The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-02-21
ORPHEUM THEATRE.

Perhaps if grand opera were admin
isteTed to the theatre going public in
just such small doses as were given
to the Orpheum theatre audiences in
their week $ opener yesterday after
noon and last night there would be
more universal appreciation of artistic
features Of the singing and certainly
more thorough understanding of its
entertaining side. The foregoing is a
prelude to the announcement that the
Basque Grand Opera Quartet is be-
yOnd all shadow of doubt the head
liner of the bill. The bill throughout
is good, with maybe a weak spot or
two, but up to the standard.
1t naturally follows with a quartet,
while its offerings are on par with the
more elaborate presentations of
grand opera style of singing, the work
must be much lighter. Last nights
TenditiOns were "Traviati," in Italian;
selections from Martha" in French.
Garden of Roses and The Glow
Worm" in English. Particularly in
'Traviati.' Madame MaybeIle Fisher
showed the splendid range Of her voice
in the soprano role, seconded in the
tenor by Humberte BucheTie. BuCheTie
has a good expression, which seems
to be brought to its fullest power in
the Italian song.
NJ. D'Arra, baritone, and NJ. Ferrard,
basso, were given their best oppor-
tunity in the first selection, that from
I Martha" in the French. Repeated
encOres brought the final selection, the
one song that viii ever be popular,
whether it comes from the lips of
thousand -nighter opera star, or rolls
forth in the dialect of ragtime singer
Given in full quartet with the soprano
lead 50 well expressed by Madame
Fisher it is a beautiful thing and
brings forth the regret that the few
really good popular songs cannot be
heard from such artists.
1t seems to be a week of sOngbirds.
for Miss Julia Frary late pTima donna
: MI n f
fers 200 pounds (Teal advOrdupOis)
of fun in her Song Hits of the Day.
Besides having a good voice, Miss
Frary IS in possession of that gift so
rarely given to women, that of being
a natural Coincidence. Her best hits
are at herself, and her Glide song,
she announces to the audience, IS so
easy that she is ashamed TO draw her
'Dobb's Dilemma" is a sketch COM
edy given by Franklin Underwood,
Miss Frances Slosson and Mr.. Davies,
It has a common theme, that of dOmes-
tic woe, and the husband who comes
home at daylight to explain" In the
! explaining" lies all of the humOr and
an indignant and angry wife is finally
brought to seek her husbands forgive
ness for having doubted his truthful
ness, after the best friend" has come
| forward nObly in the husbands behalf
and so tangled the domestic atmos-
Dhere that the wife is made to believe
a great Injustice has been done and
she is indeed a wicked little woman.
The piece is only ordinary, but II is
entertaining.
Belle Davis pickaninnies offer di-
versity of entertainment, including
dancing and aCrObaticS. They are really
more clever than the average troupe
of pickaninnies brought in to assist
the soubrette's work in vaudeville.
The -Four Readings" give an aero
| battle exhibition of hand balancing
which is extraordinary. The feats Of
throwing each other from one balance
to another, supporting each others
weight at arms length in variety Of
attitudes give the act the something
| that is needed TO keep the audience
| from wearying, as audiences too often
do during such performances.
Fox and Foxes Circus" gives a
! couple Of trained dogs an opportunity
to perform some of their tricks being
1 clever. The intention is to express