The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-02

Inc week closed up with three matt
nees and three night performances
yesterday. The matinee of "Sappho'
was unfortunately poorly attended; at
the two other places there was a jam,
the light merriment of ours" and the
rollicking hilarity of Clarke's Maze
seeming to be specially fitted to matt
nee tastes. Both the low priced houses
have Jared well financially. and both
continue TO puzzle people who thought
they knew all about the abilities of
Salt Lake to stand such a drain on
its purse.
It is great pity that 'Pygmalion
and Galatea' was not chosen to open
the little series of performances given
for the benefit of the Utah Press assoc
citation. The rendition last evening
was far and away better than that of
"Sappho"; indeed, it was in many re-
Spects, Strikingly clever. Miss Ed
redge was betten than in anything she
has yet given in Salt Lake and Mr..
Sheridan showed that he is an actor
of tastes and experience; he is one of
the theatrical company which started
out with The Silver Lining and
production, their play going to the
Grand. The supporting people also
showed to better advantage than in
SapphO, the principal work being
done by Mr.. Don, Mr.. Taylor. profess
SIGNALS and by Miss Ethel Ferguson
Miss Binnie Paul and Miss Pearl Cros-
by, clever amateurs. The audience
was better than on the previous occa-
sions and it is probable that the re-
nj hn
just about meet the expenses. 1t is
very regrettable that they will do no
more
The dramatic editor learns with sur
prise and regret that The HeraId's re-
port Of the first performance of Sap
pho" has been misconstrued by several
gentlemen of the Utah Press associa-
ton, who think there was an insinua-
ton that the financial success being
so poor, Mr. Burton would be "out"
his expenses. Nothing could have been
farther from the intention of The Her
aid than any such idea. We we'll knew
that Mr.. Rognon and others stood be-
hind the enterprise, and no one will
doubt that their names are good for
many times the amount of the expen-
ses involved The remark simply
meant that the receipts were below the
expenses and that that was prob
lem to be figured out by Mr. Burton
and the management" We have the
highest regard for the Press associa-
ton and its management, and to the
best Of our ability labored all we could
to make the enterprise a success. well
knowing. however, that it could not
succeed from a financial standpoint
We still say that the Press association
deserves better of the public. and that
it IS shame that certain members
should have to bear the burden of last
summers entertainment of the edi-
tors The only mistake was in expect
ing that the theatrical performance ar
ranged, could make up the lost amount.
The visit of Frederick warde who
opens his engagement tomorrow night
is specially interesting from several
points OF view at this time. First. he
plays for the first time here. and we
understand for the first time in his
life, the great character of King Lear,
which has not been seen in Salt Lake
since the lamented Sheridan tried it
years ago; next, he has decided to nut
on ''Nirginius" despite the fact that
it was done here so recently by his
late partner Mr.. James; next he car
ries all the scenery for each of his four
productions, and last, but not least. he
viii adhere to the dollar and a half
rates charged by him when he and
J ames were here together; this shows
mat he has confidence in the strength
of his company and his repertoire this