The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-08-03
STAGE WHISPERS.

euo AOaSC. IL way SuuUby HlElG,
Halevy's La Juive was the opera
performed /, consequently there was
great crowd. Not a ticket was
left. The stranger went into the
vestibu,e oithe theatre and applied
to the check taker. "Pardon, sir;
spend only toNnight at Narcotics,
and would bs very glad TO see
HalevS's opera" sfMy dear sir,
there is not a seat left" 'Not q
place at the back Of some boz 2"
s.Iudeed there lie not" "Not a seat
in the gallery?" "The theatre is
full" "Can't YOU let me take a seat
In the orchestra3p sob, dear, no;
we never allow strangers to Sit
among the musicians" "The
musicians would hardly call NE a
stranger; soma OF them, I dare say,
have heard Of me. | am composer
of music. My name is Verdi" 1t
can easily bs believed that this
name proved the "open sesame"
even to the crammed opera house,
and q seat was found in. the private
box of one ofthe wealthiest bankers
at Marseilles for the eminent COM
poser.
We had the pleasure the other
day of seeing the Sixteenth Ward
band parade in uniftrm for the first
time; no che could help being struck
with the gay yet neat design OF the
suits, and the perfect & of the
stylish coats; me drum majors outst
is quite marvel, and SOS" seemed
a lutte nervous at being for the first
time under fra OF SO many specta
tors eyes. The band play well to-
gethsr for amateurs, but they must
remember that their being decked
out in uniform places them in some
sort without the pale Of mere anna
teurs, and they must do heavy
practice to justify the share of
attention they will now draw upon
themselves.
During the performance of The
Rajah at the Baldwin theater, San
Francisco, one week ago Saturday
night, Miss Maud Burroughs trip
ped, while entering from an arbor,
and fell heavily upon the stage. She
got upon her feet quickly, and stood
until the curtain was lowered at the
close of the act, although it was evil
dent TO the audience that she was
suffering greatly. A physician was
called, and found that her ankle was
SO badly sprained tnat she will &c I'm
able to aet for soma time. Manager
Haym6n announced the accident,
and the audience wss dismissed,
accepting the situation without a
murmur, except of commiseration
for the unfortunate young actress.
Efie Fllsler, the charming Hazel
Krse OF other days, is b4oked at
the Opera House + three nights
during the latter part Of the present
month; Wiston, her husband, and
Henry Lee accompany her and
form her principle support; no lady
who has appeared upon Salt Lake
boards be rs 8 larger share OF our
public's good will than Miss ElIsler,
and her engagement ought to be q
tremendous SUCCESS. La Belle Russo
will probably be the feature among
her representations.
Orpheus ardEuridTce are in trou-
bic in SIN Francisco; the other night
the stars of the company, Vanoni,
Joyce and Digby Bel, whose com.
bined salaries represent something
ike $500 per week, struck because
that amount was not forthcoming
jesse Williams,the conductor, called
the company together, recast the
piece out of the chorus, and the per.
Torrance went along without inter.
ruption.
The Denver Republican says of
the Templeton Opera company's
rendition of Fatiniiza: "It was SIM
ply musical butchery. We uuder-
stand that the company have not
been in the habit of playing this
piece, and if they value their good
names they will lay it aside alto
gether. They might as well attempt
Faust"
Mr.. Henry Irving entertained Mr..
Michael de Young, OF the San Fran
cisco Chronicle, and party Of his
American and English friends, at a
banquet at the Continental Hotel
the evening Of July IL. Mr.. Irving
plays in San Francisco next year.
Not that there is any connection
between the two. Oh, noI-News
Letter.
Bandmann is playing to only fair
business at thu Grand Opera House
in San francisco; the Chronicle
says he deserves nothing better, as
he has allied himself with barn.
storming "a hit at the Montana cir
cuiO and surrounding himself with
fourth class people; he is referred to
as whale among nlinnows.
One gains some idea of the status
OF music in Denver. when he reads
that the Fay Templeton company
played go tremendous an engages
ment there that their stay was pro
longed two nights over the tins
booked; and Denv yer boasts of {
son of DImrosch and several estab
)ished singing societies!
Miss Lillian Russell is about tt
shake the dust of London and tn
other unapprecistive capitals O
Europe from the soles of her daint.
feet. and will embark Immediately