Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-06-20

The long advertised summer opera
season at the Salt Palace opens Monday
night with production OF Little
Christopher No expense has been
spared in providing principals chorus
orchestra and costumes, and the fact
that Professor Mcclellan is to have
charge of the music ensures iirst-class
presentation OF that end OF the enter
prise. Mr.. T.. II, Stevens, late of New
York. does the staging. and plays the
main comedy part 1t Is announced
that the opera will run one week, and
possibly two, and that 10 percent of the
proceeds are to go to the Y. NJ. c. A.
building fund. Following is the cast
CHRISTOPHER. q. d. ..Sallie Fisher
Captain Slammer q, 81, q" Fred Graham
OHooHgan. .... IF. II. stevens
The hey ..... Kenneth 5 Kerr
His Vizier.. O.. g.. ~. Willard squires
Juan. q. .,. ,.,., Harry &. Barton
The Mayor Of Cadiz...,r,, Josh DAVIS
Mrr. Block, =. .. - Mabel cooper
Guinevere. q. =. .. e.. e. Lofty Levy
replta.. 80, " 80, ...,''Jessle trent
Hannah .,r 80, -. .',.,''.' '.luH pu'
lmogene.. e. .o. ..., 9. Ruin wilson
Lola. 60, -, -, ..t..,,..,,,sEtncl best
Mercedes. .,,n .,.,r,Kate McAllkter
a jay GIL e., :. =, e" '.''Elntl beSi
Policeman, V -" -" '.''..Nn III raII
FIRST OIncef. =, go, 49, ! hau oHllI
Second officer E, -. .Richard evans
A., L., too,t1 L., cnotr az tho lO0t,
anniversary of the Columbus fetes,
Act 2 shows the private domain Of the
Bey Of Barataria, while act 3 is located
at the Worlds Fair on the Midway
Plaisance,
The members Of the chorus are
Misses Ethel Best Margaret Harley
Emily Larson, Eme Wilson, Eva VIM
berg, Nan Cahoon Alice Foster, Ten
ME McAlister. Kate McAllister, Una
Pratt, Olga Pratt, Herta Jenson.
Messrs. Boman Johnson Earl Clay
ton, Bert Margetts, Lawrence Beck.
Abbie Brain, WIN Phillips, Al Whit
man, W, c. Par, Ray Weller Harry
Shepherd Dick Evans, Than Smitn,
Shady Strlnger, Jack Farrell,
The orchestra under the direction Of
Prof. j. j. Mcclellan, will consist Of the
following players:
First vlolIns. Master Arthur Peder-
son and Prof Emil Muller second VIC
lin, T. j Fannng viola, Alfred Rhor-
dam; cello James Olson basso, Fred
Beesley; flute, Peter Bendixen, clarl-
nett G.. Erickson, from bone. II, Mont
gomery. first cornet. w. Leslie. second
cornet. II. Johnson; first horn, Chris
Jesperson second horn. Fred Atkins;
tympanl drums, Major Dearlng.
Our theater goers have already evil
denced high degree Of interest in the
first appearance in this city of Amerl-
cas- only actress-manager, Miss Amelia
Bingham, who win present her company
at the salt Lake Theater on Thurs
day night. June 25th, for an engage
ment limited TO three nights and a
Saturday matinee.
1.-THE Climbers Clyde Fitch's cele-
brated play which, though never pre-
viously presented here ran for 500
nights at the Bijou theater, New York,
has been selected by Miss Bingham as
the medium for the introduction Of her
company to our play goers It will be
repeated at a special priced matinee
on Saturday on Friday ANA Saturday
nights Miss Bingham will present "A
Modern Magdalene," powerful play
OF modern life by Haddon Chambers;
this was the second success Of Miss
Bingham's career. and it enjoyed
run in New York of over five months.
Everybody has read of the success
won by THE Climbers" for IL estab-
lished the popularity of the author, and
put Miss Bingham In the front rank
OF present day play producers II tells
the story OF hghminded, noble Wo-
man who strives to live mp TO her high
ideals although dissilusionlzed by an
unhappy marriage and retarded In her
attempts by her mother and frivolous
sister, who, with the assistance Of three
social schemers, are trying TO force
their way into the 400 The play
begins with the return OF this frivolous
widow and her daughters from the
fashionable funeral OF the husband and
father. II Is soon found out that the
husband has died bankrupt and that
the son-in-law, the husband Of the
heroine, Is dishonest. His wife makes
heroic efforts to save him from the
consequences Of his mlsdeeds, assisted
by friend Of the family Love de-
velops between the wife and the latter,
but is nobly mastered. The play con-
tains much brilliant wit and breezy
comedy Of an unusual and mirth pro-
vokins sort,
"a Modern Magdalen,' by the author
Of captain Swift and "The Liars" Is
an enthralling drama that realistically
relates the story Of a young woman,
Katinka Jenkins, who voluntarily sacri-
fees her honor TO save the life OF her
sister and stay the lettering fortunes OF
her father a luckess, drifting creature,
who loses position and income through
drink katnka rather than marry the
coarse money lender, whose suit Is
urged BY her father leaves home and
accepts the protection OF wealthy
club man. Her family. secretly sup
piled by her with money, are placed In
comfort and the invalid sister Is re-
stored to health. Nevertheless. when
they discover the secret Of Katinka's
existence. they tu'n from her In scorn.
In despair she seeks to end her life,
but the attempt Is frustrated by q lover
OF her eirlhood, who points out q way
OF redemption through service as u
nurse upon the battlefield.
Miss Bingham has provided for both
plays elaborate scenic equipments and
a number Of new gowns by Worth and
Pacquin OF Paris. The company as
sembled for the presentation Of THE
Climbers" and "a Modern Magdaene'
are n guarantee OF excellent acting. The
notable group includes Wilton Lackaye.
w. =. Abingdon. Ernest Lawford, James
Carew, James Kearney. George Sphinx,
Carl ST. Aubyn Bijou Fernandez.
Frances Ring, Adelyn Wesley Maud
Turner Gorden, Helene Lackaye, LII
Ian Wright and Georgia Cross.