Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-10-18


mose Of the opening night Every
n,,rg about the beautiful delineauon
,,. opplauded more yociferously than
Ssfore and the immense reception ten
AGREED Mr.. stoddart and the favorite
.trgsr Mr.. Easton, was not less pro-
noppcod than on the irst night The
n,oyinr Of Mr. stoddart Is one OF the
',.onoest and most touching instances
on. acting that viii be afforded for
,.orv seasons 10 come, and no one
s,ould miss the opportunity to see IT,
rho engagement closes this afternoon
and evening s A.
hftor last nights performance Mr..
stoddart and most of the members OF
bis company accepted an Invitation
trom Mrs r. c. Easton to assemble at
her home, nearly opposite the Theater,
hour ar Two was spent In social
conversation and discussing refresh
mepts the players being introduced by
Mr. and Mrs. Easton to Il number OF
their intimate friends
A., Easton received a handsome
tribute yesterday afternoon at the
rohs,pace when 600 or 700 people as
ssmbled in his honor. A rarely beauti-
o., ,roqram was offered, MI EastOn
himself singing six or eight Scotch
aangs in his most charming style, and
Ming handsomely applauded for each.
one of the features OF the afternoon
was his duet from "The Bohemian
Cirlo with Miss Gates, difficult num-
hor which MIR. EastOn had not sung
since he appeared in the opera here
with Mrs. Pugsley many years ago.
Snch old time favorites as Bonnie
prince Charlie" annie Laurie Bon
rie doom" and others rendered In the
sireers most beautiful style, were spe-
cIaily applauded. His rendition Of the
sTlpden Tree" accompanied by The
pyner. Whitney, Patrick, Spencer quar-.
,at was recalled, although ii was the
closlng number After the concert Mr.
pastor rendered 70 my Father" by
special request
other numbers on the program wert
oThe Pearl Of Brazil by Miss Gates,
and 20 We Mountains High for an
encore. Prof. Mcclellan gave The
william Tell" overture on the organ,
and was 80 vocIferously applauded that
No rendered "The Old Kentucky
Home" for an encore. The choir sans
one number 1.-THE Spring Time" in ex-
eellent fashion. The receipts of the
afternoon were divided between the
choir and Mr., Easton.
Al the conclusion Of the recital Mr.
Easton was surrounded by the members
OF THE Bonnie Brier Bush company
who fairly swamped him with their
congratulations. Mr.. Stoddart specially
saving that he never knew before what
Kind OF tenor he had in his company
Miss Emma Lucy Gates, and her
father and mother, all OF whom were to
have left for New York on Friday
morning. deferred their departure till
last night in order that Miss Gates
might SING at the Easton recital. I'm
mediately after rendering her three
numbers Miss Gates jumped into q
hack and was whirled to the II, c. w,
depot She met her father and mother
al Provo. and the three took the train
for New York last night. Miss Gates
will stop over in indianapolis Tuesday
evening, where she will be the guest OF
Mrs. May Wright Sewall, at whose
house a reception will be rendered her.
On arriving In New York she VIII at
once begin work under the distin-
guIshed teacher, Madam Ashforth
Louis James and Frederick Warde
have tried starring alone and starring
together. In their individual capaei-
ties they have made successes which
ranked from fair to good As Joint
stars they have always been among the
heaviest money makers travelling. This
fact has brought them together again
this year under the management OF
that enterprislng firm, Wagenhals n
Kemper, and in Salt Lake Monday
evening they open another engagement
In Shakespeares The Tempest a
play so rarely seen that II will amount
10 positive novelty. The two actors
are surrounded by big company, and
The whole production Is said TO be q
fascinating spectacle. In which music,
dancing and scenic pictures are
welded 10 the entertaining verse OF the
immortal master. The big feature,
however after the two stars, viii be
The scenery and the mechanical ar
fangemenls which are said 20 be the
most startling of anything produced in
recen, years.
The scene which puts the ingenuity OF
Managers Wegenhals and kemper to
the greatest test is the stage picture
he storm and shlpNreck which oc-
elfs at the opening Of the play Every
hoWn device has been used TO make
us scene realistic, and at the SAME
uNe TO maintain an atmosphere Of the
supernatural 4 multiplicity Of gauzes
used 10 effect the gradual change
Hom darkness 20 dawn, the most lntrl-
.se color scheme has been evolved,
WAY hles Of sunshine and shade In for
~ uei' and ocean wave, may assume
WtF actual shades OF color, musical
sul other Instruments OF tone were
rsle 10 mimic the sounds heard In the
1yvaS The roar Of the waters and swish
We winds Costumes were made 10
van NE most artistic contrasts both
. Color and design so as to keep the
,snes anu lives and COLLINS OF the en-.
e.aned stand separate and distinct
,vauon from that Of the worldly cour-
NE ahd rough sailors who make IL
,N temporary home. In fact every
o olnc9raed In the production from
~, s man who makes the imitation flow
wads and birds Of the forest, the
RENTERS, scenic painters, musical
vtpSefs, every one up % the actors
,sD SPEAK the lines. each and all were
,suucied 20 study well the lines Of
y. -. way ltselt for their Inspiration. tn,
NM ,~ effect Of the spectacular scenes
Gu, " enhanced by the assistance OF IA
chorus. ''''' anu We" 'ia'"e'
~, = ltzsImmons, the famous heavy
ialsr. mas abandoned the ring and
Ia" w with the theater. a play has
srltteh for him entitled 'The
in,,os blacksmith" and novelty Is
vhl,s IN the shape OF a smithy In
ho,,1 uhe tedoutable Bob makes n
10 s.. suoe ana shoes q horse. Needless
int,o} ue playwright finds means to
Ron ~ a ppgilistic scene In which
lnrrs.ss lis PARTNER spar four rounds.
ana ~ Nv IN the company Is his wife.
ma ueir son Robert Fitzsimmons. Jr.
MonSsgs sgelnent opens at the Grand
''lsg night
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