Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-03-06

mas Dteu inc ufhnAllC feature OF the
pfesent week. This lady's well known
ability has mode her many friends In
this city and her visits here are locked
upon ~ one of the events OF q season.
Salt Lake people IRE patriotic IN their
views upon any subject, where It T.
necessary, and believe in upholuing a
tile when justly bestowed, 40 in the
case Of Mise Davenport who ia rightly
called the leading American ac,rees.
Sardou, the great author, has said that
she is equally as capable as the great
French ncirete, Sarah Bernhnrdt, in
her conception and delinea;i1n OF the
characters in his pliys aud st Ia known
tUat Bernhurdt considers Davenport
her only rival, In fact she insiste upon
5ardou giving her the Amor.
can rights to his plays be.
fore she will create the roles
in fret productions in Paris.
Davenport Is not only an able
exponent of the dramn, but she has IN.
questioned ability Hs stare manager.
All OF her plays are produced under her
personal directiou and the beauti I'll
fettiuRs OF Cleopatra, GismonIa AMI
in fact All OF them show her 10 bo en-
artist OF rate ability. The scenic
colorlugs in the Gilm ndn production
are indeeu bpauli ri and ripples OF
surprise and wondorment went over
the audiences VINO witnessed il, at
any OF the performances, as the rise OF
the curtain disclosed them to view.
The advancing nge of Fanny DAven.
port lie deplurable. This Ia her last
season with SarGou's piayo. Sue VIII
devote her eG3rls with the beginning
OF ihe new season 10 the production OF
standard plays by other authors.
The Grand closes a fairly good week
Notwithstanding the immense Coulter
attraction at the Thsat = and IL shouI
occur 10 the minda OF the managers Of
this popular little house, that the thing
t. do Ia meeting stronf competition Il
to put on the best available play posi-.
bic. DItls ls not an overwheImingiy
strong play though 1t centgina sufli.
Client amtuut OF Interest to make ii
attractive anu the week's receipts have
s,anuee and hal the bill been even
stronger iha0 Doris the attendance
would htve proper onsts!y increased.
air. FTAuK Is. Hatch, the new stage
director, has now assumed Mr.. Wyn.
Gates place in the management Of the
company anu II ID his intention to nut
upon tue boards at the Grand some
u the plays that ure AMI have
been great sncctisss, such az
The Shadows OF Great City,
Carmen, character zatiOu e the
tamOus opera, The New South, The
silver hiug and perhnTs James A.
Hernt's plays, Drifting Apart ami
Hearts Of Oss, and II Ia certain that
with plays OF this kind the ouse can
made 10 lay hand ONE y. An tn,ire
scenic production OF The shadows OF
Great CITY win b. given during tue
week c0mmencing March l5ih, a
thing that has never been ntlemp ted
at thie house before anu all future
plays will be similarly treated.
II has not been fully determined
upon but the probn lities are that tue
lew Salt Lskc Opera company viii
Iut Gilbert and su.livan's tunefuI
opera, Patience, ia reueaissl Tor early
production. The receipts from the
Mascot performances were III ciently |
laTge to pay expenses and allow OF ID |
deposit In the exchrquer OF the organ. |
izati0n so that a q managers OF the !
concern feel that the enterprise wOuil |
DO jusIltiaDle and commendable Ia |
producing another opecA. This Helec. |
ton OF Patience would be wise one. |
1t is full OF pretty catchy airs, the |
music 10 dIeBmy ana delightful and |
the length Of time Intervening since IL |
was last produced here will ali tenn to |
make It's presentation u sucOessful one.
1t was given here 10 1854, ON VISA.
inglOp's Birth 10Y, aud for three
nights following anu was afterwards
given IN Ogden, Brigham City anu
Logan with great success. The title
role was tung by Miss Nettie Thatcher
(n0w Mrs, II. w. Sl0an) while John
ID. Spencer. Dr.. john Waite, Johns
Barnes, Fred CiawsoD, II. g. Craw-
lord aud OtheTs male up the principal
roles and the chorus was done by a
score or more OF yCuEg amateurs.
Patience 10 being successfully revived
III San FTaucisco and II is shie pre-.
diction to say that success would fol-
low It's production here.
A new play OF distinctly American |
origin anu containing nothing but
presented at the Salt Lake TheateT on |
Monday and Tuesday next. The
play IL "Chimmie Fadden," drama
tizHtion of Edward w. rowniend's
stories Of the same name. The piece
c0mes with the emphatic commenda.
ton OF tue dramatic Critics OF New
YORK ana the East, aud with record
OF having played remarkably sue.
cesBiul eeBson OF i've consecutive
months In the metropolis. The title
role will be played by Mr.. Charles
Hopper, who created the character,
which is one Of those ShaIaetsTlstic
types only to be found In the slum
quarters OF big city. Despite the
wickedness and poverty of his bring.
ing up, anu his evil surrounding,
Chimmie Is honest. He is witty, too,
ana philosOphic. In tho deionse OF
the weak, he iB perfect gladiator.
His adventures begin In the bowery.
A glimpse Is given OF his life In the
Sums ana then Chimmie becomes
one OF the household 81 the NlickeT-
booker family and later has ~
experience at sammer house
on Long Island Sound. Comedy
and drama arc said to be alter.
natpIy futrnduoRd in tha tiux