The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-31

Wagnerlan operas were given, and when
Fischer himself appeared in an act of
"Mcistersinger, the house. filed with
his old friends, fairly shrieked itself
hoarse. 1t was easy TO sec that Fischer.
whose voice is still big sonorous, and
rich, was a popular idol in former days.
AZ the close of the programme, he re-
obliged to make n speech, He gave n
neat little talk in German. and was fire.
quently interrupted by bursts ~ en-
thusiastic applause At the ckS}. he
was presented with two beautifl.At targe
laurel wrcaths. given in appreciation
Of great artist by the management
and subscribers of the Metropolitan
house
Hammcrstcin has Just signed with
Nordica. CalVc, and Schumann-Heink
for his house for next season Daily
the list grows larger, and il would ap-
pear as if most of the whole world s
famous ones are to be centercd in New
York next season. What a truly glori-
out outlook What great metropolis of
Europe can give 10 its music lovers and
students n longer or finer list than
Sembricb, Caruso. Melba. Bouci, Nordi-
ca, Eames. Gadski, Calve, Scott. Burg
etc, etc: all of whom are under posi-
tive contract for New York for next
season. The opera season Will GER
tainly be a brilliant one!
Edwin Milton Royle's new play,
"CIeo. viii be produced on the road
early this spring, prior TO its New York
premiere. The production viii he under
The management of Charles Dillingham;,
and the title role, which was 10 have
been PLAYED by Mrs Leslie Carter, will
L l. tow no .frfL
Nance o Neil, Miss O'Neil Will he
supported by strong cast, the whole
being under the personal supervision OF
| MIR RoyIc himself. Some of the critics
who have read the play predict great
success for "Cleo.
Ada Dwycr has recovered from her
recent attack OF the grip, and Is night
! " making herself more popular as Bret
| Tarte : Lie Heath i'm "SalDmy Jane -
at the Liberty thcatcr. 1t is "A unique
| hit of acting that Miss DwYcr does
! during her brief half.hour on the stage
| the finest ard most convincing piece in
! tho whole play The other parts are
NOT 50 satisfying Miss Robson Is
dainty and charming as ever, but her
aesthetic face and speech scarcely SUIT
the blood-thirsiy and rcveugeful ''Salo-
my Jane - And Just AS the audience
Z
! character of the heroine. caused by tho
coming OF her lover, the play abruptly
ends. and leaves one with the impres.
sion that The story is undevelopcd and
| FASTENED unduly ia its close. Ada
! Dwvcr is unanimously conceded to he
| the strength of the play. When the
! curtain rises in the second act, she rs
| seen filing washtub with water and
without a word, goes ahead and really
I IN ,I1 h,tI fIC rpst
thing. soap, board, hard scrubbing and
| all. The audience follows her breath
/ lesslv as she depicts for few silent
minutes the hard worked wife of IA
early California miner. AS the scene
Goes ON and the other characters fill
| the stage-the entire cast, m fact
J Miss Dwvcr siill holds the full atten-
! lion of the audience, She infuses that
! subtle thing atmosphere, = into her
| Lie Heath, aud brcaChes into ii the
| spirit of the natural, primeyal, toll.
worn woman of those carly DAYS in that
/ new and rough country of California.
/ Her exit. as she sobhingly denounces
! the miners as "a pack of honnds-a
pack of hounds!' for wanting to
!'string up her robber-husband, IS the
/ dramatic climax of the entire play. Miss
I Dwycr is always obliged to respond to
several curtain calls after this act.
Mrs. Harry irwin of salt Lake is the
guest Of Mrs. Samuel Newhouse at the
st. Regis.
Miss Pearl Savage, daughter of Mrs
Richard Savage Of Salt Lake, is regis
tered for the remainder of the season
at the Chicago Musical college, where
she is studying vocal music. Misses
Georgia and Daisy Savage, who are stu
! dents at the Martha Washington sem
4 mary in Washington, u. c., are expect.
ed in New York the end of the month
for visit. and viii be with Miss Ber)l.
| hnnl ON NinoiY-fnnrih Strcet during