Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-05-19

Gull one In amusement circles, but Tor
the appearance Of Jetireys Lewis her
rendition Of Forget Me Not was an
enjoyable and an artistic event She
was very shrewd In playing It nf'l;
the would have been much shrewder
had she repeated It, instead Of vonlur'
ing on the shoals and pit falls Of In
Belle tuse, with the crew which she
has got together La Belle Russo
throughout was combination Of a
bowling dramatic burleique and
hldeous dramatic nightmare.
That Il was ~, We hasten TO say In
Justice to Lewis herself (who still
ought not to escape responsibility, TOT
she II h who stands In control OF the
company was due to the pres
onos OF one man in tho oist
- the gentleman who playoi
the part OF the husband; his name,
like himself has escaped ". THIS
gentleman had been cast for the part Of
the Corslcan on the opening night, and
although 10 was pretty bad In that
role, bis lines had been cut, and he
himself 40 diligently coached, that his
badness was only made fairly prom
inenl. But In La Belle Russo, where
a great share Of the weight Of the play
was thrown on his shoulders, there
was no possible way Of covering up All
his bald and glaring shortcomings. II
theAuiiepce hadn't derived such In.
t,use amusement from his dollneatiOni
We would say that Miss Lewis Ough' %
be- ashamed 10 have brought auch
a man uponlthe Salt Lake bcirdt' IL
was, In short, n deliberate infit 70 hef
audience. Hut probably iiss Lewis
suffered enough mottircstion that
night 10 atone for oil. rne number OF
times her husband succeeded In get
Ting tangled in her tain, the number
OF laughs the auti-sce gave HIN for his
most earnets work, the hearty
rounds ~ applause no got every time
he W.. allowed or the stage, aud thu
number Of the stars strong bcencs that
he succeeded In ruinIng ny his mere
presence on the stage-all oombinrd 10
makeup Nemesis that fully avenged
ua fot the afifOnt OF bringing him be.
fore us. II II hadn't beHn 10 pitAblc,
IL would have been delicious.
Miss Lswis ami company are push
ing through the county on the-com-
monyeAl-we would cay common
wealth, plan; that is, every Que GU
gagged takes chances, aud regular
salary ldays are things unknown and
unlocked Tor. Last night In Provo,
kept up the same record OF bad luck
that appears 10 be pursuing the once
topulEr star. Tho house was hlmply
starllng ia It's Attsnua,iveness. IOnigh.
La Belle Russo will be tried on tne
inhAbitants Of tho Garden Cay, anu
by morning there may be another cal
Tor the militia down there.
Mode aka, with her company OF
twenty-five people. passes ia rough
Ogden on route eastward neat Tues
day. She has been giving her last long
farewell 10 her adopted state, Califof'
mia prior 10 her nnal departure for her
old home ia Poland, where she viii
spend the remAiner OF her DAYS. Why
sue should not drop OF nj salt Lake
long enough for one last farewell per-
foTmAnoe, IL among the mysteries.
Almost before the echoes Of her wed.
ding bells have died away, come the
sounds OF another divorce suit from
Lillian Russell; which moyoa tho
Chicago Herald TO say that MI
PeTugini, according 10 all accounl',
will soon be eligible to the annual 70.
unions held by Miss RusselPs OK
husbands.
The popular band Of the Christensen
Bros. has been awarded the contract
for furnishing music this year NJ
BaltAif. A dance In the great pavilion
by those who love dancing, or an hour
listening 10 tho enchanting strains Of
music AZ they float over tho water, are
now the principal means OF amuHemonl
for u big portion Of Salt Lako's public
during The hot months. IL Il therefore
pleasant 10 know that the furnishing oi
tue seasons music Mt the popular resort
IL in such capable hands.
IL IL with genuine regret that our
musical circles learned Of the con.
templAlsd removal OF Miss Jennie
Winston from their Must. The young
lady thinks Of settling In Cleveland,
where there n a wider held for the oK.
ereise OF her profession anu her talents.
IL has not yet been settled where the
testimonial 10 DO offered by her
many friends will take place. Whcf.
ever IL IL we trust II will be successiul.
Since the NEWS announced that
Eddie Foy had cut loose from David
henderson, there has been genera
interest 10 learn what the plan Of the
brilliant but otfatic star would be, Tue
following paragraph from a Milwaukee
letter explains John Davidson, OF
Chicago, Sherman Brown and Edwin
F0y were parties 10 a contract draw
up Saturday which viii Interest PEG,
pie in tue theatrical world, THIS trl'
parllte agreement was ~ the effect tina,
the parties ~ II should produce ueAl
Beas0n JOhu ID. Giibur's s1uAyagauzh
entitled on the Earth, AleHsrB
Davidson and Brown assume The
direction Of the piece, obllgaling them
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