The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-03-20
ADJUSTMENTS.

ANNIE PIxLEY AND GUNTER's Play
The most ordinary attraction plays to a
good house in Salt Lake nowadays, SO
it is nothing wonderful that a bright
star like Annie Pixley in PLAY written
by former Salt Laker, should together
I'LL the Theatre to repletion. Fifteen
or twenty years ago, when Mr..
Archie Guntep, with pair OF
severe-looking speotacles upon his
nose, presided over the sssaysrs
kit OF pe5tes and crucibles unde
McCornlck's bank, and, report said,
had rather a lively time making the
Office below earn enough to keep
even with the institution above-no
one thought that under those Spec
tacles was hidden literary genius
which should one day cause it's possess
sor's mama to shine more brightly
than all the bar silver he had ever
melted. Mr.. Gunter's venture s into
the literary field in those days were con-
fined to writing up glowing accounts of
lodes and veins in neighboring canyons,
Tor eastern companies who had stock to
tioat, pursuit which probably opened
up to hum the wider range which his
genius has since taken, for after his
| disappearance from Salt Lake he turns
| up III New York as playwright; pro-
| duces number of bad Things, then s.
number OF good ones; his Two Nights
III Rome achieves something of repu-
tation, then Fresh is accepted by John
L. Raymond; then more failures
follow; then comes the very
fresh, breezy and charming. If not
surprisingly strong play which we
saw last night, and last ana best, the
novel which has seEt him along in the
full swim OF success,-Mr. Barnes, of
New York. The Deacon's Daughter,
which is the only thing We haze to do
with at present. was written to suit the
abilities of Miss Annie PlXley for Ger
tain sum down, and certain sum for
every night OF its production. We
trust Mr.. Gunter received comfort
able amount for his work, for he amply
deserves it. His play is bright, gay.
interesting and original; there is
certain suggestiyeness OF josh
WhitComb about it of course,
| Wv ~ ID LA A4O SCIDC y pldSldl 10 LII OAO
must shut his eyes to the improbability
of the Deacon's Daughter not being
recognized over the footlights by her
own father and mother, when everyone
else knew her acknowledgement the
only fault OF the piece is undiscovered.
1t is enough 70 say of Miss Pixley that
she fits Gunter's heroine cOmpletely,a d
whether as the country girl in her
'suds." or the popular actress of the
Criterion, she was equally snaive, true,
original and delightful. In her sing
ing and dancing, she was ap-
plauded and encored to the echo, and
il is not too uuch 10 say that she is a
close rival to Lolita III her best days.
! Her dresses were also the perfection
of good taste and elegance. OF the sup
port, the Deacon of Mr.. DAILY was TIE
prominent feature; the remainder OK
the cast was capable, though Miss
rhomps0n's irish girl could be toned
down a trit1e i'll the scene with the train
without marring it. Miss Pix ey ap-
gears tonight and tomorrow night.
MANAGER MAGUGRG AND MAST.
Manager Maguire, formerly of the
Walker Opsra House, and controller Of
the chain Of theatres throughout Mon
tana, stopped oTer last night aud en-
Ijoyed Miss Pixley's acting from az up
per box. He is al old friend of the
lady and her husband (who now
travels as her business manager)
and will have them at bis theatres
on their return & from the coast.
Mr.. Mcguire. who started out short
tirne since to boom Thomas Mast, the
celebrated artiHt for Harpers, said
frankly to HgRALD reporter last even
ing that Mr.. Mas was everywhere the
biggest kind OF "froSt." The suit which
he had recently planted against him
was for $3.50 borrowed money, and Mast
had paraly Zed him by setting up i'll
answer. to the complaint that he and
Mcguire were partners. Mr.. Mcguire
states that Mast is no longer employed
by Harpers and that he is financially
under very cloudy sky. He will not
Ireturn ny way of Salt Lake.
! While in San Francisco Mr.. Mcguire
says he saw the opening of the Booth
Sarrett engagement which was the
most remarkable thing ne had ever
witnessed in theatrical snnals. The
line for tickets he said formed at 6
O'Clock on tie night before the sale
opened, and a, row of men and boys
block long stood all night in line before
the office. Spectators who bought
tickets at So sold them readily for $40
and $40.
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