Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-12-26

1'Sai Nv thCh per otInhuCc.
GranG- The afternoon and evening
performance OF Little LORD Fauut eroy
at this house, more than tested its
capacity on both OCCASIONS. Tho piece
went with an enjoyable sm0o,hness
and tie splendid work Of Tiny Burton
as the Little Lord, was well received,
particularly by the younger people
| who attended the matinee. Efuntle.
roy goes again this Afternoon anu to.
night.
Lyceum--The National Stock com.
pany opened their engagement OF eight
| days at thiH house yesterday afternoon
in rhe Vondoitl. AS its name tug.
| gests, the play ~ full Vt blood ana
thundef but Is neverthelesg well pre-.
sfnted by q very capable company,
who have already maze very pleas.
ting impression here. Inc cast showed
ons Or two familiar names, notably
] that OF Miss Abbott, who appeared
here with tue Atpsr Stock company
at the Lrceum s1me months ago.
Mex We two new plays will 0e
| given that arc said TO he very interest
| Ing, tue company closing is engage.
| on Saturday jon. d.
|
The Christmas pautomlms and bali
! given by the Tnratsr attaches at the
| Vhelier yesterday afternoon snd over
ny, were hut poorly attended. Tins
| was when the mere annuuncem ent was
made of matinee At The lhsRteT, that
| tns hguae wouli be suilOcGtingly
crowded, bpt not 20 yesterday, though
| perhaps IL Is easily accounted Il i'm tne
! fact thAt the city IL now provided with
| almost unlimited piaees OF Amusement
and all receive tuelf share upon COCA
sIone oil this kind. TINS afternoon
another dancing matinee is being
| given at the Thester, which will con.
tinuu until about 10 o'clock tlis even.
log.
| Christmss day lie uauallY great day
Tor nmusoments aud yesterday was no
exception 10 the rule. Those In the
theatrical line were well pRtrOnig.d,
thong h the dancing matinses wsre but
| poorly attended.
n concert will be given at the Grand
Opera House on Sunday evening,
December 27lH, by the 2ilh In antry
bard.
II having been given out that there
were to be special musical exercises at
| the Twentieth wari meeting huus e
issl sun lay night 1t hal The effect u
bTiu sing Out a Larger house than ususi.
There was no exception TO the music,
however, for that is always OF enc
quality - he best. The selections
gwen by the Choir wero Hcusley'A
! Hpsk, bark, my eUui; MenuellsOhn's,
. n l.nTl Than han
Tanks ue to God. M. iona Sharp
and Miss Drlla Daynes sang the solos.
Mr.. Sharp Ia the possnesUr VI q very
iide baritone voice, that vita care ami
attobtion to development, viii RANK as
Que Of the best in the city. Niles
u ynek's work lie too well Known to
call for ANY special criticism. Her
singing lRai sunday night was excsp.
i,onally goou.
Mr.. Louie james comes to tho Salt
| Like Thcater again on January 4tn,
9th anu Oh. The special feature OF
Nit. jane repertoire this engagement
will be- his verslon OF Spartacus the
81 dlalor. Sposklng Of Mr.. James Ia
lhi5 role u New Orleans paper OF reoe nj
date says:
Louis James has always been well
received In Now Orleans, bat all pre-
vious receptions pale into utter in.
significance hesides the elthusiasliC
one accorded the histrioniC star last
night. Nh. James was given an Ova.
ton, ana the theatcr fairly shook from
the slorIas OF applause that followed
certain scenes Of the play. Tho HOUSE,
was crowded, though not TO au un-
uncomfortable degree, and the audi.
eucc was JDe that would have done
justice TO the most artistic production.
Mir. JAmts must certainly have ielt
deep qualification nj the demOnetra'
lions OF approval that we.e manifested
dutlpg the course Of the tragedy.
Mir. Daniel Frohman, who holds a
high position among the successful
theatrical managers OF this county
has rudeiy awakened 90 the fact that
hp does not control the press OF the
country nor can he induce the drama.
tic critics TO favoru5ly pass up9n wast
no proposes the people stall have
whether it.possesses therequlred etan :
srior not. Dir. FrohmRn has certainly
msdB q bad break anu II may result
IN his managerial downfall for which
he would have no 0ae but himself 10
blame.
Allan Dale'a position In the matter
Is fully explained by himself in the
following article which appeare1lin the
New York Journal o. Dec. 18Th.
"There is one thestrIcal manager In
town who lives IN tuch quivsring,
blistering fGRr OF the dramatic Grlti-
oisms that 1t is my privilege TO write
Tor the New York Journal, that, in an
aecsss Of unprecedented oowardice, he
decided to try the generally futile
policy OF sllenclnR the ptess. On
Monday pigut / bought two tickets
for tho new bill at the Lyceum, and
with lady presented myself as
usual at the gate tor sdmittanca. Mr.
I'fohman wa9 prepared for this emvr.
gaucy. No sooner had he epotlei me
tnan c0urtly 'oounceT' ateppei for
ward ia Bliiy MoGlofy, and, bowling
amlabIy, remarked: you VIII not he
pefmltted 10 enter the tLes.er; this Is
Mr. Frobmau'5 cTisls. Ggod even
ing.'
a crowd oil people stood around, star.
ing IN iIensied perplexlty. ! decided
not 10 argus, but merely protested that
81 had heen expended ON my brace OF
seate.
"RaAd your tickets" said Mr.. Fioh-
mama bJuncer, ana | read: "Ta!s
tickle. on Its date Is personal license
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