The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-12-01
DRAMATIC
The Genuine African Show al
the Theatre.
R0SINA VOKES LAST NIGHT
The Salt Lake Choral SOcietv-Emma Juch
at Hand-Charles Arnold and his
Play-Late Not s,

There are few things so sad as a really
bad minstrel show, and when, besides being
bad show, it is a show of real, genuine
darkies, then its sadness passes into the
realm of bowling melancholy. Such a
show held the boards of the theatre last
evening and kept the galleries on the yell.
The few parquette habitues who came out
looked decidedly uncomfortable, and be-
fore the show was out, that part of the
house 9yore a very chilly and autumnal
aspect. Lew Johnson's Black Baby Boys
should return to their Mississippi morasses
with as little unnecessary delay as possible.
Rosina Vokes and her bright company
played to fair house last evening at the
Grand, and thoroughly charmed all who at
tended. At the close of the "Circus RIDER
the curtain was rung up in response to
loud calls, and Miss Vokes was handed a
E5ng floral buggy whip, the gift of certain
railway officials. 1t was decidedly hand
some and the occurrence was loudly
cheered. The name of Miss Vokes and
Felix Morris, jointly or individually, will
always prove tower of strength in Salt
Lake.
Whatever his play may be. Charles Arnold
has some of the handsomest printing out
seen in Salt Lake for many day. We
have the Inter Oceans word that the per-
Torrance is a good one. 1t says:
Hans, the Boatman,' is a very pleas
ing comedy drama, and one of the most sat
isfactory plays written by Mr.. Clay M.
Green. Mr.. Charles Arnold, who appears
in the title role, is aiyoung actor in whom
it is easy TO become interested, and it will
be surprising if he does not make friends
with the public in the engagement SO fiat
teringly begun.
1.-THE play is admirably constructed, is
unusually well balanced in characters,
and is brightly written and plentifully pro
vided with entertaining incidents.
"a remarkable child, little May Hannah,
is an important factor of the performance.
She plays several parts, but suggests so
little of the couched infant phenomenon in
the joyful naturalness of her entering into
the work to be done, that customary Obiec-
tiOns to child actors are forfotten, and one
welcomes her presence into a scene. She
is as bright little sunbeam as ever glad
dened scene, mimic or real, and will help
Mr.. Arnold with the public"
The sale of seats for this production
Opens tomorrow.
The theatre management received a dis
Spatch during the week, stating that the
Emma Juch Opera company desired to
change their dates from February % to
December 81 and January l. The change
was made and this great organization,
nearly one hundred strong, as the bills say,
will reach US that much earlier than had
been anticipated. Their visit will, with
out doubt be one of the big musical fea-
lures of the season.
The Salt Lake Choral society, which is
the name chosen by the committee to
whom the matter was referred, meets
again in the Assembly hall, Mr.. Stephens
conducting and Prof. Radcliffe accompany
ing on the organ. The committee will rec
ommend that memberships be revived
each four months Sixteen weeks), and this
will apply to honorary members as well.
No one will be admitted to the rehearsals
who are not either active or honorary mem
bers, and tickets for both classes can be
secured at the meeting tomorrow night.
The following will be the programme of the
evenings work:
SOLDIERS Chorus from Faust
1.-THE Heavens are Telling ---------- Creation"
(and the chorus will also look over
Noble Chief Chorus from Russian opera
SELECTIONS.
Crowned with the Tempest" solo and
Solo by H S. Goddard.
Prof Thomas Radcliffe.
Descriptive song, THE Raft" -Pinsuti
Bessie Dean.
Asan evidence of the excellent material
which the big chorus includes, It may be
LATED that at the last practice the SOL
oilers Chorus was very nearly conquered
after three or four readings.
1t is the blonde woman who does the mis-
chief. Lucretia Borgia had yellow hair;
so, according to Grant White, had Lads'
Macbeth, who was petite and slight. The
mischief maker, Mime. Montbazon, was a
regal blonde. Nine. Simon's blue eyes |
looked unfiinchingly at the guillotine when |
the Still fairer head of the innocent crimi- |
nal, Marie Antoinette, fell into the basket. !
Bloody Mary was slight and fair. Marie |
de Medici was a fieshy blond woman, /
though Ler hair was streaked with gray |
when she died on her straw litter at |
Cologne, and Catherine, of the same noble |
house, was either fair or stained her
tresscs 10 make her appear so. 1t is |
thought that the daughter of Herodias, |
who danced before Herod, was yellow
haired-the OH masters made her so (those
hign-born Jewish maidens had the blonde
tint)-and nobody doubts that Delilah's !
blue eyes bewitched the secret out of the |
soft-headed, soft hearted, black bearded /
giant.-JOurnGI.
Yes, and come to think of it-Lydia !
Thompson, WHO'S known to have murdered /
a hundred plays, has laxen hair and soft, /
buttermilk eye.