Show I S II FLAYS PLAYS AND II I Clarke c tho the 1 c I An unusual and high highly Improbable play pIny Impossible situations and inferior company such euch such is Tho The Ragged flagged Messenger Messenger Messenger Mes Mes- as os presented l bj by Creston Clarke e at al the he Salt Lake theatre under tinder the thc management of Jules Murry The play runs rutis until Wednesday night with a a. matinee Yell Wednesday 11 Gs a rite Tho east cast follows follows follows fol fol- fol- fol lows lows- Time The Rev John Morton Creston Clarke his hiM secretary John Carter Dr Colbeck a le physician Jay l George Georgo a rich miser Marcus l I La Blanche Bertie Berthi erU Carpenter a L Beaux eaux Art Act Man T T. N N. lU Griffiths a n detective o Fred tl W V Parrott a 0 servant Henry Dornton Mary Virginia Thornton Mrs Irs Jane a wealthy wealth widow willow Bern Sarah Partington daughter of Partington Parting Parting- ton Ada Gifford Tho The nag Ragged etl Messenger Is a combination com corn social and amI mom moral I problem pin play a L comedy drama from A W. W AB B U. Maxwells Maxwell's book bool of or time Iho same samo name Creston Creson Clarke Is 1 of or course courso good goo but lut luthe ho lie does not appear so stron strong force force- ful Cui UI and amI convincing as ns In plays in which he lie juts has enacted the stellar roles lu In former fottner years ears The Bigland of or John Carler Carter I Is almost perfect and anti is the theone theone theone one reel real treat of the lie j performance Griffiths a detective is good as portrayed portrayed por poi by ly Fred W. W Huntley Hunlley Virginia Thornton as us Mary AIn Aln lel h. h Is rather a a. problem in her herself elf At times hues s she he seems to rise to the heights where the stage settings drift away uway and amI she seems scents to be he living not acting only to Lo bring you back to the realization realization I tion ion that lint it l is nothing more than a part purl being mechanically carried out I Edna Ellna Bern Bent as Mrs 1 Jane was tas troubled with a disagreeable cold collI but bitt until th the last act showed showell herself to be an actress of or merit T. T 1 N. N heft Ileff- ron as Bertie Carpenter Is a n. poor 1001 Joor vi villain I Ia I ii The whole play pIny Is loosely constructed construct construct- ed anti amI especially especial is this shown in tho thu third act when tho the lights are aro dimmed for n a few Iett minutes until the tho thon n next mornings morning's sun rises and brings Into living H the tho actors on omi the tho stage c. c Clarke himself is too impetuous and dramatic and the play throughout furnishes furnishes fur fur- elaborate opportunity for tho the craving desire of or the actor for fOI the dramatic Somo Items In Iii Three acts are arc contained In the opera V One hundred and mem mem- hers bers are included in Iii the lie com company pan EI Eleven ven noted prima donnas arc are numbered In the cast seven Fifty musicians make up the splendid symphony orchestra Three musical conductors accompany accompany pany pan Madam Butterfly on tour Three h ec hundred and an pieces of or ba baggage gage are arc carried by tho the memberS member'S members mem mem- bers hers of the company compan Four baggage agg agge e cars arc are nt necessary for tho the transportation of ot tho thin scenery Five prima donn donnas s accompany Madam Butterfly to sing only the lie titular role icle Seventy five thousand and dollars was as expended oh 1 0 V Iho scenery costumes and general production Ten cars composing a n special train are arc used for the lie tran transportation of or the theP P production rod ti Twelve o thousand dollars weekly Is the lie approximate amount of tho the company's com corn pany's actual 1 running expenses CB Madam Butterfly was written by Glacomo Giacomo Puccini the foremost living composer of or Ita Italy Twenty five c special stage hands hancl under uner un un- tier der er the lie direction of a master mastel carpenter carpen tel ter ci accompany and handle the lie production pro uro- d Eighty Eight stage blage hands In all are aie re required re- re ll In iii unloading the tho massive production production pro pro- from the rain and setting it up UI In iii a n theatre Thirty beautiful Japanese kimonos worn h 1 by the lie various prima donnas in iii Madam cost Henry AV V Savage Fifty consecutive performances of Madam Ia um Butterfly were given i en In iii New NewY Y lh This his Is engagement ment broke O the tho worlds world's record for fOI grand opera runs lU ns and netted box office receipts of or more inure than hami Six valets and eleven maids employed em em- po by IJ the principal singers singer ac- ac com pun thou their masters and mistresses mistress mistress- sS- sS es Cs en tout tour Alone lone thc lie they constitute a formidable While Whilo en tour tOUl the managerial staff alone ilono with l Madam am num- num hers ten men who look o lc after the lie end end- JC ess I details of the big enterprise Good Gotsi Hill Bill at The bill at al tho the Orpheum this week weeks Is s so diversified that every lover of oC vaudeville cannot but bul b be pleased The list 1st this week Is unusually good goo headed headed head head- e ed by tao amazingly wonderful Yuma the tho ho European contortionist who isby Is b by jy far the he most startling human that has las ever been seen in the city The contortions gone gono through h by l Yuma Yunta make one ono shu shudder ller so do dothe the they seem Frank Marckley furnished d an en- en period with banjo selections selections' Barr harry llO and Ada ida Prescott were fairly good with soft sort anti and wooden shoe lancing Our Bitterest Foe a a. rather rath er unusual yuu vaudeville sketch was pre pee eneth by ly Harrison King Harry Harr Wilson VII Wil son soil and anti Mabel label Florence It was good but seemed out of place Bert Levy lid did not appear Co for l' l his cartoon stunt and Tim Welch a local comedian was substituted and entertained the tho and aud- lence ence with a u monolo monologue ue stunt The lome showed three series of r pictures all of which were welO good Grand Theatre A A Texas Texa Ranger Rangel will be the attraction at- at V traction rachon at the tho Grand Granel this evening to- to mon ow row and evening The pIn play plays Is s a n. like life e production of or Western lire Life Ife possessing all tho thu breezy characteristics chur- chur of that thal free and Interesting country as it was before the tho advent of th he Lu railroads Special attention has b Leon eon on given RIven to the correct costuming ofhie orthe of or ho the characters and the lie details of oC tho the scenic conic and electrical effects Humor pathos ami 1111 tragedy aio c so o clos closely ly In In- OVAn as to carry the listener from tears ears to laughter with scarcely a u. pause Beautiful In sentiment and ar- ar portrayed it Is II ono one of or the most Intensely Interesting plays plas ever I |