Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-06-03
Dramatic and Ggpic.
Tho Howard Atheneum NiRht-E NJ Roylo at Homo
Agaln.-carmenoita a High Kicker-Muso In
chlcago.-stuttz Redlvlvus.-The Dramatic
News, In Trouble.-Notos.

The Howard Athaneum company Of
Bostop has played IN Salt Lake several
times before, and the high reputation
u has slways left behind Il served 70
draw out very handsome audience
when It came back again las, evening.
II can be said now as before, that the
Howard Athensum company IL The
strongest vaudeville and specially
company that travels, aud the people
It has enrolled this year have In some
respects never been equaled even by
itself Firt and foremost Is MILE
Bertoldi, who lie said 10 be- only seven
toon years Of age, but who is simply
marvel a. contortlonist, equlubriai
hand.and Jaw balancer. Physicians
who examiue her everywhere sho ap'
pears, says there il nothing unusual
in her anatomy, but Il IL difficult to
believe that she II not provided with
pair Of hinges In the region Of the wai't
The Dixon Bfothofa' musical act ee-
peclAlly with the sleigh bells, was
given an ovation; Fulgora, who made
ten lightning changes Of costume IN
full view Of the audience, II also very
clever. Misses Melville and stetson
were admirable IN their original and
refreshing songs and limitations; Kara
In clever juggler, too, but his very
selfsufIl Client air half spoiled his
work; Fo1's sAiire on Paderewski was
made up OF compound OF bad anu
good; his plano playing was iirfi class
many Of his running comments we're
nilly; the oonlurer Leroy IL an amaE.
ing artist, and the way he caused bill
Hard bRlls 10 sppsar and disappear be-
fore the plain Wow OF the audience,
aud his generation OF hushel Of
flowers from 4 white piece Of psper,
were most mystifying. There were
other features, oil good, but these are
the main ones.
The Athenmum concludes with a
matinee and night performance today
Edwin Milton Rsy lie, sou Of Judge
Royls OF this city, and author OF the
successful play VI Friends, IL az the
home Of his pareRls enjoying his
vacation. Accompanying aim IL his
wife, who IL 90 well known Ia the
profession M Selma Fotlor, and 10
whom much Of the success Of Friends
Ia due. Mr.. Royle, ia conversation
with = NKws representative, stated
that he HAD every reason 10 feel graft
fitd with tho season which had Just
closed. Friends mad q continuous run
OF between thirty aud forty weeks, anu
good business and good notices had
been the almost undertaking rule.
Whenever they had played return
dates, their reception had been such AZ
10 convince them that next season
would be M good n last, II not better
unless the present flnAnoiAl depression
extended into next fall. IL 81
should do 40, MIR. Royle thinks
the theatrical profession will
he the frat to suffer. The ls98.i tour
opens sarly In September, anu will last
well into next spring, extending all
over tho couhtry. Salt Lake will be
visited during tho coming November.
The main member. OF the company
whose playing has dono 20 mueh ilr
Friends, VIII be retained. MI hoylo
nnd Mi's Fetler VIII. OF course, have
their old parts, and MI. hoyle'a faus
debates, Luoius Henderson, VIII CON
unue the nne plano playing which
everywhere brings him 10 much on
thusiastic .prAise. Hendefson'a work
ana the play Of Friends hAys now
attracted 30 much attention that the
OhiokerinEs pay elih yearly sum on
condition that Mr.. Hedderson viii use
no other plano In his travel than theiEs.
Mt. Lyons, whose dolirium ttemena
scene 10 probably the most dis.
tlnolivo single feature Of the
play, has also been re-sngaged. Mr..
Royle ana Mr.. Henderson have
Of hFinnua a. we'll ma thp uFlngluNI