The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-04-24
DRAMATIC And LYRIC
Two Good Attractions Coming
This Week.
THE HOME DRAMATICs TOUR
s'The Power Of the Press"-'Hazsl Kirke"-
Eilsler and Couldock-General News
Of Plays and Players.

Inc salt Lake theatre was devoid of at |
fractions last week, save the annual ball
and exhibition given by Prof Younger |
Joshua Simpkins'' was there, it is true,
but that would hardly be called an attrac-
ton, even by the most captious 1t may
be that the taste Of the present generation
OF theatre goers runs too much to the class
OF plays that would have been tabooed in
the good old days; it may be that the happy
home-life on the farm is not as often por-
trayed as it might be, and with good effect;
1t may be that pictures of rural life and
country simplicity on the stage would have
a better effect upon young and old than
representations of modern drawing rooms
and the laying bare of the intrigues in
modern life; all this may be so, but If there
IS one thing more than another calculated
10 drive the amusement seeker to the COOP
ike boxes, the impregnated air and the
short-skirted waiter girls of the variety
which Salt Lakers suffered on Thursday
night.
Tomorrow night at the Salt Lake thea
tire play that has made great success in
New York, entitled 1.-THE Power of the
Press" will receive it's first presentation
II this city. The scenes in this play are
said to be wonderfully true to the loca-
tons and objects they aim to represent,
and most OF them are so closely identified
with marine affairs. Act III of the play
represents shipyard with vessel in frame
on the stocks and all the plant necessary
Tor her construction from the working
stages to q grind-suone. In act fourth
there are three scenes very realistic. The
first shipping office on South street; the
second, wharf on the East river at mid
night, and the third, bark off the Bat
terry, with the crew IN the act of heRving
up the anchor on the forecastle and sing
ing one of the old-time shanties so COM
mon before the windlasses were worked by
steam. The bark's bow, spars, rigging
and fittings, from the ''fore chains" to the
end of the flying iibboon, are perfect in re-
production. The iibs are loose, ready for
hosting, while the port anchor hangs at
the ''cat heaeN as natural as though it
were on the bow of thousand-ton bark.
Miss Efis Ellsler, the young and tai
ented actress who was for so long a time
identified with the Madison Square theatre
and company, and whose pathos, grace and
artstistic rendering of the part of Haze
kirke in the play of that name, gave the
piece its phenomenal run of about two
thousand performances, will be the attrac
tion, and Hazel Kirke'' the play at the
theatre on Thursday and Friday evenings
and at the Saturday matinee. She is also
wise in the selection of her company, hav-
ing engaged as far as possible the members
of her original Hazel kirke'' company
more particularly Mr.. G. w. Couldock
whose Dunstan Kfrke everyone whoever
saw the play viii remember, and who has g
warm place in the affection of Salt Lakers
also MIR. Frank Weston, the original Pitta
Gus Green, who will assume his old char
1.,1, # , heo
been well selected, which is more than cal
be said of many Of the companies nov
seeking popular favor.
On Saturday night Miss Ellsler will b
seen in another of her recent successes {
play entirely different from either of thos
in which ste has recently appeared), emit
tied Egypt Allyn, or The Daughter of tn
Nile,n an intensely romantic drama il
which she will appear in the triple role o
Egypt Princess Yeddo and the statue O
Galatea, ia which characters Miss Elsie
finds ample scope for the display of he
abilities of which she is not slow in takin
advantage.
In this piece. as in 'Miss Manning sh
is supported by her father, one of the bes
old time actors on the stage, and Fran
Weston, who is a comedian of first orde
of excellence.
The Home Dramatic clubs jaunt brok
up last night in Ogden, and this mornir
the wearied members, worn out with tx
good time they have had and the hard woG
they have performed, return to their home
Ia Salt Lake.
The clubs tour lasted just week, fro
Saturday to Saturday, ana comprised 81
performances, two in Boise, two in Bril-
ham city, one in Logan and enc in Ogde
The plays were those recently rendered
Salt Lake, 'Held by the Enemy" al
ssEsmeralda," and "ye plaires'' were MAJ
up of the following ladies and gentlemen
Belle Gilbert, Birdie Cummings, Lott
Claridge, Nettie Smell, H. NJ. Wells, J.
Spencer, b. S. Young, E. H. PIERCE, J. /
Barlow, J. E. Evans, j. 7. Dunbar, Pa
Hammer, T. Hammer and II. @. Whitne
Mrs Spencer and Mrs Whitney were al
in the party, and on the handsomely gott:
mn Itineraries distributed among the pa
ties these ladies' were classed as we unde
studies" MIR. Burton and Miss Jote Beat
Joined the party on their return, and Mr.
Guv Willis, sister of Mrs. Gilbert, m
them at Brigham city.
The tour was continued round of su
cess, artistically and financially. In Bots
where the club made decided lmpressi
last year, their reception amounted TO
ovation.
No other city in the west with equal Pc
nl2IlDQ can IuTn OuS MI duOlSHOO he 4ds
ionable and as all around brilliant as Bots
and the Home clubs two nights we
greeted by two gatherings of the large
and best The rates were advanced 81. ::
and though the opera house is small or
the receipts were close upon 81 900. L
Statesman gave a full column to each pls
and gave the club an editorial ''send OF
in which it said: 1.-THE Statesman was gl
TO see such good house last night for t
Salt Lake Dramatic club, and II hopes tn
to-night's audience will be even larger.
Is treat to listen to such a performant
1t presents the stage as 1t ought to be,
its admirers fondly imagine it always
hut which, unfortunately, 1t very often
not"
There was considerable discussion
Boise over the merits of the two plays, a
II seemed that the majority of vie
awarded the palm TO "Esmeralds." Bo
audiences lean towards comedy, and pal
OF s'Esmeralda' which hardly created
ripple in Salt Lake, went with VIII
there. Spencer and Birdie CumminI
who had the comedy work in both pla,
were accordingly singled out
especial favorites, though Wells, Your
I,ottie Claridge, Mrs. Smell and the othe
received excellent notices. The club we
also the recipients of some marked soc
attentions; the gentlemen were given I
freedom of the Arid club, and entertain
after the performance, by Mr.. Cobb, p
prietor of the Statesman; Mayor and M
foiuney took the whole party out to VII
Bosses marvel and wonder. the great ma
forum, ano the governor OF the state,
Wiley, the mayor and his wife, drove
company about town for a couple of hol
and took them through the public schc
There is small wonder that the club ,
thuse when they talk of Boise nothingln
west comes up TO the magnficence and s
of her great natatorium, supplied from