The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-01-04
DRAMATIC And LYRIC
Emma Abbott Continues Dancer
Ously Ill.
YESTERDAYS PERFORMANCES.
Rice's 'Corsair" Coming This Week-"Chimes
Of Normandy"-''Fra Diavolan-
Notes.

Rice's 'Corsair" Coming This Week-"Chimes
of Normandy"-''Fra DiaYolan-
Notes.
The condition of Emma Abbott was one
OF the principal topics OF regretful COM
ment in all circles yesterday. Throughout
Friday night her lever was high, and all
the symptoms grave. Yesterday morning
DIR. Pinkerton thought tproper to acquaint
her with her critical condition, and Mrs.
Pratt, wife of the manager, and Miss Alb
botts constant attendant during her Ill
ness, informed her that if there was any
business she desired to transact or any mat
ter of Importance unfinished, it would be
well to attend to it. Miss Abbott is said to
have received the intimation With calmness,
and to have expressed her readiness to go,
II Providence so willed it. There was the
strongest CONSERVATION among the COM
pany when they were informed of the dan
ger, and Miss Annandale and others of the
ladies were weeping back Of the scenes.
Mr.. Pruette said nearly all the company had
been together seven years, many of them
Ten years, and they were as united and
happy as one large family. The thought of
losing Miss Abbott almost stunned him,
and the universal anxiety around the stage
told an eloquent story of how the head of
the company was loved by all its members
AT l O'Clock, Miss Abbott's condition
changed for the better, and during the af-
ternoon she improved considerably, so that
Mir. Pratt when seen by a HERALD repre-
sentative last evening was very hopeful.
AT 10 O'clock Drs. Pinkerton and Bascom
hpF bo. 1l,41N
ont of danger. They were to see her again
at = o'clock and consult. They said that
II would be twenty four hours, however,
this evening, before the crisIs arrived
Late last evening the physicians held a
consultation, and when they made report
it was to the effect that Miss Abbott's con-
dltlon was very critical.
Yesterdays matinee was rather chilly
affair. The audience was not large. and
over the performers hung like a pail the
knowledge of Miss Abbott's critical condi-
ton. The rendition was full of both good and
bad spots. Pruette was of course the fea-
ture as the count, and Annandale, though
her sprlghtllness was somewhat elphan-
tine, sang the music of her part with much
sweetness, particularly the s'When I'm by
Thy Side" ballad. Mr. Broderick was good
as the mlser, but we have seen the part
better acted; Nlirella as Serpolette looked
better than she sang, and Pache, the tenor.
was about as bad as they are made The
choice little quintette, ''Cold Sweat is on
My Brow" was made ridiculous by his
singing off KEY; and something scarcely
less absurd were the chimes in the orches-
ira; there was not note that wasn't from
a quarter to half tone off, and how that
leader could smile through it all is some
thing beyond the ken of man TO compre-
bend.
The performance of Ezra Diavolon last
evening went before a rather light audi
ence; 1t could hardly help being somewhat
depressing. Pruette as a red-nosed ruffiau
again showed his decided makeup talents,
and he and Broderick made all the life of
the show. Annsndale made a good Lad Y
Allcash, indeed we heard the music of the
part Tor the first time as previous delinea-
tors have mostly been Clara VISIONS who
could only walk through the lines and cut
the music The best musical number of
night was Broderick's magnificent render
ing of the introduced song of 1.-The Wolf -
Michaelena sang better than he has vet
done. Miss Mirella only made passable
heroine.
Tomorrow the company go to Provo
where they do 1.-THE Bohemian Girl. u
thence on to the Colorado circuit, openino
in Denver on the 18th.
Salt Lake city theatre goers will have
four nights of spectacular burlesuue this
week, beginning on next Wednesday even
ing, January. The attraction win be E.
L. Rice's famous extravaganza the ''Cor-
sair,' piece, which as yet, has never been
presented in this city. The play, which is
in three acts and ten scenes, is supposed to
be burlesQue on Byron's poem of the
same name, though the story of the poem is
probably not followed closely, and can
hardly be traced in the plot, and it may as
well be frankly conceded at the outset that
We may not look at the production in any
other light than that OF a stage spectacle.
But when the author of .Evangeline''
starts out to do the spectacular, something
is pretty generally sure to come of it. His
musical compositions are catchy and meio-
dious, and his good taste in scenic effects.
handsome costuming and mechanical sensa-
tons, to say nothing of his lavish use Of
money, are well known. The piece has been
presented in nearly every large city
throughout the country and in New
York 1t has mad ran of
over two hundred consecutive nights.
All the scenery is singularly beautiful
but for richness and artistic combination
scene IN the third act where one rich cur
tair after another is drawn aside. reveal
ing the beauties Of the Pasha's household
in picturesque attitudes, has hardly been
equalled among the recent triumphs of
scenic art. All of the other scenes are
picturesque and captivating, and the trans
formation scene at the close OF the plav.
the palace of Pearl" forms fitting
finale to the series of stage pictures.
The musical nurn hprS aro 49,, 4
all are the joint production of Edward
L. Rice and John Braham. The company.
which is large one, is said to be composed
of good material and TO be fully capable of
doing full justice TO the parts assigned to
them. We herewith append the full cast:
Conrad. the Corsair, Familiarity known
-------------- Miss Bessie Tannehill
Medora, the original maid of Athens,
niece and ward OF Yussuf: not the
first pledge entrusted to an uncle Lila Blow
Birbanto, his second in command but
very far from being anything to others
Seyd Pasha. a Turk, in fact, a turband
Edwin S Tarr
Yussuf. renegade slave dealer, with
job lot OF lCircassian beauties sir cash
in and tale your choice----C has. ]. Hapan
Syng Smaul, a Pasha major como foot
man, horseman and drag (on) man..
----- Harry + Allen
Hassan, a boatswain and base 'un -
;---7------------- Sadie Stevens
e captain q the Pasna guard Julia senao
Ganem--------------------- -Maude Emerson
Ali-- His Ida lorraine
Ahmed Lieutenants. Amy Wade
Bachsheechl Three Corsairs II. Snowstein
M1stapha-- who put on line III c. Brown
Sellm.- airs. Benz. j. Miles
Gulnare the Pasha's favorite. reigning
T beauty, though she's knowing Estelle Clinton
Zuliema. ex-favorite, ex-asperated,
lftraf of Ia- Ia TOD
Lillian Claiborne
Fatina Attendants of Nan Fgan
Bebe -. the Pasha Minnie Packard
Nlmah- Bellies OF theharem Carrie Richardson