Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-01-06
Dramatic and Ggpic.
pa verpor rhenon onal Engagement Tho Howard Altman
cum Company WIKI Lotto Collins is Hero-snbads
splondor Juoh FoovNus Tho Choral fl1ns.

What has been the most rhenomcna
engagement VA ihe history Of th'
Theatre - all things considered - b.
closing there this afternoon. Alter
Miss Davcnpor's remarkable season
here In October 1891, when ahc played
tour nights aud maiiu1c o. tusines.
that had never been duplicated at the
zane prices In this city manager
Burton WIS willing and anxious g.
book her for a iull week at any iime
she might return. a year ago
or more the second western tour
was decided on and che was eagerly
given tue time from Moniay nisht tili
Saturday afternoon Of this particular
week. Then came the silver slump,
md az the bottom began TO drop out Of
all things theatrical ga the West, Sir.
Bur,onh brow grew gloomy a. he
thought Of this strei,b Of six perform
aucus. SIN he was no, wi.hou hope
that Salt Lake would take GA ouu Of
her old time dramatic "orazss" aud aeg
him vol through. The result shows
thst his hope was moro thau well
founded. The oponiug night was a
jam, the receipts were 81 300, the next
night, the nr.t Of Cleopatra. they only
fell oil a trifle; under the impetus Of
the great hil made by that production,
they rose aKain on tue third
night on the fourth there
was no diminuuou; last night
the box ofiics showed that the 60.
oeip;s were right up to the opening
night Of Clcopatu, and this afternoon
there ~ every Indication that the
record will DO KEEP, fully w to tho close.
Tue gross receipts will 20 very littlr, u
my under a. OO0-in all Probability
thoy will run over that figure, m
average of ~ 900 uer performance, and
nne Of those performances matinee.
Salt Lake truly took on oHo Ut her OLD
time dramatic "cfazc;" showed that
che know how 10 appreciate good
thing, aud testified that there 4 a very
heavy class Of her people on whom
tho hard times have not bOfne ~ very
hardly after oil.
Monday night will open n lively |
week Ut the fheaier. The Howard |
company holds the boards
two nighte, ana the big spectacle Sin |
Dad, three. From the mass Of pfcm |
matter sent ~ by the Howard people |
We deem Il only necessary to say that /
their bright particular feature this 4
y car Il the rod0ubtable Lottiu Collins, |
The famous London variotylhall singer |
Who brought out Tn "a m boom de ay.
Sue IN 70 bu eocn hero Ia a Naughty /
substitute, la which she will render
her new cong Marguerite. Chief |
am0ng the other talent which com.
poses the popular Howard company Il
the tquiuhfiat aud luggler, 5uvotus
5chaiivr, OF the famous SBhAiior fani- |
ily OF Vienna, seen In the great spec.
iacule America Mt the auditorium, |
Chicago, during the WORLDS Fair. |
Hchanor IL young, but his tricks are |
amazing, and are united 10 tho most |
remarkable strength. The Athaneum |
company arrived IN town today and /
viii rest over here till Monday night
-
Sinhad, the maid OF Balsora, tbs nj. |
rate snarleyow, the eccentric count !
the roprobAte apprentice Ffesco, the |
Ola Man Of the Sea, Cupid, and lot Of |
other interesting people, will move |
into tho Theatre on Thursday |
evening next, anu stay Tor |
three niRhis, bringing with thom the |
valley OF dmmuuGH a cannlbai island, |
a pirate snip and several Arabian pal. |
aces.
II 10 two yunu sinco sinbli was
seen here. The form In Witch 10 viii |
be presented this time will differ |
greatly from the general plan Of the /
original piece, although The main story |
viii DO retained. Sinhad and Ninetia |
VIII undergo the mock hardships Of a |
theatrical ahipwfeck, a ppjourn among |
oannibals anu the priyations Ut lifo In /
the frozen valley OF diamonus. Frederick |
Dangefheld, the tc1nic artist Of the
Chicago Opera House, has provided an |
entirely new uutiit Of scenery. Every /
srt 10 new In design nnd several OF /
them aTe said 10 be genuine suectnrulaf
surprises. In tho hrst net iull.sigrd |
ship, crowded with people, sails into |
tile hRrbor Of BRlHpTn, aud then nut.
out 70 sea. In the following act Is dis.
played an immense pAnytama, on
which Il depicted all soTts and con.
ditlOns OF sen-gOing craft, from the
caravels Of Columbus, 70 n modern
steamship. There h also beautiful
effect, aud tho iusun Cul.
IA storm In which the plrnte
ship Ia wrecked. The Inflated cfnt IA
sten % sink between the waves. and I'M
u tahleIu which follows, a view III the
shattered hulk is gwen lying upon the
bed OF tue ocean.
The most important stage picture In
The entire production 10 Hceuu rprrp.
Heutlng the valley 0i diam1nds. Mo
valley Ia shown stretching away Tor
miles, with auuW-cOyeleI mountain
leaks on each sidr, The bed VI the
valley h apparently an immense piGiu
NJ Zee, the Illusion heinz obtained bv
means OF plates OF glass M from hg.
meath by electric lights. Ia THIS acg
.cnutA tue principal ballet OF the Nav.
entitled la Ballet FAINT. stiqup; no
iaucefB are costumsd ns iCiclrs, snow.
lrCp', Blbiphurf, tUbOgpuuefg ab1
skaters. There ore over 100 ueDpl,
m THIS advertisement, ana tue ballet H.
led 10y four Principal IauCefa, Martha
rmler, Madeline Muruuuu, Hlluu
rmlor anu SIgnor Nicola Guerra.
mere 10 baCchanpllau finale 10 the
lance which takes place in the reals.
le suoWsturm, The last act occur. lu
he palace of Siuhad, aud horp an i'm.
nenae wedding procession aud "a.
,eant OF nations b, seen. The follow.
ug couutrles aro rep essntud: Law.
1pAlni thiuai Ffaucr, Germany, Rus.
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