The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-09
ADJUSTMENTS

The heavy drain on the pockets of
our theater goers last week told on
two of three of the places of amuse-
played to a fair house only at the
theater, but it must be said, one better
than the management looked for, so
closely following upon the heels of the
Davenport engagement; the Grand held
the regulation light Monday night
gathering, and the masses concen-
trated themselves upon the Lyceum.
AT THE Gimme
Fadden' is undoubtedly the best show
the only trouble is with the kind. 1t
is one prolonged carnival of slang,
Bowery slang, mixed in which is a
great deal of undeniable wit and drol-
lery. The people are all good, some
of them excellent, the positive hits
being made by Mr.. Hopper as the Fad
den youth, and Marie Bates as a sort
of Mother Brandy role, which was an
inirnitable character bit Mr.. Hopper
sang some taking songs in a pretty
tenor voice. and all the other people
lent him good support. The piece
found most enthusiastic favor with the
upper regions; but despite the clever
points in it we have named, it is still
a matter of mystery wherein lies the
secret of its undoubted popularity in
New York and San Francisco. In the
former city it ran five months without
a break, and in the latter its receipts
broke every record except that made by
the Bostonians. The last performance
goes tonight.
AT THE GRAND.-The play of "A
e OH n
too much of a suggestion of The Poi
soned Gum Drop" or something else
equally melodramatic about it, hence
Mr. Hatch changed its title to The
Premier's Daughter" and the Grand
company gave it for the first time last
evening. It was followed with a good
deal of interest by the audience, and
Miss Bateman especially did some
strong acting of the hysterical sort so
naturally as to induce the thought
that she might be on the verge of
another fainting spell; she was heart
ilv applauded, as was also Mr.. Edwards
and Mr.. Kyle. the latter effectually dis
guised as an aristocratic old
man with a white flowing beard. The
remainder of the support was fair.
AT THE LYCEUM.-A pot of money
spent in advertising crammed the
house last evening, and secured for
Ferguson & Emerick's variety show,
sailing under the name of 'McSOrley'S
Twins" an enthusiastic reception. The
two stars monopolize most of the fun,
and the attachments of the remainder
of the company are limited to lively
dancing and singing; beyond that they
might be called light-waisted. Fergu-
sons McSorley and Limerick Clancy
kept the house, and the upper part of
it especially, in an uproar. The show
runs three nights more.
Miss Izett enjoved THE Premier's
Daughter from the front last evening.
The New York papers of Tuesday
last state that Nordica had engaged to
sing Wagnerian roles with the Dam
rosch Opera company, commencing last
evening. After filling out months en-
gagement which she probably ac-
cepted as much to hurt Grau as for the
dollars in it, she will proceed to Lon
don and report for duty at Grau's
Covent Garden theater in accordance
with her contract. Grau will refuse
to fill the contract and big damage
suit will result.
Miss Davenport and her husband re-
NAMED at the Knutsford till yesterday
noon.
Professor Mcclellan presided at the
piano last evening in the absence of
Mr.. Darlington.