Show I J 1 I DRAMATIC I THE TILE STRAIGHT ROAD nOAD I Blanche Walsh WI in ClytIc Pitch Fitch I Returns to Salt SaIl Lake Blanche Walsh with I a specially se oI o o- o company and 4 the entire pro pro- froni front the Astor theatre Nev I York will be seen in lii The Tho Straight Road noad I. I Clyde Fitch's Pitch's newest pla play at the Salt I Lake Lale ake theatre for four per pcr- 1 bc beginning next Th Thursday evening The Tho pIa play ilay startled I j itan Hon theatre goers b by the Int intensity of its dramatic situations and the vivid vl I ness of f its ts life pictures Since leavIng leav leav- ing New cw York Miss Walsh's tour our ur has been a succession of or triumphs ConCerning Concerning Con Con- the thc pia play Clyde Fitch has this to sa say In writing this play The Straight ht I Road floud I have endeavored endea to put real J people leople ople on the stage There will wili doubtless doubt doubt- i. i less be those who will cont contend nd that 1 this play Is melodramatic I shall hotl not hot l' l l be he disappointed and I shall not be bo surf surprised sur sur- f if It they do but you must unI un un- un- un I that the term term melo melodramatic is not vcr ver very generally understood In 1 us Its H original UI-Jg-l UI al meaning the term term was not nota a n. term to be ashamed of but latterly It has come into evil and is ways was re regarded as a synonym m for bathos loud Joud loudL L noi noise e CrUdeness and dramatic crime but this is only the misapplication of ot sta stage e license In Jn this pia play piny of The Straight Roa Road fload my effort has been not to follow melodramatic melodramatic melo melo- dramatic lines but the lines of oC life liCe AVe Vc c do 10 not go into Inlo h hysterics when lifes life's bitter hitter tragedies conic come our way We Vc feel it all just as much but we do 10 donot donot not shout and break up the furniture when we wc c hear that a murder murdel hns been committed or that some one is arrest arrest- ed cd That Is what I mean mean- mean mean-by b depicting I real life without I the tho false cloak of or tradition I have had all this in mind 1 in Jn writing Miss lIss Walsh's new play i I h OPERA ro NIGHT 1 San Sami Carlo Com Compan pan Will Plc Present ent Four Jamous Creations III In Italian Grand opera is l less ss than tort forty eight hours distant The organization the San Carlo company I is the thc one which Henry Russell has had for twenty S weeks s in New Orleans St S1 Louis Cincinnati Cincinnati Cin Cm- Chicago Kansas as City Los Angeles Angeles Angeles An An- geles and San Francisco Reports re reI received re- re I from flom the East have haye been heen unqualifiedly un un- qualifiedly ly enthusiastic tle and the conclusion con con- elusion seems to be general that as asgood good grand opera p performances have ha l not been offered there In many man years The organization comes here with a number I of singers who arc alO unfamiliar t to In music lovers ers but who have pr proven pren en enI their abilities to the complete satisfaction satisfaction satis satis- I faction of oC the Eastern astern opera a patrons Several of the leading members of the thc compa company are aie ar well I known however hO v Mine Ime Nordica who leads tho the list of uC sopranos needs no introduction and I. I that she will sing sins here as assures ures suk su- su k pr promo preme me Interest In fn the performances Alice Nielsen n who for fOI a a. number of oC 1 years was deservedly d esel ed I the Idol of the tho theS S f light opera lovers lovel rose rose to grand opeia- opeia hood two seasons ago and now comes come to us as one of the leading donnas don don- nas of tho th present plc ent company compan and the I 4 1 4 r- r I reports of hc her success In the East Hast I give hc good rca reason on for tor believing belie that will wm be a 11 source of oC I Ii her appearances I mid and enjoyment jo to this tills j I i i. i to satisfaction eJ j 4 city Of 0 lingers new t tp m this city thero there there- 11 M r J nr Q on 1 t IH hi i w- w That thai interest win will bo licon to hoar hear and ami judge jU Jo First and 11 foremost is the leading lead lead-I ing lug tenor Constantino Ho He Hol Heis I l is iN a n. Spaniard by birth and b by trainIng train train- ln tug Ing and scored cored his first filst success I In his native country Ho carried carrle everything every ever thing before him in New ew Orleans and Chicago and man many who ho ha have heard both hoth him and Caruso declare that the Spaniard is the equal as aM re regards ards voice beauty of or the Italian und and nn that as rears regards re- re gards s ar taste laste and musicianship In sing sing- r I ing hog he is his superior r. r It Is evl evident ent that we wc have to do with a tenor of or nc nJ f common abilities and the chance tc 1 hear him on the opening night of the thc engagement ement of oC It In n La Boheme wil be el eagerly erh an anticipated tiel patel with with Constantino in Alternating tenor is Richard Martin His voice olce Is E de described as of more robust character than is that of Constantino but nev- nev ci of or great leat beauty Angelini r Fornari Is I one of the leading lea bari- bari 5 dc Ic Segurola Se- Se tones of tho the company compan of Constantino Constantino Con- Con is Ig a fellow countryman an and is declared a bass of uncommon unS un'S uncommon un- un common commom merits S 'S f Mile Fely Feiy Dere Dereyne ne is one ono of the k chief sopranos of the company compan She will make her appearance as Musetta S 4 in La Boheme She is a Parisian S and was educated at the Con Con- h by birth th Her debut was 1 small opera house In lh the theS at a pUshed in Marguerite of France as S and face race facer of ot voice Faust Beauty possession and laudatory laud- laud be her to r is said writers predict that she needs atory become known in the United but hut to w States to be b an ai established favorite star principals principals prin prin- not through having It is however that Mr 11 Russell t. t and amI approval al win n patronage seeks to w F He has engaged for his company the list shows showS- as competent people people people-as and certain of thorn them are aro the possessors posses posses- big enough to command com con of names mand sors public support but it Il I is toward t securing of oC as well balanc balanced d a the that ensemble and complete completo company compau hu- hu H Ho Ic c his he ha has direct directed of or cut I S brought together an orchestra J players all of whom are arc said to be bo competent and anti a chorus of five fifty singers whose voices are arc fresh and whose hose singing ing has been hailed by the press patrons as the finest over ever heard In opera In Sig Conti ho he seems to have found a director of or worth and with lUt orchestra and chorus cholus carefully rehearsed and und with productions characterized char char- by br attention to accuracy detail he seems to be bo on the high highroad highroad roa road to succors success An excellent ballet of twenty artists also comes with the company compan under the direction of Sig to so o long JonG of tho the Metropolitan Opera house New York Mr Ir Russell's Russells scheme holds time the promise of oC giving us grand opera aj at prices within the time reach of the majority ma ma- of or music lovers JO Success for forthe forthe the tho undertaking Is therefore to b be wished WI ed The repertory announced for the tho lucre here is as ns follows Monday night La Boheme with Miss Nielson Sig Constantino Sig Segurola and others Tuesday night Faust with Mine Nordica and others MOlt MORAL IOl TJ LESSON OX 0 rin STAGE Actress s s at Stops Stoin Vayward n nard ard Girl GIlI antI and Sends Her Back Home Jimmie The Thc Incessant quest to see ec something new nev at the Orpheum will iii In iii a measure meas incas ure ule be satisfied during the coming comins week weel with what hat Is billed hilled as the most talked of act in vaudeville This conies comes in tile the form of the he headliner Miss May Ia Tully presenting Stop Look and Listen While the title of the pl let is su suggestive of heroines tied across railroad tracks it is devoid of blood bloo and thunder The rhe scene I is laid I at a country railroad depot and tho the characters are two to rural lovers and an actress Time The gut girl is about to depart dopa de- de pa part t for New Ne' ew York to become a great actress when she meets the tho stranded strande actress who proceeds lIl to hel How the actress persuades es the tho girl to tu give up her plans pians and return to her lover forms form the time basis of or the play which has hm been hailed er e every ever as a from the rank m-ani and und Silo file of vaudeville acts Besides Besl es it carries cantles comedy pathos and anda a a. mOIa moral l Mss Miss s Tully recently I leading woman at the Madison Square theatre in New Now Yoi York k is rarely rel li endowed with talent in both the comedy coined and emotional lines In Stop Look and Listen she has hasan hasan hasan an opportunity to display both gifts gift Of tho the second liner the Minneapolis 1 I Tribune says The Th Oll European European Euro uro- uro instrumentalists have individuality and charm and their little musical musical mu mu- act Is pleasing on that thal account The Thc fiddling Olivetti though freaky I I i lis Is fascinating Lillian Shaw Shan a versatile and popular pop ular comedienne gives hes impersonations In songs o of the Yiddish the time Italian Hallan and the coster costel t typos types pes She makes bolster bois bols temous ter ou fun with her voca vocal Inquiries as asto asto to lo the whereabouts of ot finery gner Brown Johnny Johnn Jolla Johns the little man in black tells some stories atom sings sings- some absurd son songs s and genet II g ally cuts cut loose Mark Hark Sullivan mimic inhale also allo goes roes it alone Norton Noi ton tho the magician has a bunch of new tricks s which puzzle and mystify mys mS tiC tily as aa nil all good tricks do 10 Time The with sonic some good an- an scones scenes a and iid Willlard lEa zui arc aye not notto to be overlooked by byan byi an ny manner ot- ot mcann f tt v 0 l bl PLAYERS IX IN l Stock Company at nt the Grand Tills This Week eek I Ire t Pa Famous Im I'm Ilu Play y With his popular popularity l firmly established established lIshe at the tho Grand through the production pro pio- ot of two clever and interesting plays of the thc lighter order Mr MI Harry Horr Leighton will vili this week present at the tho Grand the first of tho the big scenic and dramatic productions he promised lo local ho- ho cal t playgoers lay upon opening his en ena engagement en- en a ement I The play pia for the thc coming comin week will willbe willbe be Zorah Edwin Arden's great drama of Russian life an and in this production production pro pro- Mr Leighton will give to lo Salt Lakers one of the most pretentious sta stage e spectacles ever attempted here The Tho engagement ement opens tomorrow Monday tonda evening at the Grand and will continue through the following Sunday evening with matinee performances performances performances per per- Wednesday c nesda and Saturday afternoons at 30 The story of oC Zorah Is founded rounded upon upon upon up up- on the tho per persecution of oC the tile Jews of or Rus- Rus sIt by the government of or that country and has to do o with the love of or a J Jewish Jew Jew- ew- ew ish rabbi Israel Francos for Zorah the beautiful dau laughter daughter of or a Jewish merchant of his suffering sufferIng- and privation privation priva priva- tion for foi her his devotion and the lie re reen revenge re- re en e he seeks against those who despoil despoil de tie- spoil the girl and tear her from him Mr Leighton will be seen geen as the rabbi Franco Francos and the role Is by Carthe far Car the most dramatic and po powerful lie ire has attempted here during his present present pres pres- ent engagement The part parl will give gl Mr LeIghton the first opportunity he has hus had for foi the exercise of his genius in 11 the portrayal of uC powerful characters characters charac charac- Mr Leighton has spent a a. large sum of money in preparing Zorah for Cor pre presentation special being will wilt be clabo Iu arv Th Thu play lately costumed I Miss Ii EmiK D dd who i i 1 beu be be- u coming coining one of oC the thc most mot popular actresses ac ac- In tresses local focal theatres have known years will viIi be seen as tho the Jewish girl Zorah The flie role Iole Is one of great possibilities pos pos- and one to which Miss Dodd DoddIs Is singularly adapted a Michael Pet- Pet rolT governor of the province of Mos Moscow oscas' oscas os- os Chambers Chambel Cham Cham- cow cas' will be played by Lyster bel bers The rho love lo affair of oC a hustling young oun American John John- Orville Orvllle Salau and arid the niece rIcco of his employer while hile I the two arc in Moscow furnish a lively lively live ll ly Iy interest in tho the scenes of ot Zorah William F. F Had Haddock ock will play the young younA American and amid Miss Elsie Elslo Scott will be seen scon In the role of the time niece Wilhelmina Smith Zorah goes on as the first of or the big bit productions production Mr Mm Leighton has planned planned plan plan- I ned to present at the he Grand His new play Butternut Jones Jonos and Darling of the tho Gods Heart of Maryland among others will follow follow in In tho tIme Immediate Immo Immediate Im Im- Im- Im mo mediate future ATE Tg lIW S MATS H. I Hungry Mule Ilu J n l lla I lam oc iii Dress il JUD Now that A Midsummer l Nights Night's Dream has left the thc lie Astor At tor theatre New York It is to glance back and laugh at nt leisure at sonic some of or tho the funny timings things which retarded tho the openIng open open- lag InS of oC the time play and ph playhouse houSe It IL was the occasion of or the final dress rehearsal The scenery had been set tho the company compan had hall been called from roni the dressing rooms and the orchestra was busily sawing out Mendelssohn's l overture overture overture over over- ture when Miss Ru Russell ell happening happening- to glance out on the tho stage from rom one ono of oC the time wings ings saw to lo her asto that there was ms no grass rass on the tho floor of oC tho the woodland dell where here the tho confusion confusIon con con- fusion of or the time lovers ers is brought about by bj the time mi ml mischievous ous little sprite She called the time stage ita manager erDo er Do ou sec see this this' said she pointing at the bare floors there supposed sup posed to be some grass rass in this forest or do 10 Grecian woods have board floors Perspiration trickled from rom the time brow I of or the thc half crazed man muon He had imad suffered suf suf- cred Cerell the time tortures of oC the time damn damned cd tom for three weeks and Miss Russells Russell's angry query quer coupled with the arrival al oCle of oC i le and Kemper In iii high stages of oC excitement did dill not tend to quiet his nerves or straighten out his halting speech You it It was It You e you see was w-was way said he his imis fingers ers twitching anti and antilIs his lIs O eyes oyes CS rolling roiling wildly the jack J asses a-asses have eaten e the grass g The Thc s jackasses es ha have hae e eaten the grass said the time amazed star What jackasses i j have eaten tho the grass grass grass' shouted Mr Kemper Finally they extracted the whole pitiful pitiful piti piti- ful story tory from room him The Time ire fire department department depart depart- I ment had made another visit to time the theatre had hall examined time the grass mats had found them hl highly hl combustible and had commanded the time stage manager cr to have them helm again This was done dont as quickly as possible and the artificial coloring of 01 the planked floor of or the male make believe Grecian forest was placed out on the Forty fifth street sidewalk to dry Two mules |