The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-27
ADJUSTMENTS

The Orpheus club with Jean Gerardy,
the 'cellist, at the Theatre last evening,
attracted splendid audience and enter
subscription concert, and the interest
shown ought to be most satisfactory 10
the club and its friends. CO
The clubs numbers were Thayer $
"Archers Marching Song, Plcardie
and Absent Grave of Busento, by
'aThe Night Has Thousand Eye" The
work in these was curiOusly uneven The
first number was well done, but Lacked
strength which distinguish the best chorus
singing. The ''Picardie" was delightful,
as always; and Metca1fe's Absent, was
unquestionably the best thing the organ
iZation has ever given Its fine sentl-
ment was interpreted with exquisite teeI-
ing, and the poetry of its words and Inu-
sic could not have had a better rendition.
If the test of choral effort is sincerity,
reserve and perfect melody, the club
measured up to the test in this number.
The Grave of BusentO" was not g. hap
DIV selection, and its singing was no hap
pier. One or two of the tenors apparent
~ did not know the music or the Key,
and the result in the opening stanzas was
almost painful. The Sunset, an Old
favorite. was redeeming feature, and 1ts
encore a pleasant addition to the regular
programme.
all that could have been asked w nue. ms
selections might have been less r1gIoIy
classical to advantage, they all furnished
an opportunity for the master. Still
young the 'cellist knows his instrument
and commands II absolutely His tone is
rich beyond description. his technique
knows no restrictions, and his temper
ament is the poet-musician' s.. 1t has been
long since any one has given here such
great music as the RubinStein sonata IN
D. with Mr.. Shepherd at the piano and
full were the BOccherini' suite, with
an air from suite by Victor Her
Der SIS as encore and Pon 5ng Witb
quaint old air from Pergolesi as its
encore. His closing numbers We're the
mann's "Abendlied," the Schubert ber-
ceuse, and Peppers 'Papillon-" Ihese
were all given with WonderIuI deIlcacy'
depth of feeling and breadth OF concep-
ton; and in the Iast-named, the 'celltst
showed how a real master can approach
the impossible in orchestral effects on
Taken altoEether. the concert was most
successful, a pleasing tribute to the club
community's love for good music. 1T is
almost needless to add that, as opportunl-
ty offered, Mr.. Shepherd contributed his
full share to the success OF the occasion
Mr. Benoist, who is Gerardy's accom-
PIANIST, filled the part admirably
king of Detectives" a Theodore Krem-
er melodrama, certainly caught the
crowd at the Grand last night. And sure
ly there is enough action in 1t to please
any lover of melodramatic thrillers In
the very first act a, gentleman IS done to
death with paper knife after the detec-
tive has once rolled the lady who plots
the Killing The man is just as well out
of the way, however. The play moves
along very nicely without him. AND SO
touches a hair of this girls head bites
snow 1t is snow scene, SO there could
attention to detail on the part
of the playwright. In the second act
there is an attempted abduction, neatly
foiled by the detective In the third act
we hear the lady villain says: Curse the
king of detectives. once more ne mas
foiled me- He has rescued the heroine
from a balloon after a thrilling struggle
in the clOuds-about eight feet above the
stage But really this scene is rather well
final round to the utter rout of the bad
people and the triumph Of the innocent.
The detective marries the girl and all is
well The only mistake is in the casting
of the prominent women of the company.
Lucille Heimlick seems much better fitted
for the ingenue part than Tor the role OF
Olga Humphreys. the heavy woman. She
is much too pretty, too feminine TO play
the part of a bad woman.
king of Detectives will be seen at the
Grand through the remainder of the week:
with matinee on Saturday 1t should
stand 'em up at the Grand
The Montreal Star has the following to
saw of Mr.. SainpoliS, who VIII appear at
the Salt Lake theatre tonight in Hall
ssThe character of John Storm as pre-
sented by John Salnpolis proved thor
ough impersonation- he was emlnentIy
successful in depicting the many changes
in the emotions, of this central figure OF
the play, and rose to the demands Of the
stronger scenes with great power"
The Empire Comedy company continues
to good business at the Lyric. The en-
gaeement closes with tonight's perform
ance-
The Orpheum is drawing big audiences
this week. Every number on the bill has
won warm applause.
George Pyper of the Salt Lake theatre
announces that ne has arranged for the
appearance of Blanche Walsh in 1.-THE
Woman IN the Case" a clyde Fitch play,
the last half of next week.
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