The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-31
ADJUSTMENTS.

With three attractions in town last
night, a goodly portion of the popula-
ton was ON pleasure bent. The patron
age was of necessity divided. although
the Salt Lake theatre received the
lions share, The three entertainments
were widely different in character, SO
that naturally the music lovers found
their way TO the tabernacle, those VINO
wanted THE drama in all its intensity
went to the Grand, and the many VINO
wanted q good laugh filed the Salt
Lake theatre to overlooking.
A representative musical audience
enjoyed the treat offered by Madame
De We're and her company at the taber-
nacle All were heard at their best,
and Madame De We're especially was IN
excellent voice She sang the aria from
Linda di ChomouniX" in very artistic
style and received a. positive ovation
Her number from the Creation" was
also beautifully rendered. Many peo-
pie have a tendency to compare De
We're with Melba, and are disappointed
therefore in the brilliancy of the for
mer's voice, but De We're is more dra-
matte than Media and infuses a warmth
into her interpretations which the bril-
lian-toned, but icy, prima donna en-
tirely lacks. Mr.. Golf had good oppor-
tunity TO show his splendid bass voice,
and also displayed a long range.
Miss Broadfoot produced some beau
tiful tones in her numbers, but this
singer is not dramatic in her style In
the ''AIiserere" scene, from II TroVa-
tore" the quartette had the tabernacle
choir for background, with splendid ef-
feet. The programme was such a one
as to make it worth many times more
than the price of admission, and but for
the other attractions would doubtless
have attracted greater numbers.
The Theatre was as packed as it
could be to witness the gorgeously
mounted performance presented by
William II. West and his company. The
settings, ETC., are all of a most elabor-
ate character, and the singing, the fun,
ETC., was of an order quite in keeping.
Carroll Johnson captured the house in
his coon songs, and his fame in this
line is all the commentary his perform
ance requires. Richard ]. Jose, the
counter-tenOr, was a favorite in his
ballad singing. and one of the hits of
the evening was his singing OF -Caval-
leria Rusticana," with quintette COM
posed of Messrs. Stewart, German,
Kent. Garland and F'rillman. A num-
Der of this kind is something of nov
city in minstrelsy, but one that seemed
to be greatly appreciated.
In the second part the Freeze Broth
erS, tambOurine spinners, introduced
novel act. which was extremely clever;
Lewis and Ernest did turn, and Nc
MahOn and King did a dancing special
ty with variations. The performance
concluded with patriotic spectacle,
Remember the Maine" which intro
duced Schley, Sigsbee, Dewey and Nc
Kinley all looking marvellously like
their pictures.
The audience was a typical first
night gathering and looked more like
an opera than a minstrel audience. A
complete change of numbers is an
nounced for tonight.
The scenic melodrama is on at the
Grand once more. in the shape of
Shaft No. ." As may be guessed from
the title, a mine plays an important
part More than that, it is a coal mine,
and the climax is caused by an eXplo-
sion of firedamp, which was rather less
presents. The scenery is all carried
for this play, and is of quite
an elaborate character. The hero is
played by Edwin TraveTs, who makes a
good appearance and is the true stacy
hero of melodrama. Norma Hyatt
plays the heroine. The piece has an
story along with the scenic
display and is capable of working up
the emotions separate and apart from
the explosions and thunderbolts. The
piece runs tonight and tomorrow night |
with q Wednesday matinee.