The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-01-09
ADJUSTMENTS.
Howard Athanaeum Company.

| The Boston Howard Athenaeum COM
pany appeared at the theatre last night
and were greeted by an enthusiastic
audience of large dimensions. Every
act was encored.
This organization is the strongest of
its class in America and for years has
held a steady patronage, which con-
stantIy increases. The audience last
night was a token of esteem" The
organization that could draw such
house just following cleopatra" which
carried the city with it, and just pre-
ceding the dazzling "Sinbad, must in
deed be popular Perhaps it is a trib-
ute to the frankness which presents a
clever vaudeville performance under its
| legitimate head and does not disguise
| it under the name of farce comedy.
That form of entertainment is growing
in favor in America.
Lizzie and Albert Athos started the
merriment with song and dance.
Neither could sing very much, but both
could dance, and Albert distinguished
himself by turning a running somer-
sault over six chairs. Miss Katie Co
hen pleasing ballad singer, followed.
Messrs. Marion, Hayes and Marion pre-
scented an act called, THE Elton Col
| lege Athletes which captured bushel
| of applause because of it's originality
I
prominent feature of their turn; their
whole act might be described in the
term meat"
The AVOIDS, Xylophone soloists.
pounded out very good music from
their wooden instruments and received
a double encore. They responded with
the Turkish Patrol, which, while beau
tifully shaded, developed that the piece
is not adapted to the instrument, the
effect of distance being absent, no mat
ter how softly the Xylophone is played.
The first part of the entertainment
closed with an act from Conroy and
Fox, the Irish comedians. These gen.
tlemen are old friends, having visited
us many times. They are none the less
welcome for that, for they always bring
a budget of new wit.
The second part opened with Miss
Lottie Collins, the star of the company.
Miss Collins presented a little musical
sketch entitled "a Naughty Substitute
in which she was most ably assisted
by Mr.. Albert Christian Who can des-
cribe Lottie Collins dancing? She is
a slight, tuni buick, little lass and as
she twirls and twitches-twitches isn't
good word but l can think of no
other that expresses it-she is the very
embodiment of graceful vivacity. Her
new song Marguerite" was so up
roarously applauded that she was COM
audience into roars of laughter by
making love to the members of the
orchestra When she reached Prof
Careless the laughter become a temp
est. And after all they would not
be satisfied until she sang one verse
of ''Ta-ra-ra"
"Arvillo" was a living example of the
theory that no sound exists that can
not be successfully initiated by the
human race. Comets German bands,
banjos, all melodiously came from his
lips. In addition he did ventriloquial
turn that was exceedingly we'll ex-
ecuted. Serverus Shaffer. the equili-
brist pleased everybody. His art is
said to have been one of the strong
features of America" in Chicago
this summer He demonstrated that he
was right at the top of the equilibrist
ladder and that he was an athlete
of high order. Much that he did
charmed by its novelty.
"Terry," the shadowgeophist, sent
the audience home in a, good hunor
He showed himself worthy disciple
of the great juicy. There was much
that he did that was new and an
additional charm was added by doing
the whole thing at the front of the
stage in full view of the. audience,
displaying the dexterity of his flexible
fingers.
Tonight the Howard Athenaeum COM
pany will repeat their entertainment,
this performance closing the engage
ment.