The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-12-14
Leavitt's Company.

This evening M. B. Leavitt's, All
Star Speciality Combination appears
at Haverly's Salt Lake Theatre, be-
ginning a three nights Engagement.
The troupe is well named and is as
certain to draw well as it is to aD-
pear.The following is an extraetffom
the Denver journal which gives a
very clear idea of the character of
the entertainment;
NJ. B. Lesvitt', A lStar Specially C,m-
pany opened 81 the Tabor Grand lat
evening to q magnificent house. Every
seat tre m floor TO gallery was taken.
There vas plentiful sprinkiing oflAdies
IN the audience, and the row OF bald
beaded men that sat near the front may
have been rather Disappointed in the cha =
scter OF the programme presented, The
entertainment opened with bright and
clean piece Of nonsenoe entitled iFaint
Heart never won Fair Lady," introduce
ing Edith Sinclair and Ed. Barnes in
songs musical Inedleys and funny situs-
tious. The piece, though rather long, was
very original and thoroughly charming.
The Calsbar TroubsdOnrs, Field and
Houson appeared 10 one Of the most
original negro sketches ever presented in
Denver. The jokes, tricks, etc., were
refreshingly new and the aadieRce was
kept in roar Of laughter through the
Whole OF their performance Their mu-
sicai specislties included performances on
all kinds OF curious and unheard OF in
strumeats. Theg gave selections and
d ew forth surprisingly good music from
the bassoOn, dinner bells, staff bells aud
some other indescribable things,
Mr.. Henry Morris gave some highly
original snG unique eccentricities. His
dialect is not very correct for a Dutch
commedian, but his maize up and stage
business are irresistsbiy funny and thor
onghly new.
At this point OF the programme the
bald-headed and specialized delegations
craned their necks and raised their opera
glasses to gaze upon Miss Annie Boyd.
the seriO comique of the company. But
her bearing was toe modest and re6ned,
and her performance too free from
the old variety antics to quite suit their
taste. They had, however, the pleasure
Of gazing at an exceedingly pretty and
charmiugly dressed woman, who could
really sing we'll, and who gave some
very sprightly comic songs.
Kelly and Ryan gave a very refine d
and pleasing irish sketch, and Miss
Flora Goere, one Of the best female Irish
specially performers on the American
stages, gave one Of her inimitable per-
formAncss and received several encores
Billy Lester and Paul Allen gave one
OF their highly original and indescriba-
bly, funny performances.
The three st. Felix Sisters gave some
very amusing songs with character de-
lineations, marches and jubilee hymns.
The Four Diamonds, Watson, Saw
telle, Brevsrda and Gilmore, gave an
exceedingly good negro eecentricity act.
Chalet, the ventriloquist introduced
talking b. ads, animated puppets and ven
tEloqaised life-sized fgnres. He is an
exceedingly good performer in his line
and his acts h2ve many neW features.
Mile. Alphonsine, the equilibrist, then
gave some startling feats in bs.sncine
herself and rolling about upon a huge
globe after the fashion Of Signor Ethards.
Her thrilling and difficult feats are among
the most attractive performances pre-.
scented By the company.
Kelly and Rysn's amusing comedy alb
surdity and variety sketch entitled
"Blunders" or "That Man from Gal
way" closed the performance, The
programme presented last evening. which
will probably he repeated with somt
changes through the week, was thor
oughly free from all improper features
and was very original, unique aud pleas