Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-01-03
ADJUSTMENTS.

CtropArpA.- There wa3 o slight
falling Oh Ia the attendance at the
Theaier last night, but Il vns only
slirhi, aud the box office receipts were
still up around the place where ittafts
four figures to describe the dollars. As
ucforc, the audience wac Distinguished
By it's brilllauco aud handH0mrnppeat'
atce. But thoro was "a very striking
difference between the two n'ght'
audiences ns Tor aa euthus.asm Botf.
On the Fedora night the attention was
close aud keen, but The autbuuu OF ap'
plnuso wvro not aucci8lly or unusually
demoustratiyr. Last night every thing
went with tcmpesta aud upronrf. 10
was only Just that 1t should be fu,
tor certainly CLEOPATRA, az done hy
Miss Davenport, pasaca way bcyonu
the bounds VI % theatrical ftni pcrIofm'
Ance, and takes rank Alongside thu uluh
crate scenic sud eprct culsr pr. due.
lions Of the great ultieB-with the term
production applied In its most Rener'
Gus sense. 10 II hard, inuced,to ioci3o
whether ono comes away rom The
Thuator with the wonderful stage
Cnccis,or Miss Davonporps dsliueaiion
Of the character, uppermut in MS
mind. Both are 80 fine that thoy de-
mAnd equal attention, certainly tho
mnguifiuonco Of the stage settings 10
bowlldering and the realistic oieut %
tho storm scene is electfiiying. We
doubt n the stage anywhere affords "a
picture to excel the grandeur oi The
scene where Cleopatra invokea
Typhon, god Of alotms, 10
scatter tho fleet Of Octaviusi the
roar Of thunder, the electric ilanhts
Of lightning, the bowling Wind, the
waving trees, bowling ~ u iCioro
vofilable simeon Of the desert, the ter
fined Romans, appalled, NJ the spec.
tacle, the weird, eemi-bnfbaric chant 81
CloopatrR's mnidens rising above the
noise, and over and above all the while
figure Of the Egyptian queen, waving
her mantle ~ N she sent forth
from It's folds the nonda Of
destruclion--all combined make up a
hlght and n sound impossible 10 behold
without exciting the most unboundeJ
enthusiasm, Miss Davenport received
an ovation aflor this act. One scarcely
less beautiful wis tbs scene ON the
housetops, with the myrlada Of stare
glittoting In the heavonf, and the
bond Nile Visible below. Miss DAven'
porte acting several times rose 10 the
greatest height Of which eho IL cap'
able, and this IL saying great deal.
phe scene with the slave who bflugs
her ildings Of Antony's marriage was
admirable and her death scene was
almost appalling In ils rcalnors. ME-
McDOwellN Marx Antony wac excel
lent throughout; much a. we may 10.
greet the manner In which the dram.
aiisl has falsifod history In drawing
the character u the noble Roman iu
his later yuufn-n0 one can deny that
Mr.. Mcdowell makes him character
handsome aud vigorous enough, even
In tho movements % h's greatest and
too irtquent weakncssut-ihnt com.
pels the admiration Of his audiences.
Tho support was all good, Mt. Craven
NJ kephIon being the leading feature.
Mas Ffohawk made a very pretty |
Ociavlh, ana Misses Th0ratou ami
Burke played Cluopaira's women with !
true flIelity.
Cleopatra l. billed Tor tonight, |
Thuuday, Friday, and Saturday alter.
noon.
Mrs. kEousE's reception and 10.
formal concert in honor Of the |
Artists exhibition which closed last |
night before very good gathering,
made very handsome conclusion % |
what has been a most pleasant coucep-
ton from It's start. Mr.. IL. l., a,
Gunner acted ~ master u ceremonies
and introduced the various artists,
Mr.. Weihe, Miss Phillips, Mrs. Wood.
row, Miss Winston, Mn. silva and |
Mt. King and Mr. Ktouae, oil
Of whom did some very hand.
rome work. Mr.. King, o..
pVcinlly, n new baritone ot bass, Il is
hard % say which, owing 10 bis big
range Of voice, made pleasant im'
preston.
LoTl1E COLLINS, The famous original
Of Ta.ra'ra.boom-de-ny h with tue
Howard Atheneum CO., which shortly
appear at the rheator.
Gro. SowLEs, the wbll.known nd.
vance maualog Of Henderson's great
spectacle, SinbEd, Il In town, Hla
sn0W follows him next week.