The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-03-19
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The gallery gods We're disappointed at
the Grand last night but everybody else
was agreeably surprised. No villains
ere strangfed; no herOines were thrown
into the raging flood to be rescued by the
heroes at the nick Of time The bill
boards told a different story from the one
presented on the stage. The stage story
was far superior of the two
THE Fight for Honor as presented by
Theo LOrch and his troupe is a social
drama Of the higher type, and 1T is we'll
presented The company is a good one
Torch carries a 6ifficult part we'll His
tale of woe grows Eires0ne before the end
but that is not the fault of the actor
Miss Gertrude Perry presented the part of
Lady Alice in charming manner. She
was beautifully gOWned, and she has a
tine stage presence and fits into the part
admirably. David Rivers did good piece
Of acting in the part of DR.. Precott. In
the part of the young artist Frederick
harrington was first class He has a
fine voice and acted we'll his part. Leon
Hattenback played the part Of the villain,
or the part that approaches nearest to
villainy, right well, and Cecil Fav. as
Lillian Hays, was popular with the audi
ence.
There seemed to be drag behind the
scenes last evening which was far from
pleasant. The waits between acts were
far too long. This viii, of course, be
ISmedied In the coming performances.
The stage settings were good. A good.
moral tone runs through the PLAY 1t
ruEs tonight, tomorrow night and tomor-
TON Haunee-
The new bill at the Orpheum which has
It's initial presentation tonight gives prom
Use of excellence. The three European
Kin and Les Auberts, arrived last night
so that the Monday night audience will
not be disappointed. The regular matinee
occurs tomorrow.
The High School Girls" are PLAYING to
record business at the Lyric, and hun
dreds were turned away last night The
snow is one of the best of the season.
The regular Monday matinee will be
given today at 2;SO-
Although the date of the Pauline Hall
opera company in 'DoTcas" at the Salt
Lake theatre Tuesday and Wednesday is
still somewhat distant the coming of the
great prima donna is already creating
more than passing comment among NM
sic lovers and admirers of comic opera in
its highest forms.
Thirteen may be an unlucky number
when it comes to purchasing theatre tick
cts every week, but Thomas Simpson, the
Iatrolman. says that the only In1ucky,
thing about it is that there are not four
| teen in his family. Simpson is first last
and all the time a family man He be-
! lieves in giving his olive branches a good
/ time. With this object in view he ap-
| peared at the box office of the Orpheun
/ on SATURDAY evening and requested
treasurer Wilson to reserve seats for his
| family for every Saturday matinee for
the season in the front row Of the bal
cOny.
| Certainly" sriled the treasurer; ''how
many do you want me to set aside?''
Thirteen, came the laconic answer
"Oh, come off; have no time to josh;
/ 1 am busy"
That's all right; you just put aside
/ thirteen tickets. I tell you. 7 believe in
/ letting the kids have a good time"
From this time on the thirteen happy.
smiling faces will be one Of the features
fQf the Saturday matinee every week
/ The sale Of seats for the Ben Davies
concert recital in the Tabernacle Fri
/ day evening begins this morning al
| Christensen & Arson Company's music
store. Prices OF admission will be fifty
/ cents and one dollar, it being the in
| tention of the Cambrian society, under
whose auspices Mr.. Davies appears, tC
/ give everyone an opportunity to hear
/ this most gifted singer. A big house is