The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-17
ADJUSTMENTS.

EAST LYNNE''-It is hard to be
season approaching, and the time rap
idly coming when we must say fare
we'll to the clever Grand company. but
their venture this week is not up to
the standard. At least it was adjudged
so last night. It may be in better
shape when the leading actors have got
on better terms with their characters,
but last evening East Lynne" was I'M
deniably slow. 1t was not all the fault
of the people either, ragged as same
of them were in their lines. The play
seems to belong to other days, other
tastes, other styles, and in comparison
with more modern efforts it certainly
appears stiff and settled. First men
ton must go to Miss Cooke, whose old
maid was one of the most faithful por-
traitures she has yet favored us with.
Her very countenance suggested vine
gar and acid. Next Mr.. Ingersoll
should be named for an easy and de-
bonair Interpretation of the gentleman
villain. Mr.. Edwards was good at
times, but uneven; he woks up more
towards the last. Miss Warren looked
beautiful in her double role, and was
especially handsome in her pathetic
dying scene which she did with a
deSpairing mournfulness that brought
the tears to many eyes; in the other
difficult scene, the death of the child,
she did no: do all that was possible,
or all that she herself will do later in
the week Miss Henry was not in the
cast, having been summoned home to
San Francisco by the illness of her
mother. Mr.. Edeson, Mr. Warde, Miss
jerome, Mr. Tooker and Miss Dean
filled their brief roles well, and little
Jessie Conrad was especially good as
the child. The audience was good for
a Monday night.
LADIES QUARTETTE-Bad wea-
ther poor advertising, and the plethora
of big musical events of late, combined
to damage the concert of the Chicago
Lady Quartette given in the Congrega-
tional church under the auspices of
the Orpheus club last evening. 1t was
a pity, too, for a more chaste, beautiful
and charming concert has never been
given in the hall. The four voices are
a marvel of blending: we can only
think Of two German flutes, a clarionet
and a saXaphone, the best Sousa could
turn out, in seeking for something to
compare them with, and even then the
human voices would transcend the in
struments in richness and feeling The
four ladies' Miss Hodson, first soprano,
Miss Ludwig, mezZo, Miss Raymond,
a phenomenal contralto, and Miss
Jones, alto sang several selections and
were immensely applauded. Each one
sang a solo, as well, and Miss Ray
mond, with voice deep as bass, her
compass below being c, created flu
rore. Nettie M. Jackson, charming
and talented impersonator, lent vari-
ETY. to the evenings entertainment by
giving several rotations; she too, was
called back after each selection. Con-
trary to general expectation the Orr
pheus club did not appear, the mem
bers merely officiating as a reception
committee. Tonight will see the clos
ing concert, and if merit was reward
ed as it should be, the church would
be packed
AT THE LYCEUM-A packed house
in the Is cent region, and a fair one be-
low witnessed .'The Streets of New
York" last evening: the familiar old
tale of villainy, suffering, starvation
and retribution went fairly-good in
some spots, rocky in others. Miss Hall
as usual bore off the honors. Mr.
Brinker came next. Mr. Hayes style
is altogether too heavy to make an.
ideal Badger; Miss Lytton, whose en-
gagement was terminated last week,
viewed the play from box. Her place
was filled by lady billed as Harriet
Vernon, but she played Aida in rather
too statuesque a fashion to be success
full Mr.. Williams, Miss Drury and Mr..
Ellis were immensely cheered by the
gallery. Mr.. Royce and Mr. Taylor
played capably and the others were
fair only. The piece will doubtless