The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-05-31
DRAMATIC AND LYRIC.
The Amateurs and Their
Wild Travesty.
..1RysH ARIsTOCRACY" COMING.
Rarry & Fsay-Haverly and mc'"hAe'i
The Matern& Concert
General Notes.


o. X. G..
The arouse advertising done by the
amateurs for their original sketch, adj
,7od 10 the fact that everything about it
rg.s home made, and thata holiday had
been secured for its presentation, com
b,ned to draw out two Large audiences
,as,erday. the matinee particularly be-
inc tanned; the somewhat heavy ex-
lenses of the preparation have there
tore been made good, and handsome
nrofit probably secured to the project
prs q K. @. must be criticized only
as ali its kindred compositions are criti-
cizpd they all make sufficient preten-
IONS to a plot to hang good deal of
music and a good many absurdities on
and that is all. As they pretend to
no great strength of story, tits needless
70 direct attention to the fact that
they have none, Q. K. 6. has rather
more plot than the average absurdity,
and the music and iudicrous situations
are dragged in quite naeurally; we
should hunt till doemsday, however, if
we we're to look for a reason that sent
the troop of children to drill in the
Photographic dentists, or for why
and wherefore to the appearance OF the
COLLINS and the girls in nlghtgoWnS at
the same place; the enchanting eIlects
of the drill. howeVer-by all odds the
brightest and most taking feature
of the evening-and the picture
escuesness OF the girls and COLLINS
costumes, amply atoned for the inco-
h6rence of their appearance. The piece
contains a burlesque on the Lady of
of ryhI fhP
authors arrangement OF his scenery IN
particular, are very laughable. There
is some roughness among the express
sions, the reference to "a slaughter house
scent" and the "bilk from Bitter
Creek" being among those which might
be changed with profit. The whole, as
we have said, was of the most ludicrouS,
and excited no end of mirth.
All the actors, of course, are amateurs.
and as such they must be judged. There
was a good deal of inaudibleness, and
some stiffness, but for the main part
life, aturalness and considerable ''go''
characterized the piece. Wall Clawson
caused an endless amount of laughter
from an immense makeup, and an
artistic delineation of Aunty Whiffle.
He played character which might have
been spoiled by OVERRIDING, in thor
,oughly creditable manner. J. T. White
and Birdie Cummings were of course
comparatively ''old stagers," and were
among those who made themselves
plainly heard. The lady had little
opportunity, and the gentleman U.as at
his best as Claude Melnotte. Mr.
Squires spoke his lines with greater dis
thickness than any of the other male
unless it might have been
Mr.. Whitney. This gentleman Gid
Jacques Kruger sort of photographer
skill. He has done considerable stage |
work before, ard once made hit as the |
Irish lackey in Saratoga. The piece
was evidently written more for Fred !
ClaWson, the Patience Solicitor, than !
any one else, and he had any number of |
characters and DISCUSSES in it. A sort |
of indistinctness in his speech units
him for the dressy young dude with |
plenty to say, and stage struck proclivi-
les, such as his part is mainly COM |
posed of. He is at the best in something |
Of the character eccentric order. and |
should not attempt anything out of
hat line; when he gotintO the burlesque
On Beauseant be was far better and when
be progressed into Eph Sniffin, the
'greeny," he was decidedly at his best;
Sac ClaWson, with not the slightest par
-iele of natural humor about him, played
| character which, was immensely
laughed at on account of its chances,
md the excellent make up" he
tut upon it; Clara Morris did
.redit TO that distinguished name by
'ery beautiful appearance, and clever
.ecltation of Ophelia's mad scene; Ivy
lawson was very graceful and pretty,
,ut rather faint of tone; Miss Luna
Young and Miss May Allen spoke their
ines very fairly, but excelled in the
inging. their voices carrying the lead
most of the time; Frank Maltese showed
considerable naturalness as the mar
yred kid" Mr.. Moore was evidently
lot at ease as the captain, and
us feeling was shared by his
husky waiter, Mr.. Hammer; Miss
.aey Young played a large
aimed the kissing process very natur-
lily. The GLORIOUS displayed q good |
cal of vim and viyacity, and sang in
God tune, but were rather too light {
Or the building; there best work was :
he LET our Torches" from the Bells i
f Bonneville. The orchestra supported
he company exceilently, and under |
'rofessor Careless accomplished baton
very taking medley between
he acts. in which the old air LET me
'Ieam Again" was well executed.
cooking over the whole, as we before
aid, the tots" drill was the inimitable {
eature; every movement twas executed
nth a precision which we have rarely
cen excelled on the stage; five recalls l
ere demanded. aud the little marines I
ere fairly showered with floral offer |
lgs. The piece was net at all long, the
ist act being over by 1880.
Irish Aristocraey
Barry & Fay, the actors who appear Z
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