Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-29


for next week. the dramatic
and operate recital by Emma
Lucy Gates (hor only appearance prior
TO her return so Berlim, set for we'd
nosday, and the initial production OF
''rhe Girl and the Governor" the salt
Lake Opera companys new venture.
Next Saturday afternoon win see the
nrst presentation of the long talked-or
work which Julian Edwards wrote Tor
jefferson DO Angels. A number OF
INTERPRETATIONS win be made, notably
the sextet from Lucia which inc
whole company will sing for "a finale
to the second act 1t has been a long
cherished desire of Professor Mcclellan
to render the scxtet with his singers
and "The Girl and the Governor fur
nshes good opportunity for carrying
out his wish.
Another cause of interest is the fact
that John d. Spencer is said to have
the greatest part he ever played-full
OF fun, frolic and wit. The cast has
already been published. and includes
nearly all tho companys old faNorllcs
as well as some new members.
The engagement of the company at
the theater is for five nights and three
matinees after which the opera viii De
taken to Provo, Logan and Ogden. Inc
trip TO Boise could not be attempted on
account of other engagements OF mem
bers Of the company. though the or
ganizaton would greatly like to have
accepted the invitation to open the
new opera house.
If there is one class of plays more
rank of playgoers, 1t is uuquestionabiy
those comedy dramas dealing with the
lives OF those ruralites who in the
years that arc gone made New Hamp-
shire, Connecticut, Massachusetts and
the other Yankee New England states
famous.
out of the chaos OF such plays, good,
bad and Indifferent, has come one
that with q run of 1909 weeks nights
10 its credit in New York and 49, nights
in Chicago, tells a most powerful ana
compelling story 1t is The Dairy
Farm" which goes on at the Grand
for the coming week There will be
two popular maiiueeS during the week,
as usual. on Wednesday and SHtur-
day afternoons.
The picture presented is that of VII
lage life in New York state between
the years 1854 and 1856. The play has
strong love story running through
it. and calls Tor a wealth OF new scene
ny; all week the sceuic artists and
stage mechanics at the Grand have
been busy with the plans for the new
settings
Mr. William Jossey, the leading man,
Will be seen as Nathan Newkirk and
Miss Virginia Heating as Lucy, niece
OF Squire Hurley Around these two
the other players of the stock COM
pany have been so gathered that each
will carry the part IN next weeks per-
Torrance to which he Is especially
adapted.
Next week the Orpheum opens with
the following program: Helen Bert
ram, Fred Singer, Waiter Montague u
Co, Frederlcka Raymond trio, La Vine
CimarCn trio, Lewis & Green the kino-
drome ana orchestra.
Miss Helen Bertram is making a sps-
cal vaudeville tour in the theaters #
the Orpheum circuit; she is "A noted
piima donna who once appeared here
as Maid Marian in robin Hood" 1t
is said of her that she has created
more original roles in important music
al comedies than any other American
singer of recent years. Ono Of the
best known parts in which she has been
identified was the widow in The
Prince Of Pilsen" which she played IN
the original Henry w. Savage co.
one OF the most ambitious musical
novelties ever offered on the Orpheum
LIST, viii offer. lie comes direct from
sensational triumphs in Europe. HIS
act is one full Of pathos and music II
deals with the seventeenth century
and is about Amau the famous violin
maker Of Cremona. His limitations are
said 10 be wonderful.
THE Under Dog is the title OF a
sketch that Walter Montague. George
Clancy & Co viii produce.
Classical grand opera Is what the
Fredcrika Raymond trio, who appear
IN the knights of Old present, This
trio consists OF Miss Raymond, prima
donna Paul Fisher tenor and Enrlco
Oromonte, baritone
Entirely different and yet something
without which no vaudeville program
Is complete is imagination" a tray
esty in which LaVlne- Cmmon COM
pany will be seen. This popular trio
are old Orpheum flyoHtes and they
present a variety of entertainment
Engaging ~ Cook" % sketch by o.
car Lewis rs presented by Lewis &
Green, It Us lively turn In which
music and comedy are happily inter-
mingled,
Tho Orpheuu orchestra this week
Will play "rhe Three Twins" the latest
New York success. "a composition of
otto Hauerbach Utah boy
A complete change OF program took
place at the New Lyric this afternoon
aud foi "a week there viii bee found ar
that popular playhouse llst of rare
attractions. The Cameraphonc program
iE one of wide variety. The
Colonial quartet sings two very clever
songs which are mingled with just
enough comedy and Margin and Ahern
indulge iu Irish reparcc with JOKE
iu every line following this hit Win a
coon song called Nothing Ever Trou-
hles Me- "Bahy Bunting is a. novelty
that VIII tickle the Kids as we'll as the
old llks while the "Quurelsnme Serv-
UNITS" give one round of uproarloua rum
THO cGmelUphuuc is craving IN popu-
lnrity During the three summer
months fIr instance, moro than lo'uu,
paid admissions have been recorded hl
tho Now Lyric. This rs a big roeoto
for the summer season ANA curing Wy
autumn Manager Clark expects
break AN attendance records