The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-05-29

common sense tells them, can't be big
enough TO swing a bull on by ms
tail. Then they feel foolish % re-
sentful at having been SO easily TAX
en- in. A Spanish orchestra of two
guitars, two maud0lins and a either
10 Flip out Spanish music. b a flute,
a clariouette and "a violin TO blend
and soften it. hardly sOothes the mal-
contents. They think ROW that they
viii get nothing better than moving
pictures and they wish they had
some bad eggs ready. But III they had
they wouldn't throw them. because
what would be the satisfaction iH
smashing them on mere mari0Hettes2
Yes. this is a show of mechanical
figures. yet so skilifully made and
operated as to be a good entertain
mcnt for hdlf an hour. They are half
the size or life and quite as natural
Each must require "a separate OpeT-
at0r at the ends of the wires over
head. These wires are invisible. but
they must be numerous, for they give
realistic action to the men and tine
beasts.
The first scene is outside the bull
ring. Persons arrive afoot, o. horse
back and iu eafriag don't
suggest Punch ANA Judy aud are
more lfehke than any dummies j
have seen, even al the Mari0uctte
theatre which presents plays ian the
Italian theatre of New York. The
second scene disclOses the arena,
with tiers Of seats filed by people.
some Of the women tanning tneIo-
selves. some of the men gesticuiat-
ing ana ali astir i'm a uaturalistiC
multitude. They make an animated
background for what ensuc iU the
ring. Three maLeadOrs walk in and
bow. The toreador enters, takes off
his cap iH a salute ald retires
gracefully.
Then the BUN is turned loose. Two
mounted picadOrs come in to- torment
him with their darts, while the ma
teadors goad him to fury with their
red cloths. till he cores one of the
horses to death. Then comes the en-
Ouuter between the toreador and the
bull, II is an ilusOTy imitation. with
the spectators ~applauding and shout
ing. the noises being made for them
by the human operators and the or
chestra providing suitable music. The
end is the death of the bull, of curse,
and his body is dragged out by r.
team of mules. The curtain falls ana
the Spanish musicians PLAY "A Hot
Time in the old Town Tonight 60
show that they bear no il viii for
what we did I'm Cuba.
The Spanish big SHOW here is jail
Alai. 30 feet bv l57 on the ground
and 20 feet iu height. That is To- say,
those are the Dimensions ~ the BUILD
ing. but tWo-thirds of the space is
given up TO seats ion 10000 sQecta-
tors. OulV 247 saw the opening pub
lie performance. j was The very arsJ
of them 10 hand iu a dollar. That
was beeause ] got there an hour too
early. The t~reasUTcrs office wasn't
open yet, bat the manager ordered
him TO raise his window. and SO Z
got the initial ticket from the bunch
for "a Reserved seat The manager
said, "Thauk you, sir. ana maybe
his gratitude came of a fcrekHoEi-
edge that only "a few dollars of the
many invested in Jai-Alai would be
returned thar afternoon. Tt is one OF
the numerous very costly entertain
ments at the fair that are uncertain
as yet about profit or loss. When
entered, after a kiij-tiae stroll, the
manager bowed smiliugly as though
I were a mascot. and the band struck