The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-02-10

Op6u0u Will d DUOU al tue DdlQW III
last Monday evening, the opera of
Lucia being presented to $4,000
house. RigOletto followed Tuesday
to little less, and King for Day
was performed Wednesday, with
still no vacant seats in the house.
ALI the reports We have read
gush to an extent OF mild
delirium, the Chronicle particu-
larly giving two columns to
the initial performance, naming
all the millionaires present, and
taking the ladies to task for wearing
any bonnet or head dress; indeed,
the critic gave nearly as much
space to the audience and the matter
of opera dressing as to the performs
ance itself. The following is taken
from his comments:
TO spectator who viewed the audi
ence from the front Of the house, the
scene was inspiring. The animated faces
OF the ladies, set off by their brilliant
costumes, rising tier after tier from the
front seats in the orchestra to the loges in
the rear of the balcony circle, resembled
a vast pGrferrs OF flowers or huge piece
of embroidery. to which the black coats
of the gentlemen, who lined the space
between the seats and the wall, served as
background. But while many of the
toilets were elegant, persons who had
been accustomed to attending the Opera
in New York or in the European cities,
were struck By the incongruity Of the
ladies appearing in bonnets or hate. Good
taste and regard for the tout ensemble
teach that ladies in evening costume
should appear with their hair dressed
It 10 beautiful, it is becoming and lends
q harmony to the toilette which in too
many instances was destroyed last even.
ing By the use of bonnets which, while
proper for street wear, have no place st .
full dress opera.
THEATRICAL GOSSIP.
The Opera House has booked
Geo. S. Knight for April conference.
Sir Arthur Sullivan la threatened
with paralysis and softening of the
brain.
The press generally unite with
THE HERALD in scoring Sarah
Barnum.
The Silver King is again expected
here but not with the same people
In the cast.
The Princess Ida is generally
voted to be the least of Gilbert ana
Suliivan's productions.
Mr.. Daynes has written new
anthem, which he considers over
shadows all his previous efforts.
Mrs. Langtry has bought city
residence ia New York and coun-
try house il the suburbs; che will
settle in America in 1885.
Harrison and Gouilsy are the
next attraction ut the Salt Lake
Theatre. This is another of the
companies advertised as booked at
the Opera House.
A valuable memento to the Taber.
nacle choir is their group picture
taken by Savage on New Y ears Day;
all the members are faithfully pOr-
tray ed, except perhaps the charm
ing soprano. Miss Olsen, whose face
looks any ones else but hers.
Bernhardt and ColOmbiel have
made it W. 1t is whispered that
the thrashing was only part Of an
advertis ng scheme, and that Bern>
hardt is sS much interested ia the
sale of Sarah Barnum" as the au-
thoress. This seems too horrible
for belief.
A strong array Of names is PIE,
sented in the Eighteenth ward con- |
cert. next Friday evening. Prof. |
Krouse, Mr.. Weihe, several mems
bers of the home club, Miss Olsen,
Miss Wells, Miss Edith Clawson,
Miss Hitchcock and others are |
found on the programme.
Lawrence Barrett has been asked
by the author of Francesca for An
increase of the royalty on the play. |
The amount now paid does not equal
more than 800 per week, while |
Barrett makes eight or ten times
that amount every time the play Is
produced. He refuses the authors |
demand, and q possible law suit is
the consequence.
ME AILuotIOdSl w bO udQ Stdl lou
cut to sell tickets Tor Holland on
account of st Marks Hospital, is
greatly dissatisfied with the way
things hsve turned out. He states
that he was told when approached
to uudel take the matter that his
hospital was the only one 10 be
shared with. but that he had not
been out half an hour before the
town was flocded with parties who
had mads similar arrangements.
Barley Campbell is dFamstist Of
whom we have always bad q very
moor opinion;tde success OF bis la est
play-Separ ton speaks convince
ingly OF the famiDe OF original ideas
in the theatrical woIld. a husband
and wife separate fir a number of
years and finally unite Trough the
agency Of their daughter. 1t tribe.
US that this idea has been used in the
Bankers Daughter and one or two
other pi ces ;but diminutive act of
that kind gives MIR. Campbell little
concern.
Harrison and GOurlay were at
first impoI tuned to make q
Jump from san Francisco to S..
Louis, sighting Salt Lake altos
o,osbar 9his fhov dooIiuod fO DO