The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-09-23

accommodating the vast aggregation OF
: costumes and properties of which the
theatre was once proud, but which have
tslnce worn out and dissipated under
the changed conditions Of more recent
times. The scenery was being painted
n by William Morris and others who sup.
Piled an excellent variety until later
on, when Schiller and Alfred Lam
bourne took hold, and the latter reigned
IN the paint gallery for many years. Or
June 2, the wizard, Martin, came along
and gave a couple of performances and
on June IA, the irrepressible stock COM
pany defied the summer season by be-
ginning again with "Camillas Hus-
/ band,v and "Madelaine' The latter
had no reference to the tainted Pollard
but was an emotional drama in five
acts. After several performances the
company was joined by Mr.. and Mrs.
George Chapman in Intrigue -
Nan; the Good-for-Nothing'' and 9TH
er pieces. The Chapmans would be bet
ter remembered, if they had not been
| overshadowed and rendered insignific-
ant by the rising of star whose glory
outshone all those Of early times On
August IL, 1861 Julia Deane Hayne an
peared in Camille She had recentIv
arrived in the city after the long over
| land journey by stage of over a thou
sand miles, and by her charming man
ners and wonderful talent soon became
the honored guest of the whole people.
Brigham Young and other leading citi-
zens spared no attentions that would
give her pleasure, and for eight months
she remained here, the adored visitor
OF the time. During this eventful sea-
son, she performed eighty-one times
covering great range of subjects and
capturing the hearts of the entire com
munity. Old-timers remember this as
; the most brilliant season of the ma eft
n,
Waldron would appear instead. their
flrst evening being January l. 1866. in
Mick of the Woods" but the most of
the performances were given up to the
great star. Julia Deane, as she is still
anectionately called, appeared for the
iast Tune IN this city on April II, 1866,
IN "OSceola' and Jubilee House, II
was not billed as farewell PERFORM
ance for her, but marked the farewell
OIL MI. and Mrs. Waldron. This indi-
Gated that Julia Dean expected to again
appear, but she did not do so.
The gallery how.ers were never out
in greater force than on last Monday
evening at the first performance of
In Old Kentucky 1t seemed like
old times to hear them yell and was
IN striking contrast to some of the
silent evenings spent in the theatre
during the summer solstice. But we
feel that the gods are being given too
much freedom. Such conduct is not
permitted in high-class theatres now
a-days. Ladies with modern nerves
usually go home with heada che after
such an entertainment There may
be some place where ear-splitting cat
calls and human calliopes are fitting,
but it is not within the walls of a first
class theatre.
While on this subject, we might
point out. that if it is one half as
dangerous as it appears to be for the
gallery kids to Chamber and perch Son
the iron railing of the upper circle.
they should be restrained from doing
it, When we witness some of their
contortions and goings-on generally. it
does not seem SO horrifying that they
run the risk of falling a hundred feet
or so into the dress circle: but it must
be remembered that some of our best
society usually sit below and they
might be injured by the impact We
have seen times when if a good-sized
kid should fall on one of the actors,
he would not be entirely wasted, but
they are out Of range, and it is more
than likely that one or two of our 400
would suffer the humiliation of being
annihilated by a % cent boy. :,
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