The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-06-04
OPENING OF THE SAIL PALACE.
BRILLIANT INAUGURATION OF
SUMMER SEASON.
New Opera Company Makes Good
Impression - Hundreds Were
Turned Away From the Theatre.


Just a dark last night Manager Null
vey drew his rotund figure up on a
mound Of earth provided for the pur-
pose and applied a match to a six
pound rocket. a stream of flame shot
heavenWard. the manager observed.
ITS a winner, and the gates of the
salt Palace were thrown off their
hiHges for the summer. A greater
Lllrohg lhan ever before invaded the
places except upon two or three race
nights or former seasons, awaited the
staildl- When 1t came they cramned
lnrousn the opening and spread out
III III az dlfecJlons, sTarming like bees in
every quarter of the grounds
The sky-rockets were all gone. at $50
DuJ the pyrotechnics did not end there.
L ne display continued all evening over
IN FaIace- theatre, where the Wilbur
hIfWln Opera company was parading
Us wares b5fore the Salt Lake public
Tor the first time. and the public was
/ deVouring them with evident relish
me house was sold out before the
crowd got its bearings. The standing
LColn sign Iell short. Of keeping out the
uHfoLlS. W heA the LOO seats We're filled,
people begin to crowd the aisles and
climb on chairs behind. They would
nave hung on the rafters, if possible.
only TO set q glimpse Of the new opera
company. The theatre which as an
q
touched by anything in the west was
crowded 10 snnotheration from the rise
o. the curtain at $3.50 until it's fall
: halI hour before midnight. About 800
were turned away from the doors.
T. u was jolly, gOOd-natUred and well
saJlS1ed crowd. All the company has
10 DO is to DerDetuate the impression
made last night, and it's season is as
suredly one of prosperity. Besides the
I opera Itself, well acted and well sung
Z af.}lf inf
| duced OF every description from the
singing of rag-time to the chanting of
/ hymns, the latter occurring. in that
much-feUalded and beautiful creation,
/ The Girl With the Auburn Locks
said Pasha," the piece rendered last
/ night. depends more on hOrse-pIay,
I perhaps, than any other light opera in
( existence. 1t is comforting, therefore,
/ to see its comedy in the hands of play
( ers who can give it all il is worth with
( out knocking down the scenery. Mr..
] kOhnle as NOkey, and Mr.. Muzzy as
! Hadad, the two VagabOnds, make a
] surprisingly good team. Mr. Kohnle,
! besides managing the stage and carry
! ing the burden of the comedy work,
/ lnterpOlates a mum Der of topical songs,
! including a catchy coon rhapsody en-
/ titled When the Cold, Cold Wind Be
( gins to Blow. All his dOings were
/ heartily encored. There was no doubt
J as TO the cleVerneSs of the comedy team
I in the minds of last nights house
/ Miss KirWin sang Serena, and she did
I &c with vivacity, as we'll as voice. With
the two combined, she at once capti-
/ waited the audience. The tenor, Mr.,
I Abbott, was warmly received He Was
accorded the first outward display OF
7 enthusiasm during the night, being re-
/ called three times for his rendition OF
/ Fond Heart, Farewell" Miss Hallan
was a pretty AIti, and Forest HUFF, as
! the Rajah made the most of rather a
thankleSs part The other principals
[ Miss Taylor Mr.. MOyle and Mr.. Nc
! Graw. filed in aCceptably.
The chorus. while not large, shows
the effect of long practice and careful
training. and, In appearance, is fal
above the average. In their Chrysan-
Uhemum march the Amazon girls
caught the house for repeated rounds
of applause. The cOStUnes-there are
hundreds of costumes, apparentiy-aTt
new and neat. and well suited to crop
icsl summer amusement and weather
After the performance the grea
crowd fingered to see the electric fOun
tain and its fine effects. In this fea
tUre Manager Mulvey has made a ten
strike The various TefTeShment booths
were we'll patroniEed, but there was nt
sign of rOWdyism whatever.
At the conclusion of the bicycle race
tonight, which begin promptly at ST.
O'Clock. said Pasba" win be repeated
Thursday night Mascot viii be pU
on for the remainder of the week,