The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-19
ADJUSTMENTS.

an OOENuEIN4O d
| 1t is pity that the very last week
( of their engagement should have ar
rived before the Cummings company
scored its only distinct triumph 1t is
nevertheless, a pleasure that the tri-
umph should be witnessed, even at this
laJe day. There was but one impress
sion al the Grand last night and that
IL was most favorable has already been
said. Nell Gwynn' is one of the great
est plays ever done in stock, and it
was presented iii a way that fairly
startled the most ardent admirers of
| the Cummings company. Never before
has this organization come SO near los
/ ing It's identity as IN the fascinating
! story of King Charles tine.
Of course the hOnOTs of the play are
carried by Miss Hall, who, as the
/ sharp tongued queen Of Drury Lane,
! equals, but in no way sUrpasses her
| Lady Babbie. 1t is about this remark
able character that the play TevOlves.
Both as the orange girl ana the queens
idol of the fOOtlghts, Miss Hall dis
/ played an ability which few supposed
/ she possessed.
Robert Cummings, as the chief jus
| tice, easily leads the male members OF
/ the cast. He gave finished we'll con-
! ceived delineation throughout. Ralph
/ Cummings performed King Charles II
! very creditably and was nearer mis-
| real forte than in either The Little
! Minister or the wish-wash taken from
! the stage last week. MI BlackmOre's
/ drawback was a severe hOauseness, tut
! he struggled through valiantly. Messrs.
! Giblyn, Hynes and Downs We're their
! Old selves in parts which they easily
/ filled, the dOwn-tTodden tEesp;al OF EIr.
/ Giblyn, while very brief, being spec
/ iallZ noteworthy
/ Miss Douglas and the other ladies Of
/ the company maintained ti}c splendid
! average. In fact, il was triumph
/ nCt alone for Miss Hall personally, but
} for thu entire com0anv.
Either the fame of Mel Gwynn' or
/ the hope Of getting something to take
away the bad taste left by The Blue
and the Gray" attracted magnificent
Monday night audience, and there were
/ repeated curtain calls at the end OF
every act. Once or twice the outburs-s
| of applause in the middle o. an act
quite upset the reading of lines. The
play is not only one of great human
! interest, but abOunds in thrilling sit
u2t5Ons.
a word may be said in closing Of the
| SmOOthneSS with which the perform
aDce went off last night. There was
not a single hitch during the four acts.
It is a safe prediction that the Grand
Will be crowded all week.
The audience that Hstered to the
mandolin playing Of Professor Samuel
Siegel a. the Congregational church Ia
night pronounced ii the finest ever
/ heard ia Salt Lake A new feature in
mandolin music is introduced By Mr..
Siegel. This is an accompaniment
played by MIN in many of his own
pieces, produced by the tack-nand
movement He is also the frs mando-
linist to originate and play harmonics.
All his original selections are very
/ clever, and his rendition of some old
masterpieces was captivating. 'Cava-
/ leria RustiCana" WAS very good and
the accompaniment by Arthur Shepard.
one Of Utah's coming musicians, was
excellent. Schubert's ''Serenade" rem
I dered by Messrs. G. D. and G.. H Schet-
tier and the Misses Symons, was fine
Professor Siegel is on his way to
New York, after tour to CalifOrn a.
! He was induced to play in Salt Lake
by Professor g. D. SchettIer. He is a
native Of Des Moines, Ia, but resides
in New York. An effort was made to
have another concert tonight, but it
could not be arranged.
A fair. under the auspices of the
Young Ladies' Mutual Improvement as
sociation, Ladies Relief corps and Pri-
mary association of the Second ward.
opened to q crowded house last evening
at the ward meeting house. The even
ing's entertainment began with an
opera entitled The Sleeping Queen" in
which the actors appeared in full cos
tune. Miss Luella Ferrin of Ogden, So
prano, took the leading part. Miss Ell
sic Barrow, cOntralto, as the queens
maid, created a good impression. The
courier was taken by Mr. Thomas Ash
worth, tenor whose part of the play
consisted of falling in love with the
queen, part which he carried out to
perfection. The scheming old prime
minister was perfectly depicted by John
Robinson, baritone. The opera denoted
weeks of careful study by those who
took part and was well received by the /
audience. number of those present
asked for a reproduction of the play
another night during the week, but the
matter was not finally decided last
evening. A temporary stage had been
built in the end of the hail. and the
scenic effects were perfect. The follow |
ing is a list of the booths with the
names Of the ladies in charge: Primary |
booth, Mrs. Amandie Done and Mrs !
Mile Bassett; Relief society booth /
Mrs. d. Little; young ladies' Booth, !
Mrs. Edith LOvesy and Mrs. Hildahl: |
fruit booth. Miss Rida Taylor; candy |
booth. Miss Helen Johnson, and the |
lunch room in charge of Mrs. Annie /
Anderson.
The fair will be continued the rest of /
the week with a different programme /
each night. This evening returned mis- /
sionaries from the Polynesian islands |
under the management OF Mr.. George /
BOWleS, viii present scenes and customs /
Of these islanders, and win appear in /
the dress Worn by them.
Professor Mcclellan gave an organ |
recital yesterday afternoon IN the tab |
ernacle in honor Of Mr.. and Mrs. Peter 1
McCOurt of Denver. Mr.. and Mrs. Nc /
Court are on d pleasure "trip to the /
coast and while in Salt Lake yester- |
day We're given an opportunity of hear
ing the tabernacle organ. through the /
efforts of Charles s. Burton. Mr.. Nc
Clellan rendered a half dozen selections,
and his small audience was pleased inn
mensely.
Mr. McCOurt manages three theatres
in Denver. the Broadway. Tabor Grand
and the Denver and is a musical critic