The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-10-25

y go the direction of
Stephens, Careless and Krouse. ''Pina-
fore" 'The Pirates of Penzance," PA
tience," 1.-THE Mikado" Daughter of the
Regiment" 1.-THE Bohemian Girl, !" MAR
tina" and mariana" are all remembered as
especial gems in their way, and the public
always stood ready to support home opera
ventures more warmly than any form of
local amusement that could be presented.
Recently number of our leading must
cal and dramatic amateurs got their heads
together and cast the opera of "Fatinitza,'
one of the most popular things ever done in
this city. The cast Is not completed, but
as far rs made up it stands as follows:
Fatinitza- Miss Jennie Hawley
Lydia ------------M Mrs Silva
Hardy, the reporter ...-------------Mr. Pyper
The UnSpeakable Turk -------------Mr. Spencer
The Unpronounceable General Mr.. Goddard
The pssha's wives and several other char
acters, yet remain TO be cast, but as far as
completed, there is no galnsaylng that the
company is a strong one. The chorus will
consist of forty-1ive picked voices, and the
intention Is to secure the costumes from
Tivoli, San Francisco.
Prof. Krouse will have the direction of
the singers and an enlarged orchestra, and
MIR. Whitney, manager of the Home ORA
matte club, has been requested to do the
stage and business management. The
company will aim for dates near the holi-
days.
In New York the Herald aud the Mirror
join in proclaiming that the end of farce
comedy is near at hand. After seeing 1.-THE
Dazzer'' and 1.-The Hustler" we feel in
.clined to join in the prophesy. The public
taste is justabouJ satiated, we believe, with
ThinpG of this inc ri INIT in ouip
1t should be understood, we draw distinc-
ton between Hoyts skits and the usual
farce comedy of the day. Hoyt's inspira-
tlons are always bright and though of the
light and evanescent order, they show that
there was at least a suspicion of brains
about when they were written. We believe
the only brain work exercised on Miss
Castleton or Mr.. kernelPs plays, is the
softening Of the brain on the part of the
audiences that witness their presents tion.
We take it is the healthy sign of an awaken
ing better taste when shows like these have
to walk home" and we are not sorry to
say that the railroad ties in the east are
fairly teemlng with them at this season of
the year.
1.-The Hustler" concluded the Salt Lake
engagement last night before light audi
ence; Mr.. Reynolds absence was more
marked than ever, and the general medioc-
rity of the show was not whit less evil
dent
smoothly in New York Bill was recently
interviewed by a New York Herald re-
porter, and he took occasion to say:
Much criticism has been offered by the
critics of this city, and those of Europe
also, because it is claimed that the water
melon in the third act of the 'Cadr was not
real. know this IS true, and, as soon as it
was learned that the melon was not real
our colored quartet gave notice that il
would quit at the end of two weeks, but
we healed over this wound, at least.
''Now the critic, especially the one who
hurrahs for realism, is clamoring in a most
unjust and injurious manner because the
melon IS papier-mache Ely intent at first
was, of course, TO have, and we did have. a
real melon. The manager said to me,
What are you going to do when the water
melon season is overn I have taken care
of that by writing a play which will not
extend beyond the watermelon season.
And | thought that had. However it is
now evident that l mlscalculated, and the
'Cad' is booked for the entire season, SO
we had to provide for this matter and Sc
cure an ideal melon. / am sorry about it.
but that is the way it occurred.
However, it is an American melon. 1t
is not adapted from the French. 1t is not
criobed from any other author. 1t is our
own.
THE play, of course, has it weak points,
but they are less and less obvious as it goes
on night after night. Over one hundred
changes have been made, all of which have
been beneficial. There is, however, no
misery in it. 1t is deficient in sob effects.
! know, and no Legitimate children OF
French extraction are introduced. We also
have no leg effects, which, of course, has
called out bitter criticism on the part of
my bald and near-sighted confreres, but |
said on the start that would have moral
play or bust"
The week ending with Cyrene's perform
ance and the first three days of the new
week commencing Thursday have been
highly gratifying to patrons of the house
and 10 the management Of Wonderland.
The coming of Princess Fedora, the world
famous snake chsrmer, is g novel and in
teresti & feature This fearless woman