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Show Salt Lake Theatre. Lillian Russell in her new play which is to be produced at the Salt Lake theatre the-atre April 12 and 13, has one of the comedy com-edy hits of the year. Kellett Chambers, the young playwright, has utilized a subject in which the public is deeply interested, in-terested, that is international marriages and divorce laws. In a clever satirical vein he has told a laughable and interesting inter-esting story in "The Butterfly." In the cast is Eugene Ormonde. John Flood. Fred L. Tiden, Fred Tyler, Roland H. Hill. Grant Mitchell, Isabel Richards De Yaux and Kate Griffith. The San Carlo opera company, which has been appearing for the past two months in St. Louis. Cincinnati. Chicago, Chi-cago, Kansas City, Los Angeles and San Francisco, has proved a surprise to those somewhat conservative places, and if this city follows the lead its citizens cit-izens will be shouting bravos when the San Carlo singers are heard here April 15, 16 and 17. Such scenes of enthusiasm enthu-siasm as have taken place at the Odeon. St. Louis; Music Hall, Cincinnati, and the Auditorium in Chicago have been practically unknown in these usually self-contained cities, according to the reports of the press from each place. The San Carlo company has a tower of strength in Mine. Nordica, unquestionably unques-tionably the greatest American soprano of her day. Her voice has the same depth, clarity and feeling that has al-ways al-ways characterized it, and she looks as handsome and even more youthful of artistic dressing for the stage, and of artitstic dressing for the stage, and ner jewels are gorgeous. For a light soprano the San Carlo company has America's own Alice advantage ad-vantage than as Mimi in "La Boheme" and clear as of old even though its tones have more body than ever before. Miss Neilson has been a great success in' the San Carlo company, and in no part has she appeared to better advantage advan-tage than as Mimi in "La Boheme." The exceedingly handsome and attractive at-tractive young French singer of the company, Mile. Fely Rereyne. has also created a furore in "La Boheme" as Musetta and other roles, while the young Etruscan soprano. Signorina Farquini, has proven a revelation in the more dramatic works. But there will undoubtedly be another sensation and surprise, just as in the east, and that will be Constantino, the wonderful Spanish tenor, unquestionably the best acting artist of his type on the stage today, and an acquisition that Mr. Russell Rus-sell secured in direct opposition to both Conreid and Hammerstein, and he has created just as much of a sensation among opera-goers in the cities where the company has appeared as has Bonel and Caruso in New York. Senor de Sigurola, another Spanish singer, has proven to be. a bass of remarkable fine ability. Everywhere the remarkable effectiveness of the grand orchestra of fifty picked New York and Boston musicians, mu-sicians, under the able leadership of Sig. Conti, a veteran of Covent Garden, Gar-den, has called forth the warmest approval ap-proval of the press, and the work of the chorus of fifty-five voices is called the best that has been heard for many seasons. The repertoire and casts are as follows: Monday, April 15, "La Boheme," w ith Nielsen. Tuesday, April 16, "Faust," with Nor-di?a. Nor-di?a. Wednesday matinee, April 17, "Barber of Seville" and "I Pagliacci." |