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Show I r ''O Prlmroso & Wo3t's Succosa. Tho Now Music Hall.-Tho Ml Krouso Tostlrrionlal. Tho Choral anil Provo.-Nat . Goodwin Comlntr. Lato Amusomonl Notos. H t B What Ibo Iloitonlaot r to Iho aer- H age orcta company, anil what tha 1'al- H nur and Ljicsuni companies aro lo thu H rtTeraja dramallo Iroup rrlrnrofo and H West's rnluttrela ate to the average burnt cork aggregation. It laaalonlihlne what an enduring hold mlnitrolsy hat ifl the public. It H baa teen melodrama jlie an J fall,lt hat H witnessed tho decadence of comedy B drama, ami luiotrgailuKlu a "" "' B rullJ surprlie at tbe ineleorlu fllRht of B farce-comedy. Through all Ihtso B vatltd forms of amuiement It has B strenuously held Its own, aad conttu-B conttu-B uea to "bob up serenely" from tho plo-B plo-B turtrquo and chaotlo wreck that yearly B floated around It. MImtrclsy hat fur H ycart had Hi leit exponents In l'rlrn-B l'rlrn-B rose West. They are universally B recognized M tbe typical rulnatrtl men, B both of tbo country nnd tho age. They B bats preserved Intact all tbo tradition-B tradition-B al glories of minstrelsy, and to time B they havo nlded the many features B demanded by a ruitleu and bard to H pleat public Bj Lait night a moniter audience came Bj out to tee this peerleia mlmtrtl corn- Bj pany at tho Theater; Ihcro wai but one Bj ardlct tbatnu better lulerlalnment H ot Its clan waa ever given on tha Bait M Lake boards. From teglunluK to end I thera la not a cheitnut, and many of H tbefualurcaaroniarvels. Tberoaretrtir M end men stars, each one of whom ! almost aa illntlnctly funny as ltlcv, j Thatcher, Wilton, dlavlii au J Ktner-I Ktner-I non In their best dais. Uvtii and Jantou aro an excellent lm and j tbelr sketch of tbe Two Actora waa Hj more reminiscent of the green daya cf I mlnitreliy than anything we bavu H( teen for n doicn jcare. Van la an I original aa striking aa Thatcner m when he flrit iprune on the ubllc,aml j l'rlmroio'a neat uud g'accfjl work It I reminiscent of Hilly Kmtriou. The H inutlc, vocal and Inttrumeutal. la I ndmlrablt; tho flullit and tbe quartette I of Hilly In Our Ally were amoni: the I features moil appreciated. Jlr. M (Jronln't prrtommnio with tbo dumb j belli and the tumbling act of Abarbl I and Mataud bare never been xiuallcd I on our stage. Jlr. Dale la a ruuilcal H genlua and bis performance on the Mt concertina waa specially tine, while tbe Mm dancing of Mr. lUndall tllclled rosra Mm of applause. Tho clsrer and comical Um monkey sketch sent every one away lu MM tha best of humor. m The grent show gott again this after- Mt noon and evening, B Tha decision of Mr. Hpencer (Haw- H son, ruansgtr of tbu Ilngham Young B Trutt company, to lulld a largo hall In B tho mammoth building on blato strut! H where concerts, balls und coliventluiia Um can be hilJ, la mtttlng with very H general aatlttactlon. Much a building B has long been a crying need. Mr. H Clawaon'a Idtrt Is to design the hall H oiler the Musis ball In Madison rjejuare WW Uardcu, New Vork, and bit will MB known taita and eutrrprlie In such H matters aro guarantees (lint If bo seta H about It, Halt l.ake will bo given a hall MU at popular and dutlucllTo at her The. MU ater. Mr. Clawton Is now casting MU about for a name for tbo now templo of MU the muses; ho wanls eomcthlug that MM shsll suggest Tbetpls, Thalia and MM Terpslchoro nil lu a breath, and up to H this writing even his well known In- B genulty lias been taxed by the en- H ucavor. H The announcenieiii that some loid. MM log amatturs, I rufcttlooalt and private H cltlxeut are contemplating a grand H testimonial beutllt to I'rof, Krouse In H the theater aoniu two weeks hence, H will strike most people hi peculiarly B apiroprlate. Mr. Krouse lias been one H cf our moit rcmluent and tamttt H musical workirs for a good many years, H but overy odo knows that n career ot H that sort while It may bring a Rood B deal ot local glory, brings only a Utile H coin of the realm. We look to see the H proposed testimonial a twee) lug suc- B iet, and decidedly hopo that It may B bo M ThostayolKat'uuodwIu nt tho Bait H Lake Theater It, much to Mr. llurtonV B Ultllke, limited to one night only B I'rlday next. Mr. Uoodwln'a rise in BB tho thiatrlcal profession has been to B rapid as to datile Ills most Intlmalo B friends. JjIUo Wra. H. (Jrano and so H many actors of renown, Mr. Goodwin H began bis caretr on the burlesque H stage, nnd he began It In a very mouett H capacity there, lie was one of the H original lega of the uriglnal hi lfer In BB Uvangcllne,aud from that humblo but BB useful position lie baa rltiu to tho H rckuowledged place of one of tbe H few leading comidlant of America. H Ills comedy Is not of thorough and H tumble urder, which suggfsts Kyi"- H naslums and foot-ball games; It Is H legitimate to tbe core, aud much of Ills H moit eflectlvo work Is that wlili li Is H inottquloL A twinkle of tho eye, n H turn of tho body, a movemsnt of the MM hand, has convulsed many an audi. H enceatthedlclatlouot Mr. Uoodwlu. H lllshuDiorlsnot boltterout, and hit H acting Is not forced. It Is all quiet and H natural, uud list leasing elltcl lingers 1 long alter the ivrformaiice, btcautu no H violation has l.eou douo to uaturu In H his efforts to lease. H Mr. Uoedwlu'a latest lay, A Glided H Tool, Is by nil odds the lust he has H yit fjunil lor Iho ill( lay of his blll- H ties as an at tor. It It a comedy, piru H nnd simple, with no lennlng toward B farce, which Is belug sadly ovirdone H just now, It has un lnlilllgeut uml H Inlerutlrg etory, uhlcli inclmlns the H attinllnu of au audience fromthe rlio H of the curtain to tit Hunt Ml, and MM whlohglviBto n I lay lli.i dignity t B which pure furcu ian never atlalu. H Tho dialogue Is bright nud rrlip, aud B the aillou moves quh kly aud Itlioul H hall. There la enough luu In the Uxt B and situations to i rovoko a laugh every minute, but thera It alto inlliut B to form n nioued contra. t, aud Mr. fl Uooawlu'i woil. lu the ailiello scenii' BBV Is declared by competent urltlct to lie H In overy way aa admirable as his suu- B cestful comedy elloitt. Alillded I'ool B made such a hit lu New Vork lliul It BBB lacked the new I'lfui Avenue theater BBB to oeirtowiug Dr tllit weiks, und BBB waa then only withdrawn becautu nr- BBB rangemenla could not Le maue for BBBJ siteuillug Its rui.. H The comedy cf tue l'rodlgnl DaugUl- HlB.HMBiiSiiJHi cr, with the crlebnted Carmenclta as an Incidental atirn lion, will be seen at tho Thiatsr one tek from tonight. The Ald'dt-camp and Ihe Uschuct will bo two of lliodanom which will be given by the famous Bpatiltti ilanHuse. There ilaniei liavo tsken New Vork snclldom by ttjrni for ttto nst lliliojiatr. II. B. Omldarl, Ihe Bait Ika barN toue, hat Just ercurrd mi magement In a fatbtonable church Jut uultl I of New Yorkalasaltry nf t1) 10 per year. He Will open a sludla In ihe stme town,whlcli Is looted In New Jer.cy, iy Iheadvlntof his Icachtr, nnd run over to Now York twice u witk t cn tuniehls tuition under l'rf. Bwect. (lod lard Is working like a Trosu, and It Improving sleiillr. "Tslk not to ma ot the legitimate, ol elevating the atr-fi. if Instructing the iuvllc,"ald Manager W.A. llrndy with nnulry wave rflbuhaud. "I'm nut it (reals. 11! vo men good startling start-ling freak, aud I'll miko my (oriunv and the frtak'a as well I've been through nit I want ot Ihu legltlinale. I tolled for joara with Morrlton asttaxn manager for hit Faint productions result narration. I have n company out now Urliiiu-r and Davis doing the high clatt drama, and making what ieo;lecall good mone), Hull make at much Willi CVrhtlt In two weeks as they miko In will, I kdu'I say how long. No, slr-ne give mo Ibetresk butlnest every time" Itlie and mike your bow, Mr.Uuibetr, The Choral Bock ty has abandoned Its Idea of going to l'rovo. and wo think t decided well. lu lliu lint I lace, tho cxpililo would be to inormousthsl uobuslneia the loclily couUhope to do lu l'rovo would ull lliuteven. In tho next ple, thotx- f'trlenccaif Ihu l'rovo Choral eoclely n this city are somewhat tio ricenl u memory to mako the pren ut n favorable favor-able time for tho visit, l'lguratlvely Saklng, the l'rovo people wnlkid home, aud tholr really llnu conceit was watted m imply btnehet; tbo members ore at to think that they million u somewhat dlllerenl reception lu tba capital, and possibly we do not sny probably might not overixert them-selves them-selves tu make tho Ball I.tkcrs' visit to l'rovo an overwhelming rucct u. 'Iho choral society it nil the home stretch towards the Juue festival now, and commencing Monday iiltht, tbe siring Instruments In the orcheslrt will be preieut. Mr. Pedertou's aJ-lulrablo aJ-lulrablo orgaultttlon of twent)two Instruments has been engaged to play with the. grand organ lu Ihe Creation, nnd with the great chorus tbe society will turn out, the famous oratorio ought to draw a large amount ot attention. atten-tion. Mr. Htephens e'leclally re-quctts re-quctts a largo attendance of members at Monday's rehearsal. Koita or Tin: duajia. Thomas W Kecne Is to make n summer sum-mer trip to Japan. Trancla Wilton, ere long,wlll revlvo Urmlnle on a graud scale. Young Balvlnl'a success In New York continues steadily. Thelmmente Manhattan Is always tilled. Dromon Howard's Arlstocraoy It dupllcailuglts New York and Cblosgo sueccM lu lloiton. Adifenao cf tplrltutlltm, by a lady advocate, will be given at IhoTheatir on Widnesday ulght next. The Howard Atbeniuum comfAny are bjlng to Immente houtos In Bau Kraucltco aud will shortly bo lu Bait Lake. Jellreja Lewis and her Maluhall are still laying Forgel-Mo-Not lu tho Uast, Francis Wilson Is having enormous success In Ihu Knit. He opens lu Philadelphia tomorrow ulght. Clara Morris closed her tenon April tOth and with It the most prowrous run she has overkuowu. Mansfield will bo here ere long. He hss wired ahiad atklug the local management man-agement to cbooaufroiu hit repertory. Alabama Is to be taken on tho road next season by Clement ltttnbrldge, with several members of tho original company lu thocatt. Courtenay Thorpo. has dcaerted Ilotlna Vokea nud la now with the Cogblans. He proposes t taken com-piny com-piny of hla own upon tho road next season. Ilerthu Tllccl lias sued Manager Hunderton for 3t)jt) for breach of ton-tract. ton-tract. Bhu was ingaged by him to ting tho title rololu All ilaba, arid was dlimlssid, abosats, without cause. l'almor'a comjiany Is nbout t? try Thomas llalley Aldrlch'j two act drama of Mcntdtn on tbu tamo evening even-ing Btoddart and Holland will appear In tho farce of Two Old Hoys. Hits looks llko getting buck to tbe cuitoms ot '07. Wllllsm A. Ilrady Intendt to bring out ntxt eeasou n melodrama entitled Old Ulory, which Is founded upon Ueueral bix's famous Injunctlou regarding re-garding the treatment to be glvru the mau u ho hauls dowu IheAmerliaii flag. Mrs. riorence will Boon bo hero Ith her new huthund und btr new play called The Old Lore and The New. lu view of the meuiorit-u her upiar auce nnd her marriage auggett, wo woulllhlnU u ihtiige of tnut title would be In entirely t,iwd taste. John l'lilllp Bouta, the leailirof the Murine luiiJ, h.is Just lOinj icled tho mualo ol tnu stcond act of Ihe o( era he It wntlm for Fraud) Wil-on. He eua tho boek, which la Fruueh, la tar su i Mbr to Iho "Uolah" or "The l.ton Taiuur," which ho hilpud to write. Tbire Is uothlnp, new lo record of Chariot Krohmau'a itook comi any lu 1 bu Ulrl 1 Leit llehlnd Me, at tho J.u.. plre thentir, Iho hnudsjino llunttr Is alwaj a crowded, and tho lenture of the audiences with the splendid performance per-formance ol the spirited play is maul-luted maul-luted by cordial uud liberal applaure, Adonis has cntored on Ihe fifth week of Its run nt the Caluo,wltu l.o Indication Indica-tion of a decrunie In Ihe remarkable popularity of Mr. DIxey or tho bur. Usque. Tho 71101b performauoe of AdoulsluNow York aud thu thirl)-Hut thirl)-Hut of Its prut nt run nt the Coilui) ouurt on Friday ulght, May IS, uud the cccailon will bo duly celebrated by the management. Manager J II. MoVfoker of Chicago, who for years has steadfastly teluird to permit Bunday performtnees at hit theater, gnve way ut lot to populir (lemon I nnd all wed 1'liu lllack Crook to lie j reaentej there. At tho celebrated cele-brated quartette of Trench dincers ip-(ear ip-(ear In tho performance the vclorau minager It belug hauleJ over tho coals by the critics for allowing an Immoral eihlblilonnltor rofutlnj lbeprlilee to flrat clxn cxhlbltlont AfiUlo unci Dramu, Jo. Haworth and Knilly Itlg'l are phjlnir In Mrs. Iolto' vcrtlon ot llumai naellretslcnHi.it Tho I'rith if of Bixilety,' n stead of tho emit, or thvFrlngi, Mrt. Iieille was on tho stnrfu, a reiwrl ssys, ready to be called bifore thu curtain, nnd the houiu was crowded. Mr. Haworth, however, labored under tho dltaivantugo tf llng drunk, so tne iiilniC night reaultnl vto frostily. Mrs. lieille had to n servo hir ImuromplJ for n Inter occntlmi. |