The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-05-04
AMUSEMnN'rS.
THE BosToNIANs.


opera audiences last evening to welcome
back those old friends, the Bostonians, and
right royal wss the reception they were
accorded There has been an air of frost
lowering about tho theatre portals Of late,
and Manager l5urlon has been watching
the thermometer OF the house, located in
the box Office, little more anxiously than
was his won't. If the frost extended to the
Bostonians' season, then farewell to the
hopes of any fair theatrical weather this
year. But the curtain had not risen before
1t became evident that the managers APP
prehensions were groundless; before the
warmth of the Bostonians popularity the
mists dispeIled, the shadows fled, and the
thermometer shot gaily upward to the
magic mark S. L. o. and promised TO stay
there. Betwe Il 200 and 81 800 would
probably be a close guess as TO the nights
business.
Tne opera was bewilderingly, stipend
ously good. Robin Hood" made such a
vivid impression last year that it was sure
TO go, If 1t had been presented by a COM
pany less strong than the original one. But
The Bostonians are almost the only COM
pany we cali TO u md who are unwilling TO
travel on ne reputation of former sea-
son, and who 90 on strengthening and
building up their company with each sea-
son that passes. This year, it can be
truthfully said, they are stronger than ever
they were. All the old favorite principals
are along, except the charming Gordon, and
we had almost feared her loss would be
noticeable but in her place the managers
of the company have given use the grace
| full and in all ways charming D. Arville,
VINO made decided hit on her first appear
ance here last evening. The chorus ID even
larger, the orchestra 10 increased, and the
stage business is improved vastly, so that
the Robin Hood of year or so ago,
bright as it then was, is vastly more attrac-
tive to-day OF the happy and tuneful opera,
the merry hbretto, the charming action.
! the beautiful early English coloring given
it Dy its talented composer aud authors De
( Koven and Smith-we do not need to
speak. The fame both gentlemen have ac-
qUired for their work IS more than nat
ional. OF the brilliant list of players, it Is
difficult to decide whether to name first the
peachy, grand lunged and ever popular
Jessie Bartlett Davis, that great old
comedian Barnabee, who exudes I'm as q
flower exudes perfume, the pretty and
piQuanie bright soprano DArville, the
IGnuy rockingham, the fine basso Cowles,
or the pleasing tenor Tom Karl. Perhaps
in strict justice the first three oughs TO be
mentioned together, for they seemed to
take the house equally by storm. Since
the opera was done here before, the com
poser, urged by q general clamor in which
The HERALD joined, has strengthened
Miss Davis part, ana written her
in another number q charming
ballad called ''Promise Me- which
caught on with universal favor last even
ing. Baruabee's Sheriff is not excelled by
anything he has ever done, which is say
Ing great deal. D'Arville combines beauty,
grace and turefulness, and she may con
n oil
Lakes favoriles. Of the others it is
sufficient to say they repeated all the old
time hits. Karl has of course seen his
best singing days, but he still makes good
central figure. The chorus and orchestrs
were specially immense and shared in the
numberless encores that kept the fore cur
tain up till far past II O'CLOCK.
Tonight robin Hood'' viii be given fol
the last time with the very popular tenor
Edwin Hoff IS Robin Hood and Mist
Hamilton as Maid Marian.
Marie Stone, wife OF the baritone Nc
: Donald (whoss Brown October Ale' by
the way had the usual heavy recall las
evening" has retired from the stage, bu
she still travels with the company.
. "All the Comforts of Home" sale opens
, this morning at the box office.
| THE JUBILEE SINGERS.
Last evening the jubilee singers from
D Fisk university, Tennessee, gave voca
concert in the First Presbyterian church
3 The company consists of three ladies' ant
five gentlemen, all colored.
! The programme was composed chiefly o
) the slave songs of the negroes OF the south
3 ern states. The jubilee singers were til
4 originators of this sort of music in concer
:. work over twenty years ago. They hav
a performed in every civilized country of til
!. world, and have high reputation. Th
performance last evening was exceedingl
. good of its class; those wild, thrillin
e melodies have a wonderful power over tn
. emotions of men.
9 The voices of all the performers wer
: very sweet ard well cultivated, and
}, parts where all joined in, the time an
d harmony were almost perfect. The aud
h ence, although not as large as the pei
Y Torrance merited, was very appreciaIiv
and demanded frequent encores, whic
were very good naturedly responded t
The performance was of q superior elias,
), and did good to oil who were present.
= The singers appear again to- night.
WONDERLAND.
0 day will conclude the engagement {
Captain Woodward and his trained seal
also the marvellous freak Domingo" tn
ssAlbino'' child. Tomorrow the chang
goes into effect and combination of al
fractions representing sort of medley {
~ amusement will be presented. The novelt
:, extraordinary of the Curio hall will be u
Rooster Orchestra," composed of seye
70 musical geniuses of the Ole BUTLER
- order, and of the Shanghai persuasion.
is truly remarkable TO what perfection tt
70 fowls are trained. Many surprises al
promised in the new DILL.
EARLY MORNING BLAZE.
Inst after pvE HERALD had gone to pre