The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-10-31
AmaSemeutS.


OF all the musical comedies that have
come this way-and that includes near
ly all New York and London successes
none Is more satisfying than that
lasting conglomeratiOn of music and
mirth, 1.-THE Belle of New York" II
was presented at the Salt Lake theatre
last night on its third engagement be-
fore the largest audience il ever drew
here, which means a crowd larger than
the house itself, and one OF splendid APP
pearance. Moreover, il was warmly re-
ceived. even though the company is not
the equal of its predecessor.
New names and new faces appear in
the principal roles this season and if
the old ones were not so well remem-
bered there would be no complaint. But
the girls who play Violet Grey and Fiji
and the boys who do Ichabod Bronson
and the Polite Lunatic are in no way
comparable with Beulah Dodge, Mae
Sailor. Ed Connolly and Don. who made
such tremendous hits before them.
There is one notable exception to the
rule, when il comes to talent. Joe Natus
as the pugilist is superior in the part
to Arthur DEACON, and he has to be
going some" 10 be that. His cOncep-
ton OF the character is much cleaner
and therefore funnier. He has a rat
thing good voice, too. and got many
encores on his one big piece. "She IS
the Belle of New York" Kenneth
Mugg is still being played by James
Darling and he is the broken-d down
comedian 10 a T. The tenor part. Harry
Bronson, is sung by Harry Truax, a
brother of Sarah Truax, a former resi-
dent of this city.
The chorus is a strong one and in the
finale of the first act its work was
beautiful. A number of songs are in
terjected, including Good Old sum
mer Time" which has been sung from
soup 10 nuts before the patient public
this season.
1.-The Belle" viii be repeated tonight.
Salt Lakers who remember Will Slb-
ley and his sweet tenor voice Will be
interested TO learn that he is a member
of 1.-The Belle of New York" company.
When he left here 1t was with the in
tention of studying in New York, which
ne did for a time, but obtaining an
opening in the operate line. he went
on the road and will hereafter devote
his time and talents TO the profession.
Mr.. Sibley's old friends got up a ban
uuet in his honor last night at Young 5
cafe after the performance.
There was plenty of fun and ginger
on tap at the Grand last night. In fact,
there is so much ginger in Nevada
that it overlooked and permeated the
audience. creating laughter and ap-
plause, which broke out all through the
evening. There is something about
Nevada" that taken-Or rather, there
are many things about it that take.
y,fa fG
RYAN. who, as Dolly Gray, the camp
pet, won everybody in the house with
her dainty acting and sweet voice.
And Frank Mayne as the gambler
(cast in a square mold, for calmness
in a pinch and imperturbability in the
face of death of any and all description,
makes William Gillette look like a case
of fidgets. Besides a fine stage pres
ence. Mayne can act, which is some
thing rare and welcome in the average
border romance.
Will Edwards. cast as Jim Curtis. a
wild soldier of fortune. pursued Dolly's
dad, who owned a gold mine of untold
wealth. up hill and down dale in a vain
endeavor 10 land the aforesaid mine and
was ably seconded by one .PietrO Perez,
otherwise J. Duke JaXOne-
Rery Maxwell and Frederic HaWley
as the coon and actor, of the bum"
extraction, supplied most Of the
comedy. and good comedy, too. Other
good characters were Fred CoOmbs as
George Gray, the old miner, j. c. Fen
ton as Colonel Forsythe and Estelle
Wordette as Mabel Madison. Several
songs were introduced and were well re-
ceived. Jim Curtis and his villainous
gang will continue to make strenuous
efforts to take old man Gray's mine
away from him for the rest OF the week,
but will be foiled as of yore by the
ready guns of Dolly and her 'pard, %
the gambler, and the boys" from the
camp.
The advance sale for THE James
Bows in Missouri" begins at the Grand
this morning.