The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-06-21
ADJUSTMENTS.


| THE BOHEMIAN GIRL.
| The attendance fell off little at tn,
Grand last evening, owing solely to thu
fact that ''The Bohemian Grip has beer
done so much, so recently, and in the cas-,
of Emma Abbott, So badly that even The
popularity q, the Bostonians could not re
vive a WA. soArest in It. Still tn,
lower no filled. and the usua
| together IL:
The per ATES TOas a smooth and
charming C-s, 2arly all respects tC
and spirit from 'tne beginning, and
the only cuts made we're judicious ones.
There was no wholesale massacre of num-
bers as in the case of the Abbott presenta-
ton. 1t was enlivened, too, with new and
original bits of picturesque business,
groupings and tableaux, which immensely
heightened the effect of the whole, the
dancing OF the gypsies and the single dance
of Devilshoof and a charming gypsy girl,
alone making feature and winning a
recall. Many places there were, especially
in the music of Thaddeus, the count and
the queen, changed to suit individual
voices, which would have puzzled Mr.
Balfe somewhat if he could have heard
them, and in the respect of adhering
strictly to the score, it must be said our
amateur representation taught the profes
siOnal a lesson; this, however, may be
thought hypercritical, especially since Miss
Davis gave so magnificent and incompar-
able rendering Of the queens part.
The cast was smooth even one, on a
dead level of excellence; no really great
part, perhaps, unless we except the
queen, but that all around playing
up to the mark which is so CRATE
full to an audience; Miss Gordon was better
as Airline than as MignOn and her Marble
Halls went with immense favor. Mr.. Hoff,
though somewhat light for Thaddeus, sang
sweetly, acted admirably and looked very
handsome; his you'll Remember Me' and
''Fair Land of Poland" were encored
heartily. Mr.. Cowles' Devilshoff was ex
cellent throughout, and Mr.. Dixon's Flor
estan had rather the flavor of
being overdone Mr.. Macdonald made
dignified count. but the part
has been better sung here.
Jessie Bartlett Davis carried all before
her as the Queen" givingit almost new
Importance in the opera by the intense
strength with which she portrayed it;
after her great solo. "Bliss Forever Past"
which was tremendously encored, she re-
ceived some handsome floral offerings. The
chorus did the best work it has done at all
thus far, and the orchestra was for the
most part admirable; but Mr.. SLudIey
ought to tone it down-there are times
when it completely swamps every sound
on the stage. The stage management could
have been decidedly improved; a number
of times interior wings projected in wood
scenes during whole acts, and other mis-
matches of sets remained uncorrected. A
highly humorous incident, which ought not
to be referred to except for the merriment
it aft, ied both the audience and the com
pany, was the very near capsizing of the
dignified Count Arnheim, who tipped back
in a chair he didn't know was on rockers
He ''all butt went over, and orchestra,
chorus, audience and Mr.. Macdonald him
self jolnedin laugh which almost demol-
ished the act Tonight Karl and Barnabee
reappear in the cast of