Show PLAYS AND Iii II U Il Anna the tho l E E The almost almust unlimited extravagance with which Anna Held has always alwa's I staged d her productions has has conic come to be I I proverbial pro In theatrical history When h n The Little Duchess was first presented presented presented pre pre- by her at al the Casino In New NewYork NewYork NewYork York the lavish hl equipment of scenery and sartorial display was the sensation sensa sensa- sen sensation alion a- a tion lion of several seasons In introducing the Sadie girls it was Intended to outdo all former fOlmer show girls so sq gowns were wera imported Importe from the tho most exclusive In Paris Parl- Not Only duly in this th's but in every other othel detail the production was the best that could collid be bought hought The average producer would have ha had the tho jae Jackets ts o of the fencing master and his pupils made of canvas or mole moleskin but In this production thE they Y were of genuine buckskin the dressing table of Tho The Little Duchess contained solid silver gold goM and cutglass cut cutglass cutglass glass and her hel boudoir was aas furnished with real gold gud leaf furniture As a gorgeous and realistic stage pic picture ure this presentment has never been exI excelled ex ex- ex- ex excelled I c celled an and seldom If ever er equalled Milton nn and Sargent Aborn purchased this equipment intact two years ears a ago o I and selected selected-as as a a. a successor In the stelar stellar stel stel- lar ar role Countess Connies Olga von Hat I mo j ho Is now no noon on her second successful i season season a aa as a n. star in this this- clever musical I I comedy supported by a a. ca cast t of or com coin j i who have won avon won the highest I 1 t J praise in every big elt city cast east o of the Mississippi and a good man many West e t of it ft and with a n large e chorus o of selected feminine charmers The organization numbers fifty people and Is announced announced announced an an- as one of the most promising events of or the season eason at the Salt Lake theatre Th Thursday a Friday Frida and Saturday Saturday Satur Satur- I day with Saturday matinee Florence Roberts Hobert With the announcement of or the dates ates for tho tiro coming of ot Florence Roberts to th the tho Salt Roll Lake o theatre which have been fixed fiT for Cor four Cour days das he beginning on Jan i 7 comes the news that she is to produce produce product pro pro- duce duct here for the third time lime on nn any stage In ht English a play from tho the Spanish called Maria Marla lalla Rosa un and coupled with the ln anno announcement ment Is 18 the fact that this Is the piece that she Isto is isto isto to shortly take toke to New York for her second metropolitan engagement She will also be seen tho first nt two days as a's of the sta stay In a pa play that she presented here last ast season seaMon The Strength of tho the Weak ook which will also be used forthe for forthe the matinee which Is s to b be given Iven Wed Wed- Her Hel New York cast nn and the original productions are arc assured Good nU Business at nt Orpheum The total box office receipts at the Orpheum leum yesterday for the two per per- performances outdistanced those of Christmas day and md that Is going some som seine Charles Chates 1 F F. Semen Semon the row narrow feller feHer repeated his hit lilt with hl his budget of ab ab- and Palfrey and Hoener comedy acrobatic cyclists ts Hh shared uc th the honors with him The singing of Mme Ime also appealed to to the cultured people In the audience of whom apparently ap- ap Jar there were many If the applause applause ap ap- was any criterion i I Jh Theatre n t te The Lyric theatre has a H big hll winner this tills week eck with A A Fight for fOI n it Fortune Fortune For- For tune lune as It Ills Is Immensely pleasing Two more large audiences 50 saw It yesterday The usual uS souvenir matinee will be given to today a and the candy matinee on S Sa Saturday t u |