Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-05-15

ever, that he dlu not enutoIy hppte-
clate the joke.
The frat week at the Grand OF the
Wright Huntington company has
demonstrated that II Is one Of ability,
! and with Mr.. Huntington, Mr.. Kin
and Miss Radcliffe so well known to
Salt Lske uaieuces 10 has succeeded
to an extent in compen sailing for the
absence OF the old stock company, and
in very great degree filling the vold
which the closing OF theit season
would have made had the footlights
remained dark during the present
week. AS TO the Individual abilities
| OF the comps so far rs the ptesenta-
| ton OF The Her indicates, Mr.. Hunt.
ington ranks foremost among the gen.
tlemen, as mig hit be expec.ei. HE'S an
| actor Of large experiences. carryi0g au
impression OF underlying force which
ho brings out in natural and con.
siatept manner, entirely rec from any
suspicion OF rsntiDg.sMr. Huntington
| has improved since his last appearance
| here, experience evidently having
aided an already polished actor. MI
Hailock, though o stranger, created al
excellent impression from the start
and will no doubt prove TO be consider
| able OF a favorits. Mr.. X ing is care.
iul actor and while he plays the part o
tho husband with some skill, II Is n
strong part aud one In which he fails
| 10 show to sths best advantage. Mt.
| Bradshaw manages to bring out the
comedy features OF fairly coed part
anu seems to please his audience. Mr..
Perry is evidently something OF au
actor, though his opportunities this
week are rather limite1. 1.-THE ladies OF
the company are fully up TO the
standard OF the male members.
Miss Edythe Chapman is IN ACTRESS
OF marked individuality simple
and natural In the ordinary conversa.
| ton, yet Intensely emotional as oeoa-
| sion demands. Her scream OF ter OF
at the approaches Of the villain anu
her pretty pathetic pleading to bs re.
leased perceptabiy thrilled the audi.
ence. MISS Radcliffe is well known
here ana has appeared this week H.
one Of those sunny, light hearted girl
| characters SO well suited to her, ana In
which she gives her audience entire
satisfaction. Miss Lillian Andrews is
uignified and womsnly and 10 Ger.
| taiuly excellent rs an elderly lady.
MisB Msrbury gives good support. The
| costuming OF the ladies was elegant,
the staging particularly effective anu
| altogether the engagement OF the
| Huntington company should prove
paying Investment. for the Grand
management.
The Salt Lake Theater will open for
| the week Oh Tuesday night next,
| May 18th, snd three performances will
be given by the Bimetallic Blacks, a
mi nstrel organization composed OF a
plumber OF our prominent young
ladies and gentlemen who arc noted
for their ability in the amusement
line. The performances are given u.
u testimonial to the Ofpheus stub who
will also participate in tbem. Thi,
club ia very worthy organization anu
mas furnished music for charities ami
| benefits whenever called upon and the
performances given for tneir benefit
should be largely patronized by the peo-
pie. Costumes have been ordered from
Chicago for this occasion and W bile min.
s,rslry will be the bill the tiresome
II s. part OF this kind OF performance
will be eliminated and @ new original
fret part arranged by Sam q. PARK
Will be given, including the Dim
OF the White Guard. The end
men will be George F. Dow.
ney, Sam @. Park, viii Willis
and Harry Sherman. The ballard
singers will be Nat NJ. Brigham and
Grant Hampton. The olio will con-
sist OF athletic specialties by clever
men anu the Orpheus club will give a
number Of new ehoruses. Two OF our
fsvorite and prominent young ludie,
VIII cling and dance, and Sam Park
will give some OF his ventriloqual
spsoislties, the whole to close with a
i NJ ,Ns nh hav ra
been reduced and big business should
be done.
Next week the Wright Huntington
company will present The AmGzuns
at the Grand. 1t Is another OF their
J successes anu lie from .he pen OF Pine
TO. 1t 10 an original farcial romance
that 10 highly interesting anu was pre-
scented at the Grand in ths early part
OF January, 1896, and was well re-
ceiveu by the public. WIN Ingersoll
did the role now to be done by Wright
Huntingto ton, that OF Burlington, W lie
Hugh Ward made the hit OF his career
here as Andre the Frenchmsn, the
part which Mr.. Conger will now as.
sumo and which will give him q good
deal to do to better Wards conoep-
ton. Iwesnwayes was done by
Hathaway in good style, it being the
only thing he ever did do OF any merit
while he was here. Mr.. Perry win
assume this role. Edythe Chapman
Will do Rebecos Warren's part oil
Lady Nosline. while the parts played
by Madgs Csrr-Cooke, Julia DsaD,
Il 18th Pollock and Katherine Jerome
will be done by Lillian Andrews,
Minnie Radcliffe, Katherine Leig b
ana Jane Msrbury.
Madame GENEVA tombstone Bishop
the famous soprano will appear II
conjunction with the choir at the Tat,
ernasls on Monday evening next
May l7ih. She comes heralued as 8
singer " International reputation anu
1t ~ reasonable to suppose that with
her ami the choir as tue attraction, ar
\ attendance similar to that seen at the
Nordics and Yaw concerts, will b,
present Monday night. Tho full pro
gram 10 given below:
Mollete-By Babylon's Wave. ......... Goun OF
Tabernacle Choir and Organ.
Aria from opera Gabrielle Pizz
Nine. Bishop.
Piano solo--Air do Ballet.......... Chamin ad,
Miss Nellie Cook.
Male Chorus-Round the Camphre.....
IAN idyll' OF the Piains.j
Gentlemen OF Choir.
(al Sleep, Little Rosebud haminad,
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