The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-02-27
THB ITALIANS.
S,lIcli DBappoiints the
Salt Lake Public.
A FINE PERFORMANCE.
Brilliant Success OF Une three
Stars.
vrRsCH MADI's RECEPTION.
The Tenor and Baritone Share the
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ParrOt---NOtes.
FINE PERFORMANCE.
BRILLIANT Success Of the Three
Stars.
vrRsCH MADrS RECEPTION.

Tho rumor that Colonel Mapleson
ronId he deferred from coming down to
saItLake by reason of the rather light
ADVANCE sale, was effectually dissipated
yesterday morning shortly after 8,
when upon all the avenues leading from
the depot there appeared swarthy
souads Of the sons OF Italy, making
their wav to the centres of the city.
The speciai train had steamed into the
Utah Central yard att O'Clock in the
morning, and the sons and daughters
,f song had remained locked in the
arms Of slumber until the sun was well
up in the heavens; there was then the
customary maggie chattering, the
rolling OF hunks, the incense of tobacco,
garlic and maccaroni for the usual
space and all things being placed in
order, the saunter and the promenade
Of the day began.
twas high noon before the notables
of the company made their appearance
in the haunts Of men. At that hour Col
onel Mapleson, his son Charles, Novello,
the clustering head lieutenant of the
colonel CARDINAL, DR.. Wixom, Mr.. Pal
mer, Mr.. Verle and some others distri-
buted themselves about the street. the
Colonel and his son steering unerringly
for the box Office as soon as opportun-
ity permitted. Arrived here, the Colonel
was met by closed window, and a
placaFd, Gone to lunch; back at halt
past one" MY God" he exclaimed,
lunch on the day of performance. u
Then peremptorily turning to his son;
GO, find where the man lunches and
bring him back" The son, a larger
man than his father, obediently turned
on his heel, and the Colonel chafed i'm
patiently up and down the interior of
the house. He is little stouter than
last year, but is the same bluff, brusque
and stern ideal Of Admiral Kings
ton as he was then. All the
company regard him with the
same reverence that he feels for his
royal mistress, and none of the lesser
ones approach him without first doffing
their hats. His son, Charles Mapleson,
husband to the graceful danseuse,
Nile; Cayallazzi, is an ideal English
gentleman, with many of the peculiari-
hes the English gentry exhibit on their
flrst visit to America. While he was
standing on the Theatre steps, yester-
Gap, wasp buzzed gaily past his ear;
ne started, and struck at it with all his
might with his cane, exclaiming: "a
wasp, Ell? By JoWye, that's quite a
All the prime dome and principal
male singers are ACCOMPANIED by their
agents or Sc cretaries, gentlemen who
receive from the Colonel the intelli-
senee when and where their principals
are 4 expected to sing, and who follow
we w Colonel with the motions
tGtLdynxes after each performance until
they receive the salary due the artist
shey represent NJ. Verle. a small
i Is bo,S gentleman with black beard,
Na oS;h husband aud agent of Fursch-
Vas ,H h' anu last night about 80 o'clock
feet Uflstlins about the lobby in a per-
dr ~S iLbehly Of fear, lest some stray
Tac %uSaI o. ar should penetrate The
Scs ioIGs o. the stars dressing room.
TtoF .ni husband is the Count LoIli, an
tile 1an gg'entleman, who despite his
s "3g IAN old but not a wealthy mani. is
tastes t 70 80 ge very Democratic in all his
se seret ana pursuits. CARDINAL has his
larry, and SO do most of the others