The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-08-06
COMING ATTRACTIONS.
Programmes at Saltair and Garfield
Beech This Week.
Daniel Frohman's Lyceum Theatre Com
pany's Rcpertory-Coming Attractions
The Drama and Music.

The absence of any entertainment at
the Salt Lake theatre during the past
week should sharpen the appetite of the
play-goors for the feast that is before
them. The weather has not been suit
able for indoor amusements and the at
fractions at tbs lake have drawn the
pleasure-seeking multitude. Both Salt
air and Garfield have been well patron
lied and the performances there have
added additional charms to the bathing
Inducements.
When Daniel Frohman's Lyceum The
atre company made its first appearance
here six years ago, it created one of the
most complete sensations IN a theatrical
way which had ever been seen in this
city. First, the members thereof were
all ladies and gentlemen of acknowledged
high standing in the profession, and in
dividually would have shone in the better
class Of companies as stars of more than
usual luster. Second, the class OF plays
pro6dced, all OF them new to this local
lty, were of an order which while dra-
matically strong, were more than accep-
table in The purity of their construction.
The advantag OF an artistic representa-
ton of plays both instructive and enter
tanning cSa hardly be measured, for the
good lesson thus inculcated is received
readily by the many who would resent it
if given in any less attractive form. 1t is
by performances given by such excellent
companies that the true ar good infiu-
ence Of the stage is best enjoC ed.
With the coming visit of this company
which begins Tuesday evening at the Salt
Lake theatre, we Will see, In addition to
one or TWO of the plays which stamped
themselves as strong favorites at previous
engagements, the best of the work done
by this company at its home theatre dur
ing the past two years of its alb
play viii be new to US, and that
which occupied the greater part of
this company's last New York season.
1t is comedy entitled Americans
AbroBd.' - by that master OF dramatic
writing, Victorieu Sardou. In this play
NJ. Sardou has not striven to put forth a
thrilling dramatic work like his ttFe-
dora, - Diplomacy. or LA Tosca, -
but rather to show the gracefulness OF
his genius in a wonderful fairy story
the princess in disguise, seeking to be
loved for her own sweet sake and not for
accident of birth or fortune. For two
acts he has allowed his pen to stray in
q most graceful manner, demonstrating
his right to the titles of both poet and
hum0rist, and suddenly in the last act,
as though he said tl must not let the
public forget that it is Victorieu Sardou
who is writing,'' be has brought forth
one or those marvellous series of dramatic
surprises which have justly made him
famous.
The other new play, which the Lyceum
company will play Saturday night, is
also a comedy, this time of the English
school. 1t was the Lyceum theatre sue
cess in the year of 1892. 1t is high-class,
somewhat after the manner of ''She
Stoopes to Conquer but modern in
scene ana locality 1t is called 1.-THE
Grey Mare. - and is by George R. Sims
and Cecil Raleigh. 1t tells of the troubles
of a young physician who wishes to cure
his fiance of 6bhing: and to demon
strate how easy and silly it is to falsify,
he simply states that he went for a ride
when he had done nothing OF the sort.
The trouble this lie gets him into, and the
refusal of every one to believe him when
he tries 10 explain that it was lie, make
up the continuous laughter of the play
through three acts.
The other plays tc be given are we'll
known and great favorites here. The
repersory for the five nights of the en-
gagement and during which no play will
be presented twice. is as follows: Tues
day, Americans Abroad;D Wednesday,
1.-The Charity Ball;'' Thursday, "Old
Heads anu Young Hearts, Friday,
ttThe Wife, Saturday, 1.-THE Grey
Mare preceded by the one-act play,
"White Roses
Flashes.
THE HERALD is indebted to the New
York Dramatic Mirror one of the very best
OF theatrical journals for many items OF
interest: