Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-03-13

which opened the present week at the
Theater, came here of very hopper.
tune time, for the public purse had
been well drained In the lavish patron.
nqe Of the Davenport engagement o.
the week before. Another thing Mr..
Hopper's company had to contend
with was the recent presentation
here Of the Bowery Girl and Steve
Brodie's, On the Buwery, performance
suitable only for the galleries and in
which clnss Chipmie Fadden was
looked upou, un,Ortu nalely, as belong-
ing. 1t cannot be said that the sub
iect OF this play 10 particularly elevat.
ing In It's nature and TO be appreciated
even, degree Of familiarity with lh'
aneues portrayed must be had or tht
feet 10 lost ana this familiarity Is
what gave Chimm'e Fadden hvt
months run H. New York. The Bowery,
with its characteristic types OF human.
lily, 10 one OF the chief centers OF inter.
est in the Metropolis lust as is the
GOluhtJWh VI foah flbuCirCls "a WV
slumo OF ahy large city the world over,
hut plays which depict the DAILY
seer es among the lower strata Of hu.
man existence fail 10 arouse the inter.
est OF the average theater-gOsr, exoep
it be in places where this cOnuitiou
exists to large extent. Mr.. Hopper,
cOmyany lie maJe up, los the IN,
part, OF decidedly capable people, hui
1t is doubtful whether the present tour
will Prove financially successful.
The Pfemief's Daughter or A Drou
Of Poison IL very tragic title
to ait, Gu 10 such a clever dramas as
this play has proved TO be at the Grand
thls week. The situations are strong
and call for the abilities OF the mem.
bers OF the company in their portrayal,
Tut the title liz too much Ike
Tho Poisoned Gum-drOp, or WHAT
VIII He Do With 1t, and no doubt
this, to great extent, mai to DO with
the rather light attendance during the
week. BatemsD, lzette, Edward-,
kyle, HatcA ana Ford had some gUOd
opportunities and improved them.
lllo Asl NV HNNtet-
lion for four nights Of the week that
'oaug hit the town." The performances
OF Mc5orley's Twins were pgIIOnizsd
ns no other show pas been for q long,
long time, and the people seemed l.
enjoy every minute of the three hours
fun fuInisl ed each evening, Such
s'iaI" show has never been given here
ut popular prices before toe manage
ment vi the house and the company
Tesped the harvest they 80 richly de-
served. A return date would no doubt
witness repetition Of tho popular
favor accorded the frat presentation.
The rather light attendance at the
Neatly Stevene' piano recital which
was given IN the Congregational
churh on Tuesday evening OF this
week, was regretable as Miss Stevens
is an artist OF abilIty and furnished for
tue delectattun OF her audience a pro-
gram rich In the productions OF the
masters who have Acquired fame In
tue musical W GRID, but It takes nothing
short of Paderewski 10 hold en- audi.
ence as 1t were eDrnptured. Miss
Stevens has many friends here and
they appre her re'appsarnnGe
and Rlso the efforts Of the Entefpe
club in bringing ner once more before
the Salt Lake public.
Next week will be an "'h" one for
the rneater, the only attractions being
81. Patrick's Day entertain.
ment on "Wednesday evening,
aud on Thursday evening Madame
Camilla Urso, the celebrated violin.
isi, will appear for one night emily.
hu Gap
Francisco Call OF recent date has this
to cay:
"In these days when women work
on an equality with men, 1t 10 inter.
esting to remember that Camilla Urso
WAS the first girl who opened the doors
OF the Paris Conservatory TO members
OF her sex. She was only o child Of
eight when che fl st gave such un.
doubted proofs OF genius that It was
decided che must 20 TO Paris and enter
the Conservatory Of Music. Auber,
the composer, was at that time the
director, ana when he was applied TO
he declared 1t was impossible to let In
the little Urso; no girl had ever been
Rdmi ted nor ever would be.
"Pefsttsuce finally carried the day,
M. Urso worried the officers OF the
conservatory Into hearing his child,
t ,ough the Irritable little Auber lost
temper ana said: 'Weil, bring tho
grl, we'll hear her play, but she 10 sure
10 ail.' At the examination she was
admitted into the presence OF the jury
--sight solemn looking men, each with
an inkstanl and paper. There were
Auber, the director; Rossini, the great
composer; Carruia, AllarI and four
others. She was given the 'andante'
aud 'flnsle' from the Fourth Concerto
by Roue. When she began to play the
sOlem judges made no sign OF pleasure
or surprise, some OF them scratched
with their penP, Others looked at her
in a severe manner, but at the con.
clusiop OF the performance each
one voted for her anu she was admitted
to the conservatory.
"The company includes, besides the
star, Miss Minnie Methot, soprano;
Edwin II. Douglas, tenoI7 ard George
ii. Wesley, pianist. Since she was
last here Miss Minnie MethOt has been
studying In Europe for two years
with Nine. MRrchesi, and appearing
frequently in concert In Paris, where
Rhe was often alluded to by tue press
as ia tres i0lie Americaine' (the
very pretty Amerlcsn). Edwin II.
Douglas who has never been hearu
here before, is q native OF Cleveland,
Ohio. Mme. Urso 'neard him at one
tfthe royal concerts In Dresien last
year and his singing struck her fancy