New York. All week beginning Monday, March 11th. Matinee 2:13 p. m. Wednesday and.Saturday. Evenings 8:13. Mr. Joseph Holland and his company of players were received by an appreciative audience last evening at the Salt Lake Theatre. Mr. Holland is an actor who stands among the giants and his work last night gave an evidence of his ability. As The Mysterious Mr. Bugle he is not a farce comedian, but a comedian of the high class, whose wit and humor are contagious and exhiler-ating- . There are so many clever situations that it is hard to say which is the funniest. The dialogue is exceedingly bright and witty. Mr. HoMiss llands support is exceptionally good. Gretchen Lyons is not only a pleasing: actress, but has a delightful personality. Miss Shannon and Mr. Kilgour won the audience completely. The Mysterious Mr. Bugle goes again this afternoon and tonight. Under the Dome, the play at the New Grand this week, is one of Carters best efforts in his chosen line of melo drama. While the plot develops little interest and the hero returns without any explanation of his absence after being in the terrible holdcaust in the harbor of Apia, still the rush and stir of .the play coupled with the elaborate and beautiful scenic effects makes it, to a casual observer, of absorbinginterest. The first and last scene is in Washington, D. C. The second act shows a ferry boat plying between Hoboken and New York City. The third act is the American Consulate at Apia, Samoa, and is a beautiful picture of the tropics, with the harbor of Apia filled with The fourth act shows the terrible tornado of 1SS9 which destroyed the American and German that were in harbor. The play is historical in the fourth act, and it is also educational. Few people remember this great tragedy in far off Samoa, when several hundred marines and three American and three German warshipswentto destruction. The U. S. Trenton went to her doom .with her colors flying and her band playing the Star Spangled Banner. A representation of this 'act of bravery will help along the war spirit and plant the patriotic feeling more deeply in the men-of-wa- r. men-of-wa- man-of-wa- r When such actors as Nat Goodwin and Joseph Holland accept her work, and when others equally great are exceeding anxious to obtain it, there must be merit and wit and novelty in it. And so there is. Mrs. Ryley is a success and we look to see her fame increase. Miss Nugent, with the Harold Square Company in A Jay in New York, has made $10,000 by her song writing. '7 IRew (Sranb s, WEEK BEGINNING ENTIR MONDAY, MARCH Ubeatre H. F. HICGRBYIE, Lessee and Manager. which will be sung here, Robin Hood, has the record of being the most popular light opera ever written by an American. Produced bp the Bostonians in 1890, it has been sung the length and breadth of the land. The rendition of the Sheriff by Barnabee, the songs Brown October Ale by MacDonald, The Old Cross Bow by Cowles, and O, Promise Me by Jessie Bartlett-Davinever fail to bring an encore. A MATINEES WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY. ..WILLIAM JEROME.. AND HIS HERALD SQUARE COflEDIANS, PRESENTING! THE MOST LAUGHABLE SUCCESS Mr k u m v m r (&(((((( ..MAUD m ?3 THE ARRAY OF. ARTISTS INCLUDING AUTHOR Wilson and massonegs Duels. Davies Foony Stories. . . . OF NUGENT.. SWEET, ROSIE OGRADY. Conways Laugfring'.Song. THelonins cooq Sony. . . fid He lira war fur, Its Yne lu title inn to Tile i UK. Harry Tall wnistles Sedgwicks TrouDie. |