The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-10

T OR an engagement of Four nights
~ and Wednesday matinee, be.
ginning this evening, the Aborn
Opera company will present its
modernizcd version of ''Thc Bohemian
Girl at the Colonial theater, with It's
striking scenic investiture that is said
to eclipse aDv previous presentation OF
this work, and countless new and start
ling Incidental features never betoro
attempted in opera. This spectacular
revival was one OF the few important
successful novelties of the past sea
son.
Balfe s masterpiece, which forms the
basis of the performance. is one OF the
oldest if not the Oldest English grand
opera that has retained its popularity
un TO the present day. But IN the re
vised and amplifed version arranged
for this special production there have
been SO many changes and SO much
that is new introduced that 1t Is very
different performance from those wit
nessed in the past,
In the A-st PLACE, this Is the fret
special scenic production of this YER
sion Of the opera since the revival al
the Thegte7 Lyrique, in Paris in 1859,
when il scored tremendous success,
and Balfe, the composer, was mnde the
lion OF the hoUr and decorated with the
cross Of the Legion of Honor by Napo
Icon III Among tho original scenes
are complete Fair or kormess of old
Bohemia, introducing the Characteristic
arrav of troubsdours, dancing girls,
fortune telers, aud acrobats, each in
>eparate corps, aud n cavalcade Of
horses
The highly dramatic apiscde of Dev.
jsboof s escape over the mountains
with the stolen child. is said TO be
thrilling. The encampmeat of the ar
riviug ey'psics effected before the au-
dience and the marvelouslv faithful re-
production Of the grand salon of the
marble palace Of Count Arnhcin. with
the seductive " Dance Of the Hours
from ponchiclli : "I,a Giaconda gives
the concluding advertisements Of an
cycnincs = ictc. Together with other
novelties. all bid for attention, as well
~ Balfc : delightful music.
The east includes Blanche Morrison
in the SOPRANO role of Airline; Hattie
Belle as the gvnsy queen; John K. Phil.
iirs last season with 'Chocol9te Sol
der rs Thaddcus; Harry L.uclstouc
A. Count Arnhcim; George Shields, ~
ncvilshoof. and Augusta Vaughan, n
Flurcstein.
tt GOES without saving that there
Will he sonnet thing new IN the bill
II the Orpheum which starts with
this sfteruoon : presentation. For
the hcsoliner the management Will pre-
sent Juliet This little woman of
the interrogation point makes marvel
ously rapid changes in costume for
each Characterization she presents. She
never leaves the stage during her act
and no Que vet has discovered where
she wblsks her wealth Of costumes
from. for her changes arc as complete
as they arc instantaneous Juliet? is
remarkably versatile. Her portrayal Of
characters j distinctly varied: each
one, presented with Il wealth Of detail,
fits her like the proyerbisl glove. and
II is hard 10 say in which she eXccls--
all are so near perfect. Juliet! fills
twenty-five minutes of her appearance
with merriment She has an engaging
personality is dainty from her head 20
her dimlnutive feet. aud is charmngly
yivscioUs.
A sketch that appeals on account Of
IFS delightful simplicity. lis quaint
comedy and good acting is "a Chilli
Shall Lead Them. as played by Miss
Ina Clayton and company. The story
of the little play is based on genuine
rld faith modernizcd The plot centers
on the efforts OF Maggie waif, TO