The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-02-16

Del Puente were loaded down wit
mowers. Albani is doing grand work
still her best work is in the last ac1
the opening ballad scene and praye,
Ia winch occurs ballad somethin
similar to king of Thule'' in sFaust, onl
lmmeasurably finer and more dramatic
Her rendition OF this held spellbound au
dlence GREATNESS. The pathos of he
peautl1ul voice made the tears start in spit
oi oneself can never forget it. Tia
magno Is truly great Ottello
nearing. and style throughout makes hin
an ideal Ottello, and while one shudders a
us nerceness be wrings pity from one.
very heart especially at the closing scene
Fuente's Iago, while we'll sung, fails tt
create the loathing one feels for such ;
heartless schemer. The opera is great
greater, L believe, than any of the great
masters 10 previous works, unless it be
Shenandoah" is having fine run here.
Ihe house is crowded every night with en-
tnuslastic people. 1t is an Interesting,
clean piece, and remarkably clear of sensa.
tlonallsm for war play, and strikingly
american. The performers are all fair.
without being great. Holland is by far the
best among them. 1t did not impress me
as strongly as 1.-The Wife"
You will doubtless enjoy Roland Reed.
1t is long time since have had as many
hearty laughs at play ana still feel that /
was not a fool for laughing. There is
nothing ''cheap" about it, unless it be the
two musical numbers introduced. They
seem several steps below the rest of it.
From the last papers l have received 1
Judge you have net received nv letter in
which "Juch" was mentioned, so I'll re-
peat; we arrived here in time to witness
her last two performances of Carmen"
and we found crowded and enthusiastic
audience enjoying it. 1t was given much
Detuer IMAM at home-no Turner to blight
IT, After the performance we had a pleas
ant chat withher. She said she would love
10 sing at festival in the tabernacle.
Locke seemed a little sore at the severe
cr.uclsm On our Carmen The whole
season was success here-when Juch took
part-and she received the recognition she
highly deserves. 1 fear one week of this
grand treat must suffice me and must re-
turn to work STEpHENs
san Francisco, Feb. IL.
tomorrow night, with only twenty-four
lours' previous warning, one of Hoyt's
'klts, IA Hole in the Groun - Jumps into
he opera house. Late or early Howl is
always welcomed in Salt Lake, and The
iumb girl, the stranger, the whistler. the
allor- made girls and the other features
vii be pleasantly greeted.
tuesday night ''Hans, the Boatman, - re
ppears at the Salt Lake theatre. Little |
Nay Hannah, the child actress, who was as |
nuch OF an attraction as Hans on the last |
'lslt, re-appears with Mr.. Arnold.
Wednesday and Thursday evenings, at
he theatre, Sol Smith Russell, one of our
ldest favorites. comes back to US IN new
lay, one in which he is said to have been
trong success on the road MIR. Russell is
ure to do well, and his own popularity
you'd pull house if he did not have a
right company along with him,
Friday, the event of the musical season
axes place in the visit of the world famous
Albert and Sarasota. The prices below
MI DE 500 and the management reckon
nere are enough music lovers in Salt Lake
mo Will want to see and hear the great
ef1ormers to draw good house even at
nose rates. D'Albert ranks with List
nd Rubenstein. Sarasota, it is said out
anks every violinist of the day except Jo-
CHIN. Both come here under the man
cement OF Abbey, that great manager who
A n |
erson OF Patti. He guarantees the
layers an enormous amount for their
merlcan tour, which is the reason the
rices are stiffened s
While the agent for D'Albert & Sarasota {
as in Salt Lake, he let fall hint that if
e town could spare enough time from its !
al estate boom to attend Patti concert.
ID bring 800 along with il, Mr.. Abbey '
light be disposed to listen Manager Bur. I
n. impressed with the idea that 5. 600 II
lght be raised by inaugurating an auction
lie for the choice of places and quadrup.
lg the prices of the seats, promptly wired
r. Abbey to San Francisco, asking if
ere was night opeR. Yesterday came a !
spatch with these words: .'Impossible,
ghts all filed" Patti, Albina and Ia a
agno will be whirled past Salt Lake t
erefore and Denver will be the only one t
the western interior towns to hear them. V
The charming Juch is coming back to us b
Amt now looks as if it were two or a
rec nights instead Of one She opened {
e new theatre in Portland last Monday
yht, and created a furore. and if the ar p"
1gements can be made she will stop here F"
zee nights on her way to the east Mr. p
rton wired Locke that he would holi in
zee nights on certain terms if he were fc
owed to name the repertore-a probable ~
,cautlon against possible repetition of y,
armen." Mr.. Locke answered to hold
dates anyway till he could arrive. and VI
re the matter stands. "