Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-04-05


another amateur psoduct,on OF Pa.
iieucc, given nblu. twelve or thirteen
yetrs ago, was wildly recall d. SONS
OF those whose Voices charmed md
whose graceful ucilpus pleited
the audiences assembled 10 see
Thorn are no longer OF this
earth while othefs are grooming lul-
lsbys to young opefaiic aspirsnts OF
their own. Patience as done by the
Salt Lake Opera company ON satur.
day afternoon anu evening Of last
week eau be Pronounced a euccess
Notwithstanding the TACT that hurried
preparation was apparent. The matt.
nee was crowded aud the evening
Performance drew out good attend-
unce. Miss Louise savage as Patience
found In that role, music for which
her voice is admirably adopted aud
sho scored success equal to II not
greater than sho did in the
Pirates. In addition to chnrm.
Ing voice, her graceful stsge
presence calls for favorable mention.
She did her best work In the duet
with Lady Augeln. Miss Eina Dryer
az Lady Jane gave very clever con.
ception OF the authors idea and her
deep coniralto voice made very pleas.
Ing impression. Miss Lottie Levy has
good meZz I.HOprano voice and she
used II tO advantage in the role OF Lady
Angola though her somewhat awk.
ward gestureH while singing, II cor
rCcteI, would add greatly to the
charm OF her voice. Miss Pike and
Mics Dlynes filled in nicely as Lady
Sspbir and Lady Ella respectively.
Mr.. Spencer monopolized the attention
as Buuthorne though there is
question whether the affected
English 10 desirable feature unless
more rigidly adhered to. VITA Spen.
Ger Ia part means that ii will be- well
done anu ss the long haired poet tie is
au fat. Mt. Shermsn's GrosveDOr
was one OF the pleasant surprises OF
the evening. He read his lines like
veteran and was heartily encored for
hts singing. Mr.. Goddard was excel
lent as the Colonel and Mr.Graham as
the Mpjor deserves favorable mention
for the graceful rendition OF that part.
Mr.. X. q. Easton tang in fairly good
voice though 1t Is plainly evi.
on tue stage. Another OF the pleas.
aut surprises was the temperance of
Fred Clsweon in tho old role OF the
solicitor; his makeup and Jolly Gntics,
added much TO the production. The
inteTpolated trio from Mmg. Young'a
opera, sSampsou OF OmnliH, was vol
rendered by Miss Dwyer, Mics Daynes
and Mise Pike, while tue waltz and
march from SOuga's I'll Captain, a 4,
rendered by the Colonel and combined
chorus, was inmenss. 1t can DO tGiu
lor the chorus singers OF the Salt Lake
Opera company that they are thu besl
ia point OF action slnging and volume
OF tone and attack that We have ever
had In the amateur line In TINS city.
The new costumes uoed Tor tho pro.
duclion Of PAtle Ce were very much
admired. Tonight nnd tomorrow
night the Mascot viii be given auu
Patience will DO revived agaln on
Wednesday and Thursday eveuiuge.
On Thursday evening the company
goes to Ogden on epsuial over the o.
8. L., returning the same might and TO
Logan on Saturday nlEht by special
over the U. s. L., returning after the
opera.
Tonight the Grand viii present The
Silver King and no doubt another big
crowd will be In attendance.
Slesy NEVeIAlu, uDueE lnt direction
OF Charles FrOhmnD, comes to the
Theater Monday ana Tuesday OF next
week, April l2tn end 18Th. appealing
In the Founding.
Primrose aud West's minstrels have
thursday and Friday, the 18th and
l0!r, nj the Thester.
A bit OF pleasing Information for
theateTgoers will be the nnnouncs-
ment that Nat Goodwin and his COM
psny, including Maxine Elliot. and
our own VIII lngersoll, who used TO
bs with the Giani company here,
have dates with Mhnager Burton for
May IL, IA and 10.
At the Lyceum this evening, Apfil
9th, a play is TO DC given that shoulI
be OF Interest TO SGindinavlans. The
title Of the play 10 Love or Gold? It
Ia farce, written by Mir. Victor Au-
deTson OF this Oliy. ana IL partly deal
ing with local subjects treated in an
amusing way. II has been produced
here ouce before and Is by some pr .
nounoed equal to farocal productions
that have obtained reputation.