Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-02

Il.
ond act every one In the audience was
an excellent terms with the "Puddn-
head" and the other quaint Missouri
folks. Mr.. Mayo brings out the exqui-
site flavor OF the humor OF the author In
"pudd'nhead Wilson, and the real char
acter walks IN stage in the person OF the
cllentless country lawyer. who with
shrewd but sweet philosophy conylnces
hls Innocent village nelghbors Of his
wisdom. only after twenty-three years
the butt of their good natured rldienle.
Mr.. Mayos support Is excellent and his
return 10 the Salt Lake Theater this
month viii no doubt be greeted with
crowded houses.
New York. Nov 9Th, 1899 Everyone
IN New York. that Is, every one who
takes an interest In dramatic affairs, Is
holding his or her breath over the pro-
duction OF Ben Hur on Wednesday
night. Everything else Is forgotten In
The talk over that event. and before
this reaches the News" New York will
have recorded It's verdict Of failure or
success on the big venture and perhaps
the dispatches will have told you all
about Il before this appears In print.
The cast Is going TO be a beautiful one,
headed by ia Morgan In the title role.
Morgan Is the actor whom Salt Lake
went wild over In Henry Mlller's pro-
ductlon Of "The Liars" last summer.
Most people at that time feeling that
Morgans acting rose 20 a height which
rather cast friend Miller In the shade.
What he will do with a role like that Of
Ben Hur can not as yet be told, but all
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his dellneation.
The Metropolitan Opera company stlll
fingers on the road and the New York
opening viii not take place until the
middle OF December. Everyone In musl-
cal circles here Is amazed 60 read that
the great company Of singers Is meet
ing with something Of frost In Chlca-
20. Whhre the prices we're reduced TO
S3.5D against s. for the same grade OF
seats In ST. Louis The season thus FAR
in Chicago has been Of frosty order.
and that despite the fact that there
have been several 'all star perform
ances Of the Huguenots. with Nordlca.
Plancon. DeReszke and others In the
east. No one seems 10 be able 10 as
slgn a reason for this wonderful change
Of heart on the part OF the Chicago pub
printing long editorials on the question
endeavoring TO explain what the matter
Is. Mr.. Grau himself, despite the fact
that the Chicago season has caused a
terrible drain on his pocket, Views the
matter philosophcally. He talked TO
a newspaper man the other evening IN
the following strain
Doctors would inevitably disagree on
a Ittf b.. Oh n
nize and face an existing condition. The
people did not want grand opera, and
therefore he could not, as q sensible
business man, undertake TO force II
upon them. Why a city that had been
his best patron. outside Of New York
during the principal years Of financial
disturbance in this country, should
swing 60 tho other extreme and neglect
opera now that prosperity had returned
was beyond his comprehension. THE
people seem TO have plenty 81 money
said he. 'and the decidedly rich people
have come forward this season more
literally than usual to purchase boxes
and season tickets, but others have not
followed their lead, and consequently !
must conclude that the people In general
have had enough. They have seen my
years that II has become an old story
TO them and consequently there Is
nothing for me 10 do but 70 give them
a rest. When a merchant or manufac-
lurer finds his market overstocked and
his business stagnant he shuts down or
tries n new market. and that Is what !
shall be- Obliged 10 do. cannot afford
10 bring an expensive opera company
to = a. MI my "A
wanted
Camille D'Aryllle, who made 50 great
success Of Madeleine, which see you
are having In Salt Lake, has dropped
comedy opera and jumped over 10 San
Francisco, where she viii appear In
vaudeville. Miss D'ATville said that the
reason she had left the comic opera
stage was, that there was no more
money In II, and that the average COM
edy opera manager was without finan-
cial backing. She added that as soon
as she found a manager who hal money
and was willing to pay her living sal
airy. she would 60 back TO the operate
stage She has received several fatter.
ing offers from Europe and IL Is not
unlikely that she Will appear In Made
leine in Berlin and Vienna next season.
Next to Lillian Russell don't know Of
a light opera singer who Is stronger
with the public than Camille D'Arville.
BY the way, why don't your Salt Lake
amateurs capture her on her return Wis
It?
The only other item Of news during
the week Is that Days old theater Is to
be the future home of the Lyceum COM
pany which Is hereafter to be known
as The Daniel Frohman Stock company.
The first play by the new company viii
be "The Manoeuyers Of Jane"
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