The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-29

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Fritzi Schrn comes 80 The Salt Lake
theatcr Friday and Saturday in the now
comic opera written for hcH by Henry
Blossom and Victor Herbert. entitled
The FrinIa Donna" Madame Schnff has
thcater. New York, i'm thla pinco. and
II is said HAT II is the best Nchicl" she
has yet had for the exercise OF h"r tai
eDts She has z charm that rs peculiarly
her own. being volatile. gay. tender and
capricious and full of the JOY of living.
IN The Prima Donna" she cnacts the
donna OF the Opera Conldue in Par!s, and
The part Is sa id to enable her to demon
s'ntc that she has powers as an emo
rional actress as we'll a singer.
MI. Dillingham; has surrounded Madame
Schcif with ono Of the best casts ever
organized for light opera in this coumn-
Try The company includes such we'll
known people as John =. IIanzard, Yer
non Davidson. William x Harcourt, Mar
tin Hayden. Donald Hall Phil Branson,
Anna Pelham, Tilie Saling"r; Grace Del
n novcta, and many others. The chorus
Is a large ono, The orchestra will be
largely augmented for the engagement
here. The sale Of seats opens at the box
Office today.
Eoss Melville in Sis Hopkins, drfT ~;
ahulnC' packed hou6n at the ,ol"ilidl
not draw from tho regular theatcrgoers,
but from the people who have seen the
play before and those whose friends nave
seen It. The play enjoys a wonderful
popularity and never seems TO grow old.
There will bc a matinee this afternoon AT
2:l5 and another Saturday at the same
time.
IT'S AN an-hit bill" said an orpheum
patron as he left tho thcater last even,
Ing. Probably this explains the packed
houses that have been greeting the per
formers twice daily since tn" opening oil
the programme on sunday evening.
Cross. who dislocated his hip that night,
Is appearing regularly now and assist
Ing, with his team mate. Miss Josephine,
In entertaining the audiences. ITS no
wonder tho bill plcases, continued the
man already quoted. When singer
dislocatcs his hip taking a high note, its
certainly mp TO the rest OF the performers
to struggle TO do their best
The audiences at the Shubert This week,
where Alfred SWenson and company are
playing In The Nagabond King have
been large and appreciatiyc ever since
play. tho clever lines and the manner in
which Mr.. Swcnson and his support have
dealt with the complications and pleas
ing situations ia it have well satisfied The
large audiences. The dual role of Mr..
Swenson and his quick changes from King
to vuga bond and vice versa. have mysti-
ned his audiences and attracted no little
attention to his remarkable versatility.
Miss L9rle Palmer. by her Sweetness and
rsg cs2 bern bo IS ags Vasabond boT[S * ns sd
which Will be given all week. With
matinecs today and SATURDAY. a produe-
ton Of The Bel BELLS VII be finrn' 1,Ii,,s rms
made his first great stride To the front.
In 1t Mr. Sweuson viii surprise his
friends
"Uer Fighting Chance Is the Offering
at the Grand thoater this week. II is
being played by the Robert. J, Ha1lett
winner. The piece, which Is on the melo-
dramatic order, contains story Of great
heart iptercsL To all, and is pleasing large
night The hill will be changed aud a very
popular drama. "A Life for Life" Will
be presented by III. same company; There
Chance" this afternoon. and a matinee
OF "A Life for a Life" Saturday 1t 2:S0,
The largest and most pret~ntious road
production ever attempted by II. II.
Frnzec is "a Girl at tho Helm" which
will he seen at the Colonial theater for
matinee. Its dainty chorus is intcnsi-
lied by electrical effects that are dazzling.
and every encore brings forth something
nov until The great motor boat race.
which stnEgers the imagination and sends
the audience away wondering what Tho
next stage racing novelty will be, This
cdies from tho La Sale thcater, which
is famous as a musical comedy produc-
ing thcater. Billy Clifford is the chief
fun maker and is assisted by several
noted principals aud a beauty chorus Of
musical worth The male octette IS
new feature for this seasons tour
IN exceptionally clever musical COM
cdy. '"rhc sub" which was written by
Miss Margaret Whitney and produced AT
tho Bungalow thnater Lass winter. will be
reproduccd az the Bungalow on Thursday
evening ny the original east. The plot
of the play deals With college life and
BIGGEST hit Of any anna teur play pro-
duccd in Salt Lake, has latcly b""n pre-
scntod in tho cities around tho Utah cir
cuit aud has been we'll received Tha,
c1"acity audience viii attend is evidenced
hE the large advance sale
Another of tho Kind OF vaudeville bills
thai makes you want TO soc moro is
promised by tho manaeemcnt of rh" Mis-
sion FOR the week which commences this
afternoon. Che bin contains many Euro
pcan and american novelties never before
soon hcrc: besides olc OF III" great acts
plavins IN vaudeville This act is
and kntc ,Incksor. II ia n wonderful
scenic production IN tho piocc two iif-
fer"nt scenes ave presented. the first
"ud ihc second Tie wreck az the great
boat iu mid-"ccau. F.labprat" electrical
Effects and scenery 90 10 make tEis tho
tlm", THE C;ndlcwsliT troune ot ten Rus
sian Slug"rs and dIn""rs is another hic
a"l upou III" programme. Tho Stclliuds
European comedy h1t-'hr"vc'= present
an nr; that teens with novelty. over
9uu iIIls grc r-"d l'N The ~" ir The I.lhn-
knHa. with rhcir dog "Enlly.' present Il
hit ~ cpmcds stunt in acrolig *. work IN
which The dog plays = prominent pa rt.
lSdn. DaVcnpurt. sinrine and dancins
"nmcdlcnnc ard Morris E. Morton. the
boys with tho 0ging fc"t. arc iwo other
excellent turns. The ricturcel-' nh will h.,
"n lr,nI with "I Interesting picture and
'hC orchestra Gas several new nu-lbnrs
T''"r" will hr matinee trdrv aud Zach
-" ihrn"~h"Ut 'l'c week. lncl;illne sun
day.
: Native of Scotland Dead
i'raUuis Smith iclici. daughter nr the
IaIo NlcX#ud"r Smith and wife or JOHN
w WicFci. died AZ 40 O'Clock IT her
hn,uc, 80? East Sixth South sirnc' Tucs-
dav mnrrii- She WAS born in 'rhorue
ucar Johnston RaufrcvShire s;~oflnrd
aud came TO Utah with bor parents in
ISG9 She was - years Of age at the
,imr ri her dca tn. The furclal will Ia
held from ihc residence sunday morning
BAT " o'clock. Mrs. Wick"l lcaYes threo
sons Naltor. Claud :, and Joseph V.