Show PATIENCE AT THE zions singers captured j the town A standard opera in which the old favorites appear not so good as the mascot fine work of the chorus and individual artists patience and the foundling compared the salt lake opera company in the form of british dragoone ura goone and greek costumed young ladies came up from zion yesterday yeste rJay and laid beige to a crowded house at the grand last evening in view of the fact that the corn pany is of amateurs who have had but eix months training trai nine and hae appeared in but phrae operas the result of the onslaught was an unconditional i victory for the sweet voices singers besides the salt labb leopie do not unload themselves on the public at a dollar a seat they value their ability at popular prices and in so doing they play to crowded houses and the record up to date has been a of conquests the company is strong in chorus work the picked voices of the orpheus club and the tabernacle choir havea mastered the intricacies of harmony and the result cn temble ie very pleasing indeed in the quality of individual work eo far as the execution of written music is concerned there is no question but such as easton goddard shearman fred arabam savage alies levy miss pike miss kleintz and liea dwyer prove very entertaining but in comic opera there should be more than the music ib should be accompanied by the dramatic attachments that give a show edico epico add naivette without infringing on ibe ridiculous in short the performers must on intimate erms with stage experience and i al knowledge at least of stage effect under these conditions the play does not drag there are no periods when the audience is blied and there is no danger ct handicapping n d feature by reducing enthusiasm to n cain in these necessary features to artistic success the talt lake company ie weak the weakness ie apparent and on this the opera last evening was criticized criticised but such a is unjust for the reason that no claim is made to rival a production by delia fox or de wolf hopper the moat that the home company claims is good chorus first claes music and a half acore ecore clever people who take rank with the leading amateurs of the country and to claims they have established a well earned right tonight the striking c to patience will be presented pres ened by the ciesel Fitz eald company the bill is the foundling a farce corned and ie fairl alive ath bristling points of fun and frolio to aay nothing 0 famous wink and the music hall antics abbt please the occupant of the bald headed row is slow and dreamy while the Found line is bright ana fast the difference in the two shows ie represented by the difference in price it will cost a dollar a seat in the to see cissy eing and hear her wink |