Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-05-03

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Mr. Arthur Shepherd, leader of the
| theatre orchestra, was asked how the
work OF organizing the symphony or
| chestra was proceeding, and his answer
| was. we are making very good pro-
| gress In mastering our forces, and In a
| few days | think we shall be able to
announce the full list of players, Ac-
| cording to present indications we shall
commence rehearsing the latter part OF
| July or the early part Of August, ana
| give our first concert In September II
| Is no light task, you know, TO pick 35
men able to play high class music, but
| am entirely sanguine that We shall
complete our list soon"
The commencement days Of the vari-
Gus universities aud schools areat hand,
and with them comes the annual re-
appearance Of the University Dramatic
club, an event which Is always waited
with interest in local amateur circles
The clubs offering this year will be
Pinero's well known comedy Tire
lawny OF the Wells" Miss Maude May
Babcock has been working in her usual
Trojan like way to make the presenta
tion success, and she feels sure that
the company win acquit itself with
credit next Friday night. The full cast
o. characters win be as follows:.
James Tiller-Mr. John Condie.
Mrs. Tifer Miss Violet Sylvester
Miss Lulu frame
Augustus Colpoys-Mr. Ebert D.
Thomas
Ferdinand Gad--Mr. j, b. Hume.
Tom Wrench-Mr Harold Con-.
All If the Bagnigge Wells theater.
Imogene Parrot Of the Royal Olym-
pic theater-Miss Maude briggs.
Hall keeper at the Pantheon-Mr. j.
V. tombstone,
O'Dwyer. prompter al the Pantheon
Mr. Ebert D. Thomas.
Members Of company Pantheon thea
ter, etc.
Vice Chancellor Sir william Cover
Mr.. VIII l.. Dunn.
Miss Trafalgar Cover, Sir Williams
sister-MIss Ivy Dix,
Arthur Gower-Mr. w. Cory. Clara
De Foeny Miss Mabel Harker, his
grandchildren
Captain De Foenix (Clara's husbanD
Mr. J. Buckle.
Mrs MOssop-- Miss Lydia Knudson.
Nh Ablet-Mr j. Johnson,
Charles-Mr J V. tombstone.
sarah--Miss Ellen Tibbetts.
81 don't think the Salt Lake Opera
company or any other local company"
said Prof Mcclellan yesterday, ever
presented such a lineup OF principals
as we shall do in The Jolly Musketeer
IN snlte Of It's humorouslv suggestive III
tie. the opera has some flnalcs that are
equal to the most difficult grand operas
and the front line In the ensemble work
Is made up OF the following: Miss
Lucy Gates and Miss Ferrln, high so
pranos. Mrs Browning and Mrs. Elsie
Barrow Best. second sopranos; Mr. Py-
per Mr.. Graham and Mr.. Best tenors:
this is the first light opera. by the way,
| ever knew in which three high tenors
were called for; Mr. Spencer, Mr.. Cod
dard and Mr. Brady. bassos and back
Of these ten win be ranged a chorus
of 80 picked voices. We are rehearsing
the music almost nightly and / shall be
ready to turn the company over 10 Mr..
Lask for the stage business when he
arrives on Tuesday or Wednesday
next"
1t is not generally known that Thomas
Dunn English. the man who wrote the |
song Of "Ben Bolt" INDUCED in play |
writing half a century ago. The only |
one of his dramatic writings that was |
ever printed was play entitled 1.-THE |
Mormons" which was acted at Burton's |
theater New York. In 1858. A copy OF |
the old play is In the possession Of the |
News" and dramatic curio II ls The |
cast Is printed In the front of the book |
and Il contains some well known old |
names. Particulars of the production |
are not az hand, but iudgins from the |
play itself, the run must have been |
limited 10 a very few nights.
Brigham Young and Heber c. Kim
ball are made central figures IN the |
,lay. The redoubtable DANTE" band Is
also brought upon the stage, and the |
approach Of Johnston's army is made
the foundation Of the story. II Ia all |
ireadfuly stupid but Il forms amusing /
reading nevertheless though II Is a
matter Of wonderment that n man who
rould write "Ben Bolt" should ever
have prostituted his pen in the manu-
~ otr~e % such a mass n stun as is
found In the only one Of his plays that
ever saw the light OF day,
After q long pause Of idleness the
Grand will re-open its doors again on
Monday night. the attraction being one
rom the ever teeming brain OF Lincoln
]. Carter. This time Il Is neither 'The
Heart Of Chicago, "rhe Lights Of Keo-
tuk." nor 1.-THE Liver az Kankakee"
,ut melo drama with the plain ordl-
nary title Of 1.-TWO Little Waits" Press
'epor's say that this drama Is as much
VI a thriller ae IT'S predecessors. and rs
ne printing about town Is Of n telling
character. big turnout will doubtless
,e attracted for the three nights Of It's
performance.