Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-24
THE PLAY IN NEW YORK.
BY CLAIMING POLLOCK,

mezzo, but puccinis Is unimagnatlve
and unpicturesque, Ii dlsturbs no
memories Of Mascagni
The story OF Madam Butterfly fol
lows the original closely, after a sort
Of prologue IN which Is shown the
marriage Of Pinkerton and ChO-Cho-
San Pinkerton, instead OF yielding
to the Influence OF absence, as Mr..
Long made him do. espouses Butter
fly with the deliberate purpose OF
wedding an American girl when he
has grown tired OF her. The second
and third acts az the opera are respec-
lively the first and second halves OF
the tragedy's one act
Henry w. Savages production IS
very beautiful. The exterior of q Jap
anese house, and the interior. with a
view OF a cherry orchard through the
windows, could not be made more OK
quisite. The opera Is we'll sung, too,
various Gets Of principals Alternating
IN the chief roles Eliza Szamosy,
Rena Yivienne, ana Florence Easton
sing Butterfly; Joseph Sheehan and
Francis Mcclellan have the part OF
Pinkerton, and Wlnifred Cor and
Thomas ID. Richards take separate
nights In the part OF the consul There
Is no lnadequlcy In the presentation
Madam Butterfly" Is doing an excel
lent business at the Garden.
Lew Fields entertainment at tho
Herald Square rheater was made over
last week, About Town" after q run
OF three monthf, being condensed into
one Get and played ms a first part 10
burlcsque on THE Great Divide"
This barlesque, with the addition OF
Peter f. Daley 10 the company, quite
brought back recollectiOns Of the old
days at Weber & Fields. Blanche
Ring also has Joined the forces at
the Herald Square.
THE Great Decide" only exacger-
atos slightly what actually occurs In
"The Great Divide" William Vaughn
Moody makes his heroine, whose cab
In Is entered by three ruffians. spring
forward with rapid-fre proposal
that one of them marry her In the
burlesque, Miss Ring trayestyiug the
role assumed by Margaret Angin nj
the Princess. captures the ruiiians,
and, at the point Of a gun, makes ono
of them take her 20 a justice OF the
peace. Tis one. played by Mr. Daley,
wishes with all his heart that he had
stayed in Jail. The idea is dolciously
comic and 1t Is humorously worked
out. THE Great Deci'e" lasts over an
hour. and hasn't more than 10 minutes
OF dulness. Miss Rings imitation OF
| Miss Anglin is c'plta and Mr.. Daley
while not so closely following Henry
I Miller. Is extremely droll Mr. Fields
George Beban, Edna Wallace Hopper
and Harry Fisher all are laughable
/ Lawrence Grossmth alone fails Ia
, make good" proving as totally UNI
| funny as he was IN About Town"
There are two musical interpretations
| In "The Great Decide" One OF them
an indian dance, staged by Julian
Mitchell. is rather crude and ineffec.
| tive. but Is justified by a fine piece Of
music by Gustav Kerker. The COM
| poser of THE Belle OF New York
| has never done anything else that SO
| completely established his rank as a
| musician About Town" has been
| greatly improved by its curtalment
and the whole performance at the
! Herald Square Is now well worth the
attention of any one who wants 10 be
| enliyened.
The long-halred drama escaped from
! It's covers last week and ran riot in our
| theaters There were special natl
nees until you couldn't rest and audi.
! enoes In which flowing ties adorned
the men. and mannash coats the wo-
men. Alan Dale confided in me al