The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-12
The Local Theatre.

The week Just gone has served to
demonstrate that Salt Lake has an ap-
parently unsuitable appetite for light
opera The Grand people have been
particularly fortunate in having had no
opposition, and d good evenings enter
tainment at small cost appeals to near
ly everybody. So great has been the
success of the company that Mr.. Grau
has been encouraged to try another
week of. it. Several members of the
company have established themselves
as genuine faVoTiteS, and II is on their
account that others, not so pleasing,
are tolerated. Mr.. Davies becomes more
popular every night, and his excellent
appearance and sweet voice place him
foremost in the company. Miss Car
rington, Miss Harrington, NIr. Broder-
lex and Mr.. Fetch are also favorites.
Audiences never seem to tire of Felch's
fun. Broderick is disappointing vocal
ly, but makes up by his appearance,
and his acting-barrinS a continued
tendency to stumble in his lines. In
regard to the other two principal mem
bers of the company, they are no doubt
valuable to the management for their
versatility.
For this week an interesting repertoire
has been arranged, as before announced
in these columns, with the one change
of the Saturday matinee bill, when
Martha" will be repeated, by special
request. The two additional operas to
be given, ''Falka" and THE Brigands,"
are both very popular, the latter hav-
ing been made famous b. Lillian Rus
sell
The Salt Lake theatre will be open
two nights this week, both occasions
being worthy benefits Tomorrow night
DR.. prentiss will deliver his lecture on
the Philippine islands for the purpose of
establishing a hospital fund for the
Utah batteries. the cause is one which
appeals strongly to the patriotism of
everybody, for if we can do anything
to add tc the comfort of those boys in
Manila, there isn't one of us but would
be proud to=do it. The Theatre should
be packed on this occasion.
On st. Patrick's day there will be an
entertainment under the auspices of
All Hallows college, for the benefit of
st. AIMS Orphanage. An excellent pro-
gramme has been arranged, and a lib
eral patronage is assured.
1.-THE Sign Of the Cross company,
which will be seen at the Salt Lake
theatre fer three nights, beginning
March 20, is the only organization
playing Wilson Barretts now world
renowned drama in this country 1t
and is the same company. with one or
two minor changes, that has been pre-
senting the piece here for the last two
years.
The other notable attractions at the
Theatre in the near future is the
Kidder-James combination in
classic repertoire.
Educational circles are particularly
interested in this engagement which
will afford a rare opportunity to stud
ents.
Apropos Of the Provo concert season,
there have been rumors that an effort
viii be made to have Godowsky give a
recital in Salt Lake. He will be heard
in Provo on April l, and it will certain
" not be creditable if this city, with
her many musical organizations, can
not embrace this splendid opportunity
to arrange with the celebrated pianist
The fact that he will be in the state
and will pass through Salt Lake on his
way west, makes the opportunity too
great to miss.