The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-10

is any less, but rather that there are
so many modern. plays being produced.
which, with their long runs. offer a
much greater attraction to the actor
The Shakespearean drama must there
fore, depend largely upon the ambition
or the individual player who would
place artistic achievement above De
cuniary motives or those of comfort
and convenience.
The present tour of Madame Mod
jeska is said to be the most prosperous
since her association with Edwin
Booth 1t has been her intention to
make a, tour of Europe and Australia.
after this season, and therefore the
Likelihood Of this being her farewell
in America has no doubt contributed in
adding interest to her appearance in
every city thus far visited. Her rep
ertoire is both brilliant and varied, and
in addition to those plays with which
her name and fame are so closely iden-
titled, she has added Shakespeares IN
familiar tragedy of King John Ex-
cept in those places where she has
made annual visits fer many succeed
ing seasons, the public has invariably
wished to see her, however, in her more
celebrated pOrtrayals. AS Lady Mac
beth, no one in her time has ap-
preached her. and Mary Stuart has
an association for MOdjeska not less
pronounced than has rip Van
Wrinkle for joseph Jefferson.
The order of the repertoire here will
be as follows: King John" viii be
given Monday, Wednesday and Friday
nights and Saturday matinee; on Tues
day and Saturday nights Macbeth
will be given, and at the Wednesday
matinee and Thursday night, Mary
Stuart will be the bill.
Madame Sembrichs appearance in
the tabernacle next Thursday viii IN
questionably be the musical treat OF
the season The leading tenor viii be
Lara, who has sung with great sue
cess in all the Italian opera houses.
The first baritone is Bensuade who re-
Gently made such a great success at
COvent garden in London and who will
be remembered as the leading baritone
of the DamrOSch Opera company during
its last season Other principal artists
to be in this organization are: Galaz-
Ii, second baritone; DadO. bass. Rossi
bass buffo; hatfield, mezzo; Bevignani.
conductor. The orchestra. is large and
perfect, composed principally of mem
bers of Mr.. Walter Damrosch's orches-
ira.
In conjunction with the tabernacle
choir, the rendition of Faust should
and doubtless viii, be a perfect musi-
cal event.
The Eleventh Hour which comes
to the Grand for three nights and We'd
nesday matinee is a play that is cal
culated to please everybody a play
that has more startling cIimaxes than
anything the author has heretofore
presented, viii be seen. The first acf
shows rural home in De Kalb co1n-
~. Illinois. the third act is a block
tower on the Chicago & Northwestern
railroad near Chicago. The fourth act
is the famous Birmarck gardens OF Chi
cago. a resort patronized> by the elite
of the city. The fifth and last act is a
reproduction from a photograph Of one
OF the best known. millionaire's man
sions on Michigan avenue shoviua.
most gorgeous drawing room with
all its costly bric-a-brac, tapestry and
hangings. Everything used in this scene
IS carried by this company and has
been made in fac-simile of the original
The actual cost of the original of this
scene was $4,000. The cast of this NAV
IS far superior to anything that Mr.
Carter has ever sent out, conaprisine.
several of the best known actors and
actresses in the profession Charles A
(karl) Gardner, the famous German
comedian, who starred for many wears
VIII be seen in the character. of Fritz
Peltz. During the action of the plav.
Mr.. Gardner viii sing all of his favor
ite songs, including ''The Lily.1 an
pie Blossoms, - The Lilacs." and Others
just as popular.
More than q million people are treated