The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-17
ADJUSTMENTS.

Harry Corson Clarke made his smiling
entree at the Grand last night to a good
audience. in his familiar comedy. What
Happened TO Jones'" It is a farce brimfui
of comical situations m bright lines.
most of which, of course, fall TO the lot
of the star. Clarke is just the same
Clal .ae, although a trihe thinner than
when he was last here, and a little quieter
in his methods His supporting company.
with oIe or two exceptions. is an entire
change from the one of his last engage
ment. Miss Florence Marion, Miss
Hoff's successor as "Cissy," is rather in
feriOr to the latter in dash and appear
ance. Margaret Marshall as Mrs. Goodly
is pitched a trifie high. and Miss Young
and Miss Snider are attractive in appear
ance and dress, but otherwise have not
much to DO. Mrs. Adele Clarke, the
comedians mother, as the maiden aunt,
is a decided Improvement on the irritat-
lngly nervous presentation given last
time. Miss Lee as the Swedish servant
eyOkeS TOarS Of laughter from the au-
dience, and is sufficiently ~phlegmatic 10
tulnll all traditions of Swedish character
acting.
The cordial reception from the audience,
demonstrated the popularity or the star
II SaIt Lake, n no doubt q prosperous
week is before him.
The audience represented many who are
not regular patrons OF the Grand-in fact.
It rather reminded n Of the old stock
days. Jones VIII stay all week, and is
billed for a reception matinee on Sat
urday.
. 9 O
The full houses of the Daniels engage
ment made the prospects rather dubious
for Dorothy Morton's financial success.
but the tact of the artistic gate being
also barred. could rot be realized until
one Witnessed the performance.
| imagine that d heavy production of
light opera would not appeal TO aEyOnOS
fancy. and it is not often that parts of a
~Sood-natured Salt Lake audience feel dis
posed to cave before the performance is
finished, as WAS the case last night. The
house took on a lonely look after the sec
ond act. The OLD familiar story of
"GirOie-GirOffa' was told by Miss Nor
ton and her company in a way that was
almost devoid of pleasing features. The
hard quality of o used by the prin-
cipals was reflected by the chorus, and a
continued series of metallic sounds was
the result. Mr.. Hubert Milke, O1eratIc
baritone, was q WORKOUT singer seasons
ago, and he has not lately found the
fountain of youth. Mr.. Webb works ex-
ceedingly hard. and does the tenor part
or the opera. Miss Morton has grown
vastly stoUter in both voice and figure,
and the change Is the opposite OF pleas
ing. She sings, as ever. without anima-
ton, and forces her lower register to the
scmbsance of = music hGll Iemale bari
tone. Her acting in the drunken scene
was actually coarse-a fault so easy to be
avoided, ii temperament be not wanting.
The settings ana costumes are not in
keeping with the standard of the Salt
Lake theatre.
II this is the light opera of the pres
ent day, give us farce opera of the
Daniels variety. For the latter we will
pa advanced prices and consider that We
receive our moneys worth. Tonight The
Beggar Student VIII be given. and il is
hoped will present the company to better
advantage.
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The Orpheus club has engaged the
Ladies Literary club room for its regu-
lar Tuesday night rehearsals.
The Chicago Ladies Quartette will an
pear at the synagogue on Feb. 4, under
the auspices of the Unitarians.
William L. Maley, representing the
plays at the Theatre on Tuesday, Wednes-
day and Thursday of next week. is in the
city. Ada Dwyer is with the company.
Few artists now before the public are
greater faYorites than Clementine De
We're, who comes to the Salt Lake theatre
next week with her own company. From
her first appear ance IN America, which wa
at Chickering hall in New York. TO the
present time, her career has been a
successful n in opera, Concert and
oratorio. For the first time in Salt Lake
she will be heard in opera, supported by
artists of reputation. all under the direc-
ductor, Signor Romualdo Sapio. Her en-
gagement in Salt Lake will be the first
production here of the musical success
OF the season, In a Persian Garden"
from the Rubaiyat of Oman Khayyam.
with music by Liza Lehman. which has
been Il great hit in Chicago, New York
Il everywhere il has been given.
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