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Show II With the First Nighters If" j Thcro is at least diversion in the tone of the ; I- "Bonnie Brier Bush" after the string of problems, : ' ,f I tragedies and gaieties wo have wont to witness ; ,.U i during the former part of the year. It is one of ; ;! Sij K ': those mild mannered dramas that carries its ' ?! story smoothly and clearly through to the happy '' Jl'' conclusion, where all the wrongs are righted and L, i;!y ends as it is played throughout in the absence of i I f enthusiasm. ' ; 1 The "Bonnie Brier Bush" is straight Scotch, ' . I without a single alien character or influence. A j ; I I dash of Bobbie Burns now and then is infused to - ; I I : accentuate the Scottish embellishments. j There is a lack of comedy in the piece save ; ' Si what is produced by Mr. Charles Bloomer as I 1 m "Pbsty," whose thirst for the Scotch, combined I wy H with a flow of wit and a face that entitles him I ' I' Ml to the name of "Patsy," rather than Archibald Mc- ? ';-', if Kittrick. The only unfailing Scot in the cast 13 'il i !' tlie "Williams McClure" of Mr. Robert Ireland, B I ' the bagpiper, formerly of the forty-eighth High- B '1f4 W landers, and ho was the real leader of the Drum- JB' 'H!' i tochty clan in dialect and action. The limit of B '.A m absurdity was reached by Mr. Kenneth Macken- B ; :j zle's Tammas Mitchell, portraying a son of the Bj m Kilty as unsophisticated as Alex McWhirter, but IB 'VH not nQnrlv 80 venturesome. Bj 't'm . The "Bonnie Brier Bush" finishes the week's B , ; I engagement tonight. B I '' 9 3 An all novelty bill has kept the Orphoum buz- B vl ' H ' zmg a11 week- 0no of tnose entertaining programs B' ''?!' U of clever vaudeville acts that makes lighter tho Hf f B cares, and leaves an impression that is all pleas- Btj ifjl an ant. HP"5, f Hi navo n sorts of aerial performers and El sensational gymnasts, but few have given an ex- B . j" Pi hibltion so clean and clever as the act of I a Gette, B ' ir who confines his efforts to the feats that have B : I I made him famous and left the funny business en- B l!3li; tirely to those capable of that lino of work, of B . 1 1 which there were a few on the list. B ; jj Appleby, the boy with the injo, succeeds in B; L-''a I !t drawing real harmony out of the instrument in B f "jk Ifc a manner that is amazing to his audience. B' 111 Another act that entertains with its novelty B '. Kb effect, rather than any particular striking fea-B fea-B ' ' ffl- turos, is tho French vaudeville act of Louise Bl "5 tfff fflR Agoust & Co. The merit of their sketch is all in 1b ! Infill tll mannerIsms ' tno charming madamoiselles, B'f" '''Mifii which seemed sufficient to win all the approval B" any 0110 mimor is titled to. Br 'I'flfljBfl Cameron and Flanagan were not much "on" B '"IP ac llttle better "ofE-" The "off" prftin f their B, . ijfi f stunt amuses tho crowd. The glimpse behind the ii W scenes, the wash-up, with commingling exchange K ' W of cuttln.K personalities, gave expressions that iff are ot at all uncommon among the team-mates in illl the profession. An act like this is appreciated III now and then, by way of diversion from the B usual string of events, nf Miss Aurie Dagwell demonstrated that after all Bl the "auld way" is the only. Her rendition of m the Old Songs, sung by the old way in a tuneful Wfr, voice aroused more plaudits that the exploitation jl of a new comedy hit. If Joys of the jungle and a free-for-all hypodromo If were turned Ioobp in the last number on the bill, ml when acrobats and comedians, romped, danced, II leaped, tumbled and flew, and convulsing hilarity B reigned for a space of quarter of an hour. There 5 , was no time for the horse that usually kills stunts j j of this kind and with the nonsensical battering ! and tumbling were acrobatic act of the highest I order, carrying through a rough scene the like of W ! which has never bee' thrown up on a local audi-H audi-H The spirit of nev .iy even got into the motion l ? jljj PIcture machine, and those who have been long- ItllBHiM ing for something different certainly ought to be wearing a feeling -of gratification for some time to come. & & & Papinta, the graceful dancer, with her whirling draperies and feast of prismatic colors, will begin a week's engagement at the Orpheum on Monday night. Papinta's manager who arrived in town this week claims she has La Loie Fullar backed off the board, and pulls a ponderous scrap book of press criticisms on any skeptic who dares to show him his head. Her dances aided by draperies, huge mirrors, calcium lights thrown from the front and through plate glass traps in tho stage ROSELLA KNOTT, are a veritable feast of color and are bewildering bewilder-ing in their scope and beauty. The other features fea-tures will be The Rialto Comedy Four, Alice Davenport and company presenting an emotional sketch, "Now"; Morrow and Schellberg, mimicry, song and "the cowboy girl"; Dorothy Kenton, ban-joist; ban-joist; Charlotte Ravenscroft, singing violinists, and the klnodrome. J? v!! The house of popular prices vaudeville has enjoyed popular patronage in its second week, and oven with bills of this standard the house will fair much better under Consodlne & Sullivan direction than ever before. While there is nothing noth-ing particularly high class about this bill, it is well worth the price. Purcella and Orbin are a pair of clever dancers, and if it were to pick a head liner for the program the honor would unquestionably rest on this team. The balance of the program consists of comedy sketches and monologue acts, with the illustrated songs and moving pictures. A change of bill will be made at the Lyric tonight, with another nicely varied program, headed head-ed by the great Martynne Spectacular Electrical Dancer, and followed by Armstrong & Holly, presenting pre-senting their little comedy, "The Expressman," Kip and Klpply, a team of comedy jugglers, Shev-eril, Shev-eril, the famous violinist, Qulg & Mac, described as "Tho Long & Short Funny Men from Funny Town," together with the illustrated songs and . new motion pictures. Matinees will be given every day, except Sunday Sun-day and two performances every evening. LEIGHTON STOCK COMPANY AT THE GRAND IN "FRIENDS." Important among the theatrical announcements for local playhouses next week is the inauguration of an extended stock engagement at the Grand theatre by Mr. Harry Leighton, of New York, and a capable company of players from the east, headed head-ed by Miss Emily Dodd, leading woman for Robert Rob-ert Maptell last season. Mr. Leighton is known here as an actor of strong personality and possessed of a remarkable versatility. Extended preparations have been made by Mr. Leighton for the presentation at the Grand during his engagement, of several big eastern east-ern successes, notably Belasco's hits "Darling of the God's," "Sweet Kitty Bellairs," and "Heart of Maryland." Mrs. Fiske's famous play, "Leah Kloschna," is also to be given, as well as two new plays during the engagement. Mr. Leighton has arranged to stage his attraction with far more attention to detail than is customary in putting on stock productions. The opening play will be Edwin Milton Royle's comedy drama, "Friends." Thies piece will be played beginning tomorrow evening through the week and next Sunday evening, with a matinee at 3 o'clock Wednesday and 2:30 o'clock Saturday afternoon. There are but few in Salt Lake who do not know Mr. Royle, as this city was for years his home and there is little question but that a large number of his friends will avail themselves of the opportunity next week to see one of his most successful productions. Mr. Leighton and Mr. Royle have been close personal friends for over eighteen years and "Friends," is produced by the former with the playwright's personal endorsement endorse-ment and approval. Monday evening's performance perform-ance of 'Friends" bids fair to be one of the society events of the late season, as members of tho Commercial Com-mercial club, and other friends of Mr. Royle's and of Mr. Lelghton's, have secured every box seat in the theatre and a large block of parquet seats for that evening. After next week the Leighton productions will open weekly Monday evenings running through the fololwing Sunday evenings with a matinee every Wednesday at 3 p. m. and every Saturday at 2 p. m. j & & For tho real things in theatrical circles watch for the Elk's Booster, a publication soon to be circulated in the Interest of the great Minstrel organization, which is scheduled to appear at the Salt Lake theatre, April 11th. The power of the local press being entirely Inadequate to exploit all that will happen on that eventful evening, makes the publication of the Booster a necessity to the success of so gigantic a show. & t at KNOTT FAMILY CIRCLE AROUND THE FIRE "Isn't It perfectly natural, it isn't like acting at all when they play." So say the matinee girls and the more serious minded persons when Ro-selle Ro-selle Knott and Viola Knott and Mrs. Codrington-Wobbor Codrington-Wobbor act their parts in "Alice-Sit-by-the-Fire.'' Of course it's natural for the romping Alice and the demure Amy are mother and daughter on the stage, and joyous, merry eyed Roselle Knott and gentle little Viola Knott are also mother and daughter in the dressing room and off the stage, and a most devoted mother and daughter, too. HARRY LEIGHTON He Inaugurates Stock at the Grand Sunday Evening In "FRIENDS" Mrs. Codrington-Webber is Roselle's sister, and Viola's aunt. Like Amy in the play, Viola has "just put up her hair," she is only 17. She didn't intend to be an actress, not a' bit of it.' During a school vacation, vaca-tion, last summer, she was traveling about with her mother, who was then appearing in "When Knighthood was in Flower," when a member of DOROTHY KENTON The Girl With the Banjo at the Orpheum the company became ill and Miss Knott, the daughter, was rushed into the part with but a moment's mo-ment's notice, to act as a substitute. So well did the little girl fill the part that the manager liked her immensely. She kept on for awhile, and then after another little while, Miss Knott, the mother, gave her consent to a curtailment of the school days, and the role of Barrle's priggish little Amy was given to Roselle's daughter. Viola Knott inherits her mother's dramtic temperament, tem-perament, and in spite of her youth and brief ex- (Contlnuos on pago 13.) II Socially Inclined mmm "' H flats. Holy week and Housecleaning, truly a 'jH jjtfi 1 1 most unique combination, placed a quietus on en- -4k 1 1 trriaining (luring the past six days. To those who B il'il observe the religious rule the passing days were B given over entirely to penitential thoughts and as fl ' :,t TM relates to the other two matters hardly a person mmm ' ''kMk ol locnl prominence but nu(1 niore or less to do mmm I iH witn ITlilliners aiul decorators during tho week. B tH Now tliat the rush of tho extromolr versatile days B rlfcEI are past time can be secured by all to give some mmm ' '''IB thought to future gayeties. . JflB & & :ji m m With the coming and going of Easter 'society Wm will once more bestir itself and altliough the sea- H 8011 to comG wil1 not uo different from seasons mmm 1 i i H " tunt lmve PtiBBed yet there will be some novelty mWm -'111 iu the new faces of debutantes of next autumn B ; i I who will gather some experience during the bright B ; II I days of sl)rinS nnd summer and who will have as B - ii 1 1 companions as many bright young men home from Hj vjf Eastern universities. The "arrival" of each sea- mmm ''''111 30118 new 8et ls naturally a matter of interest to mmm '$118 a11 ail(1 inoro especially those who for years have Mm I,) W. seen the coming of the debutantes and the pass- flB 1 1 ing of the brides. And speaking of the younger B ' '- II ?et- Quite a number of the youth of the city are B 1 1 planning an elaborate dancing party to be given BB vjlil ln tlle Ladle8' Literary club in the next fore- ; ,Jf H & & & H, ivjf H nCe agaln w111 tlie tasllIona1jle folk of local mmm. ' mm habitation be found at the Grand Monday night mmm I iM Bi for tlie oncnmS of tllG new stock company. Tho mmm f'if!ira audience promising to bo quite a memorable one mmm i'llt H for that Plnvllouse- Tno interest in the play is due mmm 'IJH t0 tll(i fact tlint wns ono of Nod Ryl0's first B '"'"ft WM efforts and he often produced plays at this house mmm if IIS ln ,U Qltl laj 8' 711011 nas 1)6011 a loQS time mmm 'It iff since a stock company of merit has been here and mmm Vil iff when it is remembered that the Grand produced mmm ' IT- Blanche Bates the star, Howard Kyle, Madge Carr mmm " m m Cook, Rebecca Warren and Jessie Izett, all of B whom were social favorites, tho now innovation is mum I li wk looked upon with a friendly glance and what tho mmmt fllim vel(llct mnv be remains to be seen. BB ';M IB In the spring the minor's fancy quickly turns mmm H to thougllts of ore- Tn,s may 1)6 tllG reason for tho mmm ?f m H announced departure for the golden fields of Nio- mmm j) H vacla of sevei'al of the young mining engineers. ' fW Mm & & Mmm 'iifl Wliat charming club quarters have boon as- mmm tamm signed to the bachelors who have charge of diff- I m I orent departments at the mammoth smeltor at 'ttifll Garfield. It is nature's studio out there and with I'll H tlle comfortable home with its immenso porch mmm "lr$IH facing the lake the young men have a place which Wm f'H Wl11 1)1 ove of rare mter8Bt t0 tlloIr Mends and those who may make the trip to tho lake during the summer for a dinner or evening party, as tho case might bo, will certainly bo repaid' by unusual hospitality, and a viow, with tho after dinner cigar and small talk, that cannot be duplicated anywhere any-where In tho country. vji Tho poker escapade in which a visiting actress figured in this city a couple of weeks ago does not redound very much to her credit. To be sitting sit-ting up all night at her room in a hotol playing "draw" for considerable stakes with a party of men is not a very edifying spectacle for a woman to bo featured in, but, after having seen the woman wo-man on tho local stage, we should say that such sport is about the sort of sport we would be inclined in-clined to associate in our minds with that style of actress. & e ? Town Topics has this to say of the wife of the Senator from Utah: "Tho first thing that strikes one in meeting Mrs. Smoot, wife of the much investigated Mormon Mor-mon Senator from Utah, is matronly charm in its highest degree. She Is of that beloved typo known as 'motherly . looking.' Her figure is ample, but does not run too far embonpoint For a woman who cafes very little for dress, she is gowned with marvelous taste. All her inclinations are domestic, do-mestic, though she not unmindful of her social duties. She is one of those fortunate woman who are independent of their cooks. The absence of her chef on the eve of a dinner would not embarrass em-barrass her further than necessitating the slipping slip-ping on of a big apron and taking charge of the kitchen herself, as she is capable of producing rare and savory dishes when she desires to exercise ex-ercise her culinary skill." J( One strikingly beautiful woman of Salt Lako is of course quite popular and therefore the recipient re-cipient of niany invitations. Tho other day she was asked to luncheon by a young man who had known hor for long and liked her always, but this time sho doclinded, pleading an engagement with a milliner. Imagine his chagrin a little later when he sauntered Into the cafe, to see her demurely de-murely enjoying salad with tho immaculately dressed young man of wealth. But the other fellow fel-low had his rovengo for he stopped at their table as ho wont out and asked, "Is this your milliner?" j j Something new will be an afternoon bridge party, with prizes, to bo given at tho Ladles' Literary Lit-erary club next Thursday, by the ladles of St, Mark's hospital. & j & All his local friends are delighted at the sue- coss of Clyde Squires, the local artist who has tho double page drawing for the Master Life, it is a clover conception entitled, "The Choir Invisible," Invis-ible," and when it is told that ono of the faces bears a striking resemblance to the youthful sweetheart of tho young man, one who frequently posed for him in the days of his earliest work, it might presage another pretty romance for the coming days of Juno. Who knows? fcpS And speaking of artists, the Hon Youngs have moved to a cottage, 188 Center street, up 'in tho Marmalade district, where the surroundings arc such as will most appeal to their artistic natures, tje t jfi Mrs. David Keith is still In. Los Angeles, dividing divid-ing her time at their pretty cottage at Terminal island. She will return to Salt Lake in the next two weeks. i? ? Tho best wishes of many friends will follow Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Young to Springfield, Mo , to which point Mr. Young has ben greatly promoted pro-moted as general superintendent of the Frisco. jit The honor given to Miss Helen Boxrud, at Wellesley, in being granted a scholarship in that institution was pleasing news to her local friends. & & Miss Geddos will entertain this afternoon complimentary com-plimentary to Miss Zane, who leaves shortly for Chicago. t & & Mrs. D. C. Roberts will leave shortly for Seattle to visit her mother, Mrs. M. R. Hunt. : & a & I , Miss Choesman and Miss MacLoan entertained ! Thursday for Miss Leslie Kerr, of Chicago. I t & The Joel Priests will leave in April for Terminal, Ter-minal, whore Mr. Priest has a cottage on the ocean, and whore Mrs. Priest and the children will enjoy the summer. & For Mrs. Leslie L. Savage was a most delightful delight-ful and informal tea given bv Miss Leila Stingley on Tuesday afternoon. & r Mrs. T. C. Bailey ant. Miss Bailey will shortly occupy their old home on South Main street. & & & Miss Hamilton loft for Denver on Monday. & ;? & Mrs. Joseph L. Rawlins and family will return from Pacific Grove early next month. 5 t( Mr. Schramm entertained at dinner on Monday evening complimentary to Mrs. Savage. Afterward After-ward the party enjoyed the programme at the Or-pheum. Or-pheum. tf The engagement has been announced of Miss Jessie Fox, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Moylan C. Fox, of this city, and Edson Adams, of Oakland, but formerly of New York. t & & The engagement has been announced of Miss Edith Sayre, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. J. EL Say.re, of Redbank, N. J., and Lawrence Hammel, of this city. & & & Mrs. L. L. Terry is at home again after passing the greater part of the winter with friends in the East, including Miss Pauline Terry who visited here two seasons past and who made so many local friends. & & & Mrs. Frank Jennings entertained informally on rl hursday. J. R. Rand, who has boon bostiring our club society for tho past two woks, has returned to New York. & & & That quiet little affair at tho Alta club Thursday Thurs-day afternoon will sorvo to revivo anecdotes for tho Strollers until tho return of the grandest entertainer en-tertainer of thorn all. |