Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-03-26
LOCAL yOTS.

"Strictly Business at the Theatre to-
night.
Mr.. T. r. Higgins was assessed SIS yes
terday afternoon for the part he played In
the Higgins-Lowel, drama.
The Philemon Debating Club meets at the
Ninth ward schoolhouse tonight. An inter
esting programme Is prepared.
Some female has struck a bonanza in
peddling gilt-edged portraits of George Q.
Cannon, and is doing the town.
The Bishop Comedy Company suffers the
misfortune of poor management. The show
is worthy of more patronage than it drew
last night.
Nearly sixty passengers got off the east
bound train to-day to spend twenty-fo
hours in Salt Lake. Among them is a large
party of Australian tourists.
A tremendous throng greeted Mr.. Rossiter
at the box Office this morning when he
opened the window for the Mary Anderson
sale. Several parties had been waiting since
6 o'clock.
The sale of tickets for "Pygmalion and
Galatea" and GAS You Like It'' to-day was
about equal for both nights, nearly all of the
choice seats having been taken for both per-
formances.
very delightful tea party was given at
the residence of ex-Mayor Sharp last even
ing, by Miss Lizzie, and was voted one of the
pleasantest of the seasons parties in that
social circle.
L. M. johnson, who is serving a second
term for larceny in the penitentiary, is CIV
ing instructions in the common school
branches to quite a number of the prisoners,
and makes very efficient teacher.
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northerly direction to-day about 1 o'clock.
He afterwards refined up at the residence of
n. V. Jones in the Fifteenth ward, and rode
into the tax collectors barn as though he
had an interest in the ranch.
The first two or three persons who got
access to the box Office this morning COB
bled unto nearly all the nicer seats, and one |
party who had stood faithfully to his post |
since 6 O'Clock was obligrd to take seats in |
the pit. 1t is supposed that scalpers got in /
some solid work
Some of the street urchins have struck an
easier and more lucrative scheme than
polishing boots. One or two of them early
this morning got front position near the
Theatre box Office and when the sale opened
sold their places to some of the eager gentle
men in the crowd
One thousand and eighty dollars were
OdhCh 1OI blChtbS W TWO or lle
Chimes of Normandy" by home company at
Helena, Montana, recently. This is said to
be the largest amount ever taken in that
city on two consecutive nights, and shows
clearly that our northern neighbors are no
slouchers about opera.
The chronic dyspeptic on the Ogden Her.
aid has surpassed the enterprise of the Ter
,.itorial Enquirer by publishing tabulated
list of the prosecuted "U. C's." and those
who are charged with waging the persecu-
ton, showing the amount of taxes paid by
each individual. He neglects to publish his
own name with $500 poll tax appended
light house greeted the Bishop Comedy
Company in Widow Bedott" last evening,
and owing to the sickness of Bishops lead
ing man the play suffered from substitute I
having to take his place. Strictly Bust {
ness" will be played tonight, and will !
probably have a better house and a better =
presentation, as the piece is declared to be :
very, very funny. W !