Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-04-10

among the people for music and Its
cultivation and 1t cat DO truly said
that that effect has been produced and
many who have heretofors beep deaf
10 tho inspiring tones Of huitS now
express themselves ss ohnrme1 by the
beautiful choruses and Tie creepy
thrill which the rendition OF some
beautiful air produces and 1t is certain
that frequent repetitions OF these
operate productions will produces the
oesired effect In the cultivation OF
musical tsleat.
Ii will take tho combined receipts OF
the performances given at Ogden last
night and that OF the one to be given
at Logan tonight, to decide whether
the operate season has been success
finanoially or not, 1t 10 to be hoped that
1t will prove more successful than was
anticipated In order that goodly sum
may be verted into the treasury
Of the organization Tor future produc-
lions.
The production VI the Silver King
at the Grand this wueS ,ught the con-
terence folks ana they filed 10 In such
great numbers on the opening night
that the capacity Of the house bau It
been double the siZe would probably
not have accommodated them and the
rush has continued all week the house.
Icing iuli at every performances. Man.
ageT Rogers never has been so AHA.
bic a he has been this week ami his
two by four smile tells how much he
lie pleased with the weeks business.
The Silver King is Just the Kind Of
play that can Ue seen me or two anu
lie enjoyeJ the last time better than
the first. 1t contains the h art inter
est that calls forth the sympsthies OF
an au diopce and contains the moral
tone that elsvates the mind. While
almost twenty yoars have gone by
since Il was frst produced, 1t Is oil
eufficient worth at this time 10 be
placed In the repertoire OF some OF the
Ieauiug companies. OF the production
by the Grand company It can be said
that after the first night the perform
ances were up to STANDARD AMI 1t IL
surprising how so crejiiable perform.
sncc, considering the attention t.
detail that was given II, could be given
On the comparatively small stage, at
the Grand. The scenic effects pro.
uuceu were very good, ana together
with the mechanical changes reflect
great credit on Stage Manager Hatch.
The individual work In the play, by
tho members OF the company, was up
TO the usual standard OF excellence
though the length OF the cast necessi.
tailed the Introduction again Of extra
people, some OF whom were good while
others were very bal, but these are
obstacles that cannot be overcome In
big productions OF this KIDD. Niles
Batemau improved only q fair oppor.
tunity az Mrs. Denver while Edwards
as The Silver King succeeded admir-
ably, after the first performance, in
csntering the Interest In his role. Mr..
Hatch deserves special mention for
his excellent portrayal OF the old
servant, Jalkes, as does Mr.. Ross
Tor bis cockney dialect and BlAkemore
for his rendition Of Father Christmas.
Kyle made very good Spider, and
the Iest Of the company hliod In cred.
itably. The Silver King week will To
referred to In the after history OF the
GRAD ss one OF the largest In point Of
attendance that the house had ever
known.
The next at the Theater will, be
Skty VI thb
wink, Sne comes under the manage.
meat Of Charles FFohmsn, who pre-
sentp to the iaughter-lovlng public OF
Salt Lake City his latest comedy sue.
cess, The Founding, at the Theater
Monday night, for two nights en-.
gsgement. The Founding enjoyed "a
run OF nearly two hun1reI nIghts al
Hoyps theater, New York. Oue OF
the authors OF this new iarce.comedy,
WilliRm Lestocq, wrote Jane, anu tuis, |
no doubi, accounts for some OF the
comical situations In Tho Founding.
The piece hes more OF plot than
most fsrces. A young man OF twenty
five, moving in good society, suddenly |
hears that he has no parents, anu that |
he may turn out to be fopndling,
This possibility causea his future /
mother.in.law, very tIG2iing |
person, to break OF match |
with her charming daughter. While
She young man IN endeavorlng 70 |
explain, another lady claims him for |
her husband, in order to escape malIi. I
mony with her cousin, silly hnI |
vulgar fellow. When the motner OF |
young msl's sweetht art hears he has q |
wife, she tells him she doubts Ills story |
OF his parentage. She insists that |
the story was invented 10 ger ria oil |
her daughter Every body is miserable,
hut no one more 30 than the supposed |
Founding. or course In the lgAt &C. |
all complications are explained. The
young man not only finds that he had !
parents, but that both Of them were !
Responsible.
Ths company to present the comedy |
ia the came efficient Organization sesn |
uu.ln the great run In the metropolis |
anu embraces Thomas Burns. AdOlph !
Jackson Jeques Martin, Flank Baton,
+. s3olderne Powell, Waiter Smith, j.
w. Ferguson, Stella ZiDoui, Meta
Maynard, Clara BAKER Rus, Ella
Mayer, Nellie Matlineau anu Cissy |
Fitzgerald, who appears ~ music
hall artist. Miss Fitz erald was ths
fashionable rage In New York. where
her danciog proved u revelation. The |
Founding VIII be preceded by Chnms,
u one act play by A. 3. Frost
The cry is frequently heard thsI
"thera is no miDsirels like the good |
old time mi nstrels.b and willis Messfs,