The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-02-15
ADJUSTMENTS.

CARLEToN's RE-APPEARANCE.-Ca
ton was welcomed back to Salt Lake
last evening by one of the greatest
audiences-if not indeed the very great
est-before which he has ever sung in
this city; and what that means may be
readily appreciated by those who know
the long series of triumphs with which
his name is identified here. The geth-
ering was brilliant and fashionable to a
degree; made up of the most critical
element of our theatre goers, it was
ready to apprehend all the fine work of
the night, in whatsoever shape it should
come. Acquainted thoroughly with
the merits and reputatit of the princi-
pals. it gave Carleton, Fanny Rice and
Drew hearty rounds of welcome as sc on
as they put in an appearance.
Dorothy, the work which Carleton
presents as his novelty this season, is
charming little work. more of comedy
set to music than comic opera. It's style
and story throughout are reminiscent
something of She Stops to Conquer
and something of Martha. and being
laid at about the time of Goldsmith's
comedy, its opportunities for elegant
dressing and pastoral effects are of the
finest. While never scintillating with
genius, the story of the opera is at all
times easy, pleasing and merry, and
with Drew in part which admits of
the dragging In OF the usual gags, it
may be seen that it would go with a
great deal of popularity. The music is
rich, charming and taking: and though
1t is written at times above the usual
comic opera grade. and needs to be
heard more than once to be thoroughly
apprecl4 ted, it is not beyond the ordI-
nary audience, and its drinking solo,
| its fine chorus and finale to act 2, its
exquisite little bits of quartsites scat
| tered throughout, its comedy song, and
its solo for the baritone, all go with q
rush OF applause, and, done as they
| were last evening, are sure of the loud
est recalls.
Dorothy was put on with the rare
| taste and elegance which always charac-
terizes Cartoons productions. good
sized, tunefui and sonorous chorus
did excellent work. The costuming
was exquisite throughout, and the ex-
presslons of rapture heard in the audi
ence at the appearance of the stage,
when everyone shone out in the corset
costumes OF century and half ago.
and went through the graceful
minuet, were OF the deepest and most
fervent. The dresses of Miss Rice,
Miss Evans, Mr.. Carleton and Mr..
Taylor were particularly rich. The in
dividual acting and singing was what
IL always is in the case of Carleton'>
principals-of thorough excellence.
His own character hardly brought his
fine baritone into requiSition so much
as the audience would have liked, and
another love song, even if it had to be
introduced, would be welcomed. But
he acted and sang with his usual
heartiness and was encored for his one
solo. Miss Rice has lost no part of the
favor she won in previous seasons.
Full of smiles, dimples. and bewitch-
cries, she was the admired of all
admirers last evening, as much as she
was in Nanon or Javotte last season.
Many there are who would like to hear
her render the catchy dancing
song from Ermiuie once more.
Mr.. Taylor has improved considerably
n his acting since he was here. and bis
tenor solo was reGemanded. Mr.. Drew
evoked shouts of laughter, as usual,
and proved himself a whole host as the
comedian OF the piece; his one fault is
tendency to hammer his points into
are usually so good that the fault is less
Objectionable in him than it would be
in others. Miss Wisdom also created
considerable merriment as he suscept-
ible Priscilla. Miss Evans is hardly up
to the requirements OF i.orothy, and
though she worked hard last evening
and sang som~ things we'll, showed
once or twice, that Sheis not thoroughly
up in the part itself. Oarleton's good
fortune IN securing chorus. comedian
and soubrette, does MOI seem to extend
to his prima donnas; last year Vincent
was taken i'll and had to skip Salt Lake.
This year Lily Pest collapsed. and Miss
Evans was put hurriedly into her place
as Dorothy, while Vincent herself, who
had not been with the company, was
telegraphed for to come on and assume
the leads in such operas as EIminie and
the Merry War.
Miss Vincent, who watched Dorothy
from the front last evening, appears
tonight in the Merry War. 70 a
reporter of THE HERALD she said she
would much prefer to have sung
Ermine. as that was the opera she had
been billed for, when she was forced to
disappoint the public last year. She
realizes, however, that Ermine is hardly
the card with the public that the Merry
War will be, and says she will strive to
deserve the kindness tonight which
Salt Lake manifested for her when she |
appeared in the Mikado and Nanon
two years ago.
There will be no matinee this after
noon, as the time Will be required for |
orchestral rehearsal Of the Merry War. |
1t should be seen to this evening-as |
there is likIiheod of another crush
that greater ventilation is secured; the |
heat at times last night was sitting.
There was good deal of complaint,
also, over the interminable waits, and |
there Is little doubt that the opera was
handicapped by the several weary in
termissions. This was largely due, how