The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-02
ADJUSTMENTS.

The Grau company encountered the first
opposition of the week yesterday. but as
things happened, patronage was very
evenly divided.
The matinee houses were but fair-per
haps Indictment weather was to blame Tor
this in a measure, bit as far as the SAT-
Lake theatre was concerned, evening
prices and the highest limit of them, at
that, doubtless OFFERS better eApiaha-
ton. 1t was the old experiment with the
old result, and ii people would ever learn
by experience, that Standing Room
Only sign might have done double serV-
ice yesterday.
SOusa, at the Theatre, was the same old
SouSa-With his mannerisms ms alIecld-
tioEs, his poses and his ready response 10
encores. These are the little things WITH
out which Sousa would not be the same
to us, and in which, it cannot be denied,
lies so much OF his charm as conductor.
S0usa's band can oall out more enthu1
siasm in an audience than anytnlns 1
can think Oft is everybody's entertain
ment. as it were. 1t doesn't so over the
heads of those who only know what
they like, and at the same time the eX-
acting are well pleased. The familiar
two-steDs never fail 10 win the most en-
thusiasuc applause and "A Hot Time IN
the Old Town (our national air, heafd
someone say creates a storm of approval
as soon as the first notes arc sounded
To pick out the faycrite numbers OF the
programmes given would be somewhat
: ditftcult, as each anC every one OF them
were encored without Partially. Miss
Maude Reese Davies, the soprano sololSt,
has = very high voice, which IS at the
same time clear and true and of very
sweet quality.
Miss Dorothy Hoyie, the violiniste, is
a very young girl with an unusual depth
Of temperament Displayed in her lace.
Her playing was a revelation, ana she
was frequently interrupted last night by
the applause. There seems no doubt that
great things viii lie heard from this
young artistic in future. Her appearance
on the stage is at once unassuming ana
charming
Mr. Arthur Pryor was most enthusiast
tically received by mis- friends and ad-
mirers, and IS certainly master OF his
ist. the other sololsi PLAYED eXquisitely
and was also q great favorite.
The audience in the afternoon was as
enthusiastic as 1t was small. In the even
ing it was as enthusiastic as it was large,
and please know thai the. IS. +. O. sign
was prominently displayed in the lobby.
Strange to say, the Grand also had
every seat taken last night to witness the
old-time favorite "Qiyette." Miss Car
rington. in the title n)le, sang ana looket,
very well, and Mr.. Harry Davies is one
of the prime favoriles of the company,
which is just and proper, for he possesses
a pleasing voice and sufficient discretion
in the handling thereof. Mr.. Fetch needs
but TO appear TO raise a laugh, and his
makeup was for al the world ID like ot
of the coon variety were kentucky
Babe and Lou Lou" in the last act
The latter IS new and made a hit.
"Olivette" will be repeated tonight. To
morrow "AIikado" win be given. The
repertoire for next week is as follows
Monday night. SAID Pasha''; Tuesday
and Wednesday matinee, Bohemian
Girl: Wednesday night, Fra Diavolo't
! Thursday. Martha" Friday night. Sat
urday matinee and night Two Yaga-
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