Show UPHA AND BM CORI astonishing display of local talent last night I 1 BEAUTY MUSIC AND MIRTH il ri scilla up to date captivated a largo large Aud audience leuce at the theater correct costumes good acting and it a splendid chorus A racked packed house at tho the grand greeted crested tile tho ni bimetallic metallic blacks up to date should bo be the title of that delicious aggregation of ic song dance and beauty which made forget himself for far two hours at tile the theater last night light opera is ia never ne er supposed to deal sacredly with facts it Is a 1 I bunching ot of pleasant conceits to lo catch tile llie fancy often the i verse leverse of historical verities verifies veri ties so V alth sellia indeed it do in these iconoclastic days to swear that john aidun ever made any plea with POR dorcilla CIlla for allies standish sh the chances are arc that he was built very cry much on the lines ot of modern boung nien nn n and N ivhon ban lie he saw a big but bus in ia tile the community casting eyes at priscilla priscilia he slipped lipped in and triumphantly carried cary oft off tile the prize the stol story y of tile alie courtship la Is doubtless the one alden told to keep his job in the colony ot of which standish was captain the opera shatters traditional severity ity the girls whirl iconic e the double swing and Ilor dorward lor ward wara a and a d back in a style that no plymouth maiden would have dared to do at the risk of her lire life then the young sparks disport themselves with a levity and abandon that would have banished them a thousand miles from forefathers Forefather rocla in fact the whole opera Is a 0 mixture of burlesque NIth actualities ot of real life I 1 in it 1623 last nig nights lits audience laughed anti and applauded and fairly quivered with merriment over tile the situations music lovers hung on the splendid choruses and called ind and recalled the glorious singers many individual hits were scored by the principals in fact everyone came in tor for a share of the honors and the progress ot of the opera was simply a triumphal profession procession professor krouse was tho the happiest man mail in salt litke lake city at midnight while manager benton said that with that sort of 0 thing there any need of importing talent the opening scene represented the simple little plymouth colony ot of half it a dozen houses the costumes were a distinctive feature of at the evening george westervelt Weg mio ilin impersonated an indin chief and did an admirable piece of pantomimic work was pally gally and picturesquely garbed barbed the others were clad ad in the somber n dress of the day gray prevailing the title role fell to edith clawson knowlton who Is the personify c scion of 0 grace and whose voice though light Is singularly sweet her see scenes n e a in the second ast at the spinning wheel particularly winning in striking contrast to the innocent girlish mien ot of priscilla was the character filled nilca by hiss bliss martha royle as resignation the ancient bloom on her cheeks checks and tier her stern demou demeanor nor made her it a good mate for Hate bad higgins HIegl ns tills this gentleman as r represented reel by john spencer made up halt half the life of the opera ile must have been tile the original yankee from tile the persistency sis tency ncy with which lie he forced III his a area on all occa occasions and seasons the alie love scene between sir me spencer and miss bliss poyle captured the hause he use jolin john robinson Kobl as captan captain miles biles standish gave to his rail that robust and imperious clr ill which comports comforts com ports with new angland lore hotter better than fit his acting t however was his splendid baritone rendition of the composers composer 4 notes mr air robinson was never heard to better effect than last evening in the line of lyrics mrs airs jennie hawley woodrow was plainly a favorite irr solos were trebly encored and in the trio in which bev herself elf mrs airs newman and priscilla sang her ter tones mingled grandly afis mi newman who appeared for the first time on the stage in fit salt lake won immediate recognition in appearance she suggests laura biggar who played tile the widow on the first presentation en of A trip to ch chinatown ina town site she has an elastic step jovial jovia countenance and air of good fellowship thi that i make tier her a conspicuous member ot of tile the cast while her voice Is responsive and well attuned dewitt jennings might have haac stepped from the plate ot of a history so excellent was his big makeup make up as governor bradford I 1 mr jennings and mr westervelt nelt axe are two people who by persistent effort havo have advanced from the state ot of very raw actors to finished ones mr bir abose c tenor makes him tile the first selection in filling any opera cast was hippely placed as john alden aldan besides his hi charm ot of song bong he gave a delicate touch licit of humor in ill burlesquing the stripling of the Stand standish sh lih household miss bliss stopper stepper made a bood prudence r the topical references of mr spencer took tonic with the house houm after the lines following rn an insult ill avenge tills this blow by giving him it a ticket to the show the audience cheered lu dutily aly tily spencers killby burlesque bui lesque was well ivell done As before mentioned tile the strongest feature was the chorus both in song and in marches none so good were over ever known in salt lake that those who did so EO creditably may not go under the conventional reference of 0 the others othera I 1 their heir names are here given puritan maidens of 0 plymouth misses della delia daynes Di ynes ella arr mabel alabel cooper eva allie bishop katharyn sinclair berste edmunds louise savage nellie penrose Pen rosc eva musser miss bliss edward lulu penrose alice mccaugh alln in laura patrick ethel pike V mrs rs mcdonald wil palla la naylor edna dwyer dwyar young the pilgrim fathers and sons and the standing army of 0 plymouth doxey whiten terran an sloan gill adams smith ludwig Ludw lff seare Al murray urray L IV ames roster poster edmunds G W patrick Gr graham Illiam mack black uan ilan son bradby james midgley tile the orchestra in an enlarged one was coli conducted ducted by professor krouse who has hae and the entire musical supervision of the opera all the seats ot of the lower floor were mere filled and a goodly attendance observable in the galleries the opera la Is to be repeated for two nights and again given tor for a saturday matinee A A number of handsome lorol floral offerings went over tile the footlights tho the minstrels A great bis big lot of stage talent Is goins going to waste around the banks rall rail load ounces and courts or of salt lako lake city that was w tile ilia verdict found by tile jury in attendance at the grand last evening cat nang it was it a unanimous verdict ind and the jury was no me big that some home COU could ld barely set get a glimpse through the doorway never was a case more ln ili tautly followed Ete several verat necks were disjointed d in trying to catch all points of the oriental ballet several jaws jav a dislocated in trying to laugh at parks and Kant ners funny acts not a few hearts were broken when bliss hillips and mrs mra elbit finished 1 I dont want inet to play in ili your yard indeed me I 1 he casualties suggest the advisability Gabi vis ability lity of stationing it a doctor every eiery tenth man through til ili house cut but to tal up till tile llie beg bce pardon the foat uiva ot of the show when tin the was rung rang lip for the first time lime it disclosed tile dock of UK tile g gorl god od ship ehla chicago itla t captain george L nye nyc la in front and a man at A tile the towa at t the order 0 he 11 the tars blade oa ai act q tar 1 1 irom 1 ain be below a and uana a chorus ahen thy the cooks cooka in wh I 1 c cua came forward with allor catill lave gave that ever pleas ing ina chelston Chel christopher stor 1 cr Colum bils V which 11 h hendersons Hende rons company I 1 led lea by not i nan man made famous rani oun this willi ina en encored cored atler this all were seated george nye in tile interlocutor 8 c hair and parker sherman black law igloi y and Alc BrIde on the onda A vo volley y ot or rich land and some racy conundrums followed by clover clever ballad signing by stack black and allies mith end songs bongs by mcbride slid and parker all these were cheered again and again then the hie two prem premiers lers park and kantner in made adl their entrance and fo or fifteen minutes cl a of 0 laughter laughter lAUght rr rolled foiled over ell audience the take off otts on tho the executive building und and its occupants found greedy palates then Han kantner trier came on all in his big trilby act which took tick more electric voltage thai than the lately required wither neither julius gatier auer nor tr dr ever hashed flashed uch such going as kantner exhibited to the dayed ot of his big audience ence last night harry parker who hail had already been a host in himself now nos introduced ills his trained giraffe which seemed to a have the th proclivities of 0 a boomerang boom crans the fore forelegs legs and hind logs lees were respect respectively iv c done by sant sam parker r and dr lawrence when the got a little too high find and park revealed an all expanse or ol white muslin around the medial line there alic re was waa a minah that thai scattered from footlights to gallery it was withal a clever turn on the second rise or of the curtain oscar aliason lilla aon and his assistants appeared inasmuch ina r much at as a majority of the I 1 audience had not witnessed the sunday night exhibitions I 1 the lie teat in magic were we well it calculated to pt pter I 1 r up mi tery and admiration two of the cutest little actresses and sweetest sweet little singers in t town own down on the bills as two tittle girls in ili blue appeared in fit red costumes cos covered veth atilla starched white aprons mrs airs suva and miss phillips carried carr lid oft off equal honors and responded to tile the loud demand for more of 0 the same kind As specialties sant sam parks ventriloquism hold heli place with ellmont Ell ella ions mons light ot of hand without quiver of 0 muscle or shading ot of face park made ills his dolls ting question and crac 3 jokes in a way that was marvelous marv clous nothing that park does docs 13 1 3 over anyway slouchy what a littering and enill king and muttering attended the entrance ot of mix smith frances colton hugh W H 11 lawrence wayne smith W N dark clark find and harry shearman as a corps de ballet their scan scanty y attire und and low cut corsage were I 1 fun un for the girls although there came nigh an awful ca catastrophe when part ol of this abbreviated attire started in one ease case to part company with its owner the ballet and balanced and circled in a style that would insure thara an engagement from koster baal even as it brought a big pile ot of lilac bouquets from the boxes occupied by tile the young ladles ladies aid society it Is lucky this performance occur in vow new york where tile the antl anti tights crusade rages As a fitting and artistic finale harry corson clarke gave a series of fine ira imitations of frank in davy crockett john mccullough 11 in the 1 gladiator and henry dixey in burlesque of henry irving mr air clarke lie had d a gratifying greeting on entrance and a vigorous applause on his superb character work A handsomer dressed or more stylish audience has never been seen been at the grand A IF peabody conducted tho the orchestra tonight to night and tomorrow to morrow night the e entertainment will be repeated |