Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-04-17
MUSICAND DRAMA

make the plot herein given. Ward
and Vokes are famouely iunny No
"Percy aud Harold" ami their east
ern reputation has preceded them on
this the frat Pacific ost trip. Sur
rGundiug the stars will be iOuuG on
unusually large company OF musical
lsIce comedy authoritirs.
Tnere 10 OF course q whole bcquet Of
pretty girls, who are c,st as "frienus
1i the family" aud have little to do
but wear the handsome dresses which
nave earned Tor this organization the
diitinclion oil being the best dressed
iarce cDmedy company In America.
Ward and VOkes viii give as their
part VI the specialty program tue cele'
brated CONVERSE one OF "Percy and
Harold" 1t IL tnis piece oil nonsense
which first brought them into promi.
nence, nj which has been given by
them over 700 tlmee in New Y0ts
CITY alone. "a run ON the bank"
must not be taken seriously, 1t Ia con
siruceu for laughing purposes only aud
Its Eastern reputation Ia this line IL,
".he best that ever happened"
One OF the biggest things yet at.
tempted at the Grant Will be- the pro-
duction OF A Celebrated Case. 1t is
ny D'Emery, the author OF the Two
Orphans, aud was adopted anu ar.
ranged for The American isIngs by the
late A. q. Cuzaran, who was for many
years A. NJ. Palmer's right hand man
III new productions anu to whom he
owes great deal Of his success. A
Celebrated Case was produced Origl-
Dsly IN America at the Union square
ihsster, New Yors, anu created II
sensation. For years the play has
stood In the front rand of melodramas
/ Its only rival 10 public favor being the
Two Orphans. In construction 1t has
been pronounced almost iautless by
| the abiest critics OF this country Hnd
Europe. In Its original cast 10 THE
country were seen Chas.CoghlaD, Sarah
Jewett, j. II, Slo1darI and Agnes
Booth. In San Francisc0, Jas. O'Neill,
Lewis Morrison and sstrODg company,
which was then at the BALDWIN,.
Both OF these actors made pro nounceu
"hits" as they falsely accused Jean
Remand anu the william Count De
Norway, anu those familiar with
these TWO actors contend that the best
| work they nave done was in their
| rOrtrayai OF these two parts. Mr..
Kyle and Mr.. Edwards will be set
IN tneee roles III the Grand production
next week. The II 81 prom uent part
ever played by Maud Adams was that
| CT Lutte Adrienne. Miss Bateman
will nave splendid opportunity, rs
viii Miss lzstte ps Valentine. Mr..
Hstcn Will uU Dennis OR Iurke, while
, Messrs. FUrI nnd Russ and Misc Mar
snail anu Miss Rankin anu the others
Will be congeniaiiy cast. The mount
| ings will be complete and tle costumes
will be- brought here from Ban Fran
| cisco.
Hugh Ward, who was with the
| stock company AT the Grant last
| SEASON, seems to be IN clover In PltIa.
burg, Tor the pGpere there give him
some very fisttering notices for good
work done, particularly Tor his rendi.
lion OF Hans Otto, the unfortunate
drunkard In Ned RIyle's play Of
Frienus. anu that OF Mr. 5paulding,
the eccentric private secretary IN the
play oil tuat name. Mr.. Ward Ia well
remembered here ana we learn OF his
continued success with pleasure.
Town Topics, the most pretentious
farce cOmeuy seen on the dramatic
HORIZON this tessvn, Is the attraction
ut Lyceum theater week starting
Monuay, April Goth. iowa Topics
created furOre on its former appear.
ance uere and doubtless VIII duplicate
Its success