The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-10-19
DRAMATICA
The Successful Close of the
DiXey Season.
A BRASS MONKEY TOMORROW
General and Personal Notes OF
the Profession.

the Profession.
The laughter and applause at last nights
of ''Adonis" by Dixey and his
company gave additional evidence, If any
were needed, that it is q brighter, more
entertaining and better piece than
'Seven Ages" 1t is O burlesque in very
truthful of hunor and bubbliag over
with mirth and clever conceits. When one
witnesses a repetition of "Adoni5" and
notes how clever are the three prominent
caricetures it contains on the modern melo-
drama, viz. The stern father. the polished
villain and the village beauty, there is no
longer need for wonder at its phenomenal
popularity.
Dixey seems as boy turned loose from
school as he trips on the stage in his num-
erous characters, and no wonder. "Adonls"
is his first love. 1t made him what he is
to-day. The pedestal upon which he poses
as statue at the beginning and ending OF
the play is symbolical of the place he occu-
pies in the admiration of the American
public.
Yet there is sentiment that Dixey has
reached his zenith, tipped the beam of his
fame, as it were, and that his prestige aud
powers are on the wane. He is himself to
blame for this. He has genius enough to
have made his name a household word in
every civilized nation, but it seems the
tide in his affairs which should have led
him on to fortune, was not taken at Its
flow, and those who know him best say this
tide will ebb never again. A New York
exchange commenting on Mr.. DiXey's
waning popularity, gives the following as
the explanation: He has simply lost pres
| tiee by neglecting his business in favor of
ali night bouts.'
There is no intention, however, to detract
| from his brilliance as an artist. He has
many imitators but he stands unequaed in
the line Of burlesque. His versatility is
nothing short of marvellous and the ease
with which he assumes each OF his charac-
terizations from Henry Irving down to tue
tonsorial tough, shows the gift was born
within him, not acquired.
The house last evening was again filled
to the walls. Mr.. Gresham, Mr.. Howard
Miss Wallace, Miss Perkins, Miss Bronson
and our old friend of ''Red Pocket Book
fame, Mrs. +. NJ Bates, shared the honor;
with Mr.. Dixey. The old mans allusion tt
the Home Dramatic was stormily received
and his burles0ue of the old school Of act
ing was an excellent imitation of Mr.. Coul
dock, who but recently regaled US in the
very character so cleveriy caricatured
Tue uproariOus thing of tue evening wa;
the circus act by four very expert tumbler!
and the clipper quartette in some new
songs and grotesque business were stormil,
re-demanded. The marching, dancing AM
singing of the chorus was bright ant
CHEEKY.
The Campobello operate solree will b
given at the theatre aon Monday evening
Novembers3. Lovers of opera will be gIa
to learn the Signor will afford them t ist
of his rare talent in opera. An act o
Donizetti's comic opera 'Il Don Cas1uale'
and the prison scene from I'll Troyatore'
are included in the programme A nev
soprano will take part as also several prom
inent Salt Lake favorltes.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. 3. Young have mad
their last appearance In Omaha and takel
up permanent residence in Chicago
. TIE HERALD would prefer to caronic
their return to Salt L Ike but as it does no
presume to dictate aud as it assumes tn
: gifted lady and gentlemen have taken tn
step after thorough consideration the leas
. Il can do Is TO visa thea all the good for
tune their exceptional abilities deserve.
. Their farewell concert, says an Oman
!. paper, was very brilliant affair. Follow
: ing is what it says Of Miss Bayiiss (ou
q Bertha:)'e The gem of the concert wa
a ''The Song of the Spirit" in which Mis-
Ii Bayiiss, the popular precen tor of the Fir:
Presbyterian cnurcn, sustained the sopran
part, the Apollo club singing the chorus
4 The words owe their origin to Fred N.Y.
the music to Nine. Young, and nothin
That has been heard on the operatic STAG
for several years seems 80 effective, so flu
r of sentiment as this new song from an III
tried opera. Miss Bayliss, VINO was in or
cellent voice, gave au artistic interpret
IL ton OF the song which deserved IL
'Jravosi that echoed from al over tt
house.
Hoyts whimsical satire upon superst
e ton, "a Brass Monkey" comes back to
l. On Monday for three nights. 1t is said
. be the one oil all of Hoyt's sl1its in which
- takes Inc ST pride and to which he pays mo
10 attention. Recently, therefore, he has il
g lroduced into it new songs and dances al
" new JOKES; in fact, given it new dres
r and it's popularity remains Unaiminishe
I'd George F. Marion, who plays the part
b. Jonah, the unhappy victim of superstitio
who is trying To raise money enough to pI
cure divor e from his strong minded a.
AZ tartar like wife, and who is overwheim
y with bad luck owing to his continual cor
rs piicatiOns with the number ID, with T.
Il day, with cross eyed men, ladders, sect
I'd the moon over his LETT shoulder, opani
tn umbrellas in the house, and q thou sd
lv other like mishaps is of course the chi
fun-maker; and he is ably assisted by
-, exceptionally strong company of clev
'o artists. 10 people who are wound up
u superstition. wno, il they break a loo!ii
d. glass or fail to pick up pin, imagine d
wv disaster will overtake them, "A Brass Mt
id, key is d more effective cure than all t
- mGterid mcdica.
nd
CHI BY the way. what feast Of Hoyt's
ID things we are having to be sure GA II
to Chinatown" "a Midnight B ,ll'' and
ed Brass Monkey" all within three weel
ny The only one of Hoyt's au mails that does
le. seem inclined to come our way is IA Tex
ed. Steer"
as
an The following night Royce 6 Lansin
r" Musical Comedy company, reconstruc
and Improved since their last visit, will
cupy the boards.
sc the manager of an amateur drama
ge club in Xenia, Illinois, writes to the ma
OF ger Of the new Logan opera house as
ey lows: II notice in the Clipper where
or recently opened your opera house W
80 Held by the Enemy WHAT are the MT
80 49, Der of character male or female, time
re' playing, and what kind of g play is it, Al
~ way." We submit the following as lit
W reply to the gentleman: ~ notice by y
ec, letter there is town called Xenia. w