The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-11-02

JUDGE by managers against electric lights |
for stage use, but the recent perfection in
shading and mellowing the lights and the
ease with which they may be manipulated,
to say nothing OF their greater security, |
make the electric lights altogether the
most advantageous for theatrical purposes
The Salt Lake theatre is and always has
been favorite with both actors and au
dience. Its age, for one thing, makes it
venerable and therefore respected. 1t has
stood for years as monument to the en-
lightenment and noble impulses of the peo-
pie who built it and the great mind who in
that early day, when much of the material
had to be imported in wagons thousand
miles or more, designed it and superin
tended its construction. Its roominess is
its characteristic feature Everybody
can see everybody else and this imparts an
air of sociability to the audience
that quickly makes itself felt on
the stage and the whole house becomes
en- rapport, as the French say There
are many people IN this city who would
weep great honest tears if the old theatre
were to be torn down; in fact, there were
some who wept at the bare suggestion a
few months ago, and although Dramatic
and Lyric desires to keep abreast of the
times and up with the spirit of the age,
and all that sort of thing, it is not quite
sure when the word goes forth TO destroy
the old structure that it will be able to con-
troll its emotions
From every indication a rare musical
treat is in store for the patrons and lovers
of operate music for Tuesday evening
next, the occasion Of Signor Campobello's
opera soiree. The programme here append
ed should satisfy the generality of connois-
seurs. Both Miss Porter and Miss Royle
are pupils of the signor, and his experience
and judgment are, perhaps, sufficient guar
antee that they are fully prepared to make
successful appearance. Miss POrter's
attraction lies in the power and clearness
of her high notes. Her selections indicate
that the professor gives her credit for be-
! ing the possessor of endurance for the
requisites of grand opera. Campobello
will give US Figaro qua'' and Figaro La"
in costume, and will also sing and act in
the second act of don Pasquale,' and
very interesting feature Of the evening will
be the appearance of E. Stephens chorus,
attired in appropriate costume, as follow
ers of the Comte di Luna. The box Office
opens tomorrow morning at the usual hour
for the sale of reserved seats. and we hope
the sale will prove large one.
PROGRAMME.
1-Overture, 1.-THE Barber of Seville -Rossini
by the Orchestra.
l2Duett, 'Parla siam soli,'' (Rigoletto)- Verdi
Miss Grace Porter and Signor Campobello.
3-Piano solo, 'Elisir p'Amour''- ........ Auber
H. S. Krouse.
Aria, 'Ah fors'e lui, LA Traviatal -. Verdi
Miss Grace Porter.
| 5-Aria, Figaro qua-Figaro la"--------RoSSini
sang in costume by Signor Campobello
6--Romance, "Dost Thou Know tMignon)
A. Thomas Miss Martha Royle
l7-OrcheStra selection "A Granada
9-Grand operate scene from the opera OF II
| Trovatore Miss Grace Porter, Fl. S. krouse,
MIR. E. Stephens and full band and chorus
directed by Prof. George Careless.
Part H.
The Soldiers Chorus from the opera of II
Trovatore' sung in costume by selected and
numerous chorus of picked voices, under the
direction of Prof. E. Stephens.
| 2-The popula ar duet from the opera of Nor
ma, - Hear Ne, Norma" sung by Miss Grace
Porter and Miss Martha Royle.
Part IIZ.-FJnate.
Overture and act of III Don Pasquale''-
brilliant and amusing-from the pen of Doni-
zettl.
Characters.
Norma Miss Grace Porter
Doktor Malatista- Signor Campobello
Professor Herrmann's trans atlantiquest
avaudeville combination which was seen
here last season, will occupy the stage OF
the Salt Lake theatre next Wednesday
Thursday and Friday evenings. The com
pany gives one of those clean, high-ciass
speciality performances which have found
their way into the leading legitimate the
aires of the country, and which are favor
ably received by the patrons of these the
aires when the Specialties are possessed OF
unquestionable merit There is nothing
more entertaining than a good speciality
show, and few things more tiresome than
a fragment of such a show disguised as a
comedy or drama. Some years ago this
form of amusement had become so identi
fed with concert halls and theatres in
which drinking and smoking were allowed
that large part Of the public looked upon
a speciality entertainment as something for
hidden. And even after the drinking anG
smoking were abolished, while the theatres
devoted particularly to vaude-
vile wera as well conducted
as any others, there was still very con.
siderable class of theatre goers who never
saw a regular vaudeville performance
) Recognizing this, the variety actors invaded
the Legitimate stage by means Of farces
) and other light pieces written to introduce
their specialties. They got in also through
the comic operas, burlesques and spectacles
| and even melodramas were composed fol
, their benefit. In this way, one good act
U.
to crery three hours entertainment
| Managers liked the system because 1t wa.
cheap. Instead of paying dozen special
, lists they had only to pay one or two, ant
each successful variety actor became
) whole show in himself. The programm,
, presented last season by the Herman com
, pany found favor with local audiences, ant
l it is claimed by the management that Mr.
Herman has since improved it as whole
The list of people this season contains Mis-
5 Flora Moore, Americas favorite come
: dienne; the AleXandorff brothers, musica
clowns, from Winter gardens, Berlin; Gu
Bruno in monologue performance; tn
famous Glinseretti troupe, and others.
t Apropos of the recent gorgeous ballets a
the theatre, the following from the New
: York Morning Journal will be food for re
Election to those who think the ballet girl'
' life one continual round of pleasure:
A few words about the common cory
phees, the poor, unrecognized dancers VIII
g aid the queens of the ballet TO bring on
a their grand effects. Their life,' says
great French writer, lis one continuou
drudgery, Their pay is hardly enough upo
. which to subsist; they have to be drilled {
1 exhaustion in rehearsals before appearin
4 on the stage at night: they live in garrett
: and in the midst of loathsome quarters, an
! are worn to death before they nave arrive
e at womanhood.
= ''These are the mass-the indistinguisl
. able multitude which one sees on til
!, boards-who dance in groups and neve
= hear the separate applause of the audienc
~ ~ for well-sxecuted pas seul The lives {
. many of these are daily tragedies of war
& and shame and disappointment, for eve
- these creatures have ambition to be famor
as devouring as Caesars.
. ''They are pitiable, mostpitiable, for the
q have not the light of education; wicke,
= ness was the household god of their i,