The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-02-17

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The matinee performance yesterday
of the patriotic allegory, Flag of Our
Country" met with a better sized au-
dtence than on the previous evening,
but still one not equal to the merits of
the entertainments We had hoped that
Professor Petersen, by his skill and
perseverance. would have built up a
greater success on the ruins of his
last failure: but it was not to be. It
is not that he is lacking in the wit and
ability that eventually wins success: it
is merely that the kind of talent he
offered to the general public in his two
performances is the kind invariably
suffered to pass by unappreciated and
unreWarded, simply because it is not
understood. 1t is unlikely that the
1neagre proceeds gathered from these
last performances will be sufficient to
pay all the debts incurred by the for
ner venture.
The new stock company at the
Grand Opera house will be seen for the
first time on Washington's birthday.
Feb %, continuing Feb. % and follow
ing week. "Frou Frou,'' Augustin
Days famous adoption from the
French, is the play chosen for the in
1tial production "F'rou Frou" is re
garGed as classic. almost, by thor
ougAy intelligent play-goers, and its
beautiful and strongly dramatic story
has never failed to evoke enthusiasm
frOgnx the most critical audiences,
wheg9Ter it has been well presented.
For light and shade few dramas can
compare with it. and the contrasts af-
forded are wonderfully fine. From the
first act, when enters F'rou Frou, the
delicious, noisy, busting fairy, ever
rustling, ruStling, like leaves stirred by
q gentle breeze: running here and there,
frOWning. laughing. talking, singing,
whisking, until the third act, when she
dies, broken-hearted woman, the
story Of the play runs the Whole ganut
of human emotion from comedy to
pathOS. with SWeetly tender and mag
nificently strong situation throughout
''F'rou Frou" has been played sue
CeSSfully by some of Americas greatest
actresses and stock companies. Miss
Bateman will assume the title role in
the Grand Opera house production. It
viii afford her "a splendid opportunity
TO acqUaint the Salt Lake public with
her capabilities as an actress. Miss
l.isle Leigh viii have an exceedingly
pretty ingenue part in Louise a sister
TO Gilberte (Frou Frou). Mr.. Wright
Huntington will appear as Henri Sar-
torys and Mr. Harry Corson Clarke,
as Baron de Cambri, Will give us an
other of the fine comedy creations for
which he is noted. Mr.. Howard Kyle
viii play the dashing and attractive
lover. LIE COmpte ValreaS- To Miss
MadSe Carr Cook is assigned the char
acter of Baroness de Cambri, while the
part Of Brigard is in the hands of one
of tie newcomers, Mr.. Cecil livingstone.
MIR Anderson is now at work on some
handsome new scenery. which is being
painted especially for this production.
Among other things. he is getting up a
cOiS&iete new set representing a Vene-
tia fEscene, which promises to be very
beautiful.
The new company Will be under the
stage direction of Mr.. George Z. Lask.
4 dramatic performance will be held
IN the Twentieth ward assembly rooms
next Friday evening Feb. %, by the
Dramatic and Lyric club and for the
benefit of the ward. A new and en-
larged stage has been obtained for the
occasion and also some elegant cos
JUmes. A domestic drama in five acts
by George Lowell, Loves Sacrifice -
viii be played by the following cast:
Matthew Elmore. T. II. Pierce; Paul
5.afont, George Romney; Eugene de
Lorme, Z. 3. Stewart; st. Lo, John
James: 0iorll3c. \. 7. Scofeld: Du vi
ray, NJ. 4. Romney; Jean Ruse, D. J.
Watts; Friar, ]. r. Hay; Marguerite
ElmOre, Lydia Snow Pierce: Herminie
Du Vermont, Miss Kate Romney; Jen-
ME. Miss Annie SWenSon; NIanou, Len
ME Savage; Francois. Rosa ROmney.
Tickets can be had at Savage's Art
BaZar and at the ward stores. Prices.
50 and 25 cents.
BY far the most ambitious effort and
what promises TO be the most success
ful production of all the pleasing ones
Salt Lake has had from GiffjQ Sc
NeiIPs stock company Will be 'rMen
and Women" produced for the first
time by this company at the theater
tomorrow evening. II is a play pulls
ing with humanity. and appealing 10
every human interest, feeling and
failing. one OF the most successful of
New York productions it stands fore
mos. among the delightful products of
t8E clever dramatic playWrights,
PgIasco and De Mile. It is a drama
in four acts. the action taking place
during the last Wall Street panic and
treating of the run on the Jefferson
National bank and It's effects on the
lives of those concerned. The cashier
removes some Of the banks bonds 10
help a friend, who, having lost them
all. commits suicide. The crime is
fastened upon the assistant cashier
and from this complication the char
acters, good and evil, are evolved.
The equal comedy interest is furnished
by the love affairs Of the crusty old
colonel and a dashing young widow,
ann her irrepreSsible step-Son, who
Iyi~hes ITO help matters along" The
,,roductfon OF this piece which will
be carefully and handsomely mounted.
Is in itself, an event interesting
enough to Salt Lake theater-goers.
But when it serves to introduce new
members of the stock and at the
same time, is the farewell of an or
pauization that has given the artistic
pleasure that this che has, it deserves
the recognition that brings q heavy
attendance Of tho new faces we ex-
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