The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-29

Troubeded ...... .....Mr. Foster
Serena, the Pasha's daughter
--.---...-- Miss Savage
Att, the Ideal Queen of Altara
-. Miss Fisher
6alah SoJah, her aunt. Miss Dwyer
soma - Alti's (..Miss Aldrich
FunJa - attendants t.. Miss Barrow
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With the performances of said
Pasha' the Salt Lake Opera company
concludesits second season with every
reason to feel gratified at the results.
Inc first season was devoted to THE
Mascot and Patience" which served
10 introduce the company to eur public
ana give 1t substantial standing. and
IN the following winter THE Chimes of
Normandy" and Said Pasha' were
Drought OUT the success attending
tnem being. even greater than that of
the Two first operas. During the sum-
mer the company will cast two or
three other works with a view to pro-
ouclng them during the fall and winter.
ana at the present time the operas in
contemplation are 1.-The ROYAL MILDLY"
Tine Queens Lace Handkerchief and
A Trip to Africa" Which of these
VIII be attempted first is not vet known
out the company feels that with the
encouragement it has received from the
PUBIC, the giving of opera at popular
prices Is no longer an experiment.; the
theatre management has lent the com
pany strong assistance by setting
apart some favorable dates during the
coming season for the new operas.
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Miss Sallie Fisher will sing De
hoVen's newest song. For This" in
SAID PashaF Monday afternoon and
evening These performances will prob
aDiy form her last appearance in Salt
Lake, as she expects to leave for. New
York in August or September with
view 10 taxing up the drama as a pro-
lesion She is now taking a special
course of music lessons from Mr..
Tetedoux.
The war excitement has completely !
upset the theatrical business in the
east, says the San Francisco Chronicle.
ana the conditions are of a nature to /
give the managers serious anxiety as
10 the coming season. Reports say that
we are quiescent here compared 70
New York and that the interest in the |
situation there has almost closed nm the /
theatres The business has only been
good all the season, apparently in New
York for some few special attractions
ana those, during the last few weeks
have dropped to losing receipts. Much
the same state of affairs is recounted
IN other cities, and practically the best
attractions have had an unsatisfactory
experience in the country. The bust
ness in New York this season seems to
have been gagged by Maude Adams
success in The Little
Minister. Outside of that some few
pays nave had short terms of popu-
arlty; but none have had ANYTHING
Ike continued solid prosperity. "The
Sohqueror made a sensation and
rev crowds for while; Crane is re-
ported e. nave done well; but taken all
around 1t looks as if the season had
'eeh Almost unusually barren of practi-
'al results, and in an artistic way. ont
'lue OF giving us Maude Adams as
tar, nothing is likely to be left from If
Now everything is at a standstiI. and
Vhat is to be done for the future the
most important managers are per-
'lexed about
The strong hold the war drama has
81 IN on the. pubic is evinced just now
~ the big reVivalS of Shenandoah"
both New York and Chicago. In {
'oth cities the crowds attending the
performances are enormous, while most /
Il the otner theatres are doing no !
business at all. Shenandoah is run
ilng at the Academy of Music with a :
lotable cast, including Edwin Holt.
- . " Ds7otio, MARY C0dW ana lisa bel I
1vesson- In Chicago, at McVicker's $
he cast is even more ambitious. Otis !
kinner is the Kerchival West and +
rank Burbeck, Mary Hampton, Ma +
cite Comstock and Grace Henderson !
re the other principals. i
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An interesting note from San Fran r
lsco is to the effect that Lewis Nor d
son is back on his old stamping q
round, rendering the play which gave +
lawrence Barrett so much prominence. p
Yorick's Love-. Florence Roberts /
lays the leadingiedy "Yorick's Love- h
as once done here by Barrett and is a
most as well remembered as Fran II
esca de Rimini''
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Several prominent actresses we could
anne might take a valuable hint from
lie following gossip concerning May Il
win. She is, by the way, worth d
bout 100000. Il learned, years ago. K
he says, that it is important to have e,
oney in this world. If you haven't "
oney, you might as well be dead 1t N
ISN'T always been plain sailing for pl
e. Why, I've gone hungry, actually h
hen my sister and l went on the 81
age she continued, eve received IN
larry of $50 a week, and from the W
ne began getting a comfortable sal e.