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Show Dramatic. '"The Strollers" won out hands down at the Salt Lake Theater during its three-night stand here and for piquancy and brilliancy of rendition, strength in its libretto and magnificent chorus it has no peer in this country in its chosen field. Miss Sylva possesses a clear, strong, rippling soprano so-prano voice, magnetic enough to hold the large audience spell bound, and with her excellent support sup-port fully merited the enthusiastic applause that at times almost overwhelmed her. There is no drag throughout the rendition and its settings are the acme of stage art. Tho audience audi-ence was inspired from the rising of the curtain until the last silvery note died away amid breathless breath-less Interest, and the "Strollers" have won a warm spot in the heart of Salt Lake theater-goers for all time, while pretty, fascinating Sylva can take her N pick at any time or place of Zlon's detached elegl-bles elegl-bles of the Romeo persuasion. Julia Marlowe has returned from her foreign pilgrimage to Paris and "dear Lunnon" and once more the chappies of Gotham will bull the floral" market to pay homage to the gifted actress in her new play "La Relne Fiamette," the product of the joint efforts of Mildred Aldrich and Paul Kester, with which she will open her season in Boston October 6th. Eastern papers make special mention of the presence of "Her Grace the Duchess of Marlborough Marlbor-ough and Mr. and Mrs. 'Alphabst Belmont and August Belmont at the Herald Square Theater, New York," and conclude with the gush that "the pleasure of the balance of the audience in witnessing wit-nessing De Angelis' rendition of the Sulllval opera was decidedly augmented by their presence." Now wouldn't that make you do the whale act with Jonah ? James E. Wilson opened his engagement as leading man of the Proctor stock company at the Fifth Avenue Theater this week, gaining instant favor In the title role of "Dr. Bill." The Academy of Music was the sene of a tre-mendoub tre-mendoub ovation for the old stars who presented 'Robin Hood" on its opening, to a typical New York audience. II. C. Barnabee as the Sheriff and W. H. MacDonald, the original Little John, received re-ceived repeated recalls. Don't miss William H. West's big minstrel show at the Salt Lake Theater, September 24th. |