Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-20

standard grade. while his supporting
company Is headed by Miss Drofnah,
and Miss Blanche Kendall, Mr.. Han
ford Is one Of the new Shakespearian
stars who still clings TO the legitimate,
and 1t is pleasant 10 note that he re-
ceives sufficient encouragement ev-
erywhere to Justify him IN keeping To
the standard plays The engagement
opens with special matinee perform
ance of 'The Merchant of Venice
Wednesday afternoon. Wednesday
night "The old Guard ana lingo
mar" will he the Offering and "othel-
10" closes the engagement Thursday.
Miss Blanche Kendall Thomas has
her special opportunity IN tho role
of Jessica I'm THE Merchant OF Ven
Ice" and In the one act play The Old
Guard
Another of Henry W. savage's big
successes which comes to Salt Lake,
and which win be seen In advance Of
HIS opera company, IS Woodland" u
comic opera which has had az much
success as "The Prince of Pilsen" and
,"King Dodo' also produced by Mr..
Savage. The odd part OF Woodland"
Hes In the fact that the opera Is laid
IN the forest and that all It's char
acters are birds The birds rule their
own kingdom and have their own laws
and customs. The kingdom Is ruled
by King Eagle, whose son. Prince
Eagle. Ii IN love with the Nightingale.
Because Of his love and the fact that
he refuses TO we'd his cousin, Lady
Hawk. he Ia banlshed from the forest
The king dies and the Tramp Bluejay
usurps the throne He rules with much
trouble until q revolution headed by
Robin Red Breast IL successful and
Prince Eagle becomes the ruler.
Luders and Prlxley the composer
and author, are said 10 have done
some clever work, and that the east
Will be fully up TO the standard Is evil
dent from the fact that the well known
comedian, Harry Bulger heads the
company. George Bean, Helen Hale,
who takes the part OF the saucy
Jenny Wren), Louise TozIer, and Ida
Mule are also In the cast.
TIE attraction at the Grand theatei
commencing next week VIII be the Swe-
dish dialect comedy-drama, THE Girl
from Sweden presented by Manager
Fred Faulkner with Miss Made DE
Iond, an accomplished Coincidence, at
the head of a capable company. Swe-
dish dialect plays are popular with q
large class OF theater-goers. and II Is to
the credit OF this style OF entertain
snent mar Il does not Indulge In gross
or offensive carlcature in order 10 Sc
cure laughter and provide fun. In The
Girl from Sweden" the Swedish type liz
klnta In ~ n wa q
wholly IN keeping with the sturdy hon
esty and rugged faithfulness of the
Swedish immigrant. Miss De Long is
widely recognized as the best Swedish
dialect actress on the American stage,
and her work as the heroine has been
highly praised I'm the east.
..
Jov viii All the hearts OF those
vbosa lives nro snent inside the Or
nhon Asvli,ms and the Ola peopIe's
inf,rmaries nf this CITY on next Fri
dav afternoon. when they will see the
famous aid .'Hazel Kirke." as the
puests OF Mr. Smiley. The genial man
ager OF the Grand.
MIR. Smiley will also distribute 900
toys and souvenirs to the patrons OF
the house at the special matinee and
thoroughly enjoyable one--an after
Moons entertainment long TO be ro-
nembered by those who attend.
Through the courtesy Of the Utah
Light & Railway company free trans
portation will be issued TO the repres-
entatives OF the various homes at
tending the performance.
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