Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-01-23
MUSICAND DRAMA


OF somewhat lively nature aud OF
sufficient variety to please everyone.
Yaw climbed the dizzy heights In the
vocal scale at the Tabernacle on Mon.
day night; the Grand has presented
melo.drama ali week and the Theater
has finished extravaganza In the pre-
sentation for the last half OF the week
OF Palmer Cox Bro wnies. In addition
to all this, private entertainments Of a
musical nature have been given c.
various places.
Recalling the Yaw concert and
speaking OF the exceptionally high
notes reached by that lady in
song II can be said that nothing
OF the kind has ever been heard
here before, and though sho did not
perhaps reach the extreme limit OF
the wide range accredited to her, she
certainly showed OF what the human
voice IL capable. AS was to be ex-
pected her voice was not rich and
melodious in ordinary singing as her
rendition of the ballad "Old Ken.
lucky Home plainly demonstrated,
but her tfilis and rune, up among
the high notes, were on the breath
taking order and contrary to the gen.
eral expectation were very tuneiul aud
with sound like thu iinai.ng of
silver bell. No misfortune beiGlline
her she has a fortune In her voice
and may be able yet to accomplish
still greater wonders.
The week has been productive Of
come genuine surprises and others not
80 much 80 In the personnel OF the stock
company at the Grsnd. 1t was ex.
pected that Mlss Valleau would be
succeeded soon ss leading lady hut it
was not expected that the changes to
be effectel would mean the dismissal
OF George II. Edssou the genial
comedian OF the company for he
has always been considered one OF the
star atiro ciions OF tbs house and his
many irisnde Will miss him when
he closes hts engagement OF the Grand
tomorrow night. He has seen the
recipient OF prolonged applause upon
his appearance esch evening this week
since II became generally known
that lie would sever his connection
With the house this week. He goes to
New York from here and tue NEWS
wishes htu SUCCESS 10 the future.
The engagement OF Miss Victory
Bateman us ieRding lazy at the Grand
seems to BIO the signal for great deal
OF talk In certain clrclcs, bu; the lady
hes many friends here and they Will
lie glad 10 welcome her back to her old
position in the Grand stock company.
She will certainly ill the position OF
leading lady with ability, something
that has not been done since Re.
beccs Warren and Jennie Remark
filled 1t, though Miss Relgarde will
be pleasantly remembered for her con-
sclentious efforts. Miss Balemsn made
somewhat OF a hit In Caprice when she
appeared in 1t here ana Is IL more
than likely that this will pc the bill In
which she will make her reappenr-
nncs although number OF plays for
which she Is admirably fitted have
been procured by the management Of
the house ana tho pstrons OF this
popular little theater have many pleas
urable evenings in store.
The Brownie engagement at the
Theater during the last half OF the
week has furnished the kind OF
amusement that the majority OF
the theattr going pubic like
particularly by way OF diversion, az
The Immense audiences in attendance
each night has shown. The variety
OF beautiful scenes aud the great num-
Der OF them, fairly tires the eyes to
c mprehend them ali. The Flying
Ballet, as introduced here ia the
Brownie performances, is new and
upon gigantic order, and with the
aid Of the calciums some of the most
beautiful effects were produced. 1t lie
no wonder that the usual thenter rates
have to be increased. when the en0r-
nous expense attached to PERFORM
ances OF this kind 10 considered, The
receipts for the engagement here will
foot up handsomely aud prove q
financial as we'll as an artistic success.
After the first performance here on
Thursday night the Brownies we're
the talk OF the town and an audience
considerably larger than that OF the
opening night filed every nook and
Granny OF the Theater laat evening to
witness the second performances. The
production given OF the brownies
stanus well to the front with anything
previously given here 10 the speetacu-
lar line, the magnificent scenic effects
and gorgeous celoriDgs being some
thing wonderful. A Typographical
error In last evenings edition OF this
paper gave the impression that last
nighps performance would close the
h. 4
however, being that performances will
be given this afternoon and tonight.
The next attraction at the Thester
will be the Frawley company In rep
ertsiTe on The Sth, 9Th and 10Th OF
Fesiuarys and following viii come
James A. Eerne In Ehore Acres, and