The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-01-07

When Robert Louis Stevenson wrote
the strange story of DR. Jekyll and
Mr.. Hyde" he was not sure if he dared
have it published, but when his first
edition was splaced on the market 1t
was sold out in a few days. The dra-
matist eagerly grasped the book and a
dozen versions were Immediately pro-
duced. The strongest and the best was
the Mansfield version, which will be
presented at the New Grand for four
nights, beginning tonight. There is a
certain subtle indefinable something
that holds the spectator from the rise
to the fall of the curtain, and in spite
of the great improbability, the audience
forgets all that. and finds itself Won
dering if it is impossible, and each
time the spasm of pain crosses the no (
BILE face of DR.. Jekyn, foretelling the
coming of the monster, Hyde, the audi
ence in breathleSS silence watches the
Transformation, forgetting that it is a
piece of stage illusion and seeing one
man changed to another before Their
very eyes. AS the play proceeds they
begin to feel sympathy for DR.. Jekyll
and hate the demon, Hyde, forgetting
that all of Dr.. JekylIs troubles are
caused by his defying God. The COM
pany presenting the play is a strong
one, the dual role of DR.. Jekyll and Mr..
Hyde being interpreted by the great
Russian actor. Theodore Torch.
\
Gus Sun, the well known minstrel
magnate, and his superb company of
burnt cork artists are scheduled to APP
pear at the New Grand three nights
commencing Thursday. The company /
this season is without question the
finest organization Of its kind in the
minstrel world There is nothing with
the show that is old except the name. /
Every feature, song, dance or act is
new and ahead of the times. The pro- /.
gramme is the most complete and su-
perb ever offered by minstrel COM /
pany. Among a few of the prominent |
features we mention Billy Gordon, /
comedian, and Ed c.. Hays. comedian. /
Especial mention should be made of I
the eccentric dancing of Grip Rodgers, |
who showed the patrons of shows what /
was needed to convince an audience I
with laughter; the singing contingent |
Ed Rice bassO; James Barardi, TObustO |
tenor; Harry Weaver. baritone; and an /
exceptionally strong chorus. The seem /
cry is a new departure entitled In the /
Temple of Orpheus," resplendent with I
electrical and mechanical effects. Amid /
the singing and warbling of birds in a /
bower of a thousand deW-bedecked /
flowers thousands of mellow lights are
flashed upon the gorgeous scene. The /
costumes are OF the most elaborate full |
dress. The parade, which will occur at /
noon, is the neatest and best dressed !
in the history of minstrelsy. Any per-
son Witnessing the performance who /
IS not satisfied can secure the admis-
sion fee by applying at the box office /
before 9 %. m. This certainly is a guar
antee sufficiently strong to satisfy the /
doubling ThOmaSes. There will be no |
advance in prices nor will any person |
be permitted to speculate in tickets at |
the expense of the public.
Those whose acquaintance with the
atricals begins at the box office and /
ends at an orchestra chair often Won /
der just what salaries chorus girls /
earn. John p. SlOcum, manager of 1.-THE /
Yankee Consul" which will be heard !
for the first time in this city Jan. %, |
has this TO say on that interesting sub /
ject:
Chorus salaries vary as do salaries /
for all positions. / have known young |
women in musical companies who did /
not have line to speak earn as high |
as 500 a week Others I have known /
to earn only $12. If the girl is pretty,
Shapely and possessed of a good voice |
she ought to receive $25 a week. If /
she has no especial ability her salary /
Will be from SIS to $40.
Personally. I believe and have al
ways maintained that the chorus is a
most important adjunct of a musical /
When I arranged to take
The Yankee COnSuFNon tour after its
long run at the Broadway and Wal
lacks theatre, New York, I immediate
ly signed most of the original chorus
The average salary paid was $35, which
pany get $50 each, and the lowest sal
airy paid is $25."
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Have you noticed the evolution of
stage terms as applied to the chorus? !
First the Delighted young women were
merely chorus girls. then they became
broilers,' squads" and now John P.
l ankee Consul" to whom he refers as
"shrimps," because of their pinkness
and petiteness.
The Orpheum, the State street ''house
or mlrth, has made a strong bid for
favor during the past week and appar-
entity the public has responded nobly,
Judging from the box office returns and
the manner in which late-cOmers have
had to rest content with back seats.
Next week, it is promised, there will
De just as strong bill as prevailed
last. BY way Of the top-liner, Al Haz-
zard is heading this way with half a
baggage care full of excess luggage"
The TACT that Hazard is billed as a
' CAACA 4AO4Oiell NOIllculdn ana cOfil6C SOLO,
lSt might lead the public to believe
that the old hackneyed dummy-in-the-
box stunt was in order His act, how
ever, is something out of the ordinary
run and during the thirty minutes he
Is on the stage there is all kinds of
novel fun on tap. The playlet, which
Is weekly feature on the Orpheum
circuit, next week will be in the hands
Of Estele Wordette and company. who
will present "A Honeymoon in The
Catskills," title which suggests
boundless possibilities as a dull care
chaser. Next in order of merit. or
possibly to be strictly correct, in size
Of salary, come the Three I,ucifers. a
brother and two sisters, who indulge in
some eccentric dancing and singing of
4 high-class order. So great has been
The hit this week of Herber's dogs that
t will be safe to predict that Rarnold's
dogs and cats will make the
and their parents sit up and
AXE notice There are very few per
.Orming cats in existence today from
he fact that the average cat abhors
he footlights and is liable to start a
'ough house among the dogs at ans I
ime. Mons Marnold, however, has a