Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-02

the start, but before the end OF the Sec
und act every one In the audience was
on excellent terms with the 'Pudd'n.
head and the other quaint Missouri
folks. Mr.. Mayo brings out the exdul.
site flavor ~ the humor Of the author In
"Pudd'nhend Wilson, and the real char
acter walks tn stage In thu person " tho
ciientiofs country lawyer, who with
shrcwd but sweet philosophy convincer
his Innocent village nelghbors Of his
wisdom. only after twenty.thrce years
the butt Of their good naturcd fidiculc
Mr. Mnyo'a support IL excellent aud his
return 60 the Salt Lake Theatcr this
month viii no doubt be greeted with
crowded houscn
New York. Nov. 9th. 1892 Everyone
In Now York. that IL. every one who
takes an interest In dramatic nffairs, II
holding his or her breath over the pro.
duction Of Ben Hur on Wednesday
night. Everything else " forgotten In
the talk over that event, and before
this reaches the "Newf" New York will
have recorded 10 verdict " failure or
success on the big venture. ana perhaps
the dispatches VIII have told you all
about II before this appears In print.
The cast N going to be beautiful one.
headed by ia. Morgan In the title role.
Morgan IL the actor whom Salt Lake
went Wild over In Henry Nlller'a pro-
ductlon NJ THE Liars" last summer.
Most people at that time feeling that
Morgans acting rose 20 height which
rather east friend Miller IN the shade.
What he viii do with q role like that of
Ben liur can not a. yet be- told, but all
his frlendA expect wonderful things Of
his dellnoation.
The Metropolitan Opera company sun
fingers on the road and tho New York
opening VIII not take place until the
H.. -
cal circles here II amazed Go read that
the great company % singers II meet
Ing with something N n frost In Chicn-
30, whhrc the prices were reduced TO
800 against g. Tor the same grade Of
seats In 81. Louis The season thus far
IN Chicago has been u frosty order.
and that despite the fact that there
have been several "all star perform
nnceA ~ the HuEuonots. with Nnrdlcn.
plnncon, Doltcszkc and others In the
cast. No one seems 20 be- able to Az
flgn q reason Tor this wonderful change
81 heart ON the part of the Chicago pub
lie, and the papers there have been
printing long editorials on the question
oudcavofinE to explain what the matter
is. SIR. Grau himself. despite the fact
that the Chicago season has caused
terrible drain On his pocket. views the
matter philnsophlcally. He talked to
% Newspaper man the other evening In
the following strain.
Doctors would Inevitably disagree on
that point. but he was obliged to recog-
nifc and face an existing condition. The
people did not want grand opera, and
therefore he could not. ~ a sensible
business man. undertake IN force II
upon them. Why a city that had been
his best patron. outside u New YofF,
during the principal years ~ financial
disturbance In this country, should
aNsss
opera now that prosperity had returned
was beyond his c0mprs h.nslon. THE
people seem TO have plenty of money"
said he. and the decidedly rich people
have come forward this season more
literally than usual to purchase boxes
and season Tickets, but othcrA have not
followed their lead. and consequently
must conclude that the people In general
have had enough. They have seen my
company ~ often during the last few
years that Il has become an Old story
TO them, and consequently there IL
nothing Tot me 90 do but 10 give them
a rest when q merchant or manufac-
turer finds his market oycratOcked and
his business staRnant he shuts down or
tries new mnrket. ana that IL what I
shall h. Obliged 90 do, I cannot afford
To bring an expensive opera company
To chicago unless my musical goods are
wanted"
ihtniilN - Afhillet VINO made ~ great
a success u Madeleine, which see you
are having In Salt Lake. has dropped
comedy opera and jumped over to San
Francisco, whore she viii appear In
vaudeville. Miss D'Arville said that the
reason she had left the comic opera
stage was, that there was no more
money In II, aud that the average COM
edy opera manager was without imam
cial backing. She added that A. soon
MS she found a manager who hal money
ana was willing to pay her living sal
AIRY, she would 70 back to the operate
stage, She has received several iintter.
Ing offers from Europe and II Is not
that she viii appear In Made
lelne In Berlin ana Vienna next season.
Next TO Lillian Russell don't know u
n llght opera singer who " stronger
with the public than Camille D'Arylllo.
by the way. why don't your Salt Lake
amateurs capture her ON her return WIS.,
~
The only other Item ~ news during
the week IL that Days old theater IL 10
be the future home ~ tho Lyceum CONF
pany, which IL hereafter 10 be known
~ The Daniel frohman Stock company. |
The first play by the new company viii |
be The Manoeuvers Of Jane"
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