The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-12-25

and ambitious to a fault; full Of talent and
energy; it is no wonder she swayed the
public fancy and kept her place among the
irst in the company. Her daughter,
Maudie Adams, now playing with
her mother in one of Frohman's
in New York, is con-
sidered among the first of our In
yenue actresses. Long will her Dora in
be remem bered here, aud the
writer predicts for her brilliant future.
Sara Alexander, after the Introduction
Of our first imported actress, Mrs. ;. M.
Irwin, took very kindly to the dancing and
fairy business. so much the rage at that
time. She was very versatile, playing
anything and everything that she at
tempted with marked ability, having the
good taste never to venture into the re-
gions of tragedy. She was one of the
greatest favorites Salt Lake ever had.
AS said before, Mrs. Irwin was the first
actress from abroad to visit Utah. and was
fattsred and praised. She 1T
was who introduced the wonderful ballet.
Snail, quick in all her ways, she reyolu-
tionized this little town, and created
panic among young girls to Guido each
other in the terpsichorean art. She played
everything from tragedy to come0y-Eva-
dine, Judy O'Trot and Cinderella-noG es-
pecially great IN any one thing, but always
pleasing, and an immense favorite in all
Our mex importation was the great Julia
Dean Hayne, who stopped here with her
company on her way from California. This
- troy nd
electrified Salt Lake, quickened the pulse
of this slow-going town and made every
heart beat atrlde faster, especially mascu-
line pulses. Her first entrance on the stage
said plainly, II have come-acknowledge
me ~ and all ages and sexes bowed down to
her glorious mandate. She was one to
worship, not only on the stage, but off.
Julia Dean may have many admirers yet,
both in and out of the profession, but no
where will she be remembered with more
affection and reverence than in the hearts
of the people of Utah.
In the year 1864 Miss Lavinta Triplett,
afterwards Mrs. Careless, wife of George
Careless, leader of the present theatre or
chestra, made her first bow as singer to
Salt Lake audience. Her voice was truly
phenomenal. She so educated Utah tC
quality and sublimity of music that only q
Patti could sing without being adversely
compared with her 1t was a common ex-
preston when any great artist sang here,
to hear: "She is fine, no d ubt but Mrs
Careless would 90 better with the same adj
vantages," and such expressions were not
without truth. Lavinia Careless possessed
wonderful voice. She would never have
succeeded on the operate stage as much s;
in concert or oratorio. he seemed created
to interpret the great masters, and no hear
could listen unmoved to that glorious voice
Utah might well drop tear to the memory
of such gt MUS as hers. l have seen little
poem written at the time of her death by
our own Evan Stephens-then youth u
| fortune and to fame unknown. II pays
great tribute to departed genius and taxi
the liberty of quoting it:
/ o, voice divine. and art thou hush'd
And, like blooming flower. crushed
Thy charms to be forgot!
That wondrous pow'r TO soothe, and move
The human mind to thoughts above
To things that perish not.
When last heard thy rapturous tone
Sound sweetly-as 1t could alone,
The happy throng's delight
How could 1 dream III stand so soon
Beside thy silent narrow tomb,
AS here [ stand to-nig t?
Like to harp with broken strings
Now laid away, a useless thing;
Tho once twas priced so we'll.
O,+ FROM m li1irrr cirv'S tread
Low in the city of tne dead,
In silence deep to dwell.
Yet, tho the harp in ruins lie,
Its magic tones can never die
While memory shall last.
Nor is the poW'r that Wove the spell
That charmed the listening heart so well
Dead, or forever past.
That pow'r-the soul that gave it life,
Another harp-with strings more ripe
With music, still more sweet
Shall grasp. in other realms tnan these
And tune It's glorious strains with ease,
Perfected and complete.
While here. thou oft didst raise my thoughts
= To realms with nobier feelings fraught
III IN life in common gives.
For to hose realms my fancy led
] To which thy better part hath fled,
And where thy spirit lives.
There may when in dust they lay
J This tenement of worthless clay,
TO moulder and decay
2 Still hear thy note of avenly joy
And there admire without alloy
Thy pure and matohless lay.
Mrs. Stenhouse was quite an active mer
Der in the Stock Company; she AWAY
: dressed in perfect taste, she was pleasir
l in her manners and acceptable in whatev
4 character she essayed; the charm of b
personality made up for all deficiencies
: her acting.
a About this time c. W. Couldock al
:. daughter came to Salt Lake. He was
/. famed actor then; now he is known as t
great Couldock. Eliza Couldock was
. thoroughly domestic girl, and the stage h
t few charms for her. She well support
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