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Show Summer Theatres I ELECTRIC THEATRE AT SALTAIR. j A now feature, and ono that is bound to be popular, is soon to be introduced in addition to the attraotlons at Saltair, for the purpose of which the Sailtair Amusement company was recently re-cently incorporated. A glance at the Incorporators Incorpora-tors would signify all oloan, legitimate enter tainment, as the gentlemen interested are all well known and identified with various business and amusement enterprises over the state. Those named in the articles are: Ferd Strouse, president; m Parloy P. Jensen, vice president, and J. Howard m Garret, secretary and treasurer. Those with Wil- lard Scoworoft and John Q. Crltchlow, complete the directorate. The company ha constructed a spacious j building, 30x80 feetfi with a seating capacity of i 300, which is being appropriately decorated and conveniently furnished for the pleasure of those seeking diversion from the forms of entertain- ' ment already established at the beach. The building is unique in its simple arrangement, arrange-ment, being built especially for the purpose with every detail carried out in a manner that bespeaks credit to the promoters of the venture. As the name "Electric Thoarte" would indicate, indi-cate, the house is to give performances in picture, with the latest Improved motion picture machine ma-chine as the vihicle. The character of subjects to be offered are to bo clean and instructive, with sufficient variety In each program to complete com-plete the novelty. An assurance of clearest execution execu-tion of the moving scenes is acclaimed by the use of an immaculate wall of harded plaster over metal lath, which will bring out a more distinct detail of pictorial effect than where the drop curtain is employed. The theatre proper has been finished several days and turned or;er to the corps of lntorlor decorators who will complete their work Monday Mon-day morning and performances will commence in the afternoon. w1! LYRIC VAUDEVILLE. Because of the offering of the summer sum-mer resort attractions in such large and varied var-ied packages, the habitual vaudeville admirer is not deprived of his favored form of entertain-mont. entertain-mont. The Lyric sustain the containuous Ida, with a change of bill every week as during tho winter. The bill of this week has scored well, being nicely balanced in mirth and music and of the order that pleases and takes well with the , summer theatre audiences. This afternoon a change of program will bo offered. NEXT WEEK AT THE ORPHEUM. "Cumberland '61," by Franklin Fylee, will succeed suc-ceed "Alabama," which will bo presented by tho Orphoum Stock company for the last time Sunday Sun-day evening. This groat war drama will lit in nicely with the Fourth of July festivities, and In the hands of the capable stock company, will afford some wholesome entertainment for its pa trons. Tho action of the play takes place during the Civil war, hence its title, and tho plot deals with an old Kentucky fuod in which Bennor Alps-ley, Alps-ley, a Cumberland mountaineer, and Gordon Gray-ner, Gray-ner, a cadet lieutenant, are the prlnolpal figures. Gordon is in love with Ainsloy's daughter, Alice, but because Col. Murdock, an officer at West & Point had took it upon himself to educate her, I her father had promised that she should in turn F become nls wife. Twenty years previous to this time Murdock had married an Indian princeBS I and a son had been born to them. The boy was also at West Point, where he was thought to be a negro by his college mates. The boy knew Murdock was his father, and vainly tried to get him to acknowledge it. Col. Murdock is anxious for his marriage with Alice to take place Immediately, Imme-diately, and his father tries to gain her consent, but learns that she is in love with Gordon, and fued is renewed. The second act takes place in an old ruined church in the Cumberland mountains. moun-tains. Alice and Murdock have just been married mar-ried when Gordon arrives from the Union forces, camped near by. He is captured as a spy, as is tho young Indian, the son of Murdock, who accompanies ac-companies him. The prisoners are taken to Ains-ley's Ains-ley's old Kentucky home, shown in the third act. from which they escape. To make their escape successful, they are compelled to cross a bridge spanning a chasm that divides the Union forces from the Confederates. They discover old man Ainsloy on guard. Only glad for the oportunity to kill Gordon, Ainsley is about to fire, when he discovers the young man Is unarmed, and offers him a fair fight with nature's weapons. During the scuffle that ensues, the Indian sets fire to the bridge and for a time it seems that both the combatants com-batants are doomed to certain death. Gordon, however, overpowers the older man, and makes a dash for liberty, when Alice appears at the other end and bogs him to have her father. Gor-doon, Gor-doon, at the risk of his life, dashes back and drags Ainsley to safety, and then makes his escape es-cape a second time, just as the bridge crashes into the gorge. In the last act Murdock comes to Ainsley's home to claim Alice and take her away, when Gordon comes to her rescue. While tho two are fighting, Murdock is shot by his son, and papers are discovered upon his body that prove his legitimacy. Following this there is a reconcllation between Alice and Gordon, and the fued is ended. Tho comedy is furnished by a Missouri widow, Mrs. Victor, her daughter, Pink, John Lenox, a New Yorker and his son Adolphus. |