Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-31

/ the role of Siebel CrausD, Frederick
! (Mignon). Urbnno fHusuenote), Qrslho
| Lucrctin Borgin1. Oscar CAInskod BalD,
1 Cheruhinu tMnrriagu OF Fignrnl, etc
Scalchi's voice is at once large ana Hex
ibe, and OF noble quality. II Is 0W-
| ing Ia her magnificent diction that in
all the music she sings, whether OF
the classic, dramatic, comic or senti-
mental school she is SO very ciiertiVe
CalVc hus taken the great Scalchi az
her motel, hence her success.
Associated with the great contralto
is Mile. Touiinguet, Who Is without
doubt the coming tFnmutic soprano OF
the operatic world. Last season she
created fufore by her superb singing.
Aside from the two artists mentioned
the tenor and baritone Thomas Nc
Queen aud sig Albert are operate
oelebreties, In the operafic part OF
the entertainment, which nclrdcs a
complete net OF grand opera given in
fun costume with proper scenery, para,
phernalia, etc, the principal parts WIN
he sung by Nine. Scalclii, Mlle. Toulln,
gllct, Mile. du Bedat, Mr. MCQUEEN ana
Sig. Alberti The first part OF the pro-
gram is mnde up OF miscellaneous num-
bers, in which each OF the named ar
lists will sing fpvoi1te number ON
Wednesday the fourth act Of u Troya.
tore and on Thursaay the third act OF
Faust will be given.
Jolly Nellie MeFIenry and her excel
lent company comes to the theatre
Friday and Saturday and Saturday
matinee, January eth and Sth, In II.
GrattL Donnelly's latest suceess.
Night in New York" Nellie Mcfdenry
is one OF the originals Of the stage.
Admitting that she Is one Of the plain
est of actresses. and what is ore,does
not seem to try TO make herself pretty,
she is yet one of the most attractive.
Her peculiar charms lie in a CHEEKY,
an irresistably buoyait sense of hui
NOR This humor is so spontaneous,
so delicate, SO true, that 1t Is bound
to receive recognition. 1t has given
her an almost unique position in the
farce comedy world
Nellie McHenry has, to n certain ex-
tent invented her own style of plays and
on this occasion will present her latest
success. "a Night in New York. writ
ten expressly for her by II. Grattan
Donnelly. The title expresses. the en-
tire plot, which consists of the adven-
lures of Jefferson Manhattan, a gay
New York clubman, and Willoughby
Still, a New England olubman, who on
the eve of their entering into domestic
bliss. scheme to go to the French ball,
at the Madison Square Garden, with
out their intended wives knowing 1t
and to have one Jolly night of it in
New York before settling down for life.
which involves them into many COM
pications. Mile. Henrietta, known as
the Peerless Peri. queen of the vaude-
VILE stage. (Miss McHenry) while Wis
itlng friends in New England, assumes
herself as Miss Henrietta, quiet
demure country maid. falls in love with
Willoughby Still and the marriage is to
take place In New York, Mile. Hen
rietta, while in New York visits Mrs.
Harlem twho is TO be married to Jeffer-
son Manhattan and induces her to go
to the French ball.
The climax Is reached when they
meet and a mutual recognition results.
Miss McHenry assumes the dual role
and has an opportunity to give full
sway to her well known movements.
She is the life of the company, and
her clever assistants number dozen
or more. The play is on the operate
comedy order.
1t Is only within the past five years
| that the talents Of the colored race
have been brought before the public.
and to Mr.. Harry Martell beongs the
credit as an originator of this class of