Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-26
ADJUSTMENTS

Thanksgiving Day. the best theatre
/ cal date in the year for night shows,
and the worst for afternoon, came and
went in salt Lake with the customary
results The throngs at every house
which opened its doors iu the evening
have not been exceeded for months
past, ana at some OF them many were
turned away unable 10 gain admission.
The matinces Jared VarlOusly, but as
rule the family gathering and the
turkey spread, received first consider
alton The afternoon turnout at the
Theater ana Orpheum was fair only;
at the Shubert. 10 was sappOintingly
light; at the Colonial, only medium:
at the Bungalow. good, and the
Grand, where cheap rates prevailed,
was the only exception to the rule:
there, the turn out was very heavy,
Thcatcr-lt has been nearly . years
since the melouiOus strains of "'rhe
Serenade," Victor Hcrbert's MASTER
piece, were sung and whistled I'm salt
Lake. Almost a new generation Of
theater goers has arrived since then.
and without doubt the old melodies
will leap again into popular favor. as
a result of the revival by The Salt
Lakers,' for the strains are as be-
witching as ever and far ahead OF
many Of the frothier and moro easily
forgotten airs Of the day.
Last nights rendition brought back
a flood Of memories. The inimitable
Barnabee, as the old Duke. with his
delicious songs about Lovely Woman"
and Dreaming" Alice Nielsen, for
whom the part OF Yvonne was writ
ten, and who never did anything bet
ter, Jessie Bartlett Davis. for whom
Herbert also created the nobNe
song, Tho Angelus." and who
has now passed to the great
beyond Jennie Hawley. who came
in later engagement as an un-
derstudy 10 Mrs. Davis, and who was
so upset by finding that she was billed
IN her home town for a matinee in
stead Of a night performance that she
failed to do herself fun Justice.
rockingham, the original tailor and
Harry Brown the broken down tenor
all these figures passed i'm mental re-
view last night, as the old beauties of
the opera were unfolded
The presentation by the salt LAX
ers,' which had been worked up
under enormous difficulties. due TO III
ness I'm the company. and death in
the family Of one OF its members, to
say nothing of inability to secure the
stage for adequate rehearsing, went
last night with "a charming swing. and
was heartily applauded by the big
and brilliant audience. The final cur
tain descended before II o'clock.
which evidenced the prompt methods
or stage manager Spencer. Opera
tic rendiuons by salt Lake amateurs
have for years been ranked as more
than amateur events, especially on the
part of the chorus. and the same can
be said of THE Serenade" All the
voices We're sweet and tuneful. and
the singers young and good-lool1ing,
and II the chorus hardly had the
"bigness" in tone of some Of its
HaHaa a
SO much spirit that II made the diff
ference forgotten
The singing laurels Of the night were
carried on by Miss Amy Osborne,
who was "A surprise in the part OF
Dolores, and by Mr.. II. S. Ensign.
whose interpolated number from
"Floradora" brought down the house
and had the biggest encore OF the
night IL seemed a pity 20 waste such
voice as Mr.. Ensign's on
such a role as the tailor's but
this song, grotesque as &c was,
coming from "A character supposedly "A
musical freak, redeemed everything,
while the allusion to Canyon road mud
WAS greatly appreciated by those who
suffer from the absence OF pavements
and the presence OF Mr.. Moran's heavy
draft wagons. Miss Carbon made
very cute and fetching Yvone. though
she shines rather as an actress than
singer Her work brought some hearty
applause. Mr.. Campbell was the usual
rollicking host as the old duke, and he
brought hOWn the house on several
occasions. though he can do better still
II he viii avoid covering up some OF his
humorous lines by a too rapid utter
ance. Mr. DOugall made = handsome
Alvarado and acted with spirit. his
singing numbers being also applauded.
Mr. Graham in dialogue Is always n
ID ne IN
though he ala make "a halt last evening
His sweet voice with too few opportu-
mites, was I'm as strong evidence ms
ever. Mr.. Williams, for whom there
was great sympathy on account OF his
recent bereavement. and who only con-
scented 10 appear 10 avoid leaving the
company In the lurch. was so weighted
down with cold that he could give no
account OF his fine baritone voice. Mr..
Haddock, az the broken town tenor.
showed the real comedian and the les
ser parts were capably interpreted by
Mr.. Clawson, Mr.. Brain, Mr. Smith and
Miss Romncy.
Spencer Clawson. Jr.. waved the
baton over the whole production In pro-
fessional fashion. and the orchestra,
though occasionally uneven, did some
good work.
The costumes were bright and hand
some and the scenery adequate. The
presentation runs through ANN Mffhf
and will be seen In out OF town points
later on.
An interesting member OF the big and
fashionable audience was Miss Flora
Wilson. who with Miss Maude May
BabCock was the guest or Mr. and Mrs
Hcher J Grant Miss Wilson expressed
herself 20 a News representative as be-
ing delighted with the work OF the ANA
teurs, IA which She says she has al
ways felt a decided Interest, az she had
once been la the ranks OF the amateurs
herself Sho will be heard az the shu-
bert theatcr next Monday evening. ana
is passing the week resting az Gar as
she can. between the social attentions
showered upon her by the Salt Lake
friends OF herself and her distinguished
father
Orphcuni--"Socicty night al the
orpheum rs expected 10 draw big at
tendance 10 that playhouse this evening.
Valerie Bergere viii head the now bill
with her sketch, "Blllie's First Love-
ColOnial--''rho Girl Question,
which had A bia atdlaucg last ulgnt