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

actrels was then known as Viola Glenn
mons, and previously as Viola Dayan.
Frederick Warde gave his interest
ing lecture, Shakespeare and His
| place." before the students of the
! Berkeley university, California, April 4.
1 Tae assembly han OF the university
was densely crowded, even tables and
| wind3W-sills being occupied by the en-
thusiastic students.
Advance Agent lin Oklahoma
! WHAT Only one dressing-room in this
] theatre? You surely don't expect a
dramatic company Of eighteen ladies
! ana gentlemen to dress in that one
room, do you?
! Manager Drinks (of the Spread Eagle
theare)-Whats the matter? Hain't
they on spealsin' terms PUCK.
The Dramatic Mirror has sprung
new idea in journalism. 1t offers a
series of prizes for the best criticism
/ on mat much-abused play, Sowing
/ the Nlnd' The contest is intended u
bring out the opinions upon this play
OF the many intelligent theatre-goers
who have never tried their hands at
! dramatic criticism. The Mirror will
publish the criticisms that win the
prizes.
There is an inclination among ali
Iolk interested in the stage to collect
portrlits Of its noted people. 1t really
! Is pleasure to glance over a collec-
! tion 81 photographs of stage celebrities
| paustns occasionally to glance at the
! Well-known features of some favorite.
A rare collection Of this sort is the
Marie Burroughs Art Portfolio"
winch viii, when ali the numbers are
together, be one of the most complete
/ portrait collections of the stage ever
I coIieesed, and every portrait photo,
I graphic gem.
Utopia, Limited" Gilbert and Sui
4 livan's latest comic opera. has been
I tried IN New York and proved a dismal
nature A new opera by Gilbert and
/ Sullivan always brings forth a number
4 OF inquiries as to their previous operas.
Here is list of them: '"Thespis, or
+ the God Grown Old;'' Trial by Jury"
! II he Scrcerer;" H NJ. S. Pinafore. or
The Lass that Loved a Sailor THE
/ Pirates of PenZance, or The Slave of
! Duty; Patience. or Bunthorne's
Bride; loianthe, or The Peer and the
/ Peri; Princess Ida, or Castle Ada
mant:' The Mikado or The Town Of
! Tiupu;' ''Ruddigore, or the Witch's
Curse; The Yeomen Of the Guard, or
The Merrynan and His Maid;" The
( Gondoiers. or the King of Barataria,"
and Utopia, Limited, or The Flowers
I Of Progress
As elsewhere announced. the man
agement of Wonderland has succeeded
/ in securing for the week commencing
Thursday, April 10. the celebrated
dancer, Cyrene, and her own all-staT
/ vaudeville company. Cyrene is with
/ out doubt the grea test exponent of the
so-called sensational dancing and viii
positively appear at this theatre both
1 afternoon and evening for the entire
/ week, Notwithstanding that she is
plhed to appear in another thea ire.
In the Bijou theatre the Criterion
minstrels, who have made a big hit.
viii remain for another week Patrons
Of this family resort viii find no end
Of amusement, and the ladies will be
remembered on souvenir day with an
other gift. The management are GER
tainly deserving of a liberal patronage,
Tor they spare no expense in giving
their patrons the best talent obtain
able.
The Kilanyi Troupe, who produce
! the pictures of the old masters in
! 'l49z, are unique, novel and IN
draped. The backgrounds of the pic
lures are painted on canvas, and the
! living pictures are posed upon iron
rests in front OF them. There is an
! ingenious and remarkable arrange
ment of revolving platforms, so that
| the women can be posad behind the
scenes and then swing into the picture
! frames just as the curtains are drawn.
! The tableauX- composed of women in
/ various costumes some of whom are
nude as far as the observer in the
audience can see. originally consisted
almost entirely of studies of master
/ pieces of the nude in art. There are
twelve women, all of whom are Hun
/ garans or Austrians, except one very
pretty English girl. who poses as
! Psyche. The original figures in the
/ pictures were clad only in tights. from
the toes to the neck The tights were
/ iesb-colored. and the illusion was one
| Of perfect nudity.