The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-24

The latter city while the scenery they
had used In New York was taken to
Boston the next stand the company in
tended 20 make after Philadelphia, but
the projectors soon found that this
would not do, as ii necess lated closing
theatre for q week before the Ben
Haf" opening. entailinS great loss
uTOn the manager Of the theatre-then
evolved the present system that has
been so successful; only the machin-
cry OF the play Is now use ia duplicate
ana the installing Of this does not in
any way Interfere with the perform
aree of any theatre.
The two cars containing the machin-
cry TO he used by the company in this
c " arrived here last week, aud is now
icing rapidly installed BY the advance
crew Of ~. chanics. which klaW a. Err
hanger send ehead of the company. BY
the system now used by the company
every department of tho organization
has a head and he is. responsible for
every hing in his department To the
acting manager, who i'm turn is re.
sponsible 10 the director.
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N.Tu0ging from the rush at tho box
Office Of the Orpheum Friday and yes
tegday. a heavy percentage Of those
" shing TO be prevent on the opening
night tomorrow win have 10 postpone
their date until later In the week. With
the execution of one or two seats at
the back and few i'm the gallery, the
house has been sold out.
The BIZ offered fo~ The opening week
runs the gRmut from giddy frivoltty
10 high-ciass opera selectiOns-one
which will cater 10 all classes of
amusement lovers. Interspersed
throughout the evening the lovers of
music WI have a chance 10 criticise
Willard Weihe's superb orchestra.
The haadliner comes in the form or
an One-act play under the caption OF
THE Night Before" This is described
as duh care chaser, vii Lewis Me
Cord as chief Jester, At the outset the
public viii get some IDEA of what q re-
hearsal Is really like, for the stage Will
I be swept practically clean of scenery
Given the roles of a girl who is stage
struck and believes her chosen walk in
life is that of leading lady in a heavy
tragedy. half a dozen scene shifters,
actors and others, all in capable hands
and the result can be better imagined
than described. The farce from open-
ing 10 climax is one of rapid and hilarl-
Gus movement.
Second in order Of artistic merit is
the turn Of the Hengler Sisters, two
agile girls with shapely understandings
and good voices who indulge IN a high
class singing and dancing act.
The Grand Opera Trio gives an en-
tertainment on somewhat different lines
aud has been placed on the bill in or
der 10 afford lovers OF good vocal Inu-
sic a treat
Lucy and Lucier win present the Sec
Ond sketch on the programme in tins
form of an eccentric comedy hearing
the suggestive title OF "a Fools En-
land"
For puTe and unadulterated mirta
nellie Florede coincidence. has a spe-
cial character. Nelle's miss on ON the
STAGE IS 10 make man settle down
i'm his seat. throw back his head anc
rear with laughter. even if ne has The
proverbial Indigestion that follows o.
the heels OF Christmas good chez:
The three JaCksons. physical cui-
ture ar isis furnish some interesting
bag punching, BICYCLE riding and COM
finatiOns of both. winding up tha!r
turn with a decidedly strenuous bout.
The last feature on the bin VIII be an
exhibition OF motion pictures on the
kmodTOme.
This bill goes throughout reXt week,
An entire chance of programme WI
be in order on New Years light.
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"Honest Hearts" gives the keynote
OF the new pastoral comedy of that
name which Alma He9rn and her eX-
cellent company will offer here at on
early date. Life on an old Kentucky
form and along one OF its most pic
turesuue rivers is reproduced in sin
cere and wholesome play that seems
bound to be Of deep interest from start
to finish. The author has introduced
origiusl types having the local pecu-
liarities touched with humor and has
sDun a pretty romance in a rascjnat-
ing manner around the central figure
Of Dads only girl" a country beauty.
Free and wild as mountain blossom
ard entirely uneducated. she wins the
heart Of a young gentleman who han
pens in her neiehbOTh0Od rs 4 civil
engineer at work on the Cumberland
river. The treacherv of Disappointed
woman and the vilainIy of her accom-