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Show I' jifj v tOith the First fighter. n? H 1 T? I ""w I HHIBH oMirwi!rrN 'fwH K VBVShbVBr' JFsAVm k cthVBVBh m j j j j j MISS MAE STEBBINS Bj I With "The Chaperons," Suit Lake Theatre, Ml J i Oct. 12, 13, li. Ii "The Chaperons," fresh from u great season sea-son in the East, will be the attraction at the . , !' Salt Lake Theatre for three nights, commenc- K ,,' - I ; ing on Monday, with a "Wednesday matinee. The B,'hil , fii comedy has gained great popularity by its tune- Bij j, ' ful melodies and the exceptionally sprightly dia- K i, f logue. The show carries about one hundred peo- Ml ' '! plo regularly, and one of the prettiest coteries HI jij' of New York girls will gladden the vision of HI, 1 1 the show patron. BhI -I i i z ' I I C i ' ' 1 ' ' jti This successful musical comedy will be fol- Bf jl lowed for the remaining evenings of the week H B C by "The Storks," which is not only delightful H r i for its musical features, but carries some spectac- H" ular and extravaganza displays which have been K $ ; greatly praised by eastern critics. "The B 'jj Storks" follows the original book and score of it 1 1 the author and no popular songs are interpolated in the piece, a fact which will be a great relief J I to theatre-goers who are weary of-the ancient c- i If) melodies. In the cast are .Gus .Weinberg, Gll- mii M . bert Gregory, Francis Lieb, George Skiels, Geo. . Bj . , Romain, Abbott Adams, George McKay, Alma BJ j 1,7 Cole Youlin, Countess Von Hatzfeldt, Ada K j Deaves, Dorothy Choate, Myra Davis and ;the V Id: original Rosebud Garden of Girls. Bl W'r & & & H Ffc "Reuben in New York" disported and lurched H MJ1 jokes older than the frayed cluster of whiskers Hjti , annexed to his chin during several nights at the H, 'I, Salt Lake Theatre. It came in handy for the con- Hj Hi ference visitors,' as his eccentricities mayhap oc- Bg. ILI casionally looked natural to them and some of H Jig bis antique witticisms had never been brandished liC a" tbem before, but to the depressed urbanite the H J play was as painful an ordeal as they were ever Hgf . compelled to endure. The play has the old and Hb '. Kj rJ time honored equipment of a soubrette with a B j'g stiletto voice and fearsome omnipresence; a dude Hl j frilled and garnished as no decadent who ever Hr H besmirched the landscape of a city was ever be- H$f . IS decked before; a fresh haokman, a wild eyed hus- H;' ,' band who performs unheard of antics, and some Bfii ' U careening, caliope-voiced acrobats" who smite each Hrai M otherwith planks and other portable weapons and Hlf ; ffl generally disarrange the stage fixtures. How such a bunch of decrepit old truckmen, hash vendors ven-dors and rail walkers can break into a metropolitan metropoli-tan playhouse is a mystery too deep for solution by the histrionically unsophisticated. & & For the first time this autumn the Amorlcan stage will see a mother and daughter, both stars in its theatrical atlas of the heavens, when Mrs. Madge Carr Cook in "Mrs. Wlggs qf the Cabbage Patch" and Miss Eleanor Robson in "Merely Mary Ann" fare forth as rivals a-starring in the titular roles of those two new "lays. Mrs. Cook was a well-known actress in England Eng-land before her daughter was born, but it remained re-mained for Miss Robson to attain to stellar brightness before her mother left the ranks of mere supporting actresses and now the gentlest possible jealousy exists between these stars, but it is jealousy for, rather than of, each other. "If 'Merely Mary Ann' draws better than 'Mrs. Wiggs,'" said Mrs. Cook, "I shall try to remain content in my cabbage patch like Cin-cinnatus, Cin-cinnatus, wasn't it? and console myself with the reflection that it is all in the family!" "And if 'Mrs. Wiggs' pleases the public more than 'Mary Ann,' " cried Miss Robson, "I shall be so proud of my mother. And so bursting with importance at being her child, that there will be no living in the same company with me!" & t Richard Mansfield will open the new Lyric Theatre in Forty-second street, next week with "Old Heidelberg." His stay will be limited to four weeks. The production will be made with Mr. Mansfield's usual lavishnes, especial care having been taken in the selection of the students' stu-dents' chorus. tx v5 fc? A long run at Wallack's Theatre is predicted for Ceorge Ade's "Peggy from Paris." Its chorus is unexceptionable and' Its principal parts are in such good hands as those of Georgia Caine, Josie Saddler, George Richards and Paul Nicholson. C? fc fcy The contracts made long ago for the revival of "Erminie" at the Casino will compel Fay Templcton and "The Runaways" to leave the Casino on October 17th. They have enjoyed six months of great public favor. NORDICA. The great Nordica will sing in Salt Lake next week. ThaPshe is a great artist everybody knows, but not many know what courage, perseverance and industry were required on her part, for a simple sim-ple American girl, without any backing of the prestige or a great name to break into the circle of exclusiveness which hedges foreign art around, and by sheer pluck, industry and the veiled audacity au-dacity which conscious genius is sometimes endowed en-dowed with wrest the highest honors from all competitors. com-petitors. A great admirer of her genius has. sent us the following. It was not sent for publication, but as the publication was not directly prohibited, for the information and charm of the communication we give it to our readers, as follows: "I have been favored by you with so many exquisite literary courtesies which can never be more than partially reciprocated, that I am constrained to send you. not for publication, but for your own gratification, should they prove interesting in-teresting enough to inspire that sentiment, the enclosed en-closed lines to an American woman who has honored hon-ored her people and her race by her wonderful triumph. This tribute "To Nordica," was inspired partly part-ly by her splendid achievements, and partly by a little account of her persistent effort and fine courage, cour-age, as related to me, some time ago. It did not dawn upon me how really remarkable her achievements achieve-ments were until I began to hear and see her in the great operas in which her highest accomplishments accomplish-ments were manifested. It was my good fortune, some years ago to be present on the opening night at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York, when Nordica and Jean Di Reski were the stars of greater magnitude, in "Lohengrin." It made my American heart glad to sea the splendid triumph of ,the American singer, as evidenced by 'the ovations, ova-tions, .and the magnificent floral tributes which were showered upon her at the close.--Having the opportunity, I gladly embraced it, to follow the opera for several weeks, and the first; night's triumph was emphasized by her "Brunnhilde" in "Siegfried," and "Die Walkure," and by her amazing amaz-ing effective performance in "Les Huguenots." During subsequent seasc s, in New York and Chicago, Chi-cago, I heard her several times- in the "Wagner "Trilogy," "Tannhauser," the almost voice-breaking "Isolde," and "Don Giovanni," and while on these and other occasions, I was delighted, and D tremendously impressed by other Prima Donnas, I could not escape the conviction that for wealth of I equipment, in voice, dramatic force and fervor, I and physical nobleness .and grace, our own Am- B erican Nordica is the Queen of Grand Opera sing- ers. m She had to learn, not only to sing, but the H different languages in which most of the operas H are written, and after that, to memorize the long m long and difficult parts. The undertaking was prodigious, but sho accomplished it, and I am sure you wiir-join. me in the sentiments of appreciation ap-preciation .jyWch are expressed .in the accompanying accom-panying lfriesPleaser do not dwell upon the im-perfectibnsfrom' im-perfectibnsfrom' a literary point 'of' yjew, but-take but-take the 'sentiments and be content. Sincerely yours, ' . -' WM. H. ALEXANDER. Salt Lake City, Utah, Sept. 24,-1903. . & dt ' TO NORDICA. Hail!. hail! thrice hail, and hall again! Thou peerless queen of song! To thee, uncrowned, but regnant still, Our hearts' devoirs belong. Thou wearest well Brunnhilde's charms, And Elsa's gentler mien; In thee. Isolde lives again, o But Nordica is-queen. Thy conquests were not-tranquil deeds , 4 , By. laggard effort done, . . . NoVwere the laurels thou' hast- gained By faint endeavor won.- As eaglets, poised on tender wings, ',' Scarce daring yet to fly, Survey the towering peaks beyond With strained and longing eye. So thou, when wakening youth beheld The heights of song sublime, Gazed upward with aspiring eyes, AnxUlopged those heights to climb. - Unnumbered barriers came between Thy purpose, and success, But naught could daunt thy splendid zeal, Nor upward steps repress. " I The staggering tasks so sternly set, For mind and voice and will, And memory, too, through wearying years, Were bravely met, until, Like spring blooms, after winter's chill, Or joy gleams, after pain, The fruits of conquest came to thee In long and brilliant train. Then hail! fair songstress of the heights! Thy fame hath rapid pace: And, equally thy triumphs bless Thy country, and thy race. " Wm. H. Alexander. |
