Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-12

almost to his level, but she regains her
| courage and deserts him, determined
| to begin life over again. Friends aid
| her. she returns to England, secures a
new foothold and marrles an honorable
| man. She is living happily when a
| shadow from the past In the shape of
her former scoundrelly betrayer arises
| to confront and prosecute her. The
| husband has not been made acquainted
with his wifes early life. and therefore
is fearfully shocked and indignant
, when he learns the story told him by
the woman's enemies. A separation
follows the admission OF its truth by
her. The following acts describe the
efforts made toward the reconciliation
which comes. of course, in due time,
and everything ends happily. The piece
Is said to contain many situations of
real dramatic strength and there is an
abundance of excellent comedy to
tighten the more somber portions.
The testimonial concert to be rendered
Prof. Evan Stephens at the Tabernacle
on the evening of the 2Sth inst. will
Undoubtedly be the musical event of
the season. An active committee IL
attending to the business end of 1t,
working with determination for sue
cess. The program will be made up
entirely of the professors own pieces.
among which will be the opening scenes
of an oratorio, entitled Siege of the
Nephltes. also the first scene of the
opera Laurine. the Village Songs
tress. Mr.. Stephens will he assisted
by the full choir and the following well
known artists: Prof. j. j. Daynes. II.
$. Goddard. George d. Piper, Nellie
Druce Pugsley, Della Daynes, Lizzie
Thomas Edward Edna DIVER
Thomas Ashworth Willard Christopher
son, Agnes Thomas. Ida Pratt
Victor Christopherson and Andrew
A ,..l,. a..
and opera was held Thursday night, to
which representative of the News
was invited. The music is perfectly
delightful and the blending of the
voices rich and beautiful. The excel
lency or the program. coupled with the
fact that the admission fee to all parts
Is only nominal ought to ill the build
Ing to overlooking.
Prof. Weihe is very busy man now
adays preparing for the production of
said Pesha which is to be venture
number of the salt Lake Opera COM
pany. The success OF the Mascot,
Patience and the Chimes of Normandy
has given his company standing with
cur theater goers equal to that enjoyed
by most travelling organizations. and
the announcement that It Is now mt
work on as popular an opera as Said
Pasha will be sufficient to fill the house
nee. the company will play. The open
ing viii take place Monday evening.
February 2ist. and the opera will he
repeated Tuesday and Wednesday with
matinee on Washington's Birthday.
The costumes are all being made in
this city, and as the opera Is laid in
Turkey and India there will he an ele-
CANT chance for the costumer to do
some fine work. The principals include |
Miss Savage, Miss Fisher. Miss Dwyer' |
Mr.. Spencer. Mr.. Goddard, Mr. Pyner, |
Mr.. Young. Mr.. sherman and Mr..
Scheid. Mr.. Weihe thinks Said Pasha |
viii be an even greater success than
the Chimes of Normandy.
The Boston Globe thus describes
Madeline Lucette Ryley's new farce,
The Mysterious Mr.. Bugle. in which
Joseph Holland and Gretchen Lyons
have the leading roles and which comes
to the Theater soon, in the following
language:
You look back with renewed pleas
ure at Mr.. Bugle,' and find reason for
your laughter, as the memory Of some
particularly clever saying or some un-
usually amusing situation presents
itself.
1T IL written for no other purpos,
than to amuse, and 1t accomplishes it's
purpose admirably. 1t Is light, but II
Is clever. wonderfully clever, both In
dialogue and in action. Its plot--but
who cares about probability in the plot
OF farce anyway. The plot is suill-
client to bring In the characters. mix
them all up and straighten them all
out again. while affording all possible
opportunity for amusing situations and
funny MISUNDERSTANDING.
And best of all the farce II clean, 1t
has all the vivacity the quick changes
Of position, the timely exits and en-
frances. and the snap and go of the