The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-02-15
AMUSEMEN rs.
THE KINGS FOOL.

The very decided impression Conried's
OperaCompany left behind it when it pre-
senIed The Gypsy Baron here sometime
ago, and the added fact that the Town
had been hungering for something in an
operate way all winter, combined to
draw out tremendous gathering to
the Theatre last evening. The audience
was one OF the greatest, above and be-
low, which ever came out to see an
opera in Salt Lake. and the receipts
only fell a little short of $1,000, result
which Mynheer Copried, who this time
accompanies his troupe in person, said
came ~ to his fondest anticipations for
the Salt Lake opening. The perform
ance Is one that does Manager Conried.
proud and was one in every way
worthy of the immense turnout that
came to see it. The opera strikes some
where between the domain of the TO-
mantle and the comic. and has a story
which chains the interest in the first
and second acts, but rather lets it drop
well supplied by the fencing and
broadsword exercises of eight ladies, the
beautiful marching of twenty four gir's
in tights and q most charming duet
for the jester and his wife. that one
doesn t re alizs the anteclima1 till he is
we'll on his way home thinking it over.
Unsteady it is bright, breezy, catchy,
wal zy and Straussy throughout. and
selections from the, Kings Fool will
n be long in fading their place in
the repertery of the street arab, as well
as Of the drawing room. The company
is fine one-better, even, We think,
than that which gave the Gypsy Baron
As bsfore, the chorus is the remarkable
feature, and the body of singers is SO
numerous, so trim. their voices are so
fresh ard their ways so blithe that the
audience finds in them a constant
source of delight. The males and females
are all young, and their manner
is refreshing change from the
languid, WORKOUT demeanor of the
average road chorister. OF the prin--
cipals Miss Glasca takes first place for
her fresh and charming mezzo voice
and her handsome dressing; Helen
Bsrtram as the prince also sang we'll
and looked gorgeous in her armor,
while Della Fox as the wife of the Jester
captivated the general heart; Mr.. Fitz-
gerald as the court jester, th ,ugh en-
| Indifferent singer, is good actor, and
his elocutionary effort drew big round
of applause; Mr.. De Lorms's tenor
voice remains in remnants but he is
also a good actor whose big presence
told well in the part of the count. Mr..
Hartman was harmlesaly amusipg as
the usual Dutchman. A great feature of
the night was the scenery, every stitch
OF lei was new, and every one Of ths
gorgeous sets was received with burst
of applause. The whole show is an ex-
oellent one, and with the last act re ar
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tn wicked king-played by Mr.. Ball.
whose fine bass voice should have had
more of chance-and some sort of
catastrophe or ,denoament is led up to
the Kings Fool should enjoy long
run of popularity. The lady fencers
did some fine and earnest work, which
was encored. The opera goes again tc-
night for the last time, the matinee be-
ing declared "off. "P
A HOLE IN THE GROUND.
Hoyt's Hole in the Ground comes to
the Grand tonight for one night
stay. and it will undoubtedly be as
gladly welcomed as are the rest of this
light and witty writer's comedies. The
play has already been presented in Salt
| Lake, and the impression that it left
was one of extreme merriment and as
there are but few changes in the cast it
will undoubtedly repeat its success.
Hoyt has q remarkable faculty Of
selecting his artists and then writing up
a part to fittheir peculiar geniuses It is
a question if there could have been
part written that could fit closer to
George Richards than the Stranger.
The present version of Hole in the
Ground contains q whole new set of
musical selections and we shall hear
bits flom all of the new and most sue
csssful operas. From the cast We should
nudge that, if anythinP, the performance
will be better than ever and so much
more entertaining.
KATIE AND BILLY.
| Katie Putnam. Billy Emerson, W. G.
Crosbie and Harry Emery appear next
! Monday and Tuesday at the Theatre.