The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-13

a9.k again 9,,, sPEsr the arena 4.
eSNa4z$ ments under the man
Ggasss5SsrteA fgement of Mr. A. II.
Ek Murray. formerly man
GzTS ager of the Triangle
~ Circuit IN Nebraska,
and who brought Anna May ABBOTT
acre last year He viii open during
hhe coming week in drama, but will
shortly change 10 light opera with the
name of the house changed to the
Olympic If business is good The house
will be remodeiled and enlarged.
The. entertainment given at the the
atre yesterday under the direction of
Professor Peterson was fairly atten-
ded IN the evening, but not very well
in the afternoon. Seeing the prices
We're reduced and that it was given
for the benefit of a worthy charity, it
Is to be regretted that the attendance
wsas not greater, as every dollar Sc
cured for the Orphans Home will be
well bestowed and do more than
DOLLARS worth of good What short
comings there were to the pegforYl-
ences We're due 10 some extent to lack
of stage management and technical
training in stage business. It is totally
impossible to put three hundred people
on the stage and have every thing go
all right unless they are controlled and
directed by experienced hands, and it
IS all the more difficult where they
consist of children too young to have
any judgment for themselves. AS a
result the affair dragged somewhat
especially at the afternoon perform
ance- The entertainment consists Of
many pretty children arranged on a
n
ored dresses represent the stars and
stripes. The stripes are on the plat
form when the curtain rises, and then
a star representing each state in the
Union comes in, makes a little speech
and takes her place in the galaxy. a
musical programme follows. in which
, "A number of youthful singers take
part No. F. c. Graham gave a fair
representation of Uncle Sam and led
as tenor in some of the chorusss. One
of the first pieces was the song The
Flag of Our Country" in which the
entire chorus took part and rendered
1t with great spirit. Petite Arthur
Petersen and his violin solos aroused
much enthusiasm and deserved the en-
cores they received. His rendering Of
Home, Sweet Home" was both clever
and expressive. and was played with
more real feeling than one would eX-
pect from such q juvenile. Ruby"
one of Virginia GaDriels Oldest and
sweetest songs was somewhat beyond
the compass of Miss Annie Bates
voice, BUT she showed evidence OF
careful study and an honest desire to
do her best AZa Grisham made a
dainty Queen Utah, coStumed all in
fairy white, with a wreath Of natural
flowers across her bosom. speaking ana
moving with grace and expression.
LnhrS out on the Deep" as sung by
AIanassa Smith in a clear boyi:h voice,
%as applauded encoura gingly and was
well worth listening to. In fact, the
whole company had AN air Of endeav-
oripg TO do their best. II seems to us,
however, that Prof. Petersen, in select
ing a programme fer mis- young com~
oany, aspired rather nigh when he
placed the rendering q Hadyn's Toy
Symphony, Franz Abt's beautiful
duet, Fair jeanette" and other diff
cult selections in the hands Of such
young children. He could scarcely eX-
pect perfect success under such cir
cunstances. He possibly did 1T with
the laudable thought that it is better
TO shoot at the sun that at the earth
for although he must necessarily miss
The former. it IS the higher aim, after
all The entertainment will be re-
peated Monday evening with pTCs-
poets for . larger audience, and with
me training that yesterdays perform
ances added, things will so bTlshly and
The Grand Opera house has had an
other successful week and stands well
in the estimation of all the people. We
are glad Of this. We were not without
dubiety of what this theatre might
prove There WAS a good deal of talk
about a. second class house coming into
the field and visions Of questionable per
fJrmanceS were in the minds of a great
many The real conditions have proved
a grateful surprise 10 everybody The
Grand Opera house is not Second-claSs.
The entertainments that have been
given there have been of a high order,
and there is every reason to believe
that they will SO continue. 1t has been
proven that the little theatre is fitted
out in such a manner that much can
be done in the elaboration of scenic
effect, and the management shows that
no pains are spared to a proper repre-
sentation of whatever play is on the
boards. The stage setting of "All the
Comforts of Home has been much
admired. The handsome drawing room
with a pretty conservatory and tne
winding stair leading, apparently, TO a
second 1oor, the chandeliers and fash
ionable furniture, all have a dressy
effect that made the stage bright and
aided in the success of the performances
The doors were not the flimsy canvas
of stage tradition, but were real hard
WOOQ uOUIS, VIII lfanSOnlS, JUST as they
would be in a modern house that really
had all the comforts of nome All this
detail is due TO the watchful care OF
Mr.. Frawley, who is not only a good
actor, but is thoroughly up to date n
all the intricaoies of good stage man
agenent.
The attraction at the Opera house
for the coming week is the bright
comedy of "Esmeralda,'' written By
Mrs Francis HodgSon Burnett II has
been played at the theatre by traveline
companies ana has always found much
favor We feel quite certain that the
company is able TO give ii a worthy
representation In many ways, 1t i.
adapted TO their capabilities. 1t is ON.
Of those pieces through which thert
runs an odbr Of the wild woods anS
ripping brooks, and hangs upon
sweet love story fresh with devotion
and pure sentiment. The exquisite lam
kzuage of the authoress makes every
line melodiOus, and the motive % tn
whole piece is purity itself. The Socia
x,roblcfn is not in it-for which we re