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Show AMUSEMENTS. i i 1 It is rare for a star to surround himself with such An exceptionally able company as is this season supporting sup-porting Grace Gorge, who comes t the Salt Lake theatre for three nights, beginning Thursday, and with the usual Saturday matinee. H. Reeves-Smith, who ' has undoubtedly Appeared with more stars than any other leading man on the stage today, to-day, is again this season with Miss George. He is pleasantly cast,, and his work as the husband of the frivolous frivol-ous Cyprienne is said to be the best he 'has yet done. A little later in the season it is announced mi. i--v-.-.-Smith will be starred in a new play from the pen of an English dramatist. Douglas Gerrard, an actor of prominence prom-inence in London, has been specially engaged ta enact the role of the foolish fool-ish young lover, Adhemar. Mr. Gerrard Ger-rard has been associated with such actors of prominence of Beerbohm Tree, Arthur Bourchier, Lewis, Waller Wal-ler and Fred Terry. A master of character char-acter acting, William Ricciardi is cast cast for the role of Joseph, the amusing amus-ing head waiter at the Cafe Grand Vatal. Mr. Ricciardi is also known as a clever stage director, and for years staged 5ll the productions made at the New York Casino. Charles Stanley, Stan-ley, who - was long identified with comic opera, but of recent years has joined the legitimate ranks, is seen in the role of the French police officer, and is said to play it well. Edward Fielding, at one time Olga Nether-sole's Nether-sole's leading man, who played with her in "Sapho" upwards of 400 nights, is also numbered in Miss George's support. Evelyn Carrington, an English actress, who for the past few years has been appearing hi this country, has the role of the young widow, lime, de Brionne, while Justine Jus-tine Cutting is the Mile, de Lusigan. Laura Lemmers. a young actress of great promise, is the Josepha, and the other members of the company are likewise happily cast. "Divorcons," with Miss George, greatly pleased both New York and London, and the piece is said to be the bast effort of th French nlnvurirht fiorfln.i TV,n comedy is bright and the storr is amusingly told of die change from the wife seeking to leave her husband hus-band for another to the easy road of a new divorce iaw to the woman who comes to realize that her husband has virtues that attracted her. So pronounced pro-nounced was Miss George's success in London that she returns to that city in the spring, and will probably not be seen again in this city for some time. |