Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-24
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The dramatic famine under which
salt Lake has been suffering Tor 20 long.
was well illustrated ut the Theatre last
niHht That there was veritable hun
gur and thirst Tor some more suhstan-
tlal fare than tho farce comedy. bur.
lesque and musical froth on which our
public has been 20 long subsisiing.
was shown BY the enormous turnout
that rreeted shenandoah. Not even
when the celebrated play was nrat done
here at IN. old Walker opera house In
1890. or when II played the memorable
second onEagCment at the Salt Lake
Z hentrc IN June, ~, or on any ~ the
later REVEALS. has II been witnessed by
such an audience NJ that which greeted
% l1ri nght. Henry Miller. Francis
carlyle. James Wilson and other nota-
BILE actors have been seen IN the lead.
INK role. and the other parts have been
IN the hands OF people almost equally
brilliant. but 10 was reserved FOR the
present engagement 60 ovcrtop all the
previous Shenandoah box office rec.
uria. The house last night even went
hryund the notable gathering which
saw Secret Service last rcason. what
u amounted 10 10 money can only be
eurinlse,i, but with more than one half
of the down Htnira seats selling at $50
cclpts could not have been far from
fi.i00 or Il 700.
Shenandoah has had q wonderful iltc
u wna generally regarded. however a.
having reached tho end " It's career
three or four years ago, when jacob
lat conceived the Idea that N furnished
o splendid chance Tor n revival on spec
tnculnr lines. with his customary
Hhrcwdnosa he secured tho rights to the
play Tor u number ~ years from Hron-
rOu Howard. who perhaps would have
gold II outright at that time Tor 500 or
1900 ny accepting the royalty. how-
ever. he l. no doubt pocketlnE that sum
weekly. and Will go on doing 80 as long
~ the prevailing war spirit crowds his
hp'iasp The success 10 Shenandoah now
u due 10 m" fact that II IL rather a
spectacle than play. yet Mr. Lit has
not Huhordinntcd the dramatic Interest
TO the spectacular as much MS had b.cn
expected. His people are capable
throughout. and several ~ them are
quite strong. the best instances 0f net
Ing being furnished by Mr.. Elliott as
COT. West. by Mr.. Keenan, ns ElunEhum,
ard By Mr. Sluytor aa Thornton,
Mr.. Whitecnr was hardly equal 10 tho
requirements NJ Gen. Haverill. and the
same can be- faid Of the Gen Buckthoru
~ Mr.. Hendricks The telling part of
Lieutenant iiedlow was better done at
tho close than ut the beginning By Mr..
Wright and the Sergeant Barket was
neatly II quietly rendered. The ladies'
were fair throughout. though rising
90 no great holghfa Miss Dale 40 Ger
trude being good reader, and Mlas
Iacholdrr az Jennie being thoroughly
sprightly and graceful Tn" other la
dies were sufficient for the roles. Moth
lns like the enthusiasm over the battle
sreno has been Witnessed within the
walls 81 tho theatre Tor years, \ dozen
trained cavalry horses. 90 or " trained
soldiers. real cannon. tnttcrrd Hays and
pnudcmonium TO deafcnng extent
made the scene preliminary TO
shcrldan's famous ride. and the
amount Of powder burned must
Is receipts. The scene WIS vastly thrill
ling ln IT. effects on the audience and
there were no less than q dozen cur
tain calls. The performance goes two
nights more and a matinee. Mr., WelhD'a
musical program was greatly uppreulut-
"a, though Llszts Rhapsodle ~ q tribe
heavy fare for a tumultuous gallery
turnout
Sayagc's Art BAZAAR has been
throngrd an day with applicants Tor
tickets 10 the ola folks entertainment
Monday afternoon at the Theatre. By
noon nearly every seat In the house
waa spoken for. and u gOcH without
saving that Madeleine VIII be witnessed
by such an audience on Monday ns new
81 bchold u before.
Madeleine goes In ogden Tuesday eve.
RIO Grnnde special leaving here It
6 y. m, with the company ana their
friends.
NOT Epp nRIf\kE< MAN