Show I P PLAYS LAYS AND PLAY PLAY PEOPLE PEOPLE I I ITile The Tile Day Hur No proper criticism of the play with which the Salt Lake Opera company compan at al the time yesterday opened the season theatre could possibly be made In The Republican today tolla The late hour of or the final curtain the really important quality of the performance the number number num num- ber of notable persons engaged make an nn adequate report wholly out ot of tin the question We Vc shall attempt inter latel to tu pre present ent more full fully the salient points in which It seems this event has achieved success 1 It ll t was a success of or course The of the evening evening evening- very l ry large audience iu hilt t to speak of or the good attendance atthe ut at th the afternoon performance performance Is Is Indicative Indica indica- tive of or the peoples people's Interest In the and we arc are very sure SUll It presentation that was gratified I was as an 10 Interest The stars slurs of the plug play pIa were Miss Mij- l Il o Emma Lucy Gates Gales MI Miss A Agatha atha Beck Berk- i. h h u-l. u Mr 11 J J. J D D. Spencer Silencer fur Air 1 r. r Geo Gee D I and Mr Hugh HughP W W. Dou Dougall all It Is II enough h to say l here that thai the chorus choruM t was a as exceptionally all tine line wholly h n been expect expect- ct that could have exp il i-il nf f If an un amateur company coman and that I ih ih- direction by b Professor McClellan i a an nn Inspiration for success from ruin beginning lo to end of the playA play pia A very beautiful a very charming presentation of the light opera In InI which the greatest of or artists have ha appeared ap- ap was given for tine the entertainment entertain entertain- entertainment I ment of Salt Lake bake And it enter enter- e The Winning Hand is the litle title of ofa a s sensational comedy drama that received re re- re- re the th Its Us initial presentation by ly I Lyric L Stock company at the Lyric theatre last night The play went I u with it ith ii a smoothness g seldom seen on first nights and no more difficult test of or i the capability of a c company could bethan be imagined than the presentation 01 or of such Mich a strong melo melodrama lama MI Miss S Margaret PItt Pill plays plas the Iho lea leading leading lead lead- in ing female role 1010 In a convincing manner man Inan- air ner and anel proves provos a again aln that she Is Ls ai an II artist of or high h rank Mr Ir Balfour an and Mr Frazier appear In ht the leading male malo parts and give I e manly performances of both bolh characters the they sustain Miss Ethel Elhel Roberts the latest all l nl- nl 1 to this ah already eady large largo company compan has a very difficult character to lo assume assume assume as as- sume as ns the adventuress She Site Is handsome and a n valuable a addition to tho time company I Miss Condon COI and l 1 furn furn- furn urn urn- shed the come comedy abl ably assisted b by Mr Ir Ping Pingree who looked almost human as Officer Moran of the force Altogether Altogether Alto Alto- gether getter It Is a n lively well acted drama full of or excitement and amI fun The scenery was good and ami appropriate The Tho Winning Maud will continue nil all week with the usual matinee Wednes I day any |