The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-01
ADJUSTMENTS.

PRIMROSE & WEST-These man
and this season their show is more on
the Barnum order than ever before.
Last nights monster audience, the
greatest the theatre has known for
10! these many, many moons, is but a
sample of the wonderful business they
are doing everywhere. If the receipts
fall below $1,000 the managers feel
blue, for with siNty-four salaries to
Fay and 5iNty-four railroad tickets to
settle for, anything less than business
described by four figures to them rep
relsents unsatisfactory trade. In New
York on March 8, in the great Madison
Square Garden, Primrose e West cele
brated the twenty-fifth anniversary of
their partnership. Fifteen thousand
people attended. The receipts were over
$4,000. The single nights rent of the
house was $1,000 The two stars were
drawn around the great amphitheatre
in a barouche drawn by four white
horses. The way was blocked up with
flowers before they had gone half way
around. All of which describes the
place they and their show hold in THE
estimation of the metropolis.
This very immensely is the one fault
of the thing. A beautiful picture the
Whole company presented as the cur
tain rose last evening-bewilderin
numbers, striking costumes, effective
orchestra and clever singers. But there
were no striking specialtieS such as
one might look for around an aggre-
cation of such fame. Funny George
Wilson and neat and natty George
Primrose were there to be seen, but
neither had anything startlingly new
or original to relate and both gave
reproductions of their last visit some
time ago. Both were, of course, heav-
lily applauded. The best thing of the
night was the act of the three mu-
sicians, Howe, Wall and Mcleod. Not
only are they funny, but their music,
especially the brass trio, was excellent.
Davis and Hume sang the Lily of
Killarney duet effectively and the
vanishing grenadiers, under West,
made a pretty and striking feature.
The skit called The Serenade" was
dull as most pieces are that rely on
real darkies for their inspiration; but
it was saved by some clever dancing
at the close. The first part hardly had
the brightness in it's jokes that we
looked for, but the closing act of the
show was most striking and beautf-
full pictorial illustration = something
new in minstrelsy, and interesting as
it was instructive. The show will be
seen for the last time tonight, and the
street parade by the three bands will
be seen again this morning.
EDDIE FOY-Owing to the minstrel
dates, Manager Burton was unable to
give Eddie Foy more than a matinee
and night performance, in Salt Lake,
and the admirers of the funny come
dian, who was ever the heart and
soul of Henderson's extravaganzas,
will have to take those opportunities
of seeing him if they see him at all
tomorrow afternoon and evening. The
advance sale opened yesterday.
HELEN DAUVRAY-San Francisco,
April 3G.-Helen Dauvray who is
known in the theatrical world as Little
Nell, was married last night to Lieu
tenant Albert G. WHITEWATER of the
cruiser Bennington. Winterhalter is
said to be connected with a wealthy
Philadelphia family. Miss Dauvray
was formerly the wife. of John NJ.
Ward, the New York baseball player,
from whom she secured divorce a few
months ago.