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Show I BOSTON GRANDiOPERA , I ? AX RABINOFF'S Boston National ,f pJU! Grand Opera company made its w second annual appearance at the lfi; - Salt Lake theatre on Monday and Tues- Hn day, presenting from its repertoire IH "Aida," Maascagni's "Iris" and Faust," a variety of grand operas calculated cal-culated to bring out the best In those h who form tho ibrilliant company or- Hf ganized" by tho dynamic Rabinoff. Tho H' calculation was exact and lovers of H music at its best were afforded such H keen enjoyment as comes only with H similar opportunities, which are rare, H indeed. H ) Particular interest centered in H I "Aida," which 'has not been seen hero H'f professionally in over a scoro of H'J years, and in "Iris" with tho wonder- H,f ful Tamuki utfiura; and wniie Gou- H; nod's "Faust" was not anticipated H ; with tho avidity which characterized H that regarding tho other productions, HL owing to tho numerous repetitions of H the opera 'here, it was a new "Faust" H' seen -upon this occasion, for Maggie H u Toyto gave an interpretation of Mar- H' guerite iboth in acting and singing so H-l far superior to any other ever seen Hlf and 'heard hero that there can be no Mi' comparison. H "Aida," Verdi's most ambitious ef- H fort and by far the most dramatic of H his operas, drew an audience that sat H ! enraptured from the moment Roberto Hf Moranzoni raised his baton. H Tho orchestra in itself at every per- l formance, whether under the leader HI mentioned above or under Guerrleri H was worth all it cost to he present. H i But when it is considered what an ar- H ray of talent was on tho stage tho H wonder is that every Seat was not tak- i I en at each performance. H ' H j In the production of "Aida," Zene- H tello, the great tenor, well remem- Ibered by some of us who heard him while' Hammerstein was having his troubles with grand, opera, was easily the outstanding -figure. As iRhadames he received a tumult of applause af-qv af-qv each brilliant rendition, and par-Hg par-Hg ticularly was this true following his H I opening solo and tho subsequent duets HI and trios. The title rolo was in the Hi hands of Luisi Villini, a true artist in Hi voice and action, and Maria Gay, who Hi appeared as Anenaris, was excellent H in every respect. Of the men besides HI Zenetello, George Baklinoff is a gifted HI actor and made a great deal of the part HI of Amonasro, and Lazzari as tho priest Hi and Ananian, who played tho king, Hf ' made tho most of their opportunities. HI Scenlcally the production was very H beautiful as is always tho case when Hi "Aida" Is properly put on, though in Hf Qno or two instances a little crowding HI was necessary. But in its entirety H tho performance was rather epoch HI making in the history of opera here. HI That is, in connection with the other HI operas so magnificently produced, act- UjJ ed and sung. With the First Nighters ORPHEUM SROM past experience we have associated as-sociated the namo of Constance with one demure, of great simplicity, modest demeanor, sober, apparently grave. So whoever gave Constance Farber her front name handed us a laugh. But if those who christened her started tho fun it was nothing compared to that she originates herself, her-self, and following the screaming .half hour in which she and clever Irene Farber attract all of the attentibn, the audience is left exhausted with hardly hard-ly strengtli enough to beg for more, though quite willing to offer themselves them-selves completely on the sacrificial al- MISS HELEN ELEY, THE TITIAN HAIRED TELEPHONE OPERA TOR FROM CHICAGO, WHO WILL BE REMEMBERED FOR HER FASCINATING PERSONALITY IN THE "PASSING SHOW OFI916", WILLBESEEN IN "THE BLUE PARADISE" WHEN THE BEAUTIFUL OPERETTA IS STAGED AT THE SALT LAKE THEATRE MARCH 27, 28 AND 29, WITH A MATINEE WEDNESDAY. WEDNES-DAY. tar of Hysteria. Her fun making proclivities pro-clivities Jare indescribable. Personality Person-ality she has in abundance, but that is a vapid term in attempting to mention men-tion even one of the many attributes which are included in the qualities combined in her work. She is the one best bet in a couple of thousand and any one who can't laugh at her can't laugh. Her song, "Say, Where Do They Get Those Guys," with her inimitable ini-mitable way of singing it, is a veri-tablo veri-tablo riot. Following the Farbers, Howard's Animal Spectacle closes the 'bill, and it Is one of the highest class animal acts in the varieties, in which half a dozen doz-en ponies and as many dogs perform in a manner quite distinctive 'by comparison com-parison with other offerings of the kind. Witt and Winter unlimber at the beginning be-ginning of the bill, and Benny and Woods start tho fun with ten minutes of syncopation in which a plana and a pair of violins play important parts. Tho insouciance of the violinist with his quiet facial contortions, half simple sim-ple and half impertinent, and tho acro batics of tho pianist are responsible for considerable happiness on the part of those in front. "Tho Final Decree," by Agnes Scott, Is a sketch much less entertaining than previous offerings by the same author. As performed by Henry Keano and Dorothy Mortimer they probably get all there is out of it, but there is nothing in it. (Maurice Burkhart in "The Thiof," has an idea that might ibo maae something some-thing of, but his part of the program is not especially entertaining. And much better dancers have been seen than Ralph Itiggs and Katherine Witchie. Riggs adds to the pain at times by insisting on singing, and so does Miss Witchie for that, matter, who probably tells the truth when she chortles "I Was Once the Mild Sensation Sensa-tion of a By-Gono Generation." But everything else is forgotten with the coming of Constance Farber and sister sis-ter Irene. Where does Ed Levy get those guysl Following the regular bill, the patriotic pa-triotic pictures showing the various craft in Uncle Sam's preparedness program are making a great hit. PANTAGES HERE aro some real dancers at J Pantages today and they will continue to please the patrons there until Tuesday, so there is plenty of opportunity to see them and they should bo seen by those who admire the art Terpslchorean at its height. Verna Mersereau is the particular attraction in a "Itomance of Old Egypt," an Interpretive dance in which she is assisted by George McCormack and Fred La Forest. It is all most artistic, and of special note are Tho Dance of Love and The Dance of Vengeance. Ven-geance. The scenic embellishments are very attractive. The Exposition Jubilee Four made a great' hit with their classic and rag time singing. There is a circus feature fea-ture on the bill, the Wirth family, performing per-forming some daring feats while riding rid-ing ibareback. This might refer to the ladies and the horses. ""Hip Raymond is a great clown, including in-cluding various novelties in his act and scoring with an eccentric dance, and the Jungle Man Monk is a most intelligent in-telligent simian who apparently enjoys en-joys walking the tight rope, riding a bicycle and smoking a cigarette as much as tho audience does m watching watch-ing him. Herbert and Dennis are laugh starters start-ers par excellence, and the picture feature is the fourth episode of the "Sacred Kingdom," with Charles-Richmond Charles-Richmond and Dorothy Kelly. n "THE BLUE PARADISE" -T T the Salt Lake T' eatro for an ft, engagement of 'oo nights, beginning be-ginning next Tuesday evening, the Messrs. Shubert will offer "The Blue Paradise," a musical comedy in two p acts and a prologue, for which Edgar Smith has provided the American version, ver-sion, based on a Viennese operetta, the American book of which is by Leo Stein, who wrote "The Merry Widow." M. The music of "Tho Blue Paradise" is by Edmund Eysler, with additional numbers by Sigmund Romberg and lyrics by Herbert Reynolds. This popular pop-ular musical play was produced in New York City at the Casino Theatre The-atre a year ago last July, and was so well liked by tho Metropolitan theatre goers that it had a most exceptional run that lasted a full year of fifty-two fifty-two weeks. The play takes its title from an inn supposedly in Vienna, of the same . name, and while some of the charac- ' ters are American, all the scenes are laid in the Austrian capital. Tho Messrs. Shubert promise an excellent company for "The Blue Paradise," many of whom appeared in the original orig-inal production. In the cast are John E. Young, Robert G. Pitkin, Shep Camp, Fred Harten, Sam Hearn, George Everett, Madeline Nash, Helen Eley, Louise Kelly and a stunning I chorus of attractively gowned young g women who can sing and dance. I |