The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-05-18
DRAMATIC AND LYRIC
Rhea's Last Night as Empress
Josephine.
A BIG WEEK AT BOTH HOUSES.
Wilson Barrett leveland's Minstrels-Notes
From the North-Festival News
Professional Jots.

yesterday to light matinee audience and
a large gathering in the evening. A second
of the play of Josephine does
not alter the impression previously formed,
viz: that it is the play..that interests rather
than the players, and that the makeup
of Mr.. Harris as Napoleon is
more interesting than the woes
OF Josephine. 1t might be different if
Josephine expressed her woes in better
English, but, as it is, we think the play
would be more justly named if it were Ma
poleon, and be much more interesting if
1T kept the conqueror of Europe on till the
close of the play. The company left for
the coast last evening.
The subject of the great May festival
which opens out on Decoration day is
pretty thoroughly covered in another part
of this issue THE HERALD having deviated
from an ironclad newspaper rule for a
cause of such universal interest only-and
printed colored ink festival supplement.
Full details will be found therein and
there is no doubt that the big prospectus
and programme will be well studied by
thousands this morning. The choral helda
hard working meeting up till 10 o'clock last
evening, devoting most of the time TO
the great, difficult ''Traviata" finale,
which was entirely new to most
of the society, but which was very
nearly conquered, in single practice, ow
ing to there being SO many sight readers
among the members. Mr.. STEPHENS has
received the orchestral parts from New
York, and the thirty musicians who make
up the orchestra will go to work at once.
ta1 lot yuhia n
the opera house for information about the
''Said Pasha'' chorus, show them to be of ex-
cellent standing in the profession. The
recent benefit gave each of the nineteen
members from thirty to forty dollars, and
most Of them have gone home rejoicing
all in fact, except three girls
who lived in Philadelphia and the sick
girl whom Miss Carol Grouse was remain
ing to nurse. The three Philadelphians
had not enough to pay their fares and buy
their meals and were in sore distress when
Manager Burgess, Manager Burton, few
newspaper men and attaches of the Grand
made up purse which put them out of
their dilemma and will send them home
also this morning.
The engagement of Mr.. Wilson Barrett
and his London company at the Salt Lake
theatre the first half of this week. promises
to be one of the most important events in
the theatrical season. Wilson Barrett is a
gentleman who has distinguished himself
both as an actor, manager and play
wright, and he has achieved an eminence
in these three branches of dramatic work
/ probably not possessed by any other artist
of these times. He has for years been re-
cognized as highlands foremost romant tic
and heroic actor, and his tour of America
| three years ago was so successful that he
decided to visit this country again the
present season, pending the erection OF
his new theatre in London. He did not or
! his former tour of the United States; come
| further west than st. Louis, but he has
now decided to visit the Pacific coast, ano
! it is this decision that brings him to Sail
Lake. He brings with him his entire Lon
don company, numbering about forty per
sons, headed by that charming and grace
full actress, Miss Eastlake, and including
that capital character actor and comedian
George Barrett. He also brings with hin
all the scenery, costumes, properties ant
mechanical effects, necessitating about foul
cars for their transportation.
Mr.Barrett will produce at the Salt Lake
theatre on Monday night, the beautiful
classical drama of "Claudian," with it:
grand pictorial effects and realistic earth
quake scene. On Tuesday night he will
give his own original Princess theatre
(London) version of 1.-The Silver King
This production is made at the request Of
Manager Burton who wired Mr.. Barrett
to Denver that there was a general desir,
here to see the original 'Silver King u
1t was the original intention to presen
Hamlet" on Tuesday night On Wednes
day evening Mr.. Barrett will present wha
is generally considered the strongest ant
most powerful play in his repertory-
"Ben- my Chree'' This is founded OF
Gaines great novel of 1.-THE Deemster.
and tells story of the Isle of Man.
The presentation of these three plays viii
probably be the most complete and perfec
dramatic performances seen in Salt LAX
this season. Wilson Barrett in a wonder
full attention to detail and artistic effect
has achieved reputation as an arts
almost without an equal in the highe
walks of the drama in the old and ney
world. Our theatre goers are fortunate il
having an opportunity of seeing him il
three OF the most conspicuous roles wit
which, as an actor, his name has been mos
identified
Manager Burgess has solid wee
booked at his house again, commencing tt
morrow evening; this time with an organ
zation which can change its bill nightly
and consequently one that should do
rousing business. No one that knows tn
| inimitable Billy Rice, the clever Swea
nam, the Japs and the other big feature
of this big show. can doubt that it will IT
ceive warm welcome. The critic of tn
New York Daily Nelus gives the compan
this send off:
The manager of one of the best minstrt
organizations in this country said TO tn
writer in moment of confidence that b