The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-23

OW THAT OUR summer en-
n tertainments are about to
~ end, the amusement loving
folk Of Salt Lake arr turn
ing their attention to the the
aires. An exceptionally fine line of
olavs is booked for this city. The pres
ent season promises to surpass all pre-
vious. seasons, both in the number and
in the excellency Of the plays to be
presented.
Among the notable attractions book
ed for Salt Lake this season are: At
the Salt Lake theatre, the Metropol-
ttan Opera company. James Kidder
company, Blanche Walsh, Frederick
Warde. Olga NethersoIe. James K.
Hackett. Sarah Bernhard CoqueIin.
Mrs Leslie Carter and many others
At the New Grand thea tire Madam
Fiske will appear in Becky Sharp
and Richard Golden in "OId Jed Prou-
DIV" in the near future. Manager Null
yev refuses to disclose his bookings for
very far in the future, but he assures
US that his house will exhibit some of
The best shows on the road.
The vaudeville is on the decline and
the nelUdrama is in the Ascendant
During the past three years the public
taste for vaudeville has been safiated
Now the fad seems to be for melo-
drama-for the dramatization of mel
low novels. Richard Carvel," caleb
West" Adventures of Francois. THE
Battle Of the Strong" and many other
popular novels have been dramatized
and are now on the stage. Such plays
are now patronized by two classes of
people. firstly, by those who have read
the novel. and secondly, by those who
have not. How long this fad for dram
affixed novels will last it is difficult to
say The play is always less complete
than the novel. The word paintings of
the author cannot be perfectly repro
dUCed by the scene paintings of the
artist. The complications of the plot.
which the author of the book is given
indefinite time and space to introduce
and unTaVel. cannot always be de-
scribed and brought to. the denouement
in the few lines and short time allowed
10 the playwright. The general verdict
of the public is that play based upon
q novel is disappointing when COM
pared with the novel, but this does not
mean that the play is not good. It
means that the dramatiZed novel is
judged by a more -eXacting taste and
according to more perfect standard
than other plays. What its fate will
be remains TO be seen.
Manager Mulvey and f. F. Carruth-
ers of the New Grand have not been
idle during the past summer. Early in
the summer Mr.. Carruthers made a
tour of the eastern cities Cor the pur-
pos Of examining some of the leading
opera houses Of the country Upon his
return some extensive changes were
made in the New Grand in order to
bring it up to date. The stage has
been widened and remodeled and it
can now accommodate the largest
scenery carried by any show For the
past two months Mr.. James s. An.
derson, the well known artist, has been
busy painting new scenery. The new
palace scene is a beautiful and ex-
pensive piece of work, which would be
a credit to any theatre. Two hundred
and fifty incandescent lights have been
placed in front of the theatre and many
other improvements have been made
and many new properties have been
secured. The orchestra has been in
creased to ten pieces. One of the
musicians is a violinist Of remarkabl