Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-02-23
ADJUSTMENTS.

Salt Lake once more demonstrated
tho force OF her claim to being n gilt
edged show town, aud demonstrated
the fact that her people will pay for
amusements In spite OF hard times, by
the performances given nj the Taber-
nacle yesterday, aud at the Theater on
the eve, afternoon and night Of Wash.
ington's Birthday. The crowds at
both places were very heavy. The
Tabernacle receipts In the afternoon,
despite the cheap rates, were $500; In
tho evening they ran to $1,000.
Tho three performances at the Thea
ter drew very close 10 another $500,
the matinee being well attended,
very unusual Circumstance. Best OF
all, the money was all paid out In sup.
port Of home talent, which not only
encourages the native article, but
keeps the circulating medium In the
community.
AT TIE TABERNACLE.
II was a most unique and original
program with which Prof. Stcpaens
stepped before the public yesteruay
afternoon and evening. His children's
chorus OF 1900 voices, backed up In the
whole west end OF the Tabernaole, makes
at alltime5 an inspiring sight and sound
hut for the birthday OF the Father
OF his Country his preparations took a
wider range than usual. Thirteen OF
the principal nationalities OF the Garth
were represented In tabloaux by chill
dren with the oolorB OF each nation,
the coat OF arms, or the costumes, vita
music appropriate to the nation repre-
sented. As q consequence there were
thirteen hugh waves Of patriotic en-.
thusiasm, differing la extent as those
In the audience belonged to one nation
or the other. People OF all nationalities
were there, American, English, Scan.
dlnRvlan and Scotch pred0minating,
but Italy, France, ireland, Wales anu
Germany b,ing well represented,
and 1t was amusing as well Ms
interesting 10 stand at the door ps
the audiencs dispersed anu hear the
various enthusiastic remarks maize In
the various tongues. Everything was
immensely applauded. OF all the strik
ing numbers, perhaps, the most SRI
ing were the American national airs
by the full chorus, with little C0rinne
Harris as the Goddess Of Liberty, anu
Clarice Thatcher under an electric
sign reading "Ulah;" the violiu NO
by little Anton peders0n, aged four
and half year,, who Represented
Norway, WIS marvel. Daring
the rendition Of the Welsh selection,
Prof. Stephens, himself "A native
Welshman, was presented with
handsome offering OF flowers, which
swelled the applause still more. TINS
-electlons 10y those representing other
natlonalities were all clever aud credit
able, md the success Of the whole was
most marked ana gratifying. Stephens
deserves all the prestige anu money he
got cut OF II.
AT THE TIIEATER.
The Deseret miustrels had decided
success OF both an artistic and financial
Kind, and Nat NJ. Brigham has once
more written himself down us NH-
iOleon OF amateur managers. The
ptropgest su nce,s OF the representation
lay in the GrsiIpart, where Brlgham's
musical nnnd had full sway lana ~hr,
The ynrious competitive c0nunlru ~
were "sprung," and In the leg,rI Z.
main act OF Mir. Eliasnn, this passed Il
once out ofthe domaIn Of anna ,ur worh
INTO that OF profess onai, AM II ~ no
flattery to Mr.. Ellason TO say that no h
ptecisoly as good as many VI the pres