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

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cisnt to psrAiyzs theatrical business
md on the dntps Of the performance
the theaters might as we'll close their
doors and take the usual holiday for
nil the business that 10 done. Tho
Theater was fortunate In having no
attractions billed for the early part oi
the present week ana deubly Fortunate
In having such ar important n one
with to arouse the public from ito cit-
cue lethsrgy az eousa's Ell Captain, the
only opera OF any note that We have
had during the present season. The
atrlcals are In the throes o! dissolution
for the present season. The belle OF
the theater box parties during the
winter season is now the charming
summer girl at the beach and the
mountsin resorts. The immortal
Bnakespeare's tale, or the hero OF
the drama have now no charm
with which to detrsct from the ou-
door pleasures which nature now pro.
vides. The change is welcome and
we hail with delight the joy, OF the
summer season but ell will be equally
glad, after they are sufficiently sAti-
ated, when another theatrical season
begins.
The presentation OF Sousa's FL
Captain has been tue talk of theater
goers for scms time aud the realize
tion has been equally as pleasing a.
the anticipation, We have had new
productions in the operate line galore
and have practically Rbsjtbsd the
pretty waltzes that eminent composers
have made so prominent q feature OF
their compositions and We hardly
know whether the two step time OF a
good deal OF music In Sousa's e
Captain, is exactly satisfying but GEL
tainit 10 that the grand march fnales
ana the general march tone that per-
vades the opera are OF an electrifying
order, some OF them fairly making the
hair stand. Sousa 10 well named tho
March King and 1t must be very graft.
tying to him to know that his music
and his fame IL only bounded by the
lines Of civilization. The success o.
his operate production In connection
with Mr.. Klein hae, however, been
largely Que TO the clever work and
strong personality OF De WoOlf Hog-
per, VINO has already proved to be the
talisman OF success ia a number OF
ventures that without him would not
have Jared 30 well. He Is coined ian
in which tina greatest Of Interest
centers and his comedy work, seasoned
with his natural wit, makes q per.
iormsnoe in which he appears always
enjoyable.
The Wright Huntington com.
pany have been RECALLING Grand
patrons this week with q strong
play we put on and interpreted
but circumsta noes have been against
them ever since their advent at the
Grand Tor ono Iesason or another q
TACT which 10 not pleasant to either
Mr.. Huntington or the management
OF tue house. The Idler and the
Amazons were not plays that would
awaken an OVERLOOKING amount OF
enthusiasm, because they have BEEN
done here before anu neither contain
the elements OF strength that 10 no.
ticeabie In The District Attorney, the
play being given this week. The
subject Of this play 10 interesting be-
cause of the attention that was GEN.
tered upon New York at The time OF
the Lexow investigation. The incl
dents Of the pl, y Of The District AT.
torney are those which led up 10 the
investigation which proved TO he a
famous one and In working up the
climaxes its author gets very
near the fame line. MT. Hunt
ington 10 seeing 10 II that
although his company has not
been received with crowded
hOuses, that the excellence OF the
presentations are kept up. The stage
settings are the best the Grand has
ever given us and the members OF the
company are painstaking and hard
workers anu they deserve the success
OF O we'll organized company and 1t is
to be hoped that their last week which
will be next week, will Ds lar as posi-
BILE compensate them for the unsatls-
factory once.
A feature OF the weeks entertall-
ments was the pupils song recital
given by Mr.. II. 8. Goddard at the
Congregational church on Monday
night. There 10 much vocal talent In
cur city that is as yet unknown and
public recitala OF this kind furnishes
the only means whereby 1t can be
brought before the public. Let the
good work 20 on and let more Interest
be taken in music. that We may re-
tain the fame that we already have Of
being a music loving community.
The Huntington company propose
that the closing week Of their engage.
ment here shall go out IN blazs Of
glory AMI they have selected one OF
tue best plays that could have been
thought OF, William g llette's Held by
the Enemy. This greatest OF all
military dramas 10 too we'll known to
require much description. The scene
Of the play 10 laid In tue South during
the war and Is q faithful chronicle OF
tho happenings OF the time. A
double love Interest adds to the charm
Of the play, which requires IN addition
to the members OF the reaular com.
pany twenty-five auxiliaries. The
third act 10 perfect reproduction OF a
bombardmens ana special scenery has
been prepared to make 1t thoroughly
effective. This play has been done
here with Henry Miller and the au.
thor, William Gillette, In the cast,
and 10 more iavorably remem-
bered than perhaps any other.
Mr.. Huntington will be teen as
Colonel Prescott, Mr.. Hallock as ths
Confederate spy, MIR. King as Major
General StamDurg, Mr.. Perry as Bean
the correspondent, Mr.. Brads haw will
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