The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-26
DRAMATIC NEWS
AND COMMENT

NEW YORK, March 25-New York IS
newest theater, the Winter Garden,
more on the lines of some Of the for
eign music halls than anything New
York has had heretofore, was opened in
brilliant style this week before an au-
dience that included society, the old
guard Of first nighters and many OF the
younger generation Of theater goers
From the shell Of the old American
Horse Exchange, at Broadway and F'if-
tieth street. the Winter Garden has been
bert Swasey, and the builder, Mr.. John
Mex Jeffrey, have succeeded in trans.
forming the old building into finely
appointed theater. The acoustics are
excellent, there are no posts to obstruct
the view Of the stage, as the single bal
cony is built on the cantilever plan. The
seating capacity is eighteen hundred
and the front Of the balcony is occu-
pied by row of boxes running from
one side Of the prosccDium arch to the
other Back of them are several rows
OF seats. which, like those on the or
cheStra floor, are comfortable and COM
modious. Boxes also flank the stage on
either side of the lower floor.
The stage is second in size only to
those Of the opera houses and the Hip.
podrome, giving ample room for any
sort Of scene that may be desired.
Before the performance was half over
the audience conceded that it had been
shown and in good measure. The pro.
pramme contains everything from opera
to song and dance, and is made possible
through the services of a very large
company of well known artists, who
work overtime in order to carry out the
large scheme of entertainment,
Not since the days of the Kiralfys
has there been seen in New York a
greater display Of feminine charms,
whose posscssors would almost have
made Venus HE herself to the nearest
beauty doctor for repairs.
The choruses that filled the stage at
various times during the evening are
porgeously costumcd, while the feminine
that are startling in cut and color
''Bow Sing Chinese operetta III
one act, Iihretto by Messrs Carroll
Fleming and Arthur Voegtin, and
music hy Mr.. Manuel Klein, starts the
ball rolling. Mr.. Klein has written
some tuncful and appropriate japanese
music. while Messrs. Fleming and Voegt-
lin IS book is worthy.
''La Belle Paree.' musical comedy
in two acts. and eleven gorgeous scenes,
comes next The book is by Mr. Edgar
Smith, lyrics by Mr. Edward Walden,
and the music by Messrs Jerome Kern
and Frank Tours. while as in all por-
tons of the production the beautiful
scenic effects are the work of Mr.,
Voegtlin.
In this musical feature the full
strength Of the company is shown and
in rapid succession there comes on the
stage such well known players as Misses
Kitty Gordon. jean Aylwin, Stella Ay-
how, Dorothy .Jardou. Izzie Hajos. the
Hess sisters, Mile. Dazie, the dancer
Tempest and Sunshine, Ray Cox,
Yyette, Grace Van StuddiPord Violet
Bowers, Bessie Frewen; Messrs. Harry
Fisher, Edgar Atchson-Ely, Paul Mich
olson. Barney Bernard. Al Jolson, Lee
Harrison, Harold A. Rohc and Arthur
Cunningham.
One of the best bits of the night was
| q duel fought in scene representing
the Bois de Roulogne, of Paris, by Mile,
| Dazie and Miss Grace Washburn.