Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-11-26
aid she only expected to BIS welded to


said she only expected to BIS welded to
her art.
Mr.. Roylc "A the husband OF the lead.
Ing lady IN "Fricnds,r author OF the
play, and recipient Of a nightly royalty
aud one Of the the two principal
actors In ths company, may be
said 10 DO on velvet this season.
His wifo's salary IN q heavy one; his
royalty amounts TO more than Bronson
Howard received for Saratoga, aud
his own salary for enacting the part Of
Jack Ii without doubt good one. We
saw "Friends" nj Hooley's theater,
greatly struck with the improvements
made In II since the Home Club flrst
produced II in this city. IL has been
shortened, compressed, and made more
lerso throughout; the ending OF the
acts has been changed materially, and
| the best climax In the play where Old
Otto dies Ia III Of dsttriiUi
troD,ens got half dozen recalls
| Tho east was an admirable one.
Miss Fe,ter Mrs. Royle) being the
central figure. She IL handsome
| young lady, n very clever actress, aud a
charming dresser; Mr.. Hsnderson's
| piano playing IN M ever a feature; Dir.
| Royle plays with much more freedom
and abandon than OF old, but tho palm
for vivid, forceiul acting Ia carried
oil by Mr.. Lyons, who as the dru ukard
Otto, never fails OF securing half n
dozen calls alter his death scene.
Mr.. Royle and his wife invited the
little party Of salt Lakers In the audi.
enee bshind the scenes during the
evening, aud the lady said that she
had strong hopes OF spending her
summer vacation with her husband at
mis- home In salt Lake.
-
Ada Dryer has very pleasant posi-.
ton Ia MIR. Pitou's "Actoss the Polo.
mac" company, which followed
"FEiends" NJ HOOley's. Tho play 10 u
mililary drama VI the Systematically
SHIELD by the Enemy" order, though 1t
mas not tue merit VI either. Miss ID v yeT's
part is that Of girl who dresses In
boys clotho, 10 enter the army, anu a
very handsome hoy she makes. The
play IL doing immense business every.
where, anu Miss Dwyer's press notices
nearly always credit her with having
nade the special hit OF the production.
We found her pleasantly lodged ut u
| bh W
avenue, where We had moet pleasant
conversation over Utah friends, anu
the elvctiOn-Miss Dryer being an
ardent Democrat and oVaming with
pleasure over the election Of Mr.. Cleve.
land.
The more or less friendly rivalry
which formerly existed between the
tabernacle chUir aud tho salt Lake
Choral society, bids lair to be revived
and heightened during the coming
winter. rhe choral not long ago
seemed to DO lettering to It's fall. The
directors saw that heroic measures were
necessary, and sleps were taken that
must either kill or cure IL In very
short time. The decision adopted W as
that every member new and old must
submit to an examination TO determine
| whether he or she really hnd the
the musical ability TO entitle him or
her to membership, The result was
that the chad was swept away and the
wheat remained. Al hrst tue wheat
WAS very limited In quantity, but it,
| quality was first GLASS, anu presently
the knOwiedgs that there was Ia the
city an organization which had
RdOpled q standard into which no one
could penetrate who haI not some
musical standardization into IL
other peOple-pfoiesssJn AMI am