Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-04-04


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magnificent, and every one concerned
works with a will 10 make an evening
Of enjoyment The sole draw back Is
the opera itself Remembering De
Koven's mastery achievement I'm
Robin Hood, one marvels In viewing
the chasm that separates his later
works from that opera, In this in
stance too, he Is handicapped by the
libretto, for 1.-THE Red Feather is
lame to decrepitude In the matter OF
plot, and but for the liberties and H.
censes taken by the three comedians,
who were very evidently turned loose
10 make the audience forget the story,
or the absence OF II, the opera would
run very close to the point OF dullness.
But as stated above, Miss Van stud
dford is the entire thing and her
beautiful voice, which would shine IN
grand opera, caused the audience 10
overlook any defects and she received
some great calls after her notable Voc
cal numbers The enthusiasm would
have risen 20 a still greater height. II
her tenor had been able to keep the key
and do justice To the duets IN which he
was concerned with her Miss Tracy,
the contralto, has a pretty voice and
she too had hearty recall for her
song The best singer in the male sup
port is Mr.. Crane. the baritone, MIR.
Davies. the tenor labored under a
cloud. Mr.. Mccarthy Mr., Casayant
and Mr. Davis, the three comedians,
drew any amount Of laughter-Mr.
Mccarthy especially IN line OF humor
fashioned on Cawthorne being very
funny. The chorus and orchestra
did good work and won some hearty
plaudits.
"The Red Feather runs out the
week. closing with Saturday matinee.
Saturday night viii be occupied AT
the Theater by the Dramatic club OF
the Agricultural college Logan, in a
presentation OF "She Stoops TO Con-
quer." Those concerned In the cast
are Messrs. e. q. Peterson, Z, c. Peter
son, j, A. Barrack, who plays the part
OF Young MARROW, w. III, Kerr. b, IT,
Ritter, Jr., who has the comedy part OF
Tony Lumpkln j. II, futile, Mark
Brown, j. r. Jardine, L. II. Boothe,
Seth Langton, N. NJ Hansen, w, r.,
Smith, Herbert Nebeker, Jos, Grue.
Jos. Otte Miss Hazel Love, who plays
Mrs. Hardcastle, Miss Eliza Peterson,
who plays Miss Hardcastle, Miss Flu
Miss Verua Bowman, who plays the
part Of Peggle.
1t Is almost a decade since Anna Eva
Fay first puzzled and entertained a Salt
Lake audience with her question read
ing surprises. I.as night at the Grand
theater she made hit fully as great
as upon her first appearance, and sent
her audience away mystihed and won
dering how IL was all done. Conforming
TO the unbelleving ethics Of the day
which refuse equally to accept the su.
pernatural, and an attempt to fake II,
Miss Fay gave ample warning In her
program that she does not claim SUPER
natural power and attempts only clever
manipulations.
The house was packed both down
stairs and In the gallery, and left feel
ing that the entertainment was the
most unique they had witnessed for
many day.
The evening opened with a series OF
cabinet tricks OF the usual order bu,
cleverly executed Three able bodied
resident citizens" r, H. Taylor, James
n. SVEN, and Fred Griffin went to tho
stage upon nomination 70 assist In the
tricks, and they kept the audience In
a continual roar of laughter by intro
ducing a side line Of droll remarks.
Following the cabinet work num-
Der Of successful vaudeville features
were introduced, and then the real
event of the evening began Manager
Piugree requested the members OF tho
audience write questions with thelI
own pencils and paper, and thrust them
IN their pockets, Then Miss Fay was
| placed In the center OF the stage, with q
| sheet thrown over her, and she began
| to call out names In the audience, des-
lgnatng Where they were seated, read
| Ing their questions, which each person
was now requested 10 hold I'm his hand
| and finally furnishing answers 60 mos
| OF them. j. H. Harding was Informed
| that the Moffat road would reach SAT-
| Lake early IN 1906, and although two
councilmen were told that they were
| thinking of a light and railway com
| pany, they were not Informed as {
| what disposition would be made Of the
| franchise application. A question Of
| Or. Daniel LeMay, as to the value OF
| Lulu" was deliberately answered II,
| was Informed that Lulu" was a good
mining stock TO retain, and that n h
would apply himself more 20 mining
and less to card playing he would make
more money,
The company's comedian was absent
last night owing 10 his having missed O
| ever. that ne win be on hand tonight,
Miss Fay will be at the Grand all tn
| present week, with matinees at whcf
! only ladies VIII be admitted, OF
| Wednesday and Saturday,