Show I 1 tha GRAND opera house opened last night BE was the presented Throng throughout hout em mm mm DEBUT I 1 in ogden she stores a pronounced I 1 triumph fEES I 1 I 1 loj and a splendid tune history Bi str abi nd of I 1 the th building Enild inz there was a sound ot of revelry by night and the metropolis bad gathered there her tier beauty be auty and her chivalry and bright the ps thone shone oer fair women wornon and ar bm brn einen n ien I 1 A thousand thou jand heart hearts beat happily and when eluio arose alrose with its it voluptuous nou awk twell M soft efe eyes looked love to yea eyes that OP poke ke again a and aid I 1 all vent went in iberry arry ai as a marriage bell it was a blaze of splendor ep lendor the bright flashes of the lights I 1 in the vast auditorium brought into view a scene neter never before equaled in this goodly city if in tact fact anywhere else between i 0 the colorado metropolis and the pacific ocean the wealth the or beauty and the representative interests of ogden with many visitors F from neighboring points had gathered there therein in grand array each and all bearin ing a trophy by their presence to lay at the feet of euterpe whose honored place it was to formally dedicate oar our new and elegant temple of Th theedis The epis espis the beauty of the ladies and the excellence I 1 cel lence of their attire the tho flashing of gems the bright smiles apparent on every countenance of the nearly two thousand preE pre ent tent the general good feeling and the grandeur of the place I 1 I 1 1 I 1 ai 7 I 1 I 1 CC I 1 I 1 er 11 A 1 ai N 1 ra g 1 l 1 h 1 ix 1 I 1 IN 4 1 ita I 1 vl I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 all kt H v Z I 1 7 IN 1 A 1 I y 1 W 1 i 1 czi R loel ti T i f ii 0 1 K 1 I 1 14 I 1 1 0 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 j I 1 I 1 I 1 laz 0 I 1 I 1 4 I 1 T I 1 1 I 1 11 I 1 11 I 1 I 1 I 1 1 i I 1 nj 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 1 9 a I 1 6 11 11 I 1 I 1 L I 1 ZE ma g 4 t 5 I 1 I 1 t I 1 I 1 III 1 7 V I 1 4 I 1 L I 1 1 1 f I 1 II 11 I 1 11 I 1 III III I 1 III iffie I 1 itself all combined to make the scene in front ol 01 tho the curtain one ion long to be remembered altogether one oue worthy the time the place and the occasion the tokens ol 01 admiration were universal and continuous continuo aa by word of mouth and that expression express ion of the eye chich is more potent and eloquent than anything any thing the tongue can convey on all hands and every aide side there I 1 seemed to be a realization of the fact that at last music and the drama bad had a lodgment in ogden ogdon worthy of t their heir importance their beneficent a away w 0 Y and the appreciation in which our 0 tir people hold and have ever held them one just entering would gaza gaze farsi first upon the immensity of the spectacle spec asle tade ut outspread ute pread before him and seem to take in all the beauties and ad addan vantages at a single glance then be or ebe he would proceed by detail to consider the situation and after g going 0 I 1 I 1 D I 1 from one point to another w would 0 U I 1 d tart start in at the beginning again and if in the presence pree ence of 0 an in acquaintance would pleasantly compare notes and dis discuss cues features even to a casual appearance of the audience was somewhat in the nature of an awakening it was metropolitan and high class even viewed from the foyer while from the stags stage or either aide of the atle spectacle spec acle was that of brilliancy itself this appearance applied to the crowded galleries no less than to the throng below it was in tooth sooth such an meem blage as any artist might covet as one to be stored up tip among his cherished recollections and remembered ever thereafter the ushers were as nearly as omnipresent but it was not an old thing altogether with some of allem and a little delay here and there was vas observable nothing however of any consequence and the audience was not kept waiting long it had be been m kept stringing in by twos tours fours and higher numbers since shortly after the doors doom opened at bait half past seven thronging the I 1 great arched corridor leading to the auditorium at first then gradually t thinning out as the receptacle beyond marked their presence shortly alter after eight the orchestra rendered a brie brief overture the curtain t rose and mr frank J cannon appeared to make a speech of greeting and introduction referring tn in terms of deserved compliment to the found it I 1 ers and rod proprietors i ebo of th the establishment ofa td F delivering it g a glowing lot ti tribute buto to mr whitaker V bl t aker the architect a and u d speaking abo I 1 rig in on commendatory ter terms 8 ol 01 all 11 who bad had taken part in making the structure a success be proceeded to peak P of 0 the etar star of 0 the evening in choice and A appropriate ap pp ian language at ti this juncture 31 miss A abbott abot t smeared appeared and was warmly received S she was elegantly at tired and exhibited no trace of the weariness she must most have felt through the constant work lately i undergone work in which travel by rail has formed no insignificant factor her response was quite brief but in wel well 1 chosen words and evinced a b heartiness e artl and friendliness which were thoroughly reciprocated both a speeches peeches were fittingly punctuated with applause no more time was spent in preliminaries in aries the curtain rose on a rustic scene the flat wings and set pieces forming as pretty a spectacle of the kind as was ever been en cn any stage the choristers cho some forty altogether bang ang the opening number and in the midst of their melody elvira in the person of bliss abbott tripped gaily upon the stage and received another r rapturous a greeting from first to last be her r work was a charm to all listeners from the opening solo up to and including her special and conspicuous flights of vocalism in the tout ensemble the audience were enchained with that deacul re cular ar form of delight which comei comes only of a liking tolly fully gratified it was soon apparent to those who had never seen the prima donna before that they were beholding high class acting as well as listen listening in g to a class of singing that has made the singer a name a fame and a fortune second to very few those who were acquainted with the artist and her methods knew without waiting that t even if she were divested of the wonderful faculty of song which ehe she possesses she debei would still shine upon tb the e mimic stage as an actress of peculiar and altogether attractive power her tier byplay by play is simply delightful in its piquant grace and restrained abandon don when she brills trills it seems like the murmur of aspen leaves in the groves of paradise wafted wafred upon wave lets of per perfumed famed air and land her rounded roulades rou lades and caroled cajoled cadences sound to the imaginative mind and reverent ear closely akin skin to the vespers of the angelic host boat when first they voiced their songs of praise in the garden of the gods in all seriousness miss illes abbott has a range of compass and such an elastic control of her ber vocal powers throughout embellished with excellent intonation and splendid phrasing all set to such pleasing and plenteous melody and is so comely in person and attractive in manner that we have no hesitation in crowning her as the dimpled queen of song ogden is pleaded to greet her and hopes to greet her many more times ere the curtain is finally rung down upon this fleeting life the carmen ol 01 miss annandale j w was a a performance er armance a altogether ge er wor worthy that tat I 1 ladys yae reputation and sterling qualities dinall ie aa a lyric artist 6 she he hae as been een alsa iss Ab botta first lieutenant it if auch such a term terra may properly apply tc to a lady fer several years R and d worthily does oe she nil fill her allotted d task her drew dresin ig ir her acting jt and her singing would bo be difficult to improve upon 1 indeed there were at all any room fer ter improvement Ml chelena in the captivating role of A lanuel was himself captivating the debonnaire debon nair deportment jocular manner fine appearance an and d excellent singing characterizing hia his performance were not the least enjoyable features of tho the entertainment the conspirators represented respectively ively by wm wal broderick richard karl and 11 II beady tho the giovanni Giovan nill of 0 myra martelli martell and the ia pablo of 11 rudol ph were all that any reasonable person ought to aek ask c certainly y all that an experienced opera goer would ask the chorus b hag 7 a reputation of dofita its own V which hichwa we could not add to and wold would not take from if it we could but bu t for a little I 1 merrymaking merry making something apart from the drift of the opera at the end of the first act the curtain would have descended in a furor it ii Is hardly fair to permit this or any notice in those theme columns to go the world carry ioe with it the idea that everything I 1 in it yeater yester nights performance for mance was perfect or that it all or any portion of it even approached perfection fec tion A long continuous and uninterrupted association with the human animal haa has brought to our wi un ferstanding ner standing a gad sad and sometimes bor sor realization of the fact that nothing of his product production on is free from ailment aliment of one description or another it ilia Is rarely the case that his prod productions a c are so meritorious As 9 to entitle him to decided and land never can he lie be properly ro P c 1 r awarded awarded unstinted stinted nn praise lawil in what a t is herein contained we have carefully care tuly avoided fulsome flatte lattery and no less carefully have we steered clear of the pedantry egotism and flamboyant diction of those pen pea push pugh ers era for the ilia press whose lines are the threads which hold their souls and bodies in bonda bonds of unison this 9 gentry entry in g speaking aking of opera or music generally ad and abbott particularly eili exhaust alast at all their limited store of knowledge gained from cheap publications and and aa as cheap instructor instruct orill in the use of technical terms and meaning meaningless leas een sen I 1 a xa 2 F 1 I 1 r il I I 1 4 u i I 1 t 4 11 11 I 1 I 1 j 7 r ra T I 1 t 4 W y ea g r I 1 X 1 1 7 1 I 1 i I 1 r Z I 1 I 1 11 1 14 I 1 I 1 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 W I 1 I 1 1 I Z I 1 JA 1 Z 1 v v 1 I 1 I i 1 I 1 I 1 ir ia I 1 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 1 i Z I 1 I 1 11 A V I 1 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 4 I 1 1 I 1 I 1 V V 21 Y I 1 11 1 ia 14 I 1 I 1 p 2 1 I 1 i I 1 1 I 1 1 A l V I 1 Y I 1 11 4 r I 1 I 1 av F I 1 I 1 I 1 t I 1 I 1 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 1 t 5 I 1 a I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 V I 1 I 1 is I 1 1 an 11 1 A e 4 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 no 1 i I 1 I 1 III r U aa L r I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 1 I 1 ta I 1 f i N I 1 I 1 Q N I 1 ai I 1 I 1 I 1 al I 1 s I 1 I 1 1 1 i II 11 1 0 A 4 f 1 7 1 I 1 I 1 4 11 i I 1 11 II 1 li 1 lik I 1 1 1 I 1 I 1 A I 1 I 1 1 z I 1 V ai I 1 4 t 1 X I 1 I 1 1 i I I 1 I 1 1 t I 1 I 1 1 1 Z 1 7 2 maii I 1 1 I 1 I 1 10 1 1 11 V I 1 kt t I 1 1 11 I 1 t I 1 0 it fences the flippant manner in in which the upper register the timbre and BO so on are discussed is is no ment to the general reader and a source of nausea to those whose minds are not trained in that channel el abbott may not in a all respects be he equal to gera gerater ter and ehe rhe doea does not ot pretend to bet be he peer a of f patti certa certainly no one makes any such claims for her hot but she has ba 3 the rare faculty of pleasing an audience and that after all ma may f be the true teat test of any arriett art iett capability more than this she is honest with and faithful to her patrone qualities more commendable than plentiful whenever bhe she fails to fill an appointment in exact acord ance with iti terms an event that has happened but rarely if it at all it lias has been because of some insurmountable obstacle intervening it is is be cause of these among other things that we and all who are with us t nak take pleasure in the fact that she be and her excellent company were chosen to open our splendid amusement resort last evening A representative of THE tilt STANDARD called 0 on n miss bliss abbott in her room ast last evening and daring during the limited time at her bisp disposal mal between betseen the acts on enjoyed eye a mos most agreeable grees e interview n arview in which reminiscences prospects L ec and present occurrences were spiritedly discussed she was beelin feeling yer very well all things considered and the night of the 2 ot of da cember comber has passed in all its glory beautiful grand grandll magi magnificent I 1 were remarks beard heard on all sides idea how those abbott diamonds did make the poor people sigh with envy and end admiration not a hitch in la the entire piece where la Is the bouse house that at its opening night can bay the same it was a thoroughly metropolitan audience but when the bursts of song did move it the applause was warm indeed agdens Oj dena beauty and chivalry made tb the e grand resplendent ant with glory last night and bright smiles filled the bouse house rom from pit to dome the heating beating apparatus worked to perfection r faction and when the auditorium ge became became too hot tho the tans fans were reversed and soon the most delightful temperature prevailed Mr Whitney manager of the home dramatic declared dei lared that he never saw anything like it the grand beats haymarket of chicago of which be salil said it reminded him and lewis 11 II eddy was carried around by a hugo huge filk silk bat hat and be ba bad d the hardihood to wear a white shirt and collar why he went out BO so 0 often has not been explained and is a secret what a flutter went ent through the audience when the curtain ur tain rose on the throne scene and displayed to blew the beautiful scenery and magnificent ent robe and jewels of the queen of song tho the grand baa has a most gentlemanly doorkeeper een even if be he would not let the reporters in without a ticket the ushers too looked handsome in fa their fall full dress and we were very courteous toward the people the vast auditorium contained 1760 1750 spectators and the box office ce 1 sales I reached the enormous eum bum of 2160 2150 the sale of matinee tickets for this afternoon is is very largo large and the house will u undoubtedly be crowded As the crowd surged by through the beautiful lobby one gentleman remarked that it reminded him of chicago and he wondered that ogden should have such a building but added push and progress will do anything I 1 an amusing situ allon occurred alter after the piece was ended tho the electrician turned the lights off before the performers were ware out of the bon house and the ladies screamed and clung to the gentlemen thinking they were left lo 10 in the dark holwell how well the tile gods behaved last night might but borne some ot of the beet best seats in the tho bouse house are in the second balcony and a large num number ber of the lea leading ding ell citizens rather than miss the performance for mance were perfectly willing to take a top seat senator tabor of denver intended to come up till the laet last moment but wag was detained on account of diphtheria in his family his ilia disappio disappointment i nt ment was great but not greater than that of his host of friends in 0 ogden den who would gladly welcome him after the theater a tar large ge nu number raber of gentlemen including e mccourt wells whitney burton bowes phillips young and othero were entertained at the ogden club under the eye of ile henry I 1 beery and 3 members of the kluball clu bAll bAlf drank health to agdens opera house thera was not a provider prouder man in the world last lost night or one who had bad greater reason than architect whitaker he was the recipient of show era of praise from ail all who entered the portals of the building he ile has through this one structure erected a monument to prosperity which will |