The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-01-02
ADJUSTMENTS.

| TIE HOLIDAY PERFoRMANoEs.-The
seventh and eighth performances OF the
Bohemian Girl by the Stephens Opera
Company drew 500 or $500 more into the
Golfers of the company yesterday after
| noon and evening; big audiences and
enthusiastic ones, many of whom had
seen the work at every rendition, were
present on both occasions. and the anne
hearty, unanimous verdict OF a big sue
cess greeted the Willard City maestro
and his immense company at the close.
Where q presentation has been written
of SO much as this one, it might be
thought sufficient to dismiss it with
the statement that it was fully as good
as ever, and so let it pass; but we view
this as no ordinary affair and we know
Mr.. Stephens. appreciates appreciation
more than money, SO we tell him I'M
reservedly that the work he has done
in the Bohemian Girl and is doing in
his Elijah, Child of the Regiment, and
Martha organizations, is among the
most notable musical achievements
ever seen in our midst, and places him
as very heavy creditor to our public:
laying aside the impetus his
labors give to the interest In ths
divine art he has called out and brought
together company and chorus that
would exhaust the talent of commu-
nifty three times the size of ours, and
one that stands as great testimony of
Salt Lakes musical and artistic tenn
perame Mt and Development. We say it
without any fear of contradiction, that
Denver and Omaha could no more
think of producing such cast
and chorus as those of last evening
than they could think of producing
Balfe to write the music they sang.
But this will sound like boasting-
though it isn't; it only remains to be
said of the representation last evening
that it was as beautifully tuneful, ten
der and complete IS ever; there was no
butchsry of members, and shortening
aud cutting out of Balfe's gems, such
as we saw done by the Abbott Com
pany, but the opera was faithfully rem
dered as it left the composers hands.
The chorus, and the gypsy chorus
especially, showed some diminutlon
of numbers in the treble, which
hurt it somewhat, and certain mys-
terious-looking gypsies with dark
be loaned the courtiers to help the
voIumn out-which they did through
| wearing q sort of nbidden-guest-like
aspect. The individual work was up to
the old high mark. Miss Thomas made
a positive hit as Airline, her round, full
singing, her graceful action, her dress
ing and her dialogue being surprisingly
good for first appearance; her marble
HaIlSn was encOred and she and EaStOn
evoked storm for their rendering of
the long ard arduous duet. MIR.
| Easton's divine tenor showed to
| best advantage at first; he
was greatly applauded, too. though he
| did not make of The FAIR Land of
Poland what he has previously done.
Miss Dean was given hearty recep-
| ton. She was in great voice and her
| singing was beautiful as ever. Mr..
| Spencer was brimful of new and funny
business for DeviIshoof and kept the
house roaring in his big scene. MIR. Goo
! daTd acted even better than before, but
4twas hardly in as good voice at ali
times. Mr.. White was the same as
Fever, and so was the brigadier. What
more need be said? The orchestra did its
work perfectly, though it was hardly so
| full as it might have been. Professor
Kent's clarion It solo was exquisite, but
the round 1t would have received was
nipped by the too early entrance of the
count.
The public will now await with strong
| interest and curiosity the result OF the
work of Mr.. Stephens different organi-
cations on Elijah, Martha, and the
Child Of the Regiment.