The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-05-08
DRAMATIC ANDLYRIC
What Makes the Bostonians'
Success.
BARTLETT DAVIS CONVERsEs
Why the Choral Society Went Dowu-"Blue
Jeans" Jsne"-No Matinee Yester-
day-Notes

OdY-NOIe6.
A review Of the week reveals the ex-
tremes of business-good and bad. The
Bostonians put almost every dollar into
the house that the house would hold. "All
the Comforts of Home'' drew just about
as small an audience as the house often
sees. The trouble with this attraction
was, not that it was not superior one, but
that it had been very generally seen before
and the day of successful return engage
ments, unless the attraction is a robin
Hood" or something as strong, has gone by
until times improve. Then the weather
was against it, and the town felt that in
giving nearly $500 to the Bostonians in
two nights, it had reached its limit for
anusements in one week. The Comforts"
matinee yesterday did not come off, the
audience being dismissed on account Of its
proportions. In the evening the turnout
was somewhat attenuated, though the en-
ioyment was of the briskest kind.
The Bostonians Is unique organization
in more ways than one; its managers,
Barnabee, Karl and Mcdonald, who have
conducted its destinies for over ten years,
form one of the rare instances where good
performers make good managers They
set up very high ideal at the start and
their sole aim seems to be to build above IT,
They are never content without the best.
When Agnes Huntington left them they
went step hlgher-to our mind-and
secured Bartlett Davis. When Marie
Stone, their fayorite soprano, began to
show the inroads Of time in voice and face
there WIS no hesitation, even though Stone
had been with them from their organiZa-
ton and was the wife of one of the man
ayers. She was given a handsome benefit
and called in" while pair Of younger
women
D'Arville and Hamilton were enlisted to
take her place. Tom Karrs once brilliant
voice began TO show the wear and tear Of
age. and MIR. Hoff is gradually being let
into the secrets of Mr.. harls parts. 1t Is
probable that changes like these are not
made without good deal of disagreement,
and perhaps some heart burning, but the
managers have but one aim, and that aim
is to please the public, no matter what per
sonal feelings have to be set aside They
spend money freely, and give just as large
a chorus and orchestra on the road as in
big cities. Every principal part has two
capable singers ready TO render II, so that
no enc is worked out, and the public ia
never disappointed by a change of bill
and standards of this kind, there is small
wonder that the proprietors of the Boston
ians are rich men and steadily growing
richer
OF course the system of having dupli.
cate sopranos contraltos and tenors gives
rise TO occasional jealousies and troubles in
the company, and one of these outburst:
Il -, ?,
the terms of their contracts Miss D'Ar-
vile and Miss Hamilton each sing three
nights a week. Through some accident
the company did not open in San Franchises
until Tuesday night instead of Monday, 81
that there were only left i've nights in
stead of six 10 divide between the TIVE
prima donnas. Now San Francisco is th,
home of the Hamilton, and the people
there made so much Of her that the man
ayers amounted her for three nights ant
the D'Arville for only two. Thoughtles
beings. Those who saw it say little D'Ar
vile made the stage around that triumvir
ate of managers the hottest place either o
them had ever sat in. She threw up he
part, resigned her position, defed them L
sue her and then completely went int
Mysteries. There could be but one sequel
and there was but one, little D'Arvill
played three nights and little Hamilto
took back seat in the place Of her na
tivity.
The San Francisco papers made goo
deal out Of this, and also tried to stir up
sensation out of the statement that Bartlett
Davis had flown off on tangent becaus
the stars dressing room. which she had s
long occupied, was given to D'Arville. BIT
Miss Davis denies all this. She said to tn
writer the other night behind the scenes
al hope am not so silly as to make a fus
about such thing as q dressing room afte
transforming all my life as l have don
It's the public Pm after; only please the
and the rest will come. Pm in love wit
the public and / want them to be in loy
with me-" Miss Davis understudy is Mil
Flora Finlayson, and she took her place
Ogden, which Ogden very much resente
Miss Davis was in raptures over her pa
in the new opera by the authors of "Robi
Hood" to be done by the Bostonians mel
season, and to be rendered In Salt Lal
during a five nighOs' season next summe
The new work is called 1.-THE Knicke
bockers," and in it Miss Davis has the pa
of demure Puritan girl. The period
laid in the time of Irving's knickerbockt
tales and the costumes are said to be bot
Quaint and picturesque The music, Mi
y.
Hood" and. said she, ave all look to s.
it make q heavy success-though there
no telling, these things are so uncertain
Tomorrow night the Choral society NEE
to consider the question of its future e.
istence. The board of directors have b
8 consultation over the status of the 8
ciety's affairs. and are Of the opinion th
NF hon . Will hp Cn1n
prolong the meetings low. They wi
therefore, recommend an adjournment I
fall, when the outlook may be more hop
full; the matter will be discussed pro a
con, and left for the whole society to q
eide.
1t is only justice to MIR. Stephens to 8
that the board of directors of the socier
DR.. Vincent, Mr.. Spencer, MIR. Piper a
MIR. Whitney, share his views as to the
ability of the society to properly reno
the work they had mapped out, 1.-The Liz
of Asian For some time past the after
ance on the part Of the singers had be
unsatisfactory, and many Of those who {
attend were simply unable to cope with I
difficulties of the music. Mr.. Stephe
long ago announced that he cound not CT
tinue as director unless there was
awakening of interest, and it was only
the urgent solicitation OF the directors q
he consented to work with the society d
ing the past season. His time was We
much engrosssd with the tabernacle che
the university and his pupils; the money
received was no inducement, if the arts
results were not what he aimed for, q
when he saw that his aim could not
reached he decided to abandon the aim al
gether.
The real causes of the decay of the Cho
society and those which stand in the "