Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-05-29
MUSIC ANDDRAMA

their anxiety to $50 Mr.. jam K.
Hackett will be gratlfied, snI they
will aIso Miss Mary Msnnering Ms
the princess. A magnificent presenta.
hOn lie assured.
A member Of The Prisoner OF Z,iia
comp,oy is creditsi with having TO-
vented what Is now commonly known
As the "shout box" 1t lie neog ssary
this play to have the p0pulscs
d lure largely, and yet never be eesn.
Many supers are employed who are
wont to wander srouni the stage, and
nave sometimes caused great annoy.
| snce by getting in tbs way OF tue
actors aud aolresseP, standing In the
wings, talking, ami IN many ways
interruptiDg the performance. Much
grave thought was inuulged In
as to how to do away with thess
troubles back of the scenes. A n0vel
idea was finally hit up0 ., and now the
supers for the purpose OF representing
the populace outs,ds the palace are
! coralled In wooden bsx about ak
feet square. Tois box ha. door, anu
at a given zig ual, the ops ling or clos
| ing of the door intensIfles or dimiu.
lshes the shouts, AS may be necessary
to properly giva color to the scene. Al
the opportune moment tue captain OF
the snpers gives the signal, the men
In the box break forth with shouts OF
JOY or sorrow, and The audience be-
yond the footlights get the impression
that q thousand loyal subjects have
raised their voices in behalf OF their
sovereign. Ordinarily 1t requires
about two minutes to suppress the
, stage moo after 1t has become
3 hI . dc h,xt n h r,f
the shout box the nolss may be discon.
tinued in moment, by closing the
! door. The men who are employed t.
do this shouting are no longer known
as supert; but the entire contrivanee
| Ia known as 'box OF shouts"
The fame Of Sousa and Klein's gteat
comic opera Ell Capital had precoGei
| 1t here, and when the curtain was
lung up last night at the Theater and
disclosed DeWolf II upper and his
| company, 1t was before an audience
the like OF which thas not been seen
| here Tor many day. The beauty and
fashion of the city was there anu scat.
tered about over the d1wn-stairs por-
| ton of the house was seen the military
uniforms OF the officers at the Fort and
| taken altog ether u prettier or more
| stylish audience has perhaps never
| gracsd the Theater. 30 much had
been said about the "march king's"
effort in the operate way that much
was expected and II We are to judge
by the tremendous applause tina,
greeted the familiar and pretty airs,
El.Capitan was certainly q SUCCESS
here. The musical score is far out
OF the ordinary line anu for the
most part written in march
tempo, an innovation different
] to anything we have had
| in the operatic line before, The libret.
are teeming with wit that find an aple
delipestor in the comic opera oomedl.
an OF The age, De Wooli Hopper. The
great march finale at the end of the
second act is ons OF those hair raising
choruses that hnds vibrating chord
down the spinal column that reminds
one Of an electric shock experience
and the audience last night oJuid not
| get enough OF II, though 1t was repeat-
! ed = number OF times. 1t was ut the end
I OF this act that the audience broke into
tumuituous applause, nor would they
BIZ appeased until Mr.. Hopper stepped
| down to the foo.lights, In response to
| the loud cries OF speech" ami said in
his characteristic way that he knew
he was expected to recite "Casey at
| tho Bat" cut the length OF the opera
would not permit. He, however, wished
10 thank the Salt Lake people for the
warm reception they had given S)usa
and klein's production and that he
| would acquaint them with the favor
| the opera lad met with here. The
members OF the company all showed
/ ut mi ptl
have received, the chorus was tuneiul
though not as strong as would be ex.
pected from so many voices, though
perhaps the long journey here had to
do with this. The principals OF the
cast included, besides Mr.. Hopper,
Edna Wallace Hopper, his wife,
who is as cute anu winsome
as ever, Nelly Bergen. very
fine soprano who received much
praise for the splendid singing,
Alfred Klein, Alice Hosmer anu
olhere. De Wolf Hopper will long be
remembered as Don Medigua in Ell
| Captain as he has been In similar roles
In many anu while he does not rank
high as singer he Is whole host In
himself when IL comes to light
comedy.
Ell Captain was given for this after.
noon and the closing performance OF
the engagement will be given tonight
and crowueu house is assured.
The Twenty -lecond ward Amuss-
ment and dramatic association gave a
very pleasant entertainment last Mon.
day night at the ward houee, entitled
he Strange Adventures Of Miss Buck.
The young lady taking that part was
the recipient Of a lovely bouquet from
her friends. The Mesaamss ShiIl and
Brown entertsined the dramatic oom-
pany and the Bishop anu his COUNSEL
ors ut their home No. 45l west Third
North, on Friday night. About fifty
persons attended and enjoyed most
suDsts initial repast, after which the rest
OF the evening was spent in music,
songs and recltatlons, all having a
very pleasant time.
On the Kialto.
The Knights OF Pyshias band will
| give q concert in the TheRter on Sun.