The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-01-30
ADJUSTMENTS.

There was no performance of II
TroyatoTe'' last night, owing to the in
ability of Collarmarini to appear. The
cOntralto is suffering from a severe
cold She has been under DR.. Pinker-
toms care since her arrival here last
Thursday, and with reIuctancy, Man
ager Piper dismissed a larged sized
audience
The house was well filled and the aud
fence was just as fashionable as on the
opening night Fifteen minutes slipped
by after the regular time for the cur
tain. when Manager Pyper stepped be-
fore the fOotlights and explained the
situation. He said he had hoped until
the last minute that COllamarini would
be able to appear, but a personal inter
view with the artist from which he
had just returned. had convinced him
that this was impossible. He expressed
keen regret for the disappointment to
the patrons of the house and assured
them that the light operas for the re-
mainder of the week would be sung
as announced. Meanwhile. he said the
public would be kept posted on Col
iarmarini's condition through the daily
papers. and if possible, night of
'.TTOvatOTe" would be given in place
of one of the other operas, as we'll as
Carmen and 'Mignon." He an
n0unced that all money would be re-
funded at the box Office.
At the conclusion of Manager Pyper' $
speech. the audience filed out. and re
ceiVed their money back. Many went
from the Theatre 10 the Grand.
Before il was decided to dismiss the
house. an interesting discussion took
place in the box office between Manager
Piper and Colonel Thompson. The lat
ter had nobody who could assume Col
larmarini's role that of Azucena. but
opera, for which all his people were
in readiness. This Manager Piper
would not agree to, his opinion being
that the audience had come to hear
''TrOvatDre." and would not be satisfied
with anything else The pros and cons
and ifs and butts were thoroughly gone
into but the only way out of the situa-
ton was adopted.
Tonight the Boston Lyric company
sings the Idols Eye" the opera made
famous by Frank Daniels. Miss Bertha
Davis, who made such favOrite inn
preston the Opening<night is cast for
the leading female part.
Lord Chumley" was given by the
Cummings Stock company to a crowd
ed house last night. Moreover, the
audience was apprecTative and 1t was
not difficult TO determine why
Lord Chumley' surpasses any play
possible exception-"C Captain Swift
The title role. in the hands of Mr..
Cummings. suggests for all the world
Stuart RobsOn's BERTHE, the Lamb It
is the most artistic delineatiOn Mr.
Cummings has yet given. The quiet,
unassuming lord-a gentleman pauper,
Teally-is a big step from the gauky
Hosea Howe and one most gratifying.
Miss Douglas has in this play her
best opportunity thus far and she rises
to the occasion beautifully. II Wu1ld
be hard to think of more Y.a5s' ng
Meg" Robert Cummings dialect
makes the French william admirable.
best in Lieutenant ButterwOrth. Mr..
Hynes does the old man with mis- usual
good conception OF character and Mr..
Giblyn's Tommy Tucker is choice bit
not TO be forgotten Edward Poland
has a minor part in Blink Bunk the
burglar. but he brings out all there is
in it. Miss Hail is seen to good ad-
vantage in the few scenes she has In
short the company from first to last.
may be classed as stronger and more
dttingly cast in this piece than any in
which thep have been seen.
The usual matinee occurs today,
Lord Chumley" running all week.
Lee Townsend is here in advance Of
The Prisoner of Zenda. which opens
at the Theatre next Monday. Mr..
Townsend first came to Salt Lake in
1879 as manager for Alice Oates. In
1881 he brought Thomas Keene here
for the first time and he was also the
first man to show Sturt Robson in this
city.
Mr. Townsend desires it understood
that Miss Ruth Aldridge IN his com
pany is not Ruth EldTedge of this city
as stated by morning contemporary.