Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-27

M DO crowded both with brilllance
and variety Opening Monday
we are TO have the hilarious
yankee Consul while the end OF the
week will be distinguished by the long
expected visit Of the Savage English
Grand Opera company
"The Yankee Consul as most people
know, who have kept IA touch with
eastern theatrical events. was one Of
the rolllcNng successes Of last season,
having been written originally for
Raymond Hitchcock. II deals with the
lie and adventures OF a modern Yankee
wis represents this government in San
Domingo Besides containing any
amount OF fun, it presents number
Of pictures OF real life and customs
among the islanders, and the scenic in
vestiture Is said to be specially strong.
The company Is managed by the we'll
known John p. slocum. and the cast Is
headed by Harry Short, the clever COIN
edlan, who has The part OF the Ameil-
can consul. The leading woman Is Miss
Vera Micheena, famed for her work
In The Princess Chile"
The full company Is said, With en-
larged orchestra, to number "a people.
Until Henry w. Savage entered the
amusement world with his now famous
English Grand Opera company. every
tmrressarlo who had attempted to sus-
tain 0 company 10 give grand opera In
English lost fortune. The history OF
grand opera In English dates back 20
years, but only In the past 10 years.
since MIR. Savage founded his company
iii BoatOn, has the music loving public
taken seriously to the ondeavor. lta
work each season has met with increas-
ed success. The reportory has been
gradually enlarged until now Mr.. Saw
age has TO his credit no less than SO
masterpieces produced In the mother
tongue.
The company Mr.. Savage will present
At the Theater next Thursday, Friday
AMI Saturday, represents the best eff
forl Of his entire career. There are over
score Of prlma donnas, tenors. bar
iton.s and bhsses, and q fine choral
body Of conservatory-bre singers. am
bilious and talented. There Is hardly
enc of these that has not an opportu-
nifty to understudy the leading prlnci-
pals, nUny OF them being fitted to take
a rrifno donna role on an hours notice.
One OF the soundest features OF the
company is found In its specially select
FL orchestra OF symphony musicians,
These number nearly so, many OF them
rololsts. As conductors Mr.. Savage has
TWO OF the best equipped grand opera
directors In America. The Chenille,
N. b. Emanuel has had 80 years ex-
perience IN leading European opera
houses, possessing q repertory OF 10
masterpieces. Elliott schenclS, the wag-
merriam conductor formerly associated
with Walter Damrosch, Is one OF tl-
Few American musicians recognized ns
q Wagnerian authority.
"The Missouri Girl" which will bc
seen at the Grand theater next week,
has been on the road continuously for
The past IL seasons, II has probably
covered less territory than any other
play In the world in the same length u
time, on account OF playing so many
return dates. Manager Raymond soon
discovered that he had great repeater.
and has been playing the same thea
tiers year after year TO an ever increaa-
ing business Most plays grow stale
with the public after few seasons,
and are either shelved or sent out on
'one-nlght stands at cheap prices
with inferior companies; but the case
OF 1.-THE Missouri Girl Is exactly the
opposite. The show Is at present doing
record breaking business, and this
in theaters where u has played as high
as 10 different engagements.
The seasons come and go. but Uncle
Toms Cabin" goes on forever. 1t will
again be seen at the Grand for three
nights and a Saturday matinee. COM
menclng next Thursday. As one writ
or has said, There runs through this
grand story a pathos peculiarly touch-
Ing and sweet. II speaks the universal
language OF the heart. Ii reflects Ike
mirror the innermOst phases OF the
human emotions II Is more than
play-it Is a moral classic. 1t argues
for two OF the greatest themes that
can engage the mind--human liberty
and the Immortality OF the soul. Not
withstandlng the frequent production Of
this play, 1t is never produced In the
sumptuous manner by other companies
as it is in Stetson's IT Is like meeting
an old friend after years absence
"Colored acts" viii be conspicuous
by their absence at the Orphoum next
week. However. Lew Sully. Of burnt
cork minstrelsy fame. will be the head
liner Sully has succumbed TO the
temptations OF modern vaudeville anu
henceforth has thrown IN his lot with
the Orpheum circuit. incidentally the
papers printed In the cities in which he
has appeared are throwing in "a lot
of good notices OF his patter and songs.
Another strong attractions Will be The
Great Leon. premier illusionlst assist
ed by Miss Delta Hula and the Two
Kings, Sensational gymnasts. The
serious number on the program which
has been arranged 10 embrace all
tastes, is Grace Jackson. lyric So
prano. who Is down for three solos.
Making the Banjo Talk IL the mission
of Dane Claudius and Miss Melody
Scarlet Miss Scarlet was formerly OF
the Frohman and Julius Kahn COM
panies and Is admitted TO be the clever
est female banioist IN the world The
motion pictures presented hy the kiuo-
drome win have Tor the feature next
week the Great French Steeplechase
The next attraction at the Lyric COM
mencing this afternoon, viii be the
Innocent Maids company under the d.
rection OF T. W. Dinkins This COM
pany Is not entirely new TO local pla,
goers. hut this season It Is bigger ana
better than ever. In fact, nothing but
the title win be recognized by those
who have seen q N seasons
past. "a Night at Newport
and 1.-THE Diamond Palace" are the H.
ties Of the two monster hurlasques
which VIII mako up the program They
pre "laugh-makers throughout and In
troduce the large company In comedy.
music aud song. To those who Ike good
vaudeville numbers the following acts
will appeal: Marklc and Moran dis
pensers OF disabilities: Eugene Jerge H.