Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-05-10

.Sa eynieing flame It will have winked
-, altogether. II will long remain a
~ honorable season In the history of the
N ,haater. both from the artistic and the
81 aoancial standpoint; indeed, no season
.,rca the house was opened, over 40
,.oars ago. has been 80 prosperous as
81 ,se one now closing, result which, OF
m coprse. causes Manager Piper and the
stockholders of the house any amount
n ~ satisfaction. Only three or four
N oyonts remain before the house Will be
~ closed I'D and handed over to The reno
q vators. John Drew, Kathryn kidder'
n ,be salt Lake Opera company and MISS
II Emma Lucy Gates in conjunction, Rich
o,d Mansfield, and Henry Miller and
u Margaret Anglin are the remaining
n attractions which will be seen within
B ,be next two or three weeks
a and which will form a notable
I ending to notable season. Al
Ter that, the house will be given up
" "a carpenters, plumbers, painters and
\ unholsterers.
Il Among the improvements which have
a been decided on for the coming sum
Il mer are the placing Of chairs In the
a second gallery. so that that section
NAV be rcrerved the same as the lower
u narts and the installation OF anew heat
inc plant which the house has stood
Il in need Of for a generation past the
n noilers VIII be located in new brick
II building 10 be erected on the west OF
8 the main structure, The interior VIII
II also be renovated and big lot OF
N paInting 5one. Another Improvement
Al which II is to be hoped Will De'taken In
n hand while the overhaullng is on Is the
81 ouestlon Of ventilation. No money that
81 The house could spend would bring
81 result that would be more appreciated
by its patrons than the putting in of
n a modern ventiating system.
III
81 At the theater this afternoon and
evening the closing performances of
q 1.-THE Prince and the Peasant viii be
given Messrs. Maltese and orlob have
"a been diligently going over their work
II with the pruning knife and it is said
ii that mary changes have been made in
~ the second act The cast will remain
n as before and last weeks pleasant sue
cess will no doubt be more than dupli-
n Gated.
n The annual performances by the Uni
m yersity cub have come to be events
that the fellow students of the players,
ihe professors. and gOody portion
OF the public look forward to, and last
8 night the interest was keyed up to
higher notch than ever, a magnificent
audience, one that crowded even the
second gallery, was in attendance TO see
N the club essay the most pretentlous OF
n all It's ventures thus far, Pinero's Ire
"A laWny OF the Wells" OF course in re-
q viewing presentations OF this kind the
"A critic cannot write Of them from the
professional standpoint; everyone in
4 the audience goes expecting to exer-
4 else certain leniency, and the re-
viewer must do the same, Viewed
from the standpoint OF amateur pro-
auctions, Of the usual college and dra-
matte work, the achievements of Miss
Babcock's pupils rank as distinctly
admirable, They had hard task be-
fore them. but with the one exception
Of the volts between the acts, which
deferred the final curtain till 1880 "a
danger point for the best Of produc-
tions) they gave an excellent presenta-
ton Of very difficult comedy. All the
Characters were well sustained, and
all deserve credit for their accurate
dressing In the quaint costumes of the
period. The principal honors of thu
evening were carried off by Mr.. Goff as
Tom Wrench, who conveyed the idea of
the crushed actor, seml-cynical but
4 true hearted withal, with correct feel
ing even though sometimes too re-
pressed, and by Miss Edna Harker,
whose Ayonla Bum was the easiest
and most natural work OF the evening"
her costumes, too-the one breath taxi
ing costume in partlcular-were es-
peclal features. Miss Holbrook played
Rose with good taste, Miss Driggs was
a sprightly lmogene. Mr. Condie played
the pompous Teller with the true spirit,
FAtoe iioilt Hlhuf an thttlltnl tbHl-
pan0n fol- him, and the character bits
Of Messrs. Thomas, Hume and Jay
Johnson were all laughable comedy
creations. Miss knudson as Mrs
Mosop also, did some good comedy
work, while Mr., Dunn as the stern IA
Their, and Miss Dix as his sister, pOr-
trayed their roles well. The minor
parts played by Mr.. Cory. Mabel Har-
ker, Mr. Buckle, Mr.. tombstone and
Ellen Tibbets were all well handled,
and as carefully dressed as the prlnci-
pals Everything went off smoothly,
and Miss Babcock certainly deserves
credit for the way in which the difficult
ties were surmounted. The play Is one
that demands professional treatment TO
have all It's points brought out and
were we to offer suggestion TO the
young players, II would be that their
next essay be made into the field OF
comedies where there are more
situations and more rapid ac-
ton than in "Trelawny" which
Is comedy OF conversation rath-
ei than OF action, one calling for indi-
Vldual Characterization, for individual
ability Of tia highest rank, and thus
one OF the most difficult that could be
chosen for amateur presentation. That
Miss Babcocks players made so much
OF the onerous task set before them,
speaks excellently for her and for them.
80
Williams and Walker, "the real
eoons," and their own company viii
appear at the Theater Friday and Sat
urday next, and win be seen for the
hrst time in this city in their new mu-
seal farce comedy. entitled Sons OF
Han" which has been one OF the most
successful productions Of the present
season. Williams and Walker have APP
peared In all the principal cities OF
America and Europe, and are conceded
70 be two Of the most original come
oians on the stage. Their company Is
sad 10 be the largest and most expen-
tNe colored organization In existence.
chorus Of 30 colored girls with
ualned voices. special scenery and cleo