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Show With the First Nighters Hi THEATER SITUATION CHANGING. B That John Cort has entered the local theat-H theat-H rical field permanently and with a determination Hj to control a large portion of th3 theatrical pat-Hi pat-Hi ronage of the town is now unquestioned. II With the announcement made early in the H week of the purchase of a site for a new plays' play-s' house on South State street, just north of the H ' Knutsford, by Mr. Cort, and with the commencing fl of construction operations on the ground, the B, theatrical magnate has clinched his foot-S foot-S I hold here, and must be reckoned with as an im-fl, im-fl, i portant factor locally from now on. His coming fli x portends considerable good, too, for he is unques-B; unques-B; tlonably in control of a large number of the best fil plays and players stageland has to offer at present. S The Colonial, on Third South, is being built for B Mr. Cort's musical shows, and will be ready early QjH in November. The new theater on State street KB will be given over to the presentation of Stair H . : goers is the fact that in the basement of the Colonial will be located one of the finest and most modern cafes in the West. THE GATES-CLAYTON RECITAL. Not in years have we been given a finer musical mu-sical treat by local artists than the dramatic and operatic recital given by Emma Lucy Gates and Sybella White Clayton, at the Theater, Wednesday night, before an audience that practically filled the house. It was a concert any city might be proud of. Two numbers on the program were rendered by the orchestra, under direction of Prof. McClellan, and both were appreciatingly received. The selections rendered by Miss Gates were taken from a wide range of schools of composition, composi-tion, with the result that unexpected versatility was demonstrated in their rendition. The singer was encored repeatedly, and lesponded with sev- X. work on the bill and a bale or two of French that Is negotiated in the "Knights of Old" could he used elsewhere without hurting the act. The novelty introduced by Fred Singer, in his "Violin Maker of Cremona," is as artistic and enjoyable en-joyable as anything of the kind the Orpheum has ever offered. The sketch heads the bill, and Mr. Singer Is to be congratulated on a proper conception concep-tion as to how far such an illusion may be carried car-ried without jarring an ordinary audience. Fredericka Raymond and company present I "The Knights of Old." Aside from the superfluous j French Introduced, three excellent voices are in j evidence. The LaVine-Cimaron combination work out acceptably in a physical culture act. The only dramatic sketch on the bill isn't worth the name. "The Under Dog" is purposeless, and consists of three or four blurred climaxes. Mr. Montague and company present it in very poor form. The three roles are overacted from start to finish. W 1 1 ni'iflftih ' jDl m&l$i&ffi' "' Deborah and Mabel Ford of the Four Fords at the Orpheum 'ytfpr H' ' anl Havlln's melodramas, the plays formerly seen HH j at the Grand. Work is being rushed with all HH I haste on the building, which is to cost $25,000. alJ! The interior finishing will cost $10,000. The local 9 , management will probably be under the direction Hal of Max Florence, now manager of the Elite moving nil picture house. Mr. Florence will also retain the H management of the latter theater. With these SB i changes in the local situation, R. A. Grant, for- HL merly manager of the Lyric here, and at present la manager of the Grand at Ogden, will become gen- Hl eral manager for the three Cort houses in Salt UHii ( Lake and Ogden, with headquarters In Salt Lake. "HH ' Ifc ls considered very probable that by the time HH, f the Colonial and the new house on State street HH j are ready, Mr. Grant will practically have charge IB ' of all rthe Oort intorests in the Inter-Mountain HH' j country. ' HH, j The ' arrangements have already been per- WMM1 fected for the opening of the Colonial in Novem- il i ber.. TJhe orchestra will be under the direction of HH' i Squire Coop. Another item of interest to play- ' IS oral charming selections. Especially pleasing were her two French character songs, "Petro-nllle" "Petro-nllle" and "Mon pere avalt le jardinet," by Wer-kerlin. Wer-kerlin. They were sung In the Yvette Guilbert style, and were artistically handled. Miss Gates' work in the mad scene from "Lucia dl Lammermoor" leaves unquestioned, her histrionic his-trionic ability. It would be most unfair to compare com-pare her appearance in the famous scene to the work of a professional prima donna in the role, biv- with such a comparison granted the dramatic wqrk of Miss Gates would class high. Miss Clayton shared honors with Miss Gates. Her numbera were extremely well chosen and as well rendered. If there is anything about this charming young; pianist that will win an audience instantly it ia her unusually gracious stage presence. pres-ence. W w fcT Music and slap stick go at the Orpheum for the, week. 'There's almost surfeit of ex-grand opera I Of Oscar Lewis and Sam Green, the Swede half of the act is great and the other half worse than tiresome. The orchestra Is back in old time form and the selections this week are treats. & & The Salt Lake Opera company opens its engagement en-gagement in "The Girl and the Governor" at the Theater tonight. With Miss Hazel Taylor, John D. Spencer, George Pyper and other local artists in the best roles they have had in years, the production promises to eclipse even the company's presentation presenta-tion of "Robin Hood" last season. Rehearsals have brought the principals and chorus to a point where the opera runs' smoothly, and reports from the box office indicate that the opening performance perform-ance this evening will see the initial real "first night" crowd of the season out. The chorus has been in the hands of Prof. McClellan, Mc-Clellan, and is in excellent shape. "The Girl and the Governor" is one of the bept operas Julian Edwards has ever written. Orig- I I inally it was composed for Jefferson pe Angelis. The scenes are all laid In a Spanish fortress in South America, and are rich in color. The orchestra or-chestra will be enlarged to fifteen pieces for the five night and two matinee performances of the opera, and the chorus numbers thirty. MJias Hazel Taylor, Miss Agatha Berkhoel, Miss Edna Evans, John D. Spencer, George D. Pyper, Fred C. Graham, Hugh W. Dougall, A. S. Campbell, Horace Ensign and John D. Owen have the principal prin-cipal roles in the opera. & J The Grand is in the field with a fairly good show this week. It's more the company than the Fhow, for "The Dairy Farm" would probably prove a ringer without an unusually good presentation. Mr. Jossey has whipped the piece in shape, however, how-ever, and the play is worth seeing, if only for several very excellent characterizations and three or four forceful scenes. & & & The Orpheum offers the Fords, in their hard and soft shoe dancing work, as one of the head-liners head-liners on the bill that opens tomorrow night. WmmmWmmWmWBi"JmWmmm vvirfr Sflim? IHI '' H Miss Hazel Taylor who plays the girl in "The Girl and The Governor." Theie arp four of the dancers, and their act is one of the best of Its kind on the circuit. Fred-J Fred-J erick Bond and Fremont Benton will be seen in a -, laughable farce entitled "Handkerchief No. 15." Hays and Johnson have a comedy skit this season, sea-son, and the Keeley Bros, a comedy novelty act, in which they promise to intioduco some new strong arm work. Ines and Taki are European eccentric duet-tists, duet-tists, and their act has made a hit on the coast. "Hints in Soldiery" will be the melodious offering offer-ing of Nobletto and Marshall. The Kinodrome will close the bill. & & Mort Sinp-er and Harry Askln are sending "The Time, Place and tho Girl" back to town for the last two nights of next week at the Theater, with John E. Young at the head of the company. It's been years since the old time musical star has come into the "West with as good a show as the Slnger-Askln combination of mirth, melody and music. In the days of stock musical comedy shows at the Delmar wardens in St. Louis, Johnnie John-nie Young v.'.s a star of stars, and it is said he (Con need on page 17.) WITH THE FIR8T NIQHTER8. (Continued from Page 9) has improved with succeeding seasons. "The Time, Place and the Girl" has been seen here two or three times, and with a capable supporting company com-pany this year it ought to be one of the best things of the early season. "The Two Little Vagrants" succeeds "The uRli 1 Dairy Farm" at the Grand. The play is a Froh- nSi H man production, and will be presented locally un- BB1 jH der a high royalty. Mr. Jossey will be seen in aBM H the lole of Le Renard for the week, and a strong ggf I HH characterization may be expected, as the leading H, H man of the company at the Grand ranks with Wm H the best the road shows have .had to offer in WStl HI some time. flfti H fcv c5 w i IHwih ll Manager Pyper, of the Theater, announces his & H attractions for September, October, November and ffl-' December as follows: jjPIj Salt Lake Opera company in "The Girl and Wmk M the Governor," "The Time, the Place and the H H Girl," Festival, under auspices M. I. A., "Hip! Wm 1 Hip! Hooray!" Dustin Farnum in "The Squaw Wfifci Man,' "Comin' Thro' the Rye," "The Devil," "The ISP H Cat and the Fiddle," "The Clansman," "The Man JHgJjh H of the Hour," "Land of Nod," "Parsifal," "The ljjH H Chorus Lady," "Checkers," Louis James in "Peer Wli Ghent," "Isle of Spice," "The Alaskan," "Jefferson jSpy H Brothers," "The Honeymooners," "The Heir to the HHf! 1 Hoorah,." "Brewster's Millions," "Just Out of Col- N H lege," Tom Jones, Blanche Walsh, James Corbett, ' Wjjfi, jB TVIax Figman, and "The Wolf." 1' H |