The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-04-15

MY Aunt Bridget differs from the
ordinary farce-comedy in having an
abundance Of dialogue. In farce-come-
dy, the people say little and 90 much.
In My Aunt Bridget the people say
much, and do good deal, too.
Few people realize the difficulty Of a
company of this sort playing TO empty
benches. A certain amount of enthusi-
asm always transfers itself from an
audience to the actors and the perform
ance is invariably better to a good
house than a small one. One thing
that affects. q speciality performance is
that much Of the best is reserved for
encores, and with q scattering audience
TT is Impossible to work up the contin-
ned eFcOres usually relied upon, and
thus much that really belongs to 1t is
missed.
George w Monroe is very funny as
eNy Aunt Bridget" He has most
cJUteaI face and a prolific way OF man
ipuadng it, But when al is said, his
brosue has little or none Of the true
Irisn twaug TO H.
T0morr5 w night II. b. Leavitts spec
tacular spider and Fly VIII be seen
at The salt Lake theatre. The past sea-
son. 1t is admitted on all sides, has
been "a bad one thea tricdlly everywhere.
a few organizations have made money
and il viii be noticed that very prom
iuent among these have been the spec
tacular productions. This has been
strictly true of our own city, and the
advance sale for Spider and Fly"
would indicate that it would prove true
In this. as well as past engagements
The reason probably is that when
money is scarce the people spend
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get as much as possible for their
money; and for this reason they choose
the big organizations.
[ suppose spider and Fly" Will con-
tain the usual array Of shapely ballet
girls. supplemented in their work with
speciality performers, and an packed up
by plentiful scenery. The original
s.Spider and Fly is gone and new
one, up TO date, has taken its place.
Every Spring Professor Younger pre-
sents TO us an entertainment in which
his winters pupils have an opportun-
lily of displaying their proficiency IN
Tie art Of dancing. The exhibition
this year vii take place at the SAT-
IKE theatre next Friday evening ana
WI be repeated at the matinee Satur-
6ay afternoon. The admission to the
exhibition and ball Friday evening will
ba seVenty-five cents and AZ the mat
jn=e fifty cents for men and twenty
i've cents for ladies and children.
pI fessor Younser's entertainments
ere 100 we'll known to need a word of
e.-rlanation from me-
one of salt Lakes esteemed and
Z -uIar young men, Mr.. J. c. Lyons
7SSsn1. who has been for some years
~ the head usher at the Salt Lake
tae NJ. leaves this week for the In
alan NTarritoIN on a mission. Friday
lIeh- the boys at the theatre his COM
vani0ns and friends, presented him
with handsome purse to cheer him
o1 his way This was done in the
Varmest appreciation of his many
good qualities as a friend, and the
sterling virtues Of his young manhood.
He has hosts Of well wishers, and viii
carry multitude Of kind wishes with
him.
Work on the new popular price the
atrs mOveth along in a lively manner
Manager GEcNally is busy completing
his arrangements for next season
bookings. He plans to have an eX-
change arrangement with the stock
companies OF San Francisco and the
cities up and down the coast and to
form circuit over which to play stars
vri1D will in noD i111aripro viii, tho