The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-19
The Coming Week.

A notable engagement opens at the
Salt Lake theatre tomorrow night-one
which attracts unusual attention for
many reasons. Salt Lake viii see a
new Floria and a new Fedora in the
person of Blanche Walsh. Aside from
the fact that she is in the place of
Fanny Davenport, who made these
roles famous in this country, she has
the reputation of being an actress of
strength and beauty
To Melbourne Mcdowell is due much
of the success of the organization, for
he has personally superintendent the
selection of the company, as we'll as
all the rehearsals. His own reputation
as an actor is of the best.
Miss Walsh is a very young woman,
whose first appearance attracted much
attention in a peculiar way. She is
the daughter of Thomas Walsh, a
prominent saloon-keeDer in the vicin-
ity of Mott street, New York, and at
one time warden of the Tombs. The
old friends of her father took great
pride in her dramatic achievements,
and other people wondered where she
acquired her refined and polished ac-
cent. For somehow, an idea was cur
rent that some trace of her early life
on the East Side" would be notice.
able. This was in no way the case,
however, for Miss Walsh has played
society parts from the first, and in ap-
pearance is tall and classic. She Gre
ated the role of Trilby in New York,
and made q big sensation. La Tosca''
will be presented Monday evening, and
Fedora" will be the bill for Tuesday.
Manager Piper reports a heavy ad-
vance sale for both performances.
The advance sale for the four nights
and two matinees of "a Trip to At
RIGA" opens at the Theatre on Monday
morning, and the inquiries already re-
ceived show that there will be a de-
gree of interest equal to that aroused
by the Queens Lace Handkerchief
and the Chimes of Normandy" "A
Trip to Africa" is attracting special at
tention on account of the difficulties of
the work and the oriental magnificence
of the scenery and costumes, which re-
quire a much heavier outlay in money
than anything the local company has
yet attempted. Mr.. Weihe says, in
fact, that the expense viii be almost
double that of anything the company
has yet produced. The scene depicting
the overflow of the Nile has been spe-
cially painted by the Artist Anderson,
and a number of other new effects from
his brush will be produced for the first
time on Wednesday afternoon. The
chorus numbers thirty-five, and the
principals include Miss Savage, Miss
Levy, Miss Mabel Cooper, Miss Elsie
Barrow and Messrs. Goddard, Spencer,
Piper, Gill, Siddoway, Sibley and Wal
lace. Miss Cooper, Miss Barrow and
MessrS. Siddoway and Wallace viii
have their first opportunities in this
production. Miss Savage will have the
role played here twelve years ago by
Lillian Russell, and Miss Levy will sing
eVrona Jarbeau's part. over a hundred
costumes viii be made new for the
production, the dresses being European.
Egyptian, Arabian, Turkish and Ma
ronite. The opera goes four nights and
two matinees, opening the afternoon of
Washington's birthday.
This weeks attraction at the Grand
bears the hilarious title of "All
That in itself is sufficient
assurance that it is a farce comedy.
and it even seems to give a hint that
numerous bright and lively specialties
may be expected. AS matter of fact.
this is precisely the case, and we are
promised that everything is of the
best order, so another week of fun
opens tomorrow at the Grand.