The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-10-02


Those who went TO the salt Lake
Theater last night may have thought
tney were taking chances. And II they
did, they soon found 1T was their lucky
night. For the company, hitherto un-
known here, was seen to be one of
much merit.
The scene revealed at the opening
was one to make good impression; for
ii possessed the charm of a realistic
apple orchard in bloom. And into this
orchard came an attractive chorus and
come leading singers who could sing.
The principals who did most Of the
solo work were Miss Mabel Day and
Carl Haydn. Miss Day has very en-
ioyable voice, clear and flexible and
under excellent control. In manner she
is graceful and vivacious. and she can
he most coquettish young woman. In
her barmaid costume her acting was
especially clever.
Mr. Haydn s welltrained voice is of
rich and mellow quality And he is MOI
only an exceptionally good singer. but
an excellent actor as well He sings
the tenor part, but with voice that
Is baritone rather than tenor, its limita-
ton IN range being especially apparent
III hls . Rose Marie'' song Bowman
Ralston has bass that was heard but
little, though sufficiently TO show that
with It's owner in q part in which he
had more TO do it would he much en-
loyed. George ". Leslie. the comedian,
showed cleyerness. The others in the
cast served well.
The chorus is spirited and strong
voiced, and has its good looks. The
TUNES are rich and fresh. and the STAGE
equipment Is beautiful.
The Two Roses" will be given
again tonight. The other operas TO be
givon during the week arc 'fDorothvD
and "Babette.'
The Salt Lake Opera company will
Glvc one more performance of "Tht'
Wedding Day. ut the Salt Lake Thee
ter, next Monday. This is by special
request of friends who will attend The
Mormon conference.
'rhc Viola Gillette Opera conpanv
Will appear in "The Girl and the
Bandit at the Salt Lake Theater next
week.
No more pleasing melodrama has
ever been given at the Grand in its long
career as melodramatic theater than
Girl of the Streets - now being
played there. The drama is wei! writ
ten, capably acted, and splendidly
mounted throughout. The PLOT IS good
and the story pure and clean. \ special
souvenir matinee Wednesday afternoon,
and the usual evening performance ON
that date, bring the engagement to
close.
ORPHEU UM-Iigh-clas vaudeville
This week s bill at the Orpheum is
an entertaining one. In Self-De-
fense, a one-act protean drama, i'll
which Miss Margaret Wycherly makes
seven changes of costume aud appears
'ju like number of characters, is the
feature Of the BILL Miss Wvcherlv il
an artist in her specialties and was well
received. Charles Sharp is heartily
welcomed as the German monologist
His comedy is new. his jokes are clever
and his music interesting Lillian Ash
ley tells a number of interesting
stories and sings 'Wouldn t You Like
10 Spoon With Me?" Perhaps many
were attracted by her witching wavs,
though not by her vocal powers. The
Oliveira Trio, the musical virtuosos, are
fair. The Robert De Mont Trio are
clever Hcrobnts and keen the audience
wondering what is coming next. Their
acrobatjc turns are new and go with q
vim. TRAGEDY On Train and |EThr
Jail Bird; or, How He Flew are the
flashes on the Kinodromc.
Long and shorts at Desky'p