The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-20
Amusenlents-

It struck town like a young cyclone
last night-did ''FiOrodora." that ex-
fessively giTliSh revelation from the
Casino-and salt Lake will swear by il.
The population hocked to the Theatre
like flies to honey and there threw con-
vulsiOns over the thing It pleased
uckled. killed EN- as the advance
agents say The audience vas large
enough TO pack the house to the shin
gies- Nothing just like it was ever
Witnessed here.
The first thing that. attracted The
eye was the size of the crowd on the
stage. Nobody counted up. but it viii
be taken for granted that there were
eighty-five people in action as claimed.
Such a chorus has not been heard here
! since the last visit OF the Alice Nielsen
Opera company. and IT is doubtful if
that organization had such volume The
superb scenery barely had time to burst
upon the vision before. with a rush and
crash. the music seized the attention.
The orchestra was nearly doubled in
size, the piano had been excused and all
was symphonic Then the play COM
menced.
There isn't much to "FIorodora'' be-
sides music and girls but they are de-
lightfui. And people who saw the New
York production declare that this is in
many respects the better of the two
. that the comedian. Philip Ryley. as
/ Tweedlepunch, is funnier than the New
York man: that Miss Millard as Do
/ iOres is preferable to the New Yorker.
and that Miss Dudley, the little Eng
tSh beauty. eclipSes Edna Wallace
Hopper as Lady HolyroOd. because she
can sing and Hopper cannot. These are
three of the principals. The others are
cyrus Gilfain, proprietor of the island
OF FlOrodora. it is an island-not a
young iady-which is played by VIII
Carleton. the same as he play
ed parts ten years ago; Ar
thur Donegal, by Hans F. Robert:
Frank Abercoed. by sweet
voiced tenor: Charles B. Bowers and
Angela Gilfain by Frances Gordon
What weakness there is IN that cast is
on the male side and Ryley shares none
of it. His phrenologist. next to the
Pretty Maiden" doubie-sextette, was
easily the hit Of the show
Tell Me, Pretty Maiden" was, of
course. the climax Of the evening. The
house awaited ITS coming on tip-toe.
but the thing itself far surpassed ex-
pectauOns- Three times the encore
was responded to. and more would
have been demanded but for the inter-
ruption ordered by the stage manager.
There arc other pretty things i'm the
piece. however; it is a wonder that
they, too, have not become continentally
famous Lady Holyrood's Tact and
Abercoed's solo. Under the Shade of
the Palm. are respectively a clever
topical song and catchy waltz refrain.
that deserve more notoriety. The last
act consists of a cho~us I Want to be
Military Man. mat has enjoyed
more or less popularity for a year.
The stage management approaches
perfection. The immense chorus has
been drilled with wonderful skill
"FlorodOra" will close its engagement
Saturday night.
Stage Manager George Lask of the
tlorOdOra" company put in four hours
with the Salt Lake Opera company yes
terday. getting them up in the bust
ness of The Wedding Day." an opera
which Mr.. Lask staged at the TivOli
IN sam Francisco. His services will be
Of great benefit to the local company.
he is master in his craft. Mr.. Lask
was stage manager at the New Grand
with one of the. stock companies in the
early days of that house.
There was no performance at the
Grand last evening. The Wilbur Kfr-