The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-30
In Theater and Concert Hall East

ers residing in the capital, Accord,
ingly, with their national zeal, and
much tinsel, they furnished up an old
building into the semblance of a thea
ter, and in order to have everything as
complete as possible, they had in il not
mats but for the royal majesty of all
the Russias.
''On the opening night. Hamlet be-
ing the bill all the foreigners came
out Of charity, and 10 laugh, as might
have been expected AT the tragedy Of
the thing; But instead Of laughing they
cried. The part of Hamlet was por-
trayed by female player with inimit
able pathos. The audience was sur
prised. and the fame of the excellent
performance at once spread throughout
the entire city. For three successive
evenings the theater was crowded
On the fourth night the door Of
and the czar, without having given any
previous warning. took possession OF
his seat. The car was accompanied by
his royal retinue. composed of 'splen.
did looking Circassian prince; the com
mander of the Cossack guard, Tcherc-
vine, who watches over the czar s SAT
ETY.; Prince Dondoukoff KorsakofT, the
governor of the Caucasus. and several
others. You may easily imagine how
much everyone was pleased and BATTERED
with this mark Of his maiesty's con
tidence. f..-
..This was still more the case when
in answer to some apology that had
been conveyed TO him about the mea
ger accommodations. he replied: That,
among the Americans. he was quite at
ease. In order, however. TO remedy the
real inconvenience Of the situation and
to testify still further he ordered q
better theatcr to be built and TO be
opened within week"
This interesting narrative caused an
idea to he formed IN young ALA Nail
nova IS mind to some day seek fame
can players and the talented Russian
actress came TO America and won the
laurels from the American people.
May Have Free Opera.
New York may have free opera in
the near future if the board OF estimate
and apportionment can he induced to
see the matter in the same light IT
strikes the Central Federated Union.
That body urges that if the city would
make an appropriation for the holding
of public concerts, at which no admls-
sion fee was charged, IT would be an
educational feature from which the resi-
dents would derive great benefit. There
does not seem TO be much chance Just
now of favorable action on the project,
strange as IL may seem the men who
hold New York S purse strings appear
to be much more concerned in providing
funds for the relief of the subway
crush and similar utilitarian projects
than they do in educating the people
by means of free grand operas How
ever, where these matters are attended
to they take up the suggestion Of the
Central Federated union.
The divine Sarah is again to visit
the United States. In an interview in
Paris she said: ''I shall leave with
my whole company Mt the end OF No.
vemhe- for a tour of America. ! will
play my entire repertoire. The terms
of my engagement are as always for
America-that is to say, 1t will be n
roval tour and will last five or six
months. II Will he my seventh, and,
unfortunately. the last time shall
visit the United States. ] will visit
all the big cities without exception, and
present centers where | have never
PLAYED before. terminating my tour by
appearing in Mexico. | hope especially
to visit the wonderful cities of the Pa
cifc coast, which | adore. | shall make
my trim holiday and will remain ms