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Show I Socially Inclined Ik The society event of the week was the enter- , tainment for the benefit of the Free Kindergar- l ten, and the Salt Lake Theatre was packed with one of the most fashionable audiences of the sea- t son. There were reasons for this aside from the ;, interest in the people who were to appear in 1 "Tripp's Troubles" and "Captain Impudence" :ij The cause that of the Free Kindergarten, and the price which was fifty cents the ticket. "Captain Impudence" is a brilliant little com- 1 edy, and the. way that it was played by Mrs. Rich ards, Mrs. Bailey, Mr. Dunbar and Mr. Spencer loft very little to be desired. j It was artistic to a point almost professional, and Dave Dunbar's interpretation of Major Bugg was one of the cleverest things ever seen in ama-'.j ama-'.j teur theatricals in this city. Johnnie Spencer, who is always fine, did the right thing with' Cap- ) tain Impudence, j Mrs. Richards was delightfully artistic as the ' widow, and Mrs. Bailey was splendid as Lucretla Bugg, though a bit matronly for the part. ;! & 5 & i In speaking of "Tripp's Troubles," one In stinctively thinks of that headline used by another an-other which runs "English as She is Choked." It was a most disappointing farce, and so were the people who played it, with the exception of Ber-I Ber-I . nardine Feeny, who rushed in and saved the last thirty seconds. ! It Is hard to believe that clever Ned Royle wrote this farce; or, -if ho did, -something pre-j"' pre-j"' vented his seeing it on the stage. He was for- i tunate at least in not being present during Its latest production. It was a bulky thing, clumsily played, and more was expected of both Mrs. New man and Mr. Thomas, who are not new to the amateur stage and who have done some things cleverly in the past. The diamonds and stage I settings were fine. Mrs. Martha Royle King, who had charge of the productions, is deserving of great credit for 1 the capable staging of the plays. I A most entertaining feature of the evening j was the recital of some of the amusing incidents of the earthquake in California by Joel L. Priest. L & & t The Country Club has been the scene of numerous nu-merous signs of life since the opening on May day, and the golfers are already busy on a tem-r tem-r porary six-hole course. The tennis courts are rounding into shape, and the social features will - begin shortly. Already a series of subscription dances are being arranged for the summer, and L there will be a house warming at the new club house as soon as the affair can be arranged, i t Those people who do not belong to that cul tured circle known as the Ladies' Literary Club missed one of the best monologues of the season a few days ago when a gentleman of the cloth entertained them with a few remarks on "Educational "Edu-cational Paradoxes." Aside from the absurdity of most of his original statements, and others which sounded very much like some interviews which appeared in a local daily on the subject of introducing fads in the public schools, his English Eng-lish was the leading feature of the entertainment, and the ladies left the club house firm in the belief that they "shouldn't learn them nothin' " about this and that and the other thing. They were sure of this, for the "learn" was repeated persistently, not to mention a thousand other fierce breaks he made during the course of the proceedings. But it was a lot of fun to see the Boston women writhe. & & Samuel Newhouso has been the host at several sev-eral entertainments during the week in honor of his guests, Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Thompson of Detroit, De-troit, who have come here to make Salt Lake their home. They will be a welcome addition to the younger married set. They will go to Goldfield this week as the guests of D. H. Peery. Miss Mary Moore will also be of the party. Mrs. A. E. "Walker has purchased another farm just west of the other Walker farms, which will be fitted up as another cosy retreat for the have-to-stay-in-towns. j: & Dr. and Mrs. Hollister of Chicago are visiting the George Hancocks here. Dr. Hollister is a-brother a-brother of Mrs. W. M. Ferry of Park City. t & & Poor old Ned Greenway is the most heartbroken heart-broken man anyone has seen. He has spent the week here with old friends, and seems like a man dazed. When he speaks of his beloved San Francisco Fran-cisco that was, the tears well to his eyes and he can hardly speak of the calamity. tC yC Among the many bridge parties of the week those given by Mrs. George P. Holman and Mrs. Wilbur Flagg were among the most elaborate & & & Mrs. Charlie Morris of Butte, who lost most of her personal effects in the San Francisco fire, has been visiting in the city the past week. She has many friends in this city. 5 Mr. and Mrs. Richard Eskridge have been the recipients of many social honors during the week. Mrs. Thomas Kearns entertained at an elab- 1 . drate dinner in their honor on "Wednesday even- ' ing, and In the afternoon Mrs. James Flnlen was hostess at a beautifully appointed luncheon in honor of Mrs. Eskridge. |