The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-08
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time all to yourself BY no means
That is not her plan. You are taught IN
class. You are thus introduced at once
to an audience. You thus have an
opportunity of conquering stage fright
You are thus submitted to the criticism
of others. Not only your voice, but
your manners, your gait your way OF
: holding your hands are studied From
head TO foot you are scrutinlzed- a
small platform is in the center of ilar-
chests salon, where the pupil STANDS
and recites Tor sings her lesson. The
class sit around the room and criticlSe-
The pupil has to face not only the class,
but the audience includes often the
first musicians of the world.
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It is probable that La Scala, the
most famous opera house of Italy, if
not in the world, will be closed for
some time The first performance in
the present theatre took place on Dec
26, 177S The house does. not belong
entirely to the city of Milan, and the
inlpresario who rents it has control
only of the parquet seats and the gal
leries The boxes are owned by the
rich families of Milan. The visitors to
the theatre pay for admittance and an
additional sum, which varies in ac-
cordance with the position of the seats.
The boxholders have to pay merely for
=
ing extra for seats The impresarlo
profits are, of course, very much d.
minished by this method, and ne has
asked for a subsidy from the city OF
$50. geo for an opera season that lasts
from Christmas TO Easter. Inc poX-
owners derive most of the advantages
from this, and the city has demanded
of them some contribution toward the
amount All efforts to get them TO
contribute has failed, and the city has
commenced a suit against them when
1t viii probably take three years or
more to decide. 1t is said now that
the opera house viii have TO remain
closed next winter and this VIII neces-
state the closing of the theatres bal
let school, in which the best known
dancers of Italy are taught. TINS
sounds like a harsh measure, but sit
ting in box for the price of an ad-
mission ticket is a privilege worth
struggling for.
The Grand is still in the hands of
the carpenters and artists and to COM
rlete the work of remodeiinS ana re
touching the interior, will take a couple
more weeks. Manager McGarvie. who
wired from New York City Yesterday
that he had succeeded in booking sew
eraI first-class companies, is evidently
preparing for a season of popularity
The seating capacity has been consider
ably enlarged, and a commodious foyer
added. This change was brought ABOUT
by removing the two stairWays leaolnS
to the balcony, which now will have an
entrance TO the front. The upper |al-
lerv will have a separate stairway
Artist Anderson has the painting and
frescoing in charge.
While the regular stock season VIII
not open until the latter part OF Sep
TENDER. several summer attractions
have been booked. The Faust Musical
Comedy company will occupy the
boards during the last week of this
month. This company includes the
Faust family of acrobats and bell ring
ers; also Miss Eunice Fernandez. the
mandolin soloist. and the Sanders IN
their dancing specialties. The company
recently arrived from Australia. and
the coast papers speak of them in the
highest of terms. The Spokane enron
icle mentions the Risley act executed
by the Faust brothers as the cleVerest
piece of acrobatic work seen in that
city.
London, Aug. IA unique theatrical
event was shown on Thursday night
by an English at the AdelDhl OF Gil
lette Secret Service The east IN
Guided William Terriss and MISS VII
lard in the chlef parts, anu Inc en-
dering of the play closely followed the
work of Gillett's company, preserving
the American atmosphere. The pre-
sentation was better than expected,
and won the approval of the audience:
The members OF Gillett's company and
the members of the French company
will give the play in Paris in Septem-
Der, were in the boxes
There has been an epidemic of sui
eide in Paris for some weeks past, the
recent tropical heat adding to the
number of cases. The tragedies COM
menced with the self-destruction on
July Z, &C four young dressmakers in
the Piossoiner.
Since then almost daily one or more
women have committed suicide, and the
suicide of men has been equally nu-
merous. The bodies of men have been
found daily in the Pois de Vincennes-
In one alley of that park alone six
bodies of suicides were found during
the past week, and the morgue is so
full of dead bodies found in the river
Seine that there is no farther room for
them.