The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-16
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THE OLD FOLKS SHOW.-It is
hard TO say whether audience or play
ers were NEST interested in yesterday
afternoons performance at the theatre
1t was certainly a unique occasion for
both. The old folks. widows and
orphans, who have had an annual en-
tertainment given them at the theatre
for years past, never before had that
entertainment furnished by a company
of players fresh from the eastern
theatres-they have always had TO be
content with the homespun Article. On
the other hand the play folks never be-
fore had the opportunity of facing an
audience. 500 of whom were over the
age OF ~ years. ana the remainder OF
whom We're made uD of widows and
orphans Down stairs the SUI or more
chairs, including the boxes and stalls.
were occupied exclusively by old folks,
and gazed at from the stage,
the spectacle of row uDon row of
heads upon which the SHOWS of many
winters had fallen was a most beauti-
full one. Certainly the players found
it full of mingled pathos and humor;
the manager. Mr.. Warrington. said it
was most delightful experience TO
the company, and they We're more than
pleased TO give their services in so
noble cause. He said he knew of no
other community where an old folks
association existed, and others of the
company said they knew of no other
community in which such an organi-
cation would be possible
Probably no play in the whole range
OF dramatic literature could have been
found that would better please the old
people. The homely and natural cpl
sodes in the farm life of Uncle Josh
hax n ho nf hgi
youth vividlv back to the thoughts of
many of the spellbound auditors;
handkerchiefS were in evidence all
over the house when Uncle Josh found
his erring boy drunkard in the streets
of New York. and the glow that went
over the audience when Uncle Josh
and his reclaimed son were seen COM
fortably and costly at home in the last
act. was the most cheering and kindly
thing in the world TO behold. The
beautiful singing of the choir in the
illuminated church made the old folks
hold their breath; Cy Prime and his
bewhiskared mate at loggerheads over
Aunt Tillv caused many shrill note
of delight to go up towards the ceiling,
and when Uncle Josh and his city
friend sat on the sofa and pounded
each others backs in recalling the in
cidents Of their boyhood days, when
they took in their first circus and
Josh celebrated it by spending Al cents,
the old folks simply broke beyond all
bounds. and the boisterous conduct in
their chairs became quite alarming.
1t was indeed an afternoon of rare
delight, and no one who stood as the
writer did, and watched the throngs
of old folks as they passed out of the
doors, their cheeks bearing the marks
of tears shed from mingled sorrow and
delight, could doubt that a little ray
of light had been let into their lives
that afternoon. and that the generous
ones who had toiled to begule few
dull hours for the dear old souls, had
not labored in vain.
Presidents Woodruff and Smith oc-
cupied box and were interested
auditors to the close.
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THE Old Homestead" closed its Salt
Lake engagement last evening before
a fair audience. While those who had
seen Denman Thompson, and his first
successor. Archie Boyd, in the role of
Uncle Josh. found the present COM
pany, and especially the Happy Jack
and the Cy Prime, far below the
originals-yet there were many who
had not, and these were as much
amused as it was possible to be. The
singing feature is the one detail up to
the old standard.
"A Fair Rebel is running smoothly
at the Grand and attracting good audi
ences. Saturdays matinee promises to
be sold out long in advance.
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Mr.. Burton yesterday booked some
thing unique for the near future, a
real Uncle Toms Cabin show.
The Lyceum reopens tomorrow night
with julie Walters il side, Tracked"
SCHUBERT SYMPHONY CLUB.-The
entertainment given at Unity hall last
evening by the Schubert Symphony club
and Ladies' Quartette was a notable one
y point of merit. The vocalists are all
artists of high order, and their singing
created genuine enthusiasm, every num-
Der being encored. The programme was
varied enough to please all. and all VINO
were present were delighted with the en-
tc-tanment. The management has ac-
oerted the invitation of the Unitarian
society tonight, when larg audience will
doubtless be present.
The IL &. Govt ReDOrfS