The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-23
ADJUSTMENTS.


CARPENTERS LECTURE-A large
audience of appreciative people listened
to Frank G. Carpenters illustrated
lecture on Japan, at the theatre last
evening. Although at times the lines
of the lecturer and the light of the
| stereoptican did not exactly make con-
nections, there was no dissatisfaction
expressed or implied as every one
knew it was not "Carp's" fault
Every one in the country knows
Carp" The galley boys in every Of
flee in the land are acquainted with
him; the foreman always gives his
stuff a good place top of column and
next to reading NATTER the meek and
lowly citizen who takes the paper usu
ally looks fol it the first thing after he
has read what his favorite editor has
to express concerning the tariff. He IS
man who can tell all about it you
know. Just as it is was or has hap
pened.
Take a person of this character and
add to his abilities a stereoptican with
the real pictures, taken from life, and
one Who was not there can imagine
what he has missed. in a desultory
sort of way. while the fortunate per-
son will bore him (the fellow who
missed, with descriptions of what he
might have seen and heard had he
been there.
Carpenters lecture last evening was
upon the new and the old Japan and
the same was most instructive and
amusing. If he could only deliver it
all over the country before election
time the silver men would carry the
election, although the lecturer him
self might not wish this said But
beginning with the time when the
Japanese wrought upon themselves
hari-kari up to date when they are
among the most progressive of the ma
tfons of the earth and improving day
by day, there was not sentence ut
tered or a picture disclosed. which was
not fraue;ht with great interest
The first part of the lecture was SO
purely historical that but for the pic
lures the audience might have Jagged
IN its attention, but the more modern
Illustrations brought to the mind the
1act that we, who consider ourselves
rhe greatest nation on the earth, have
something to fear from the intelligent
and aggressive little yellow men and
women o.. the empire. Contrary to the
usual impression, the Japanese are not
initiative, but are SO intensely original
that with the knowledge they possess
they are likely to become our superiors
in many things.
His lecture was at times full of
poetry, especially when dwelling upon
the Japanese love for flowers and song.
HIS wore pictures were even equal to
the works of art thrown upon the cam
vass in all their glowing colors of
light and shade: and that his travels
in the past with their consequent OBJ
servations were true, was evidenced
by the applause by the Japanese repre-
sentation present
PRIMROSE & WEST-What is said
to he the biggest minstrel show that
ever visited Saft Lake will open at the
theatre on April 30, playing two nights.
Primrose & West are we'll known here
and minstrel performances have been
so rare that the engagement will
surely be very successful one.
THE LYCEUM-The triple bill at
the Lyceum continues to attract good
houses.
EDDIE FOY-wiIliam A. Brady's
company headed by that prince of
comedians, Eddie Foy, will present for
the first time in this city, on May 2.
The Strange Adventure of Miss
Brown" rollicling farce that has
found much favor in the east and like
wise in London. II is said o,f this piece
that it is unlike the average farce, as
it possesses the advantages of an in
teresting story. There is plenty of plot
and a surplus of funny situations and
curious situations The fun runs fast
and furious from beginning to end,
and there is not a sober moment in
the entire play. Among the people in
the cast are Harry Brown, James E
Sullivan. G. J. Buridge, Fife Dinsmore,
Lizzie Conway, Lillian Larkin, George
CASTOR and others.
CONCERT TONIGHT-At the First
Congregational church tonight, Miss
Sabin will give a. concert assisted by
Prof. Radcliffe, organist, Miss Smith,
elocutionist, and a double quartette of
male voices, led by Mr.. Peabody. The
is one of unusual excel
lence.
AT THE GRAND-Last night wit
messed the finest performance of THE
Wages of Sin" that has ever been wit
messed here. The Grand patrons are
not great admirers of the melo-drama.
but the management probably eXer-
cised good judgment in securing this
royalty play FOR change. The i'm
provemeni. since the opening night has
been steady and the talented company
is certainly bringing out of the play all
there is in it. Business continues good, |
and crowded houses will doubtless wit
ness the four closing performances.
Next week the Grand will give
beautiful curtain raiser, followed by
'eThe Three Hats" which scored such
a hit last year.