Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-02-17

were put forward Saturday afternoon.
but this proved to be Il mistake. The
night performance was the more brill
liant and most evenly rounded, al.
though the matinee cast was admirable.
In the latter Miss Strakosch. carried
off the honors, though she is hardly tho
artist that Miss Vivienne is. This lady
at night made positive triumph and
only scored one false step, that of de-
Waiting from the key ON her first en-
trance. This gave an sunfavorable Inn
precision at the beginning, but II soon
wore off, and by the time she had
achieved the tragic finish OF the part
she had carried her audience before
hor.
The tenor OF the afternoon, Mr., vii
lis. does not belong In the Savage class.
Mr.. stiles, who sang the part of Pink
erton at night. did some fine work
especially In the glorious duet. but he
cannot be said to have risen to tho
standard occupied by either Sheehan
or McLennan, the two deIineators of
the role last year Mr.. Savage IL mar
ticularly fortunate In his baritones, Mr.,
Richards. who sang the role OF the corr
sui In the afternoon, was admirable.
and Mr.. Cranston. who filled the part
at night, was even more admirable.
II was o positive rest 10 i.---r n,nf sing
Miss Ho,.ston, who sang Suzuki AZ
the r.--.fIiee. and Miss Behnee who fIl
ed the part at night, were equally good
the former probably excellinr in tons
production, the latter IN action. Miss
behnee 10 rare artist. and is even
stronger than she was last wear when
she rang the role with the Hungarian
Nine. Szamosy.
The orchestra remains the great ovar.
whelming delight of the presentation.
ana II was vigorously applauded
throughout the evening. 1t would be
hard to imagine anything finer than
the delineatlon of the varying shades
of feeling which Puccini has Impaired
with so much genius, to this work. The
exquisite tenderness of the duet by the
tenor and soprano, the power and pas-
sion expressed when the uncle deno,,nc.
es butterfly, the occasional interweay-
Ing or the American national mir ara
the beautiful theme which accomna MICS
the reading Of the letter by the consul
to Butterfly. which Is repeated wban
the girl stands at the window ali night
we're all instances of fine conception on
the part of the composer. and OF tell.
ing rendition on the part of the in
strumentalists, which can only be av.
pressed by the one word "sublime .
Pucoinfs work In La Boheme'' and
La Tosea had already given him hirh
rank among the composers OF the tYen-
tieth century. but Madam Butterfly,
VIII hrmiy fix his footing as one OF the
masters of music OF our times. {.
WAY Down East---'rhe return err
gagement of this very SUCCESSFUL New
England play. opens at the Salt lake
theater tonight
Orpheum--The bill here this week
Is strong one and Edwin Stevens
friends, especially, are expected to be
out In force to greet him.
Grand--The bill for the first half
of the week at this house is '.Rig
Hearted Jim no relation to the sun
ny gentleman, but the central figure
In vivid frontier drama.
Iyric--The Utahna Stock company
this week Is presenting tho familiar
drama RIP Van Winlsle," which runs
the usual period with Wednesday
matinee.