The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-08
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Bobby Gaylor is not only funny
nearly any comedian can be, that-but
he is highly original, and for this rea-
son alone he will be the most popular
farce-comedian who has visited US for
some time. His method of telling
stories is of an entirely unique order,
and it keeps the audience in roarS from
start to finish. There is a. plot TO Nc
Sorley's Twins of course-something
about two pairs of twins, with many
complications, and song or dance, or
both, every other minute. The sup
porting company is very capable in
helping out the situations and the sing
ing. There is a diminutive soubrette,
who contributes some character songs,
and coon song artist-of course-also
dancers, etc. Gaylor himself is most
versatile-he not alone tells those aw-
fully funny stories, but he sings or
Z dances as the occasion requires. The
Grand was crowded in every corner
| last night, and indications point TO a
/ repetition of the same story all next
week, for the bill is a good one and
will furnish plenty of fun and recrea-
/ ton.
! The first concert of Professor Steph-
ems spring festival was held at the
tabernacle last night to a very large
audience. The undertaking was an
extremely noteworthy one, considering
/ the enormous choruses which Profess
sor Stephens has drilled for this. occa-
sion. 1t was the tabernacle choir in
! conjunction with the Mutual Improve
| ment League association. There was a
/ ladies chorus of 700 voices, another of
/ 500, d male chorus of 300, and the grand
! finale was a mixed chorus from Nor
ma" composed of the combined cho-
ruses, numbering 1900 voices. The
| volume was grand, as may readily be
imagined, and too much praise cannot
| be given Mr.. Stephens for his enter
prise and faithful work. There are
probably few other towns in the world
where a chorus of 1,200 voices, like this
one, could be raised and drilled.
J Among the soloists of the evening
was Miss Mamie Tout. the phenomenal
! little soprano of Ogden, who sang the
aria from Verdi's "Ernani" and the
Ave Maria from "Cavalleria Rusti-
cana" accompanied by piano, organ
| and violin. A duet was sung by Messrs.
/ Edward and Fred Tout also of Ogden.
! and Professor Squire Coop rendered
/ two beautiful piano solos in admirable
style.
! Mr.. w. C. Give played one of his own
! compositions, a 'MaZourka de Concert"
/ dedicated to Mr.. Stephens. Miss Mabel
! Cooper sang the Nobel Signor" aria
/
| received One of the best solo numbers
on the programme was that of the
| young basso, Mr.. willard Christopher
| son, who sang Spirit of the Deep"
His voice is one of most pleasing quail
| ity, and he handles it very well. in
| deed. Miss Tout received the principal
ovations of the evening, due to her eX-
| IRENE youth and the, therefore, surpris-
| ing volume and tone of her voice. The
chief credit, however, is due Mr.. Steph-
ems for his wonderful results in chorus
| training, for probably few in this COM
munity realize the labor connected with
an undertaking of this kind.
The second concert will take place
this evening, and the programme will
include the novelty of a children's cho-
rus of 900 voices. The soloists will be
Miss Edna Dwyer, Mrs. Lizzie Thomas
| Edward, Miss Judith Anderson, Mr..
! Thomas Ashworth and Miss Maggie
Tout. A feature of interest will be the
! spinning quartette from Martha, -
sung by Mrs. Edward, Miss DIV yer,
Mr. Ashworth and Mr.. Christopherson.
Another large audience enjoyed that
rare treat, THE School for Scandal"
at the Salt Lake theatre last night.
! This play will have it's final perform
ance in Salt Lake this afternoon. The
engagement closes tonight with the
| presentation of Macbeth"
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The mere announcement of lecture
on Shakespeare by Frederic Warde is
sufficient to arouse great interest, as
everyone knows his unusual capabili-
ties in this direction. He will lecture
at the Synagogue on Sunday evening,
under the auspices of the Unitarian
church, on Christianity in Snake
speare" and no doubt there will be a
large audience.
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In the Stuart Robson company is Mr.
Harold Russell the husband of Ada
Dwyer, and we'll known "a Salt Lake.
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The sale of seats for the Robson en-
gagement will open at the Theatre this
morning.
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AT the close of the performance OF
School For Scandal by the James
Kidder- Warde company last night, the
entire company remained on the stage
to pose for some very large fashliEht