Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-04-05

~ ,os 10 learn that she viii, on her re-
u home at the end Of May, appear In
"a onera with the Salt Lake Opera COM
v The New York correspondent
~ the News this evening announces
likelihood OF the fact, and the mem
i Of the local company today con-
n ,,red IT, Prof Mcclellan, who is d.
n stor OF the opera company, said they
81 been negotiating with Miss Gates
some time; her desire was to sing
.llne in "The Bohemian Girl" but the
rperIence Of the company with
Martha" had shown them that the
pblc preferred light opera to seri-
works, hence they had secured "The
Xiv Musketeer," by the authors Of
n Fhe Wedding Day" a work that had
IA a run even longer than that Of
Aat phenomenal opera. The Decora-
on day dates, which had long been
ed at the theater for this event, had
Ben given over to Mansfield, but four
& ,rhts and two matinee dates had been
,cured ahead Of the holiday, May 49,
nd that date would be filled with
patInee and night performance in og-
Sen Logan would be visited on June 2
\. kna the tour of 10 performances would
!. M in Miss Gates home town, Provo,
y bn June 4.
VA A sneclal chorus win be organized at
and rehearsals begun within the
z e1t week or 10 days. Mr.. Spencer Mr..
5Goddard and Mr.. Piper all have lead
ne parts, but the others In the cast
{ Nave not yet been chosen.
VIII The conference season opened with
boom at the Theater last night The
kouse was packed with an audience %
H. cent Of whom were country visi-
,ors and as he ga2ed out upon those
{, 4<lrcles. black with humanity Mr..
rawey must have felt repaid for all
Y ahe tribulation he passed through be-
pfore he got his curtain raised last
+beht In the first place, he was In
{|chieago, when wire reached nm
shat Miss Buckley was too III TO appear
q In "Bue Jeans" and that he would
s.,taye to hurry on and take part in In
He took the train and
3 freached ogden yesterday afternoon,
IA seyeral hours late, to find the Short
n Line had pulled out for Salt Lake; he
then had to wait for the late train and
4, he reached Salt Lake just about the
81 time the orchestra was going In Then
n the news was broken TO him that one
n OF bis leading men had been on tear
y for two days, and that several changes
4 had had to be made in last nights
4 east, which could not help affecting H.
g Then, too, after all, MISS Buckley
n was on hand, and played the part Oh |
4 Ilbette, SO that all his worry might
y have been spared,
4 sun, the audience knew little or noth- |
n Ing OF all this, and though the few 81
II The old admirers Of Mr. Frawley ana
Miss Van Buren, who we're present
most Of them waiting TIL the confer
ence crush is past, and preferring Sc
suet Service" or Brother Officers to
Fin Mizzoura') hardly found last
nights play 10 their taste, the big
majority OF the audience followed II
with wrapt interest, and Will doubtless
be out again in force tonight. Mr.,
Fnwley played Nat Goodwlns old
role Of the sheriff with quiet and force
fu feeling, but It's chances are com
psratiyely limited, and there was no
opportunity for an overwhelming sue
cess. Miss Van Buren,, too, had only a
slight chance to display her high tai
tns, but II can be said that she
brought out Of the part Of Mary all that
II is capable Of. Miss McAllister, as the
mother, had the Missouri drawl to per-
lection; some OF the others In getting
this drawl and attempting TO impart
The necessary Augustus Thomas at
mosphere" TO the play, brought II dan
gerously close to the dragging line, II
was doubtless the unexpected re-
arrangement of the cast due 10 Mr. I
.Johnsons Generalization, but the fact
= that the absence Of a strong figure
IKE that OF Harrington Reynolds in the
support was very noticeable. ,
neither the part OF 10 Ver-
non (Which should have been ,
zone by the missing Johnson), nor ,
,IraHtrs, were all they could have
pesn made Blanche Douglas was
charming as the sheriff's sister, and
enc got warm reception on her en- :
france MT Amory, the favorite come ,
seian' made a good bit OF Dave, and
Mlss Buckley, while her character
teemed IN places oyerdrawn, caught on
n,,.svily with the galleries. Mr.,
.aathieus sam was a manly piece Of
acung' and the others were capable. I
va timers were delighted to hear the {
,ushs OF 10 Bowers" In the orches-
t Pike county ballad, that was :
song in the west 10 years
me Frawey company continues It's I
intsgement Monday evening, present. Z
lug ior the first two nights OF the 1,
'seK VIM Glllettes famous war dra-
l~ Secret Service" This play is
I've VI the most pronounced successes
Yer written by an American author. Il
= an example OF fine dramatic con- o
~ usuOuoh' II compares with ARIZONA" !,
W. such crowning works Of stagecraft,
= VllnaHes being 80 the point" and c
sue KIND that thrill. The Frawley | 4
!, has never done anything bet d
!. man Secret Service" The role OF ],
, ,,n Dumont, made famous by Gil
", y considered to be Mr.. Frawley's e
~. euort In that line. Considerable a
'' e,esst VIII center In the appearance O
"a S'iSs May Buckley as Caroline Nit II
KY; Her representation Of the boy II
,'u'el sweetheart has been praised o.
80. gem, Wednesday matinee and e
=, saS ana Thursday night BLUE VI
as, The Hoosler drama. which was
lave opened the engagement will m
presented. A change has been u
a. NV ~ the repertoire and Brother m
w, .ysts VIII be the bill Friday. while
|. .u ay which gives Miss Van Buren, al
"a her best opportunities, will be d.
W" saturday afternoon and evening. y,
me Chlmes OF Normandy" is run pl
a Sslohg prosperously az the Grand al
~ nose people who thought the old III
Vas worn out have new reason TO