| Show k f r t t o ° v 1 AQ rt t A o x t J r 0 + r 4 e l J l a 7 9 n Y a ri rr 1 w 4 l g i I ty C 7 A Tri > to Africa has taken its place iiinontj the favorite in the reper tiu of the Salt Lake Opera company This jiDUlar organization has just ciojed a very successful engagement at the Theatre and the public is already anticipating its next api trance in this city which will most probably occur the latter part of May Tomorrow night th > company will visit din and will be heard Thursday Thurs-day night in Logan The production has in every way justified jus-tified the advance notices for scenery and costumes were of the most elaborate elabor-ate order The scene of the Nile overflow over-flow was a complete success and Mr Whitney should be congratulated on tins cxta achievement The Trip to Africa required a larger cost than any of the nreviou productions and all the pars were well handled it is rumored that the company will produce < < Fatimtza during the spring engagement The MacDow Yulh engagement was one of the successes of the season Sousa I Paderwbki at Carnegie Hall El Cap Itan at the Broadway theatre Lucia at the Metropolitan theatre The Belle of New York at the Casino The Girl from Paris at the I Herald Square Faust Ballet at Koster JJials Trovatore at the Academy or Music and Sousa and his I I I band at Manhattan Beach FOR WEDNESDAY EVENING I Overture Paragraph 111 Suppe 1 i Trombone SoloLove Thoughts new Pryor I i riiilr r Mr Arthur Pryor a Musette Carillon de Noel new Sidney Smith b Russian Peasant Mazourka from The Charlatan new Sousa Soprano Solo Linda di Chamounix Donizetti I Miss Maud Reese Davies Grand Scene from Parsifal Knights of the Holy Gniil Wagner Intermission of Ten Minutes I Idyl Whispering I Leaves newVon Von Blon al Serenade Badine new newGabrielMario b March The Charlatan I l ner0 v Sousa I Violin Solo Souvenir lD HaydnLeonard Leonard Miss i Dorothy Hoylc I Tarantella from The Erideelect I < > d 1 1 1 r riB h t I f l is7Q it I1J r I I G I i 1 I 8 11 r i V q 1 lf J 1 I I cJ 1 111 j fI tr J r d J i i a 4 J J L rV 11 I q > > 7 1 11 L iI + 41i1 I J n i UiB5 ft I EJI 11 Jfl7I ff = I 1 f T t I P J r J r jrfftlt rtf f J t t I i h 1 t1 f fl i ti it > j I II Wfi f t f1c t iffi r 1 J rh ffo I Jt 1 l r ill f blft1Jrrif 1 t J I i IT tJ 1l1Cj lJj < > II I 1I t r1iJ 11 r 1 lt j1 11 J4 S 7j 1 I L jJ t7 A 5 J = tL it < 1 6t f < c m i l IIi h II f 5 V d y SOUSA AN1 ms BAND lUll its brevity was a source of much regret While there was no artiialar need for Warming up the public the house vas packed both nights there is no doubt that at least double the engagement would have been profitable prof-itable to all concerned Miss Walshs Fedora particuiarly created a flood of enthusiastic comment and a repetition of this play would have brought out that large element which always waits lit hear things talked about In the theatrical style of acting Miss Walsh is undoubtedly one of the best in the country As regards this style vs the realistic that is I quite another question ques-tion That Miss Walsh created a profound pro-found impression is a fact ami we hope for another visit in the near future fu-ture from Fanny Davenports beautiful beauti-ful successor The Grand once more made a soec ialty last week of curing the mental ills of all visitors All Aboard was surely one of the brightest and breeziest breez-iest of all the bright breezy conglomerations conglom-erations the littl theatre has uresent ed this season Mr Mulveys playhouse play-house is one of the popular features of the town The Coming Week SOUSA HALT LAKE THEATRE We are all looking forward to the coming of Sousa frequently spoken of as The March King and also known by the euphonious title of The Maker of Music For the Million I prefer the first for people in America nowadays havent time to practice tonsuetwlst jug sentences i But Sousa is not in need of any circus cir-cus advertising for his work furnishes sufficient material for his neverdyins popularity That he is at the very top In his line no one disputes and he furthermore is accompanied en tour by the very best soloists This time he has with him Miss Maude Reese Davies soprano Miss Dorothy Iloyle violiniste who is said to be one ofthe best in the country Mr Arthur Pryor trombone soloist who Is well known in Salt Lake and Mr Herbert L Clarke cornetist The engagement here is limited to two performances Wednesday afternoon and evening The following very Interesting In-teresting programmes have been ar ranzed FOIl WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON Ovcrturo Carneval Romaine lierlloz Cornet Solo Whllwind PolkaGodfrey Mr Herbert L Clarke Ballet Suite Egyptian new Luiginl Soprano SoloAh fors c lul Travlnta Verdi Miss Maud Reese Davies Grand SceneThe Night of Sabba from MefistofeleBuito Intermission of Ten Minutes Tone Picture At Midnight new Carini < a Idyl Echoes des Bastions new newKing b MarchThe Stars and Stripes Forever Sousa Violin S < > loZelgcunerweisen Snmsate Miss Dorothy Hoyip Over the Footlights In New York t 1 < ii new Sousa i GRAU OPERA COMPANY j This organization which was so popular j pop-ular in Salt Lake a year ago will begin be-gin a two weeks engagement at the r I Grand tomorw night The company IiI said to be mush stronger than on the I occasion of its previous visit The principals prin-cipals are Odele Farrington Mary Car rington Fannie Meyers Edith Veith I George Broderick Harry Dairies Syl i clan Langlois Dan Young Charles Arandyne and Stanley Felch Boccaccio Olivette and Mikado will be given the first week of the engagement I en-gagement with handsome costumes and settings promised for all the productions produc-tions The advance sale indicates a repetition of last years crush SCOTTISH STORY Miss Katharine E Oliver a noted Scotch impersonator will appear this week at the Congregational church Avery I A-very large number of tickets have already al-ready been told for the entertainment I which is under the auspices of the Prey j I j I byterian ladies The programme will I consist of a monologue arranged from I J M Barries now famous story The I Little Minister It is divided into three acts of several scenes each and the arrangement gives promise of a i rarely unique and interesting entertainment entertain-ment The characters Impersonated are Gavin Dishart The Little Minister Babby A Gypsy Girl Master LunnyA Parishioner ISpecthHi Wife Nanny WebsterA Poor Woman Dr McQueen The Village Physician Rob DowA Reformed Drunkard MicahHis Little Son Lord RintoulA Wealthy Earl JeanThe Ministers Servant AT A GLAJiCE Robert Downing has a new play called The Commander Selene Johnson will play leads with W H Crane next season Sharkey the prizefighter Is to play in The Sidewalks of New York Josephine Hall is to head a vaudeville company which will make a tour of Cuba Joaquin Miller the poet is Idling his Klondike experiences on the vaudeville vaude-ville stage Amelia Glover the dancer has returned re-turned to the stage after an ab once of three years Mansfield has been compelled to cancel can-cel his Boston engagement owing to a severe illness Jt K Murray and Clara Lane are appearing ap-pearing in Vaudeville In scenes from various operas A brother of E H Sothern was recently re-cently married in London but the dis c d r patches failed to state the name of the 1 lady In the case Marie Tempest will shortly play the role of a boy In a Chinese musical comedy com-edy in London 11 Thomas A Edison jr was married last week to Miss Marie Louise Tuohey of the Casino company Annie Russell will visit London in Catherine this spring under Charles Frohmans management Thirty members of the Astor battery appeared In a revival of Her Atonement Atone-ment in New York last week Miss Clara Clemens the daughter of Mark Twain is studying for the concert con-cert stage She began to have her voice trained merely as an accomplishment It is said that the New York managers man-agers lost about 100000 by the storm Several performances were abandoned because prominent actors were stormbound storm-bound outside of New York Marie Wainwright is a bankrupt She owes several actors for salaries and her liabilities amount to 11032 She claims that her assets amount only to 5100 in clothing They will never forgive her now While Henry Miller was playing Heartease in New Haven two women wom-en in the dress circle were so overcome by the pathos of certain situations that they sobbed aloud with the result of having the house laugh at them The star was called out at the end of the r 1 MISS aoyLE act to make a speech which he did vigorously vig-orously fiercely championing the two susceptible women and calling those who had ridiculed their burst of emotion emo-tion hyenas The members of the New York Lyceum Stock company presented Mr I Daniel Frohman with a pair of gold cuff links forming the number thirteen The reason for this is that the number num-ber is a lucky one for the manager He has thirteen letters in his own name and the same number forms the letters of the names of most of the prominent players who have been under his management man-agement And the presentation was made on the thirteenth anniversary of the companys organization The only peculiarity approaching aj I fad which Julia Arthur possesses is a I brooch which sbe always wears off the I stage and on every costume upon which I it is possible to wear it It is of beaten j silver enclosing two bloodshot eyes I in reality eyestones called opoculus tIt i t It is not a gem this stone but a petri i lied shell of a species of snail whose remains can still be traced In a round I green blur seen through the shell I I rn th making complete the illusion of a human hu-man eye It was given to Miss Arthur I by an uncanny old woman in San FranCisco j Fran-cisco who claimed wonderful powers font I While Julia Marlowe was playing in one of the western towns a robust citizen citi-zen who had been hired for the night as one of the Mameluke supers of The Countess Valeska approached t her as she stood on the stage waiting j for her cue and said with all the air j I I of a knowing critic Miss Marlowe you take your part better than anybody I any-body who has ever been to play in this town Rather surprised Miss Mar I i lowe replied Thank you do you think Iso Iso I-so Yes I do he asserted and that goes Shake on it and he extended ex-tended a huge and grimy paw as a proof of his good will Taken aback but still amused at the situation Miss Marlowe gracefully responded and the j judgment on her dramatic ability was clinched by an enthusiastic if not immaculate j Im-maculate shake from the honest super who had no idea of his doing anything more than paying a wellde served tribute to deserving talent The Person In Front i A matinee girl is a personage who i i knows what she likes but is not given to analyzing and her gossip is always tolerated because it is harmless harm-less But if she gushes over the hero people smile In that irritating way which makes her feel that she knows even less than she really does If It Is a man who undertakes to air his comments in a like Irresponsible fashion fash-ion his enthusiasm over feminine beauty is also said to be partial So in expressing my humble and Insignificant Insignifi-cant opinion for the benefit of those whom they may Interest and myself I will acknowledge neither sex and therefore will be free to gush in either direction just as much as I like Btsides it is so ort of Independent to be just a person for then no one can ask my advice regarding shaving soap or complexion lotions I Wasnt Blanche Walsh delightfully clingy In appearance There wasnt i a suggestion of anything stiff Sort of a readyforafaint anyminute I I kind of a look But graceful She i was a very goddess for grace and thats true Did you notice the little I curls pasted down on her forehead in I the first act of Fedora They gave I her such a washedup sort of an appearance i ap-pearance I wonder if they dont have I mirrors in the dressingrooms over at I the theatre If not it is a mercy someone some-one mentioned It to her before the next i act The beautiful Blanche is too graceful too passionate too altogether soulstirring to wear little pasted I curls even If they are the style in Russia I i Here is a storyyou see I dont say good story because Ill let you makeup I make-up your mind about that after you read Itbut here is a story about LewIs j Lew-Is Morrison and a colored gentleman I The latter was unlike most people these days for he was not looking for I Ian I-an opportunity to Introduce innovations and this by the way is the point of the tale During Mr Morrisons engagement in I Provo he ordered breakfast in his room and it was served by a colored i t < F i r s QW iU f r C < t Q 4 4 1 J d 1 Z j 7 < I I 1 t 0 r tp c c f I i t w MAR Y ARkt i Q aSYl LA L S Sr f h t i t tr l fd Q i 4 i a r rc jy 31 a slt f 1 Sr4kC EY FF CA I JULES GBAU OP ERA COMPANY I 1 waiter From the moment Sambo entered en-tered the room he kept his eyes glued to the actors face and as a means of selfpreservation anchored himself to the doorknob as soon as possible In this position he proceeded to linger never moving his eyes from Mr Mor rison Finally after several minutes the famous Mephisto said You may go now Sambo I will call you when I need you Ya yaas sah nervously responded the negro but I gwine say IIdone see your show las night Marie Mor ri on It mighty finemighty fine playWell Well I am glad you liked it pa tiently responded Mr Morrison Oh yaas sah And dat scene ob hell mighty fine picture Manse Mor rison but I done gwine be mighty good from now on I reckon Why is that Sambo Well sah I looked at dat scene o hell in your play and I look and look but I didnt see no niggahs down dan There is a whole lot being said in New York just about this time about Blanche Bates the beautiful the fascinating fas-cinating the snubbed of Augustin Daly And either she has a good press agent or she is mighty lucky for her i advertising is firstclas But the gossips I I gos-sips arent doing a thing Why last week they had her engaged to Frank Worthing Tim Frawley and a young millionaire whose name was not given all at once They said moreover that fine was wearincr the newest thing In bracelets set with jade turquoise and amethyst whose initial letters stand for je taime It is truly touching but in the meantime the fascinating actress has gone to Louisville to rehearse re-hearse The Musketeers in which she is to play Miladi It is going to be i a fine cast too including Wilton Lack aye James ONeill Francis Carlyle Hallett Thompson Judith Berolde and ever so many other weHknow people It looks like Miss Bates could afford to turn up her nose at Mr Daly and his Great Ruby 1 I did hear it whispered that Miss I Bates expected too much after that successful first night But that was ill natured comment which went on to say that Mr Daly should have gone to her and said Blanche Ada is not in it with you you are the only thing I in the piece I will see that she changes dressing rooms with you tomorrow Well I daresay it isnt so had for Blanche after all for its better advertising adver-tising than losing bushels of diamonds or buying dozens of pet poodles The following story comes from John Phillip Souso the twostep man who vouches for the truth of it I I yield to none in my admiration for I Wagners genius and I further think that I hold my record in financial appreciation I ap-preciation of his works remarked Mr Sousa to a few of his friends Six I years ago when I was traveling In Europe I had the pleasure of paying at the rate of 1 a minute for the privilege priv-ilege of listening to Tannbauser and I feel confident that not even the most rabid of all Wagnerites could do more Before sailing for Europe I had confidently confi-dently promised myself the pleasure of I attending at least one performance at Bayreuth but owing to some changes in my plans I did not reach Nuremberg until before the final performance I From this quaint old town I telegraphed telegraph-ed to Paul Miersch a New York musician mu-sician who was playing cello In the Bayreuth orchestra to secure seats for me Not hearing from him the next I morning I did not deem it advisable to take my wife with me with the possibility possi-bility of not being able to secure her a seat staring me In the face but went I alone Arriving at Bayreuth I walked up I the hill to the theatre only to find that my friends had been unable to purchase pur-chase a seat for me Here I found many Americans I knew but their commiseration com-miseration was all the solace for my disappointment they could offer When the first notes of the overture of Tann haus r sounded I retired to the nearby i near-by frame structure where very admirable admir-able beer and sausages are dispensed for a modest sum and endeavored to appreciate the humorous aspects of the I occasion There I was an American musician to whom a Wagner performance perform-ance at Bayreuth had been a longcon template treat obliged to sit outside the theatre after traveling so many I miles to be present After the first act my American friends all came out to tell me how great the performance was They I meant well no doubt but I could not appreciate their kindness and refused to be comforted Among those present was a GermanAmerican from somewhere some-where out west who seeing my really great disappointment finally offered me tie temporary loan of his ticket on the condition that I should remain only for one number I accepted with thanks of course for a crumb of Wagner Wag-ner at Bayreuth is better than no Wagner Wag-ner bread at all Just as the heralds appeared before the theatre to sound the announcement of the second act my newfound angel apparently repented of his rashness in trusting his precious ticket to a stranger and in order to sustain no financial loss through any possible neglect on my part to return he hurriedly said That will cost you S3 Mr Sousa Without a murmur I handed over the amount In German currency and hastened to my seat I took several good looks around the theatre listened to one number of Tannhauser and then summoning an usher I pretended to be suddenly ill and left the theatre My new friend appeared vastly relieved when I came back to him and returned his ticket A lance at my watch showed that I had spent five minutes In the Bayreuth theatre and 1 a minute min-ute even for Wagner is a pretty good price to pay for opera My German American good Samaritan received from me the exact price of his ticket and as he heard all of Tannhauser with the exception of one number his philanthropy phil-anthropy was not unprofitable |
