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Show With the Plays, Players and the Certain women whose husbands have Incomes of sufficient significance signifi-cance to keep then; upon that vaunted plane described as "society" have made themselvts obnoxious at the theatres during the winter and all too far Into the spring. Half a dozen of these women of "our best families?" w.re devotees of vaiuleille and the legitimate, which mn or may rot in-cUde in-cUde stock, and their presence at each performance has bee 1 noted b all uncomfortable number of other playgoers. It Is the habit of these women to make their piesence known, to let nil the people In the house know that they are present and to pick , up the coneisatioi where it was dropped at the conclusion of the afternoon ton and carrv It on to tin discomfort of those seated ne ir .ind to the annoyance of the actor or the stage. If It so happens that they be separated sep-arated by the seating ariangement it ia no trick at all for them to talk a cross the laps and knuckles of others oth-ers who are so luckless as to be seated seat-ed nearby. If thej hae a box that particular corner of the house is a veritable hive of conversation covor--lug a wide range of subjects. The action on the stage may be nonsensi-tal, nonsensi-tal, artistic, dramatic, tragic or what not these women i uo not. Thev would not It the le ist presume to be ipteirupted bj anything that m,ij happen to ti.iisplre upon the histrionic his-trionic side of the footlights Some people have a misguided notion that when the go to tin tin itre the pay their money for what Is going to happen hap-pen on the stage and thev must give undivided attention ill the time to get their monev's worth Upon so t rude a basis the Talking Women do aiot cub uiate. Mont is no object to them. It was during an evening performance perform-ance at the, Orpheum that Will Cress, playing a splendid character part, leached across the f lotliglus and rebuked re-buked this particular group of wom-tn wom-tn occupying one of the boxes. He (inscribed the crime of the "man in the case ' as being almost as heinous is "talking all duiing the show." 1'iom o e pait of the house, at least, there was vigorous applause One of tile jvynien In the chatter-box leaned ovei to hei companion and said. "I missed that. Did he say an-th-lng funny?" "He said something about people talking all during the show," said bei companion, whose own conv ersu-tion ersu-tion had b en interrupt d b the rude referein e made b Air I'tessv Tor a ful ninut( tin conversation I tggeil and ueji was isumed once more with quite as much vigor. Some ine who ouldn t stand the annoyance suggtbttd to the management that the peopb in tin box be asked to stop their chatui These womtn tre ood pln patrons and the house likes Uieir money, no doubt, for the man- gement did not warn them to be i met . .. . v iflHHHflHDHHHHIlLLH " x ?& . v . S .jMwmbBjaa fai-feyjtogh jt. nB T'k HV jJHm 4? teBBE BBBBBBBBr SYDNEY I'. NTER Scotch Comedian who i. coming to the Orpheum next week. Salt Lake is almost sure to see a summer season of rivalry between two stock companies. Mr Kelly, who has won to populailty b a seiies of dramatic successes plaved b himself and his excellent company, w .1, no doubt, lemain at the t'oolnial a good part of the summer, if not all thiough the heated months. It Is said some of the winter's big successes will be repeated and other productions not yet played in stock hete will be added to the summer's repertory. 1 Toward Guiivtt and George Carpenter will t finish the taon of vaudeville by managing the Orpheum and it is ru-moted ru-moted that sometime next month an-loupcement an-loupcement will be imide of a sum; mer season of stock at that playhouse. play-house. The closing of the Orpheum season will mark the final appearance in the State street pla house of vaudeville vaude-ville When the Orpheum season Is lesumed it will be in the new house in West Second South street Martin Becks own managei, said to vae been chosen In New York, will probably prob-ably manage the house. It was stated In theatrical circles this week that Messrs Gairett and I'arpenter will manage a stock company com-pany at theTrpheum all summer nad probably during the ensuing winter. It was stated some time ago that illard Mack and Maijoiie Rambeuu would, ieturn to Salt Lajve to phi' the Orpheum, but there seems to bo a change In the plan, for it was said at that playhouse this week that Mack would not - b reuobg Speaking of stock plays and players', play-ers', Miv Moon, of the Colonial company, com-pany, is one of the most popular actors ac-tors that ever appeared In Salt Lake. He Is young, ambitious aiid able, and , he 'will be heard from 'way up at the top-of tho ladder. His work with Mr. Kelly's compnny" lins been very clever. - ft The most Important theatrical of- fering this city has had in many Vfttrs- ' i coming of H. II. France's all s' production of Eugene Walter's , . iknble play, "Fnle Feathers," to the Salt Lake theatre next Wodnes-da Wodnes-da night for three nlshts and Fri'day matinee. The play comes here direct from its run of 150 nights each at the Astor theatre. New York, and the Cort theatre, Chicago, with not a single change in its remarkable cost, which includes ltobort Edoson, Wilton Lnekaye, Max Figman, Rose Cogh-lan. Cogh-lan. Lolltn Robertson and Amelia Summers a constellation of stage celebrities unequalled In any production produc-tion of recent years. The play has not been been in any of tho oastorn cities except New York and Chicago, the Intention being to show It to t e principal cities of the west this spring before there Is a change in the great cast. ( "Fine Feathers," the vehicle provided pro-vided for these stais, is a play which has electrified the dramatic world and which has broken all records for attendance In New York and Chicago. It Is a tremendous American drama, setting forth clearly and v Ivldly certain cer-tain conditions existing in our present-day lives, and situations that con-fiont con-fiont more than half the country's population. It Is a virile Indictment of business conditions In America, a powerful preachment against those ethics that pardon dishonesty In business and condone those practices In the office that would not be permitted per-mitted In the home. And again, the play sets forth a woman's craving for fine clothes and expensive luxuries that stretch tho family Income beyond be-yond the breaking point. Robert Ede-son Ede-son has never appeared to such splendid splen-did advantage as in the character of Bob Reynolds; Wilton Lackaye's portrayal por-trayal of John Brand compares with the finest work that actor has done; Max Figman reveals new charms, both In a comedy and serious vein, in the role of Dick Meads, Miss Cogh-lan's Cogh-lan's art is seen to fine advantage in the lole of Mrs. Collins, while Amelia Summers is capital as the maid. The current bill at the Empress is very entertaining The big attraction attrac-tion is Lawrence Ciune, "The Irish Wizard" of two continents, presenting present-ing his original conception of magic, called "The Den of Mystery." Mr. Crane is one of the cleverest conjurers conjur-ers in he business and wherever he M . Mm t w Ef fiH.I eonts Include mixed foursomes, B K!t' i nd mixed doubles, tennis. B The entertainment committee, Mrs. H L. Li. MeCornlck. Mrs, Arthur V. Cal- H laghan and Mrs. A. H. S. Bird, will H be assisted by Mrs. Willium Held, Mrs. H George A. Stelnef, Mrs. T. W. Uoyer, H Mrs. Samuel Nenl, Mrs. F. E. McGur- Hj rin, Mrs. It. ( Gemmell, airs. L. J. H Gilmer and Mtb. tester D. Freed. H For Mm Rrlg T. Cannon, who with M lier young son expects to go to Oma- m ha slvoi'Vly for the summer, Mr. and H Mrs. Fred Dern entertained Mor.- H day evening with 'a delightful "dinner H H Frldny Mrs. W. D. Donoher enter-' H mined lralf a dozen friends 'at lunch- U eon ;it her home In .Federal Heights H to meet Mrs. Cannon. H H Mr. mid Mrs. Morton It. Chessman H are receiving congratulations ever the H arrhal of a little daughter, which R dine to them Sunday, .it'll 18. H H Mrs. Robert N. Campbell (Miss H Heatilre Chccsman) with her chll- H divn came hint week from the east, Hl it mi (s a guest of her mother Mrs. H M. It. Cheesmttn at the Cheesman H country home at the mouth of the H Cottonwood. H! Mrs. Moylan C. Fox has come from H' Sair Francisco for a two months stay B in (he city. She is located at the H Coey apnrtments. H Mr and Mrn. Thomas Weir, who H hae lately sold their residence in E. H South Terrfli' street to Mr. and Mrs. H .1. r Cosgrirf. will leave there Tues- H li They hive taken suite of IH looms at the Hotel Utah until (hey H lei. in Juni' for Scotland and a trip uromid the uorld before returning to |