| Show I I T THE T I 1 I i iI I 1 ATTRACTIONS S TODAY V. I. I Colonial Sheehan English The i iLove Grand Opera comp company In fl I Love Lo Tales of oC NeUmann Hoffmann P. P m iii Orpheum Vaudeville Vaude I p P. P in m and 8 15 p. p ni rn I Garrick-Garrick Garrick stock comI com corn I pat pany In The College Widow 1 I rn 23 30 I Empress S Vaudeville ilIe p. p m. m j 7 30 W p. p m. m and 91 p P P- Pm m m. Mission lon Vl JI Vaudeville and moIn trio mo 1 In ins Jag pictures at afternoon and f evening 1 I A. A hI I I delicately beautiful Something Something- more ful til in the charm of It fantastic theme thenie and enchanting music than n Offenbach's Offenbach's Offen Offen- and bachs bach's weird romance Travesty tra comedy The Thc Love Lo Tales o of Hoffmann Hoff- Hoff mann ninn can scarcely be Imagined Ined b by lovers overs of ot opera and tho the production orthIs of or this last work of the thc great Gc German composer at tho the Colonial last night t by jy the Sheehan English h Opera com com- any lan left nothing to be de desired There Theres Js Is s a subtle charm about th the opera that thatis is s lasting ting lingering There is a touch of weird ness about It that Is Ing ng And about the music from the thc enchanting Barcarole of or the Venetian Vene Venc- tian scene to tho the impressive grandeur of ot the m music u lc of or the third a act t when Antonio Antonia ings herself to death under un under Under un Un- der the fatal spell spelt of song there is something something- that grips grip the musical soul of the listener and leads It on to a glimpse of or that which the the composer t saw a w an ana dreamed when he hc conceived The Love Lo Tales of ot Hoffmann The Sheehan opera company Is an organization of If singers who can ping grand opera as it ou ought ht to bo be sung The They ha have hae e voices e cr every one them and the they know how to use them Joeph Joseph Jo Jo- seph eph F F. Sheehan than whom there is no 10 better American tenors tenor hasn't ch changed a bit his voice olce is just asgood as asgood good as it ever er was Jt It I Is sweet re resonant iC- iC sonant and strong and und notwithstanding In ing the t lio hp it 11 Iv er ered slightly l last t night t br by a touch of f cold he san sang with a charm that captivated cap cap- tI his audience The honors were shared with him by br Miss l Gla Gladys rs Caldwell CaIdwell we 11 who took the roles of c Olympia l and Antonia She possesses pos pos- ps a voice of or splendid id quality Ju lit and timbre and she handles it excellently The opera was a little late lute In beginning beginning beginning be be- ginning ginning- owing to an unavoidable una dela delay de delay de- de la lay in the arrival of the thc scenery but this HUlo walt wait was forgotten when the first not notes of oC the overture were sounded an and from flom then until the curtain cur cur- tain dropped on the finale of the epilogue epil ogue the audience was held under the spell of Offenbach's beautiful music The theme of the opera is built on the stor story of Hoffmann Hofmann a dissipated young German poet who ha had three love 10 affairs each cach of which which- end ended sl d Ina in iii ina a tragedy or 01 a tra travesty oh on oi tragedy h hand and ind In the prologue Hoffmann is found round leading a drinking chorus In Inthe inthe the thc wine cellar cellai of or Luther in Nuren- Nuren berg When hen the chorus thorus is ended It Is suggested that Hoffmann HoHmann tell the stories JO of hl hI hh love lo affairs and he is persuaded d to t consent Then in the three following acts the tales of lovea love a are c unfolded The first act et is the stor story of the love lo of Olympia I In the course court e o of their travels through ItaI Italy Hoffmann an and his friend se meet a II famous scientist who with the aid of n a mountebank fashions a won wonderful erful doll oll which can sing slug talk and dance As a Joke Jole anzani invites his friends including including- Hoffmann to his mansion and Introduces introduces introduces intro Intro- duces the loll as his daughter pia Hoffmann to whom Coppel Coppel- iu ius lus has sold a pair air of magic spectacles spectacles spectacles spec spec- sees through these glasses a living woman in tho doll 1011 and falls rall madly in ip love with her only onh to have ha his Ils love Q dashed et to pieces s b by the discovery discovery dis us- covery that the I object of his passion Is but an automaton Miss 1188 Gla Gladys ys Caldwell Caidwell as Olympia Olmpia the mechanical cal doll oll does some remarkable act act- ing The rue second act opens with a beautiful beautiful beau beau- moonlight scene in Venice showing sho a ga gay party In progress s at atthe atthe atthe the home hom of the tho beautiful Julietta Julletta Julietta and nd arc are disclosed disclosed disclosed dis dis- closed singing the the Barcarole song in the charming refrain in which the guests join This I Is one of the most fascinating pi pieces ces of music in n the opera opera op op- op era and the audience last night could not get e enough gh of it Hoffmann falls falls' mad madly in love lo with Julietta and auth fights a duel duel with another another an nn- other admirer l' l only onh to kill him and di discover co cor r the fair Calr Julietta floating awa away In a gondola in Iii the arms of a a third admirer Hoffmann HoHmann hoffmann Hoff HoH- mann is pl pulled away ay from the thc scene b by just In time to escape the police r Weary an of or being pursued by br the thc Nemesis of ot disappointment in Iii foreign lands Hoffmann turns back t to his nathe native native na na- na- na tive the land and at Munich meets and falls rails in lo O with tho t K A An An- n tonia daughter of a. a f famous singer r who has bequeathed to her child chilli not only her charm of voice but lut the thc fatal atal n malady alad of the thc lungs An evil genius s In th the form of or pr pro Miracle who is supposed to have ha cause caused the mother to sing lIng hers herself lr to d death ath in the weakness weal weak ness of her illness appears to wield his spell over O the the daughter The father and sweetheart her hera wring from her a solemn promise never to sing again asam Then the evil ovil genius comes conies lie he summons summons sum sum- mons owns the spirit or of th the mother who ho slugs Won from l her llor picture nature on the walland wall vall walland and bi bids s her daughter sing Antonia Antonia An An- tonia succumbs to the spell and andS S bursts f forth Or l Jn In a magnificent song that cn ends n ih s her death eath It is In this and 1 act that the music the theme rise together to the grand ran The trio tilo b by the tho father the evil genius gen gen- ius lus and Hoffmann is magnificent but not m 80 ore so than that bv by Antonia the thc evil g niu and the voice of or the moth- moth Pt Pl when th compels the thc victim vic Ic lc M tim of oC hi his magic magle to burst forth lilt into tilt the fat fatal l song that ends In iii her heath drain In the the J the scene ceno returns returns to Luther s tavern ta er Hoffmann Hofmann has i ended his hlo sto- sto stories j and leads th the revelers revel revel- ers en In Iii a I Suddenly r chorus SUll the Muse Ju of or appears I Hoffmann Horrmann Hoff Horr- Poetry apai's to mann an to tu I him that earthly earth earth- ly lr loves lucs must look loul nm antI and m lie must to her to kindle Je the fires of divine lne passion in poetry The Love LOe T 1 I le s of or Hoffmann Hortmann willbe will be nt at the r L tonight oni ht and aCl l I J row night nigh t. t Wednesday afternoon Balfes Balfe's Bohemian Girl will wilt be presented pre nrc- seated and that evening c the Sheehan Opera a company will close Its engagement engagement engagement engage engage- ment with ith Verdis Verdi's great opera II a Trovatore to lC l r A balanced well bill is that presented pre pt-c- at the this w week k While hile it does not carr carry the spectacular lar settings which held the thc stage the preceding week it is one one-of the bett best of the season including ris as it do docs docs' S ia a variety of or acts all nIl of ot which sharod shIrod liberal applause by br the lie au audiences Both Sunday audiences were Tere appreciative th and the house houseas was as completely fillet filled at both l performances rr Ont j leaves the theatre after the lie sh v sho P with the th impression of of l having having- seen an entirely diverting performance Zila Zita an English Eng t U translation lI 1 a tio n nor S o or a French play was splendidly ly stag staged ll lland and acted In three brief scenes were crowded ded a wealth of charm chat and p personal per per- ronal r- r sonah onal magnetism contributed by Miss 1 Mabelle l Adams Miss Adams dams is in every sense sengo of or the word a talented woman both In music and acting the difficult part of the Hungarian g gypsy The Thc pIa play is a typical French t I I. n r 1 n I i i. i concept concep- concep V n I I IU JUL na ii a good stor story which is better acted C. 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H ODonnell O'Donnell plays the part of Paul and Miss Adams the part of ZIla They are arc lovers one an artist ar- ar and the oth other r a gypsy girl of the streets ts of Paris The They united are af after after a- a af- af ter tel an estrangement ement as true IO lovers IR usually are and th the curtain falls on ona ona ona a pretty cUm climax ax Kramer Kramel an and two very robust robust ro ro- ro- ro bust young gentlemen with muscles muscle's like the village smithy displayed e their prowess to goo good advantage in a number of ot thrilling performances some of which were entirely new lIew Ward Vard Ba Baker Baher er who was billed as Americas America's most soulful soloist while an an excellent master of the theio vio yb- lin did Id not look the part of a n mu musician musi musi- i- i clan cian more closel closely closel resembling a bank clerk He lIe was vas well r received ceiell McDevitt itt Kel Kela a and ard Luc Lucy two rat rather hc I fragile Individuals am and a n buxom young woman produced d much I new nonsense under the of the Piano I lano Movers The They wrestled u a real Piano over OCr the stage taSe and kept the house TS in an uproar r during luring minutes S the fifteen en S they were Mere before the foot lights The Nichols Nichols' were imm immedi- immedi diatel di- di atel In favor or with their face black-face stunt The They y san sans sang w yell well 11 and carried out a o i SOO good program of dialogue Charles an and ad Fainie Vat Van put on a aff rollicking ff stage travesty travest entitled A Case Caso of Emergency The Tho piece put Pt the e In a Splendid comm coming as It did alter after the tho lIn r wIth its top nr of tho more serious phase of Th The Floods Unit tick aP lap lap- come come- acrobats of the old school chool concluded con- con an I i. i H 1 which i J. J L b I i Jill is followed l b by a a. mot on picture Program of h order G. rHE with I cr effervescent er hl Ine train u of lo c lovesick lovei-ick followers the il i The Thc College Widow holds boar d s at the thu Gari this thi week opening before a n crowd crowded crowde l and auth doa do- do h last Jast nIght There I Is a In I and d i life to this satire h men merry e y comedy the that on I ls is wont to expect from frome rot rom n p of George e Ado Arle who rarelY Of or nil all t the ho o pin ploys ln a put Ut on this season as yet by bv the players The Thc COll College ge Widow seems to fit fit them more nearly and thc they I havo plenty of opportunity to display their talent which the they grasp with no uncertain han hand The stage management man man- and nd setting etting- are arc excellent the entire piece went ent with clock- clock like precision each performer playIng playIng playIng play- play Ing u up up to his neighbor well making maling a a. mb mo t cred creditable performance MISs li s Ethel Clifton assumed the title role and brought all h her l' l winsomeness winsome winsome- ness ness ness' Into info play with effective result Miss E Elizabeth Elisabeth 1 Ho Ross floss s made a lovable athletic girl irl brimming over with the ze zest t of ot life and ambition though not lo lost host l to a fitting sense of or dignity As Flora Elora Wiggins Miss Helen Collier Collierr made r Je o n distinct hit Of ot the men Gc George rge D. D Parl Parker er naturally carried off the honors hon depicting the character charac ter tel of or Billy Bilton a halfback who won the thc championship i football game gaie for 01 his school despite his fathers father's desiro de- de siro to see the time opposing opposing- ing team carr carry off the pennant William Bernar Bernard Ber for nar nard made n-made an excellent Peter With With- while hile Walter II n. Se Seymour mour found tavor favor as Hiram Bolton Nell Neil eH Pratt ha had an opportunity to demonstrate lemon demon strate his fine character work in fn the therole therole role of Hon Hoit Elam Elani lIi lucks Hicks ks of or tom and anti brought out all the thein in mirth provoking I r t h p I n g qualities 0 of or C the Ii e character Joseph B. B Totten made a splendid freshman and his Bub Hicks licks created cleate whirlwinds s of or laughter All In all The College Widow Is the best show the has huts given gl Salt Satt Lake e an and it is well worthy worth of patron patron- age It will be continued all week weel with th h Thul's Thursday ay and Saturday mail mati- no u JS Ono Onu of the largest houses since the opening of the Empress was in attendance last night to witness one of or the best liest bills yet ret presented The bill was WIS tho time same as the one given on the opening last Wednesday but has gra gradually grown In popularity an anla and la last t night saw hundreds turned awa away Those who ho go to make male up the tho bill bill aie me ae Nellie Nehie Brewster and anti the Amster dam dani quarter Sheck and D' D Robert Fulgora Kramer and Ro Ross Robs s DAlma D'Alma an and Mae The rho four out Baltus and two 1 humorous motion picture subjects conclude the lie bill bill will vill continue continuo tuda today and will close on rue Tuesday night a new bill openIng openIng open open- ing with the Yc Wednesday ne matinee Matinees will be given dall dally daily Sam Samim Bernard The The most mos notable aUdi and and interesting occasion in the dramatic dra Ira matic year will be th tin thu engagement of S Sam m Bernard Bernar at t the Colonial on Thanksgiving da day an and ida Ft-ida Friday when whelm this famous comedian will be seen as th tIme the l Milwaukee man man who cd ed in Europe a as aH a German duke dule The Tho I production which will present this timEs comedian called He Ho Came Canie From Flom Milwaukee aukee I Is heralded as the best vehicle yet ct produced for Cor the thc tangle tangle- tongued tong man to ride tI to success in |
