Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-03-20
MUSIC ANDDRAMA

impression upon the light audience
which assembled to hear her at the
Ihealer ON Thursday evening. She
10 certainly an artist with this inslfu-
ment, though her artistic ability is
rather OF the antique style, she Jacks
The IRE and ensp oil the mo fern genius.
5ne was q wonder when al years OF
age, she was admitted to the PARIS
conservatory, a thing never heard OF
before in the history OF thu
Institution, and for loug time
she was considered n phenomenon,
uut the advance Of time has displRceo
her to a deg rec, because OF the RAPID
ity with which art IN her line has pr :.
stressed. Those who heard her thls
week Will, however, remember he
periorma Gee with pleasure because OF
yer musical ability anu mastery OF the
violin.
Fighting was recognized trade
four hundred years ago, many Of Tbs
sous Of noble houses enrolled them.
selves uDuer the banners OF dil.rent
nations, some fighting Tor their psy,
tut 1t was generally the lot winch
made u career OF anne y great Induce
ment, especially TO tue Impoverished
gentleman. S1ldiers OF fortune werr
continually wandering ABOUT, AND
some Of them, MT caring TO enroll
themselves unuer any particular ban
Ter simply fought on their own &C.
count. When the French army
crossed the Alps md co queue >
LombarIy, aim ut without sttk.
ing blow, there were many
u thee so.called lrte lanees In the
pay oi the FteBcD hing. This perio D.
OF italian history is intensely interest.
ins both to the stuuent,tO The Teader OF
books, and 10 the piay.goer. 1t was u
perioI when name worth WAS count
cd by his Geeue rather than by biz
worue. This IL The time which Ous
skinner has taken Tor his new play,
A Soldier OF Fortune, winch Will be
Presented at the Salt Lake Theater on
Monday evening. The play lie said to
be extremely interesting and well
written, with short, sharp dialogue, to
be- replete In aciiOn, ana that the stu.
att ne aud climsxes are as dramatic a.
the most csptious could wish for.
On Tuesday he will pressnt ely
Fuch,s charming comedy His Grace
de Gfammont. AS Ia suggested by the
title the plays desls with the celebrate
cd Chevalier de GfsmmOnt during
his exile fr m the court OIL France ana
his tetidsnce In England, wnere he
was one OF the shining lights at the
court OF Charles III. AS Mr.. Fitch
has been very faithful 10 history the
story the play tells is one OF his love
sfiairs. The one which he had with
the lady he finally married, the beau'
tiul ElizAbeth Hamilton. The play
ls extremely interesting and is ex.
quisilely put upon the stage.
At the matinee performance, which
will be given OH Wednesday Mr.. Skin.
ner will present one Of the mt 81 charm
ing OF the plays In the legitimate re-
pertory, and one In which he appears
as u lover, par excellence. The play
in question IL Lord LyttOn's almost
ideal dramatic love story, The Lady o.
Lyons, he Of course appearing a.
Clauu Melnot, q part which not only
Il him beautifully, but the role ha-
mud no such exponent IN the stage or
many yeare. The Lady OF Lyons has
been one of the most succt s.ful plays
OF its kind OF this generation ard in the
hands OF Mr.. Skinner anu his moe
Capable company it Is said 10 receive
an aimost perfect presentation.
On Wednesday eveniDg-ls viii
Close his engagement with The
Merchant Venice, followed by
katherine and Petruchio, a condenis.
ton Of The ( tanning OF the BhTew
made by the iaie DAVID Gsrrlck. In