Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-19
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Lambardl Opera company
loayes Salt Lake after today S
matinee with its. heart heavier
than its money pouches. 1t Is one oil
the most astonishing things in the
history of Salt Lake theatricals. that
an organization of the calioer oil tnis
should not have drawn packed houses
at every performance. The mciancnoiS
truth is that OF the seven performances
given. only one has dplwn an Old
fashioned turnout that which assem-
bled to see Madam BuEerhy Inc
attendance the other nights has either
been fair OF niggardly in the extreme.
IT is one OF the distracting puzzles that
Salt Lake managers have to CONTEND
with. why Salt Lake twenty years ago
for an attraction of this grade. would
have furnished audiences almost dou-
Bile the size OF those which the Lam
hardy company drew. The prices
were not extreme. in fact, they were
low considering the standard OF the
entertainment That the prices did
not form the real difficulty, Is shown
by the fact that even the cheaper por-
tions of the house were not alwayS oc-
cupied The sad fact seems to be that
the old boasted appreciation ana hgh
musical taste OF Salt Lake mas oeeh
supplanted by the craze Tor Naude-
Vile and cheap priced amusements.
1t is dishcartennG to nave 20 AUNT
such a thing. but there Is no going
behind the records Salt Lake has so
often furnished of late. and above all.
her woeful lack of appreciation Of the
LambardI company. All that we can
now hope is that the management VIII
not grow entirely discouraged. but
that the encouragement this organiza-
tlon finds on the coast VIII induce IL
to continue its western visits, In when
event we may get an occasional chance
to behold it, even though we may not
be counted worthy the name of a full
weeks stand.
THE NEW ALASKAN"
The Salt Lake Theater will offer
musical comedy next Monday with
the brand new revised version of The
Alaskan" ROW made over into a
genuine fun-making musical melange.
"Tne Alaskan has been in this city
before, but not in its present form.
it comes to us direct from n i've
months Chicago engagement where
The entire press of that city laudcd II
as the best musical show seen there
in years" Manager VIM. p, Cullen
who has given us many good things,
namely The BGrgomastcr." and
The Tcndorfoot" is the producer and
has been especially happy in the for
nation of the present company. The
complete Chicago production intact
will be brought TO this city Richard
+ Carroll and Gus Wcinburg are re-
Sponslblc for many of the new surpE 60
cS and exclusive features with which
The New Alaskan" fairly bristles
and in the part of 'Walzingham
Watt a stranded theatrical manager
Carroll has part exactly suited to his
IecCIiar talent Gus Wcinburg as Pro-
fcssor Knicklobein is prominent among
the n-makers and is given ample op-
portunity to extract many laughs with
the air of his laughing powders" " The
many new musical interpretations, In
oluding "Snowballing'" in which the
entire audience takes part. and the
self same audience is allowed to pelt
back Laughing Powders" Hi Hi
ii" THE Face of the Girl | Love"
and 20 odd other song hits OF last sea-
son including MY Totem Pole The
large chorus of Eskimo girls and
miners is again strong feature in
this seasons organization. The en-
gagement Ia for four nights and mat
inec on Washington'S birthday
NEXT WEEK AT THE ORPHEUM.
Franklin Underwood and Frances
Slosson in "Dobb's Dilemma" headline
the new Orpheum bill next week Mt
Underwood is well known all over the
Pacific coast from his support of
Katherine Grey. Nance O'Nein and
Florence Roberts. Miss Slosson is a
Los Angeles girl who has made a sue
cess on the stage The sketch Is we'll
spoken Of by the newspapers
The Basque Quartet is said to be one
Of the best singing acts in vaudeville.
Their selections are entirely from
grand opera and provide a real treat
for music lovers. They appear I'm Al
pine costume with an appropriate
drop.
The -Four Readings provide what IS
believed to be one of the most sensa-
tional acrobatic acts In vaudeville The
four members of the company do re-
markable equilibristic Geats. somer-
saults and flying leaps.
Belle Davis Will be back again with
her famous little pickaninnies. Miss