The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-09-08

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One week from tomorrow, that is,
Monday evening, September 16, the
Grand Opera House will commence it's
second season in Salt Lake City. In
the hands of John Rogers, reinforced
ny the excellent counsel that hedges
Am about, the second season will I'M
Asoubtedly give evidence that the young
NAans ser has quickly developed in the
atrical knowledge and power. As the
result of his visit to New York he has
gathered together a company of play
ers from whom The Herald expects
much Among them are a number of
names of national celebrity, some of
whom have played before to Salt Lake
people, while others have not yet faced
a western audience. We fully expect
them to render us a series of legitimate
and high class performances, equal to
any that have been submitted in the
best periods of our dramatic history.
They well know the critical habits of
out theater going public, approaching
that during the last thirty years or
more our citizens have witnessed many
of the finest performances, and are
familiar with the work of the greatest
artists who ever trod the boards, and
that they have to face a community
Wei up in dramatic art, who have
opinions of their own, and are enabled
to make comparisons. of which the
best actors and actresses may well
stand in dread. They realize that out
of the vast quantity Of merit and clap
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cal centers of the east, only the good and
the best Outlive TO reach so remote a
point as this, the wild cat organiza-
EionS becoming stranded in their west
ward course so that we have only had
presented to us those attractions which
have survived because they We're the
fittest.
The new Grand Opera House COM
pany will be under the control of Mr..
William lngersoll the stage director
will be Mr.. George A. Edeson, and the
management of the opera house will
continue to be in the efficient hands of
Ggy. John Rogers. Mr. Ingersoll will
plSg tie leading parts. He was last
seen here as the leading support of
Marie Wainwright in the notable pro-
duction at the Salt Lake theater of
!. AAmy Robsart" He continued in that
zsOsition with this distinguished actress
for several years, but during the past
year has been leading support for Nat
Goodwin. He is a man of fine pres
ence, a thoughtful and a progressive
actor, and ambitious to achieve dis
tinction by legitimate methods Miss
rs annie Mcintyre, the leading lady,
Nolds a splendid position in public es-
timction as a versatile and accom-
plished actress of wide experience. Mr..
E5esor. is widely known among the
profession as sterling actor with ten
denotes towards unctious comedy, al
though there is hardly any part in a
cast which he could not fill with ap-
plause. NJ Walter Edwards is a
young man of force and energy, who
has always won favor with Salt Lake
audiences by his hearty and spirited
manner. Unless we miss our calcula-
lions he will wind up the season as a
prime favorite. He bears a striking
resemble nee to one who is a candidate
fer gubernatoriai honors Mr.. Hugh J.
Ward returns to us the only one of the
ola company 10 be greeted again. The
public is familiar with his talent. The
rest of the COMPANY is made up of
competent people, whose relative abili-
ties will be subject matter for criti-
cism in general and for the dramatic
RQlIOf Of Inc 11eEdtQ
When it comes TO criticism of their
performances this company will prob
ably have no reason to complain of
tle fairness thereof. Salt Lake people
judge in a most downright manner
that has more than once carried con-
sternation into the breasts of even
high standing performers, and they eX-
pect the same vigorous handling from
the newspaper critics who are entrust-
ed Tith an expression Of their views.
It is our belief that really good actors
and actresses appreciate close and con-
eiderate criticism, while those who aft
feet greater powers than they pos
fess resent it. We shall pay the new
company a compliment by assuming
5 chat they are not afraid of a sincere
sreview Of their work, promising that
Nnaught shall be set down in malice.
During the summer vacation the
Opera. house has been thoroughly
overnauIed. The seats have been set
further apart and. will now be found to
he much more comfortable. The seat
ing capacity OF the house has been
thus somewhat diminished, but the
change will be appreciated by those
who have heretofore felt crowded.
The little cubby-hole Of a box
office has been abandoned and a com
modious apartment adapted for that
use on the eastern side of the corri-
dor. Various other changes have been
made looking to the accommodation
OF guests, but the most notable i'm
proyement is in the decorations of the
interior. designed and carried out by
Anderson, the scenic artist. The gen.
general tone Of the interior is a dainty
tan cohr enlivened with gold. 1t
lights up beautifully.
The piece chosen for the opening
night, Monday, September, 16, is the.
romantic comedy drama of "Rosedale"
This piece was first played here by
c. W. Couldock many years ago. The
Home Dramatic club revised it some
years later and found it a good draw
ing card. 1t is one of those genuine
old English dramas that appeal to the
hRart although it has a great deal of
romantic movement IN which the Eng
Ishglancers and the gypsy tribes play
an Important part. The play of Rose
dale" is inseparably connected with
fhe honored name of Lester WaIIacI<.