The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-11-16
DRAMATIC AND LYRIC.
A Pleasant Anecdote Of the
Baritone Carleton.
GRISMER DAVIES COMPANY.
C.r1eton,s Letter-GoIdena as a Punster
Mitchell strogoff-Nobles Critic
ally Considered, Etc. ETC

Carleton and his admirable company
orriva from San Francisco tomorrow
morning. and make their bow to US
ooain in the evening in that charming
work, the Mascotte. How well this mas
taken in San Francisco, may be sur
missed from the following letter, written
bv the eminent baritone to gentleman
of this city:
SAN FRANC1soo, Nov. 9, 1884.
IA, Deqr- In week we shall be
with YOU again, and hope to have the
Measure of meeting you. Our success
here has been beyond all expectation,
and in spite of the election excltemehI
we have had a splendid season: Inc
packed house which my beneIlI drew,
was. [ considers very great Compliment
for an Friday night the political eXclte-
ment had reached to a frenzy, and
the streets were a bowling mass OF ex,
cited humanity; SO l could Wen Ieel
proud of the compliment.
oar Mascotte is great success ana L
promise you an ideal performance III
haste. 'o1 44 ~ \ ~: yUu IHo,,
The cast with which the Mascotte will
he presented is as follows: Pippo, Mr..
Carleton: Bettina. Miss Wiley; Lorenzo,
Herr Adolphi; Rocco, Mr.. Golden; the
princess Rose Beaudet. Tuesday, The
Merry War will be given; Wednesday
afternoon, Fra DiavolO, and Wednesday
night. La File du Tambour Major.
Amusement lovers are revellng IN anu
cinafion of hearing this charming work
AGAIN. and of welcoming Jessie Bartlett
ia is in her inimitable boys character.
The following anecdOte OF Carleton
benefit in San Francisco is found IN the
CqH: "Mr. Cartoons benefit on Friday
night was marked by a pleasant Incl
dent, and one that the large audience
present acknowledgement. Bhe bene-
fciarv never Iookedrin better trim, mol
bore himself more airily and gracefully
in the rich and weli-E ting costumes thai
the later episodes of his character Of
Pinpo REQUIRE. The first act had fin
ished In splendid style, and when the
curtain rose on q recall, Mr.. Golden, The
comedian. aStonished Mr.. Carleton 10y
calling his name The audience became
silent. and having thus secured atten
ton. the comedian proceeded to addres:
the surprised beneficiary in neatly ar
ranged speech to the effect that the mem
hers of his company had noticed. he h2G
worn during the season an indifferent
looking watch-charm, and although h'
(CarletOn( might consider it talismaT
to secure public favor, ;the company ha'
concluded it was time to change TIA
trinket for something better, and the,
proposed to do it then and there. Tn
scheme, the speaker admitted, was
Wiley one, Matched with Wisdom, an
he seized the night of the benefit as
Golden opportunity to consummate Il
The gay comedian then, with mod
and becks and wreathed sE-iles, an
amid the hearty applause OF the aud
ence, presented Pippo, in the name of th
Carleton English Opera Company, wit
a beautiful diamond docket, IN apprecl;
ton of his talent as a singer, and hi
worth as = manager and a man. Carl
ton was evidently embarrassed by TIL
unexpected episode in the performanc'
bur after some hesitation received tn
memento, pulled himself together, an
made a fitting response TO Golden
presentation speech. HeihOped the
would remain together for many Sc
sons yet, and that the suspicious cor
mencement in the west would -PreSat
similar successes east OF the mountain
together With many other nice thing
usual on such occasions, for which Il
audience eheered him as they Eou
have done q successful political ca
didate.