Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-05-06

VESTS minetrcla are 10 Tue average
burnt cork aggregation.
1t IL astonishing what an enduring
hold minstrclsy has N the public. It
has seen melodrama rise and fail;lt has
witnessed the decsdenco Of comedy
drnma, and IL now gazing In sort OF
mild surprise at the meleoric Hight OF
farcs-comedy. Through all these
varied forms Of amusement It has
strenuously held its own, and contin-
ues to "bob up serenely" from the Pic
turesquc and chaotic wreck that yearly
fioated around It. Mnsirelsy has for
years had Its best opponents In Pfim-
rose 4 West. They are universally
recognized as the typical minstrel men,
both Of the country and the age. They
have preserved intact NIL the tradition
nj glorles OF mins,Tclsy, and to these
they have added the many features
demanded by restless and hard'to'
please public.
Last night monster audience came
OuN W rtt thi1 Ietit'4h hAiheh~A WIN
pany at tho Theatcr; there was but one
yerdict--thnt no better entertainment
OF its class was ever given on the Salt
Lake boards. From beginning 10 emu
there Ia not n chestnut. and many OF
the features are marvelH. There are fur
end men stan, each one OF whom IL
almost ~ distinctly funny % Rice,
Thatcher, Wilson, Slavin anu EmeI-
son In their beet days. Lewis anu
Janson are an excellent team and
their sketch Of the Two Actors vas
more reminiscent OF the green days Of
minstreisy than anything we have
seen for dozen years. Van u M
original NJ striking ma Thatcher was
when he first sprung ON the public, and
Primrose's neat and graceful work Is
reminiscent OF Billy Emerson. The
music, vocal and instrumental, IL
admirable; the flutist and the qusrtette
Of Sally IN Our Ally were among the
features most appreciated. Dir.
Cronin's performance with the dumb
bells and the tumbling act Of Abachi
aud Masaud have never been equallcd
on our stage. Mr.. Dale Is musical
genius anu his performance on the
concertins was specially fne, while the
dancing Of MIR. Randall elected roars
Of applause. The clever aud comical
monkey sketch sent every one away In
tho best Of humor.
The great show goes again this after.
noon and evening.
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The decision OF Mr. Spencer Claw
son, manager OF the Brigham Young
Trust company, to build n large nall m
the mammoth building on State street
where concerts, balls and conventions
can DO held, is meeting with very
general satisfaction. such building
has long been crying ueed. MIR.
Clawson's idea IL TO design tho hail
after the Music hall In Madison Square
Garden, New York, and his well
known taste and enterprise In such
matters are guarantees that II he sets
about II, Splt Lake Will be given hall
as popular and distinctive Us her The
alter. Mr.. Clawson Is now casting
about for q name for the new temple OF
the muses.; he wants something that
shall suggest Thespis, Thalia and
Terpsichorc all In a breath, and up TO
this writing even his well known In.
genuity has boon taxed by the on.
ueavor.
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The announcement that some lead
ing amateurs, professionals and private
citizens are contemplating grand
testimonial benefit 10 Prof. KrouBs In
tho theater some two weeks hence,
Will strike most people ss peculiarly
appropriate. Mr.. Krouse has been one
Of our most prominent and earnest
musical workers for a good many years,
but every one knows that career OF
that sort while II may bring a good
deal OF local glory, brings only n little
coin OF the realm. We look TO see the
proposed testimonial sweeping sue
GEES, and decidedly hope that II may
DO 90.
The stay Of Nat Goodwin at the Salt
Lake Theater IL, much TO Mr.. Burton's
dislike, limited TO one night only
Friday next. Mr.. Goodwin's rise In
the theatrical profession has been 70
rapid as 10 dazzle his most Intimate
friends. Like VIM. IL. Crane and 70
many actors Of renown, Mr.. Goodwin
began his career on the burlesque
stage, and he began II in very modest
capacity there. He was one OF the
original legs OF the original heller ia
Evangeline, and from that humble but
useful position he has risen to the
acknowledged place Of one OF the
Few leading comedians OF America.
His comedy Ia not Of the rough anu
tumble order, which suggests gym
nasiums ana football gsmes; II II
legitimate TO the core, aud much OF his
most effective work IL that W hieh In
most quiet. A twinkle OF the oye, a
turn OF the body, movement OF the
hand, has convulsed many an audi
ence at the dictation OF Mr.. Goodwin.
His huplor IL not bOisterous, and his
acting IL not forced. IL Is all quiet aud
natural, anu It's pleasing effect fingers
long alter the performance, because no
violation has been done to nature In
his efforts to please.
Mr.. GoOdwin's latest play, A Gilded
Fool, IL by all odds the best hs has
yet found for the display OF his aDin-
ties ms an actor. Ii IL o comedy, pure
and simple, with no leaning towards
farce, which Is being sadly overdone
just now. II haR an intelligent and
Interesting story, which enehains the
attention OF an audience from the rlBe
OF the curtain TO ito hnal iall, ana
which gives TO play this diguity 10
which pure farce can never attain.
The dialogue Is bright and crisp, AMI
the action moves quickly aud without
hElt. There II enough fnn in the text
anu situations to provoke laugh
every minute, but there Ia also pathus |
to form needed contrast, and Mr..
Goodwin's work In the pathetic scenes
10 declared by competent critics to be
Il.