The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-27

The annual affairs of the Young
Ladies' Aid society are always bright,
ambitious and unique in the respect
that they aim to give the public its
moneys worth. This year the society,
mainly through such indefatigable
workers as Miss Thorne, the president;
Miss Cotton, Miss Mccormick and Miss
Walker, branched out into something
more extensive than they have before
attempted, and announced Gilbert and
Sullivan's sparkling and humorous
opera, THE Pirates of Penzance."
Last night the theater held hand
some society audience, which came out
to see what the company selected do
with the work, and the verdict was, on
the whole, a most satisfactory one, and
in two or three respects, indeed, it
was a most enthusiastic one A posi-
tive surprise was given the audience
in the hit made by Miss Louise Saw
age, as Mabel. and the two biggest
recalls Of the night were for her eX-
quisitely rendered waltz song, in which
she takes high G, and in the love duet
with the tenor. She not only has a
high, true and clear voice Of fiute-like
quality, but she is young, pretty and
graceful, and her rendering of her
lines throughout shows the possession
of a decided artistic temperament; her
acting was as unconscious and dainty
as possible, surprisingly so, considering
that 1T was her first appearance on the
stage. She was handed a profusion OF
flowers over the footlights. Next men,
ton belongs to the chorus, and espec-
tally to the ladies' chorus; certainly in
good looks. No chorus of amateurs has
ever eXcelled them here, and generally
their music was excellently rendered,
while the brightness and animation of
their business" was all very fetching,
especially the slipper and the candle
episodes. Their dresses were specially
charming. The gentlemen were better
in the first act than the second, and
the pirates chorus rather ahead of the
pSlicemen's. 1t would have been hard
indeed, to present a prettier picture or
a Sweeter combination of sounds than
the Invocation to Poetry. Goddard
made an excellent pirate king; his
music and his makeup were admirable:
though he made one or two halts, his
solo was encored. Miss Cooper made a
very favorable impression as Ruth in
song and action alike, and the trio be-
tween her, Mr.. Goddard and Mr.. jerks
was one of the hearty encores of the
night; Mr. Downey,. as the major gen
eral, looked regal in his regimentals.
but he was not I'D in his line in the
difficult patter song; he improved in
the second act. Lieutenant jerks is an
acquisition to our musical forces: he
is a thorough musician, having been
choir master at West Point, and his
voice is strong and sympathetic. some
thing of the quality of Nat n. Brig
hams. 1t was his first appearance as
an actor, and he probably knows his
shortcomings as we'll as his audience
did. Two friendly hints, however he
might accept with profit One is to
stand erect, the other is to avoid the
swinging motion of his right hand
His music with Miss Savage and Miss
Cooper. was very well executed. Mr.
Westervelt, a tenor, was cast for the
sergeant, bass, and his singing was
generally lost: he created considera BILE
Iun for the galleries. Miss Burke. Miss
Smith and Miss Cotton, who headed the
chorus, were ell bright and capabIe
Miss Burke looked a picture: her little
SOLO showed rich cOntralto voice. MIR
Scheid acted well and sang fairly. The
whole piece. while it shows the effects
or having been prepared in q hurry. the
second act only having had two or
three rehearsals, and being less BRIGHT
than the first, is very enjoya Bile, and as
- -tANSiSeNt ctl1lCNGfIleDC. rejects great
credit on Professor Peabody. who filled
the conductors chair It goes again
tonight and tomorrow afternoon; the
matinee being at cheap prices. will
doubtless be damned.
stag party from the University
club occupied box c. The members of
the party were: W. r. Malone. r. 3.
Hardness, Frederick Leon. Major Hill
ton, Max Hanauer and c. 3. Sprague.
ID. e. Burnley with a number of gen
tlemen friends occupied box F. His
guests were: Lieutenant Dunning, Joe
Galligher, Walter Alma, T. j. Alma
and II. A. Cohn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Milton Royle
and Mr.. and Mrs. H. J. Newman made
up the party in box D.
Among the occupants of box e were
Mr.. and Mrs. George B. Holman and
Mr.. and Mrs. Theron Geddes.