The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-09-18
DRAMATICAND LYRIC
Slxepticism Oyer the New OPP
era House.
MANsFIELD's LATEST EFFORT
The Ensign's success-Actors Exorbita1c
and Improvidence-Th Choral sociey
on Solid Footing Notes.


on Solid Eooiing-Notes.
When the play is announced, the COM
pany engaged, the lights turned on and the
curtain rung up THE HERALD will be pre-
pared to take stock in the talk of new
opera house for Salt Lake
Figurative stock, mind we want no
other kind in an opera house venture in
this city. A long and somewhat intimate
acquaintance with the financial depart
ments OF the opera houses this city has
had and now has, convinces US that two
opera houses here operate ike two cocks in
q barnyard. There is no room for either
until one has eaten the other up.
= The foreign capitalist who thinka of
putting money into Salt Lake theatre of
any pretentions, will be first apt to con-
suit local capitalists and we fancy
the Walker Brothers among the
foremost of our local capitalists could re-
late some experiences that would not tend
to accelerate the movements of the for
eigner in putting his money into bricks and
mortar. We opine that Manager Burton
would be willing to open his books to the
inspection OF any intending investor in
temple Of Thespis and show just what divi-
dends were paid during the time there
were two houses running here. We further
opine that the results would induce the in
weston to turn his thoughts toward a can
ming factory, pickle house. Brighton lots
or any one of the many other fields fer in
vestment that lie SO profusely scattered
around Salt Lake.
The fact is that one theatre for every
$4,000 inhabitants has long ago been found
to be more than ample. 1t is decidedly so
here, where great musical concerts, Won
derland and smaller amusement ventures
ere so common. Besides this important
fact should be kept il mind, and will surely
be taken due note of by any investor.
Two thirds of all shows that come across
the country and nine-tenJhs of all the high
class ones are sent by two men, Al Hay
man and Charles FrOhman. These men
have contract with the Salt Lake theatre
that amounts TO a partnership interest
Without their cooperation, any theatre in
Salt Lake would not be opened twenty
i've nights in year; with every
reason for seeing the Salt Lake
theatre prosper, it could not be expected
that they would lend any helping hand TO
q rival house; the new concern therefore
would have TO depend on the sort of shows
| Mr.. Leavitt sends across the continent
and they are neltner SO numerous nor so
nigh class that any local manager would
grow fat from throwing his house open to
them.
There is good news for Choral society
members The committee appointed to
confer with Mr.. Stephens about taking
charge of the reconstructed society report
that he consented to do SO if the reor
ganization was made as com
plete as the new plans propose
The Orpheus CLUB has also decided to join
the new society in body and with the
new board, MIR. Spencer as president and
Mr.. Gillespie as secretary, IT looks like the
new organization would be thoroughly sue
cessful We learn that new plan of max
| ing up the membership lists will be sub
mitted tomorrow night by the new board
and that it is one which will meet with
general appreciation. All old and new
mem bers are requested to be on hand ana
to bring copies of the beautiful work on
which the society was engaged when lis
WORK was interrupted-the Light OF Asia.
Mr. Stephens will be present and several
choruses will be rendered. The new
society is to be congratulated on having Sc.
cured the services of the well known con-
ductor and having decided to go on with
| Dudley Bucks exquisite cantata.
1.-THE Ensign" an American naval
drama, to be given at the Salt Lake theatre
for three nights, commencing Monday,
Oct. 3, promises to be novelty. 1t has the
advantage of having no rivals In the the
atrical field. A naval drama, with man-of-
war spectacular effects, ought TO make a
hit. There is a live public interest just
now in our naval affairs. and the general
! ignorance on the subject of man-of-War
life is sure to make production of this
character attractive to many. The scenery
of "The Ensign" is said to be magnificent. |
| Realism has been observed very closely
and the gun deck of the old kearsarge is |
wildly reproduced in every detail. This
was accomplished through actual photog-
raphy and studies in waters made on ship
board expressly for that purpose Groups
OF our naval officers and ssamen also
taken. Ii the play half justities this ex-
| penslve and exquisite setting it will prove
9 good thing for its managers, Messrs. Lift
q Davis.
| Mr.. Richard Mansfield will present 1.-The
Scarlet Letter" at Daly's theatre tomorrow
night says the New York Herald OF Sun
day last. The dramatizaton OF Hawthorne's
work was made by Mr.. Joseph Hattop, the
author of John Needham's Double.n a
play produced here last season by Mr. Will |
lard, the English actor, and other works. |
The dramatization, by the way, was orig
inally made with view to Mr. Willard |
but Mr. Hatton afterward thought he saw
more in it for Mr.. Mansfield and Miss Cam |
eron. Much attention has been given 10 |
the scenery and costumes. The settings. !
properties and dresses are all new
MIR. Mansfield will be The Rev. Arthur /
Dimmesdae and Miss Cameron will be seen
as Hester Prynne. The part of Rev John I
Wilson will be taken by Mr. Harkins, Mr.. |
Ferguson will be the Roger Chillingworth. |
Mr.. Andrews the Governor Bellingham' |
MIR. BUrbridge the Captain Hiram Weeks.
Mr.. Griffith the Master Bracket, Mrs.
Brutone the Dame Hartley, Miss Markellie
the Mary Wallis, Miss Gledden the Mis-
tress Barlow aud Miss De Gregan the Lit
tie Pearl A force of sixty auxiliaries |
will be used in the production. Tuesdays
Herald says OF the performances: "Mr. |
Richard Mansfield achieved much personal |
success with the dramatzstion of The |
Scarlet Letter that he produced before |
brilliant audience at Days theatre last |
evening"
The difficulties Of the task were exoen- |
tional- Hawthornes romance is a pnyso |
logical STUDY of the ruin and anguish |
wrought by the canker worm of sin in the
hoe of q lio,i ,,l~ "a