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

C1rorArRA.- There was slight
falling On Ia the attendance at the
Theator last night, but 80 vns only
slight, aud the box Office receipts were
stiI up around the place whore ittalos
tour ncurcs to describe The dol.aw. As
leforc, the audience wna Distinguished
By ito brllliauco and hnnda0moappuaf'
aucr. But there was o very stalking
difference between the two ulght'
audiences ~ iaf 10 enthusiasm g0tt.
On the Fedora night the attention was
close aud keen, but ihs 1utburts OF hp-
plAueo wpro not specially or unusually
iemonstfntivc. Last night Ovcty thing
went with tempesta aud upiohrs' 10
Wa only lust that 10 should be 200
tor certainly CLEOPATRA, as done hy
Miss Davenport passes way bcyohu
the bounds of a theatrical rcui perform
ance, and takes rank Alongside The ulnh
crate scenic sud epect cular pr. dl'-
tlona Of the great Oiuea-with the term
production applied In its most gcnuf'
Gus sense. It's hard, inlcsi,lo duciIc
whether ono comes away from tho
Thoniur with the wonderful stage
ufircis,or Mics Davonp0rps dulineitlon
Of the character, uppcrm0st ln DIS
mind. Both are 40 fine that thoy de-
mand equal attention, certainly The
maguinuence Of the stage settings To-
bowlldering and the realistic eject %
the storm scene is elcctuiylng. We
Doubt " the stage anywhere affords e
picture TO excel the grandeur OF the
scene where Cleopatra inv0kes
Typhou, god Of storms, TO
scatter the fleet Of Ociaviuf; the
roar OF thunder, the electric ilafhts
Of lightning, the bowling wind, the
waving trees, blwing "a " before a
workable simeon Of the desert, the ter.
rined Romans, appalled, NJ the spec
tacle, the weird, ssmi.barbarlc chant oi
Cloupntfa's maidens rising above the
noise, and over and above allthe white
figure Of the Egyptian quoon, waving
her mantle ns N abe sont forth
ffom It's folds the nonds of
destruclion--all combined make up a
slight and a sound impossible 10 behold
without exciting the most unboundej
enthnslasm. Miss Davenport received
an ovation atlor this act. One scarcely
less beautiful WIS tho scene ON the
housetopa, with the myrlads Of starr
glitteFing In the heavens, and tie
bond Nile visible below. Miss Daven.
pOTt's acting several times rose 10 the
greatest height Of which she u cap.
able, and this 10 saying great deal.
Die scene with tho flave who brings
her tldings OF Antony'a marriage was
admirable and her death scene was
almoat appalling In It, rualncEa. Nc.
NHn IL A 81 d.
lant throughout, much a. we may re-.
greet the manner IN which the dram.
atisl has falsihod history la drawing
the character a the noble Roman iu
his later yonrn-uo one can deny that
Mt. Mcdowell makCa him character
handsome and vigorous enough, even
In the movements ui Tvs greatest and
too frequent weakuessct--thnt com.
pels tho admiration OF his audiences.
Tho support wins all good, Mr. Craven
~ kephton being the leading feature,
hiihs FtohAwk made very pretty
Ootavia, ANA Misses Thornton and
Burke played Cleopatfa's women with
ttue fiIelity.
Cleopatra l. billed Tor tonight,
Thuudny, Friday, and Saturday alter
noon.
Mis-. kROu8E'5 reception ani In.
formal CONCERT in honor Of the
ArIisiH' exhibition which closed last
night before very good gathering,
made n very handsome conclusion %
what has been most pleasant concep.
ton from IL start. Mt. II. l.. A.
Gunner acted M master " ceremonies
and introduced the various artists,
Mr.. weihc, Miss Phillips. Mrs. Wood.
row, Miss Winston, Mn. silva And
MI King and Mr, Kt0use, oil
OF whom did some very hand
rome work. Mr. King, e..
pecially, a new baritone or bass, It ~
hard % say which, owing 10 his big
range OF voice, made n pleasant im'
preston.
LoT1tE COIIISs, the famous original
Of Ta.ra'ra.boom.de-ay, b. with tue
Howard Athcnoum Co, which shortly
appear ut the rheater.
Gro. SowLEs, the weil.kn0wn ad.
vance MANAGER OF Hondctuonb great
spectacle, sinbHd, IA Ia town. Hia
sh0W iolloWB him next week.