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Show I "SHENANDOAH." With the close of next week, the Orpheum ptnck company will make its adieus to Salt Lake. Tlioir engagement has been one of not unalloyed success, but Manager McLean has labored under SOnio difficulties that would have abashed anyone any-one less intrepid, and altogether their showing at i lie Orpheum leaves little occasion for peevishness peevish-ness or complaint. The selection of a play like "Shenandoah" was less fortunate than were some of the former offerings, of-ferings, for the reason that Mr. Mayall, while he wil! leave here a few slightly battered matinee hearts when he goes away, it not peculiarly adapted adapt-ed for roles which draw very heavily upon fervor or t motion. He meets the requirements of Colonel Colo-nel Kerchival West very skillfully during serener stages of his career, but was rather painfully insufficient in-sufficient in the later thrilling scenes where he had a chance to distinguish himself. This was of course partially due to the necessary inadequacy of his support, but it was apparent to even his admirers that he was far more capable in a less sulphuric play like Heidelburg. The same may be said of Miss Stuart, who made the most favorable Impression of her stay here in last week's production. produc-tion. Some reproductions' of plays which have met with some degree of favor in the past are contemplated contem-plated for the coming week. "DOWN IN DIXIE." After pirouetting through a lot of lurid performances perform-ances like "The Man of Mystery," it was almost pleasing to see the Ethel Tucker Stock company in a southern melodrama, in which the wildest efforts to assassinate a melodrama cannot entirely entire-ly rob it of certain elements of perennial interest What Miss Tucker lacks more than anything else in the universe is a leading man, and she ought to secure one right away even if she had to mort-gnge mort-gnge the scenery to do it. Mr. DIckensen as an actor looks like a hobbled army mule trying to H shake his feet in a suburban handicap. The rest' B of Miss Tucker's support is- all more or less fee-H fee-H ble, but, as before stated, the Dixie show was H much preferable to former ones by the same com.-H com.-H pany, and won much appreciation from Grand H patrons. The Zinn company frolicked through "The fl Grand Duchess" during the week, and heaved H away enough humor to keep the out of door audl- H ence In a pleasant mood at each performance, al- though some of the horse play In which the al-H al-H legud funny men were the principals was tedious H enough to have ruined the constitution of a dino- saurus. The Lyric was not working during the H week, but the Jane Kelton company, which made H a very favorable impression there, will succeed D the Zinn company at tho open air show house, H where they will provide melodrama during the H tropical evenings. I- C. E. Johnson, tho local photographer, will exhibit ex-hibit his superb collection of San Francisco lantern lant-ern slides at the Salt Lake theatre next Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. He has recently returned re-turned from a special trip to the ill-fated city, where he obtained several hundred views of the ruins and from many other trips has acquired a fine collection. The public has seen several sets of the disaster views, but Mr. Johnson's is one of the best assorted and selected sets ever seen here. Miss Millie Williams will sing "The Stricken City," a dedicatory poem which has been set to music by one of the leading San Francisco musicians. For the benefit of the children, a matinee has been arranged ar-ranged for on Wednesday afternoon. & The Butchers and Grocers' excursion to Saltalr, where the yearly loaves and fishes and haunches of bovine wore served, will be noted as one of the important festal annals of the season. The affair af-fair was enjoyed by an immense throng, all of whom came away with an idea that the butchers and grocers were much better citizens than their monthly statements would seem to indicate. |