The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-04-03
DRAMATIC AND LYRIC
S0uSa'S Band in Their Two Pro-
grammeS.
THE HOME CLUB IN "ESMERALDA.'
Our New York Letter-Narie Wainwright
Slaughter Janes-Halien and Rart-Mr.
Stephens Concert-Notes.

Sousa's celebrated Marine band, the sol
itary feature of the United States navy in
which Americans feel pride. paid its first
visit to Salt Lake yesterday and received a
triumphant ovation. Its first performance
was given at a matinee, the audience being
good enc, but not all that the glory Of the
occasion demanded. The enthusiasm,
however, made up for any lack Of numbers;
1t took on trancendental form. and when
the strains of "Red, White and Blue''
broke out, the audience literally GO Up and
yelled; then q moment later tune
merged into Dixie" the cries a aud
its arose again, and nothing but lcore
OF the stormiest kind would salts. m.
The programme consisted of e num-
bers, and nine of them were fille, by the
band. That there was never thought OF
WEAKNESS or monotony from beginning to
end, is perhaps as good a way as any to
denote how thoroughly the music was en-
1oyed. There are forty-seven men in the
band, and they completely filled the stage.
Mr.. Sousa, q handsome man with mill
tary air, held the baton, and the and in
struments responded like they we're
manipulated by a single hama In
re-
markable. 1t is more like Gilmore's than
any other we ever heard, and is right up to
and abreast Of it in general excellence-noi
beyond it. We would say, applying crit
ical test, that Gilmore's wind and reed in
struments were rather more proficient, and
that SousR's brass led the other. But they
are Of such even excellence that it is i'm
possible to make many Just contrasts OF
comparisons. The William Tell" over
ture was probably the best thing done
though the Peer Gyut" selection was ed.
mirable, and the descriptive piece, 1.-The
Chariot Race was most telling Whether
producing Rossini's divine strains or the
lighter ones of MARY and John'' (anC
Sousa eXcels even Gilmore in his trick anC
popular selections), the band is alike peer
less.
Mile. Decca, the soprano of the occasion
gave the oft-rendered "Perle of Brazil, >
which Thursby last did mere, and whict
Abbott so often rendered before her
Thursby does not 90 it nearly as well az
Decca, and Decca is no better than Abbott
except in her lower notes.. The pyrotech.
nical parts were admirably done, There
was big recall, when the lady sang THE
Swanee River, y but not as well as the frs
piece. The matinee wound up with "Hai
Columbis," which sent the audience out il
q breeze Of patriotic exultstion.
In the evening there was q much larger
house, the downstairs and parquet and frs
circle being well filled, and there was
very fair sprinkling in the upper galleries
The programme, if anything, was an i'm
provement on that of the matinee, and tht
performance was thoroughly enjoyed.
The Home Dramatic club and Mrs. Gil
bert render Mrs. Frances Rodgsou Bur
rett's beautiful play Of "Esmeralda' q
MI
have been several weeks preparing it, anC
the club have had the benefit Of Mrs. Gil
berps long association with the Madison
Square in acquiring the business of The
play. Mrs. Gilbert played "Esmeralda,'
Hazel kirke" and Young Mrs. Win.
throp'' at the head Of travelling Madison
Square company for more than five sea
sons, and she has probably played the char
BcteE of Esmeralds alone fully 500 times
With the assistance given her by Mr.
Wells, who will play Ned Buckley's ole
part Of Dave Hardy, Mr.. Spencer in Whit
fen's role Of Estabrook, Mr.. Young in cid
man Aliens part of Ebert Rogers. I,ottie
Claridge as Mother You Knows Kate
Dunn's famous impersonation. Birdie
Cummings as Nora, Nettie Smell as Kate
with Messrs. Pierce, Evans and Barlow in
the other roles, "Esmeralda' should prove
Home clubs long list
The studio set in act 2 will be heightened
by the exhibition of several paintings by
local artists, the loan having been kindly
made to the club. Messrs. Ottinger Cul.
mer, Easily, Squires, Tullidge, Hafen and
Mrs. Krouse will be the artists represented
Held by the Enemy' will be revived
one night only, Thursday, with Mrs. Gil.
bert in the leading lady's role
The CLUB takes it's northern trip from
April 10 to %, playing in Brigham, Boise
and Logan.
The Home Dramatic club went to North
Bountiful last night and gave its maiden
performance in the opera house. About
forty people accompanied the club. Boun-
uful and CeDuevile were out in full force,
and even Pennington sent large delega.
ton. In spite of the Indictment weather
the house was flied, there being q