The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-03-27
DRAMATIC ANDLYRIC.
An Eulogium On Jefferson and
His Company.
WAINWRIGHT AND THE BAND
A Busy Time Approaching Esmeralda-
Tabernacle Event-MilIer Not
Contingencies

on this week, but the memory of that one
will finger longer than e whole season of
TIE average sort of bookings. We may
never see Jefferson again out this way-if
we do, it will be in "Trip Van Winkle," and
In nothing that sheds such an effulgence of
oid-tlme legitimacy as his Rivals So
that performance will do to muse over, for
1t forms one of the last-if not absolutely
The last OF the fast fading stage pictures
OF the Augustan age Of the English drama.
Dramatic Editor of THE HERALD:
Richard Brinsley Sheridan and "The
RlVals"l The bare mention of the author
and his play, which was his first dramatic
effort, when only at the age of twenty
three, summon into our presence the en-
chanters of the olden time. While seeing
Mr.. Jeferson's admirable impersonation OF
BOD Acres, half forgotten historic mem
cries have become revivified. The actors
VINO, acentury ago, convulsed with laughter
tue pit and galleries of Covent Garden and
Drury Lane have revisited the -glimpses OF
ING moon; we have listened to their eni-
logues and prologues, which suited the
tine and occasion, aud we have witnessed
their farewell bow until at least MIR. Jeffer-
son comes here again. Fancy watts TO the
ear merry peal Of laughter from the green
room, caused by sudden flash OF wit or
OF some one good-natureuly being the butt
OF Sheridan. On Tuesday night Thalia
ana Comus, under the magical command of
Joseph Jefferson, sprung q centennial
bridge and buttressed it with the wears
l775 and 1892. You think of Sheridan and
10, the vision of Garrick, Mrs Siddons, old
John kemble, Woodward, Farron and
ming rise TO view, and they look not a bit
ehVious toward their distinguished Ameri-
can cousin, who modestly wears his laurels
greener now. Garrick was the lifelong
friend and patron of the author of 1.-THE
School for Scandal and 1.-The Rivals ~
we have to thank Mr.. Jefferson for giving
US so much unadulterated humor and leei-
innate wlt-certeinly it smacks of age. but
still carries with it the freshness of youth.
because CT its originality and the recup-
nI2eu stamp OF the slgnet of genius,
and Fighting Bob" is doubtless
pleased to have met Salt Lake audience
the theater overlooked with delighted
spectators, and the treasury groaned under
the constant stream of the coin of the re-
puoJlc, OF which the great actor gets the
hons share. We are satisfied We have
now seen Jefferson in ''1he Rivals Mrs.
Jonn Drew as Mrs. Malaprop, Viola Allen
rs Lydia Languish we beheld the charm
Ing Julia and Lucy. The valor of Sir Lu-
GINS O'Trigger has caught US on the fly.
and Sir Anthony Absolute still represepts
the tine old English gentleman. Take ifall
IN all, we can say with thousands of others
tnat the pleasure derived from seeing the
play OF 1.-The Rivals would be cheap sat
the price OF Journey to Siberia"
WI. j.
The handsome faces of Marie Wainwright
and Henry Miller stare at Salt Lakers from
the bill-boards this week. The face is that
OF Miller, but the voice will be that of Will
lngersoll who succeeded handsome Henry
when he left the company few weeks
pacK ana TOOK an engagement with Froh-
man in New York. The bill-poster has
carefully obliterated all reference to MIR
Miller, but there is no gainsaying the like.
ness IN the autographs.
Miss WainWright's sumptuous presenta-
ton of Twelfth Nighr' here last season
will be generally recalled with pleasure
but her new venture is twice as costly and
elaborate. Two carloads of scenery are
carried, and every piece of furniture and
all the accessories were designed especi
ally Tor this production Most of
the action of the drama occurs in
henllWorth castle and Gunner place
both favorlte resorts with American tour
ISIS 10 England, who VIII surely be glad of
the opportunity of seeing how these places
looked in the days of their grandeur The
scene in which the court of Oueen Fliza0
beth is held is an exact reproduction of the
great hall still existing as Hampton court
Messrs. Richard Marston and j. II. Younp
two OF the most celebrated artists in New
ork, were exclusively engaged on this
scenery for over six months At the end
OF the play there is thrilling sensational
incident In the death of the villain Varnev.
Inls occurs through his fall from a bridge
at height of twenty feet above the stage
Among the well known people in the
company are Barton Hill, Win IngersoII
r. Y. Backus, Edward Elsner, SYDNEY
Booth, Alfred Burnham, Wallace Bruce
frederick Guest, Blanche Walsh and Kate
Blancke. ''--o y V0
Amy Rohsart" will be played at every
performance except Friday evening, when
MISS Wainwright will present The Tam
dietta "My Uncle's Will"
Mr.. Sousa has arranged two very excel
lent programmes for the Salt Lake V sit of
his Marine band. Many of the numbers
are entirely new, and all the others belong
to the highest class. Musicians generally
will be glad to know what they are to hear
and we print the programmes for both per,
formances.
MATINEE
1-Overture civilian Tell.m Poesir;
2-Suite, Peer Gynt," Gr a,ii,
a. Morning. b. "Asa's Death
c. Peer Gynt chased by the King of
the Mountains
3-Exeerpts from Domination of Faust"
Inc Kevelile, Easter Hymn, Ballet of the
Sylphs and Hungarian March
4-Pantomime, THE Romance OF a Harle
quIu' ---.-,3---.... .-----------.... Massenet
Entrance of Harlequin, Revere of Colum.
pine' serenade OF Harlequin TO Colum
bine, The Pas DeuX