The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-02

opening took place yesterday, and il
viii last six months. Mr.. Pyper says
there is no doubt that the attendance
VIII be enormous. and he thinks that
some special concession could be OBJ
tanned from the railroads if the taber-
nacle choir should decide to make the
trip. He has conferred with the church
authorities, who have turned the mat
ter over TO Mr.. Stephens, with the UNI
! derstanding that the proposed trip
would have their endorsement if it
could be arranged. Mr.. Stephens has
decided to forego the proposed Cali
fornia trip at least for the present. as
his labors with the choir for the john
stone Bishop concert on the 18th, to
say nothing of his work as musical -di-
rector of the Jubilee, will be all that
he can attend to for the next several
months. If the Nashville trip is seri-
ously contemplated, the date would
probably be some time in October.
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Manager Gates said yesterday that
the Lyceum on the whole had done bet
ter the past season than in the one
preceding, and that the present policy
of booking combinations would be fol-
lowed Town Topics" had fairly sue
cessful week; tomorrow night another
comedy Of the wild Irish order,
Widow O'Brien, ESQ.," holds the
boards.
900
On Sunday evening, May 9, the
Knights of Pythias military band will
give concert in the Grand. The band
will introduce some of it's very finest Sc
lectionS, and will be assisted by Mrs
Whitney, Mr.. John Robinson and other
local talent of ability and reputation
Recently the band has added to it's re-
pertoire a large lot of fine music drawn
from the best publishers In this country
and England and Germany, and among
this collection are some very beautiful
numbers which will be included in next
Sundays programme. The organization
numbers among it's members some of
the best professional musicians in the
city, and their performance, after thor
ough training under Professor Peder-
sons able training, is sure TO rank
among the highest of sne military band
class.
London, May 1.-The only theatrical
novelty besides Beerbohm Trees open
ing his new theater was the first per
Torrance on Tuesday of Lost, Stolen
or Strayed,' at the Duke of York's the
ater The play. is considered to be a
farce of the outrageous sort. but the
music is above the average-tuneful
and catchy, and the production was so
well staged that it will probably score
a success.
The music halls during the week have
been doing an enormous business. and
the other theaters have enjoyed fair
attendance. An unusually strong cast
has been secured for Tbsens new play,
John Gabriel Borkman," which will be
produced at the Strand theater by the
new Century Theater company, begin
ming on next Monday.
1t is possible that the management of
the Savoy theater may revive the
"Yoeman of the Guard" for the coming
season, and the preparations for ii are
said to be already under way.
Grace Hawthorne is again appearing
at the Olympic theater in a revival of
Leah, or the Jewish Maiden
The production of Bernard Shaw's
new comedy, You Never Can Tell"
which will serve to again bring back to
the stage Brandon Thomas. who has
not been seen since he appeared in
Grundys Sowing the Wind
James H. Glover and Arthur Sturgess
Of the Drury Lane theater have writ
ten a comic opera entitled Sing Song
y ne 1t will be produced in London
as speedily as possible and overtures
have been made TO Marie Lloyd to as
sumo the principal role upon her re-
turn from South Africa. The author is
now in Paris in connection with the
new play.
Sir Arthur Sullivan has determined to
compose another cantata or oratorio
for the next Leeds festival. to which.
II years ago. he contributed the Col
den Legend" The matter is, of course.
conditional upon his suitable subject for
the libretto, but on this point there is
not likely to be any great difficulty.
Stage Whispers.
Al Hayn1an has sailed for Europe.
Otis Skinner Wired to engage the 18TH.
but Manager Burton wisely declined to