Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-06

This amusement hungry community
turned out en- ma-se last niRht at the
Theater 10 see the ny walk into the
parlor Of the spider. even though most
~ the audience knew In advance Just
what they might expect. and - were
In q measure prepared. The evening
was thus passed In spirit Of good
humorcd tolerance on the part of the
audience. who were certainly better
pleased than by tho Dcvii'r Auction.
although franknesa compcls the state
m.nt that there IL nothing In
the Spider and the Fly TO set the Jor-
dan afirc. The dancing and ne march
ing ~ the Tirla were quite pretty and
Il was refreshing to note that the ball
let belonged at least to the next gene
ration following that which mad. up
the Devils Auction. The scenery was
handsome withou, being gorgeous. and
the speciality work clever. indeed II was
the one feature that kept the galleries
from going on IN. war path. A. for
the story. the action. the motive. the
actors-weii. take any nursery rhyme.
put Il into dialogue form and select n
merry lot Of youngsters from the firnt
school room you run across to enact II,
and you will do no better and no worse
than STR. Leavi,t'u players do In the
spider and the Fly. II goes for n
matinee this afternoon and closes to-
night.
II. u. Lcavitt. who IL JUS now larry
ing In Salt Lake. IL Vcritable ency-
clopc,lia of theatrical memories. air.
Lsavitt IL In his 18th year. forty of
which have been spent In the profess
sion. lie was the nrst American man
aRer 10 20 across the water for attrac-
tlonr. and one of thu lfrt to venture In
10 the FAR wet: iio began his visits 10
this section ~ 1862 ana one Of the most
Interesting thing possible II 10 listen to
his narration OF theatrical experiences
IN salt i.ak" thirty years aEo. lie says
he spent on. nlsht here IN 90 and had
where the famour old stock company,
headed by David Mckenzie. John Lind.
say. and Phil MarHetta was r-ndrrinE
the play Of "Eurtache linudln." Mr.
l.saviti says the presentation was one
that any biE city IN those days would
have been proud uf lie wpH one Of
the pioneer managers IN Han Francisco.
and u was under him that Al. Hnyman.
George fsdefrr. tn. late Sam \. Jack
and others whose names head the pro-
ferrion today obtained their nrst cN-
perienco IN TIM business Mr.. Lravitt II
the present manager ~ the old Hush
street theater In IAN Francisco. which
has now been rrnamrd the Comedy, He
says San Francifco Il lust now suffer-
ms from an over-done or opera; fol-
lowing upon the phenomenal cngaTc-
mont 81 the Melba company camr the
HoutonlanH and the fouthweli Opera
company. who ran In opposition with
the result that the Snuthwclls. though
nnc organization. had 10 cut their
prices In two after the third PERFORM
the even tenor u It's way giving popu-
llr priced operas The present Spider
and Fly company wns orEanlEcd In
fan Francisco merely for .h tour
through the West and Northwest.
The nostonlans this year came west
hy the Texas route they went north
from Fan frunclscn and came down "a
ua from the northwest. touching Boise
'or the FIRST time. This VIII be the nrst
company ~ the highest stand has play
II the capital " Idaho nnd without
1oubt that rich little burg VIII DO IT,
'elf proud IN tho Patronage II Will re-
urn to the noaieenians.
deal u, Intc,.s, In ,hc ne ,,n,h,o events
set for m. rah.rnaric hi. ,no,,h, Ia,
the nr,nn a,rIndei concert an III, isth.
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losing one OF the teason' hni VIII %
Ne cfownlnT one o. inc cntltr hetlrs,
we celebrated S'findel lnstfuneh,hl
quartet having bcen ehEageh Tor ihe
occasion.
MIS- Lizzie ThopnH Edward was pald
very handsome compliment hy her
' ns and TIE Eensral public l',,, las,