The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-05-08


The Huntington is said to have lost a
amount of money in San Fran
cisco, Just as THE HERALD feared she
would. Those lnconsiderate gushers in
Salt Lake who raved ever the fair ones
figure will probably be prepared to admit
some day that lungs, not limbs, are the true
basis of an opera company, and that Agnes
alone, charming as she IS is not enough to
atone for the deficiencies of the remainder
of her company.
Evan Stephens is just now engaged in
one of those little side issues which are
matter of amusement with him, but which
would tax the abilities of almost any other
director in our midst. We refer TO the an
nual musical contest TO come off June and
6 in the Tabernacle, and TO be
participated in by bands, choruses
quartettes, soloists and singers from all
over Utah and some parts of Idaho. The
competitions were inaugurated by the Con-
trtbutor, and this year 81, 600 in cash prizes
are TO be awarded. a big feature will be
the consolidation on the streets Of all the
bands competing, and the united rendering
by the whole Of Hail Columbia" The
judges chosen to decide on the merits of
the contestants are l.. D. Edwards, the
composer from Preston, Ida; A. G.
Smyth, the well known teacher and must
musical and dramatic editor of The
HERALD.
The Symphony Orchestral concert man
ayers made a good stroke yesterday in Sc
curing the services of the Logan tenor, Il.
Z. Easton. Mr.. Easton, Miss Lincoln, Mr..
Pyper and Mr.. Goddard make up a strong
coterie of soloists, and with the big or
chestra should make up a fine programme.
The affair is being pushed by subscrlp-
tion-the only possible way to make sue
cess of a concert-and the house ought to
be sold out before the door opens.
The programme outlined for Wonderland
this week is an attractive one, and includes
the American Sampson Dodretti, Adonis
Dixey's quartette, Al Leach, and many
other features. There is nothing in the
west approaching the attractiveness Of the
Wonderland programmes, considering the
price at which they are to be seen, and the
daily and nightly crowds that assemble to
see them are an evidence that they are APP
preciated.
"Blue JEANS" which comes to the thea
tire tomorrow evening, is one of the few
big New York successes which has not yet
been seen IN the west 1t made hit sec
ond only to the County Fair or 1.-The
OLD Homestead" and it belongs to the
same stripe of plays, with little more
| sensation and realism thrown in. Every
thing is real; smoke out of a chimney real
doves on the barn roof, real paint, real
COWS and real country band, The singing
of male quartette and the dancing, il is
/ Il -, Fo-
The big sensational scene which as much
as anything has made the reputation of the
| play is in the third act, when Ben Boone, G
! lover Of a wicked woman who plots and
helps to carry out all the villainy, quarrels
with mill owner, his rival, and to get him
out of the way places his senseless body OF
the carriage of q circular saw, starts the
machine and leaves the man to horrible
fate. The miller, when within few
inches of the horrible buzzing teeth, is res
cued by his wife. After describing thi!
episode, the press agent Of the company
! gravely says: THE play teaches nobl
and beautiful lesson, one to be carried
away, committed to memory and lived u
to-" He probably intended to convey il
other words the old and touching motto
"Dou't monkey with the buzz saw
We can promise the Salt Lake public
rich comedy treat in the performance @
Jane" at the theatre Thursday, Frida
and Saturday evenings. "Jane" come
direct from its brilliant season of Is
nights at the Madison Square theatre. A
Of the promises made for this attraction
will be substantiRted as Mr.. Frohman i
sending his original cast here and tn
piece will be presented up to the standar
of Madison Square traditions. Whe
Jane" was at that theatre its audience
were not only the largest but the mos
fashionable in New York during the tim
of its run, and it would have continued tn
. entire season in the metropolis had III
Frohman been able TO secure time for /
Even during the hot nights of the summer
when any entertainment less bright woul
, have been a decided bore, "Jane' playe
! along TO crowded houses, and it is the mos
! remarkable success of all new comedie!
In the company are tombstone Bennett
one of the brightest actresses of the or,
alive character faculty, Mr.. Paul Arthu
the clever comedian so long Nat Goodwin
well known English actor, Mr.. M. G. Dial,
formerly Annie Pixley's leading ma
Katherine Grey, NJ. H. Fisher, E. S. E,
: wards, Herbert Fortier and Joseph Tottel
) The Mirror administers this little slap
r the singer Carleton:
"My sincere belief is that the actu
critical value of the opinion OF the theat
and opera going people outside of Ne
York is better than that of those at Il
; metropolis So spoke W. T. Carleton
8 reporter of the Detroit Journal fe
days ago.
MIR. Carleton's belief is probably bas
on the fact that New York's appreciate
: of MIR. Carleton's talents is such that M
q Carleton never ventures within its gat
: nowadays in a professional capacity.
It RELOCATED to the districts that VIZ
o shipped Emma Abbott as the greatest
|, lyric artists and that regard Fred War
II as the Colossus of tragedy. it comes Il
= tural TO Mr.. Carleton to exalt his enviro
d meHt. The bigger the puddle, the bigg
y the solitary toad-in his mind.
The theatre goers OF our city will ha
y an opportunity this month Of seeing Ri
:, in her new comedy, Gossip" which W
q be- presented here on alternate nights w
4 her historical play entitled, ia Czari
n Empress of Russia" In the comeC
1t Gossip" Rhea assumes the character o
l. dashing Partisan society woman, and t
n role will psrmit her to give full swing
ID her brilliant personality; the flashes
10 fun, wit and repartee, with which the pl
is abounds, will be given full vent by I
D. artistic skill and grace of this actress. 6
n will also wear in this comedy some We
at pretty gowns, which are models of
at dressmaker's art.
r
; All Ned Royle's friends are with b
le in spirit tonight, and if they could h
ic spiritual communication with him Il
'e hope and good cheer. Napoleon, on
O. evening before " aterloo, did not pass
more sleepless night than poor Ned '
toss this Sabbath evening. But we ht
al it will be very far from
ay Waterloo that Mr.. Royle will