The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-28
PROMISE OF THE THEATRES.
"A Country Girl"

The coming of new musical play is
always an event of great Importance.
and when the exploitation is made by a
distinguished organization such as the
Augustin Daily musical company. It is
an event of the first Importance. The
great musical production, "A Country
Girl" has been accounted one Of the
greatest musical comedies OF the TWEEN
tieth century It ran for three years
at Days Gondon) theatre, and $50
nights in DAILY New York; theatre.
other large cities have been favored by
long runs, and now, crowned with hon
ors and glory. fiattered by the public
and press. clad in new silks and satins,
and bedeeked with gorgeous scenic en-
bellishments. and travelling in a special
train of seven cars, "a Country Girl"
assisted by a corps OF comedians. q host
of pretty girls. soldiers and naval Of
fieers, will lombard this city with her
smiles and music on Monday evening.
The book and music of "A Country
Grip Is by the authors OF San Toy"
The Geisha" and "A Runaway Girl"
And the complications and merry con-
ceits of these successful comedies have
pared TO the sumptuous splendor of
this captivating lyric charm. The piece
must not be COMPOUNDED with THE
Country Girl which Ada Rehan used
few years ago. and which many small
dramatic. companies are now using. 1t
is a composition of an entirely different
character. The Country Girl is a
comedy written by William wicherly,
one of the first English playwrights.
n
, of 1.-THE Country Wife" in 1875 The
late Augustin DAILY produced an ex-
purgated edition of the play by David
GarriclS at his theatre in New York in
1884 "A Country Girl which is to be
produced here is a real musical play
bordering on the lines of genuine comic
opera of former DAYS, with better con-
nected story than is generally found In
the present day musical plays. This
explanation seems due to the public
because OF the very close similarity of
the title. II win be produced here the
same as il was IN New York. The Au-
gustin Daily musical company never
has more than one organization on the
road playing in one piece. and thus the
local theatre-goers are assured that
that they are not going to witness a
second-class performance by a No. 2
company. Lionel Moncton, who is re-
his. former efforts and has shown the
hand of a true musician. Among the
musical numbers that have received
great attention are "A Country Girl
1.-THE RaJah of Bhong" 1.-TWO Little
Chicks" Under the Leodar" 1.-THE
Real Smart Set" me and Mrs.
Brown" Peace. Peace -.The Geo
Song and "Quarelling, the sextette
Take Your Pretty Partner TO the Ball. .
a number that is declared to have SUI
perceded the famous "Florodora" sex
tette The advance sale commenced
Friday morning. The engagement will
no doubt be the most important during
the present theatrical season. The
principals are all the DAILY theatre IA
vorites.
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The Cingalee" will be given Thurs
day nuight at the Theatre. THE Gin
gelee'' which is to be presented by the
Augustin Daily musical company, GEN.
ters around Nanoya. a sweet little
dusky maiden, married by proxy at 4
TO Il native potentate. BOobhamba. but
in love with her master, Harry We're
ker. a tea planter, with whom she has
taken service 20 escape her fate as one
OF many wives. But the story and its
capital working out is eentered in a
cunning lawyer. As this wholly de-
lightful scamp, intensely diverting and
possessed with a vivacity which never
flags for an instant, he is no mere fea-
fure of an amusing piece
His description Of himself and his at
fainments in England twhither he has
been sent to recover a certain black
pearl held in generation by the natives)
AS of London. Temple Bar-af-law.''
gives the keynote to the special humor
which is to peryade the entire imper-