The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-10-11

=s:=. -a go hurry. A few
weeks ago he telegraphed Evan Stephens
from ST. Louis that he was westward
bound with his great band and quartette
of noted singers, and inquired on what
terms he could secure the tabernacle and
large local chorus.
Mr.. Stephens at once did some Of his
characteristic rustling, and evolved big
plan. The church authorities were willing
that the tabernacle should go for so great
musical event. The tabernacle choir said
IL was willing to join the choral to make up
a monster chorus of 500 or 700 voices; the
directors OF the choral said that without
doubt that society would combine with the
choir. This was telegraphed Mr.. Gilmore
and Friday night be wired his acceptance
OF the terms proposed, aud stated that the
contracts were on the way.
The choir met Thursday night and took
the initial plunge into the chorus work.
The Choral meets tomorrow night TO ratify
the action of its directors and the joint re-
hearsals OF the two societies viii begin next
week
Under the terms, the house gets certain
percentage aud furnishes lights, heating,
lanitors, etc; the two singing societies get
d certain percentage and divide it into two
equal parts, with the prOVisO thai the choir
furnishes at least three hundred singers,
and the Choral must furnish at least that
number also. Mr.. Stephens receives a Ger
tain percentage for conducting, and Gil
more receives the balance, he paying the
costs OF advertising, sale Of tickets, door
keepers and ushers.
Mr.. Stephens asks THE HERALD to say
that all old members Of the Choral are
specially requested 10 be out tomorrow
night; also that any new ones intending TO
join for the winters work must appear to-
morrow or remain out till after the Gilmore
events, The dates set are y OVEN Der and 6.
The week just passed has been one of the
most notable ever witnessed in our amuse-
ment aLEals. Fanny Davenport alone in
her four nights and one matinee has broken
the record of all previous theatrical bust
ess; her receipts can not have been less
than &c, 50O-and ey may run TO 1000.
Opening the week was the big tabernacle
concert which. though very successful IN
NOlnt of attendance, was as much overes
dmated by the public and newspaper
writer's as tabernacle concerts usually are
he receipts were only $500, which means
nat 1000 people paid admission. There
we're nearly 1000 complimentary tickets
>ut, each singer receiving two ana each
juvenile one. There were 100 singers.
so that in all there were not
1000 people in the building. The
theatre Monday and Tuesday was occupied
by the Home club with the Wages of Sim
and Called Back In the first named
play they fully sustained their reputation
in the second, they fell somewhat short OF
1t, mainly because they were unable to OBJ.
tain the theatre for the adequate rehearsals
being sRndwched in between keene and
Davenport, they could not get night, and
the only rehearsal held on the stage was
wound up at o'clock in the morning after
NJ nday nights performance. Edith Claw
sons illness all through the engagement
too, was a drawback, and at one time i
looked as though the season would have Il
be abandoned. The young lady pluckill
worked it through however, and very fan
engagement resulted.
Davenport's engagement went out in
blaze of glory yesterday. The Cleopatra
matinee drew the greatest audience tha
ever came out for an afternoon perform
ance in Salt Lake, many ladies' crowoinj
into the second and third circles in thei
eagerness TO see the much talked OF play
The receipts were over 81, 100.
in the evening, there was a repetition o
the crush OF the previous nights to see Iii
Tosca," though the galleries were not s.
full. The play which Bernhard has mad
so celebrated was followed with the mos
hTdpL anu pdlului edsSInOoS tuiOuSuOut
1t is great play, though it has much in /
that is foroidding, even bestial. When j
was produced under the eyes OF the author
the great Sardou, in Europe two or tire
years ago, q HERALD-EDGB,lRer specla
told the story OF the two great scene
Of the play, and many people doubtless re
member them. An incident that is almos
painful in its intensity is that where l.
Tosca's lover is being tortured outslde-t
force her 10 reveal the hiding place of al
escaped prisoner-her lovers friend. Tn
action of Davenport here was excellent il
Its agony, and the terror of the scene
heightened by the lovers cries of anguis
were such as almost to cause q cold swea
among the auditors. The other great scene
and the repulsive one of the PLAYS whe-
the beast Scarpia induces Tosca to surren
der herself and her honor TO him on condi
ton that he saves her lovers life. She ap.
parently consents, and plunges knif
into his bosom. Scarpia pretend
to have given an order tina
the weapons used in executing her lover
should be unloaded. In reality, the love
is shot dead, and when La Tosca rushes L
where he is lying. fondly believing that b
is Stimulating death, she finds him lifeless
In her rage and despair, she proclaims Z
the soldiers that she has killed Scarpia, an