Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-04-29
Dramatic ord Gypic.
Tho Outlook for Utah In Chcago-Pyper and Weme-
tt,ah adas, Program corbett on Monday-The IRE
oorderY and Al Hayman -Amusemen. Notes.

lion oxerciscs have been frequently
mentioned, received adecldet compli'
u,ent at the conclusion Of this services
In the Temple on sunday last After
the closing hymn, President Cannon
made q rcquest for tho rendition oi
Stephens "rhe Angels Swept
their Hhrps Of Gold" IL wa.
exquisiiely rendered by the choir,
! ana then President Cannon stated tbat
no was requested 10 ask for the an'
them, "Our Father In heaven" This,
| the IMPOSITION Of Mr.. Il iwards, was
plIl beautifully sung, the solo by MS
| Thomas and uuartette by that LADY,
Miss Ellis, MI Pyper and MI Ensign,
being specially beautiful IL was haI-
past O'Clock wnen the congregation
dispefaed, but II IL safe to sny that no
one thought Of complaining Of the
heightened seseiou.
-.
The critic OF tho Sew York Recorder
has some further remarks regarding
the theatrical business OF the far West,
which will be Interesting In this CITY,
~ Salt Lake IL almost entirely ia.
pendent for her entertainments upon
the demand for attractions IN Ban
Francisco; My remarks last SUNDAY,
says the writer, upon the general lack
4 patronage extended to attractions
I waiting San Franuisc0-and attractions
some OF which have boon Huccesrful
Ia New York, nj that--are not reliehed
by Al Hayman, who, IN addition 10
controlling an extensive circuit OF
houses In the far West, In also the man.
aver Of the Baldwin and the now Cali
fornia theatef- located In the city OF
the Golden Gate.
MIR. Hayman lived for many years
In ban Francisco, where, at one not
distant period In his career. he acted us
treasurer In one Of the local theatcrs at
the usual magnificent ralary.
A large part OF his vested Interests
IN still In that region. II follows that
his opportunities for knowing what sort
OF patronage In being extended TO tho
thoaters should bo better than niue,
aud no advances hgures 10 prove thu
truth Of his assertions. l give these
figures and the accompanying Hayman-
Tau reasons for what they are worth
not that l agree with Mr.. Haymsn, fJr
| bnsed my previous assertions upon
statements maize TO mo personally by
managers anu stars whose vefaoity Il
above question.
One and all agreed that San Fran.
cisco was theatrical graveyard, and
laid the blame for this condition Of
affairs upon the one railroad which has
the entry TO the town. IL IA n we'll
known fact that theatres receive but
scaut support from the actual residents
OF clties--oven Now, York, with iis two
and half millions Of population TO
draw upon, could not supper. one.half
Of the place. OF amusement which
flourish within our gates, but depends
| upon the tIansients which the rail-
: ways daily empty within ita preolnCts.
This oxorbltnnt railroad fares which
prevail viii keep San Francisco barren
Of these visitors. In addition thoswell
San Ffanclscans, initiating the swells
y OF Gotham, have recently reached
A the conclusion that the proper
i csper during June, July and
y August IN ~ HE away 10 watering
Teeorts. There II no climatic rea.
}. son for this migration hlmilar to that
which exists Ia New York, but they
!, 20 lust the same. the consequence ~
d that San Frnncisco, which up to three
years ago was particularly lively
spot during the months named, has
become dull and dreary. The | have
. learned from n number OF enthusiastic
natives Of the Occidental metropolis
q who for years have dinned into my
\ weary ears songs OF praise Of Golden
California ana Glorious San Francisco.
They are ono and all well'Nnown POO.
y pie, the majority arc prominent IN the
iheatrlcsl profession. Their recent
y recAntation surprised me, aud | will
not repeat their names, for their state
n menis would be regarded as unforglv-
atlu heresles by their eccentric fellow
u tUwnsmen.
g II will thus be seen that my opinion
a regarding the theatrical condition oil
San Francisco remains unchanged,
! but fair play Is u Jewel, anu here 1,
: what Mr.. Hayman mas IL say upon the
. SUI ject;
y awhile 1 am averse to quoting
n figures in discussing these affairs /
think there can be no IMPROPERLY IN
y stating that the proiits nj these two
q thcaters during the past fiscal yonr,
q which dates from August 10 20 April
l6, viii be b,tween 100000 anu S55 900
AN amount which / tninR am war.
+. ranted In saying will scarcely be eX'
!. ceeded by any two theaters In any ont
/, city In this country. At the Baldwin
/. th0ater out OF fourteen attractions only
n two were failures, while the others nll
|
n Russell Opera company played "a
4 1876, 900 In four weeks. "rhe MOuntt.
4 banks" did phenqmenally large bus.
!. mess duriug the tirst wees, though II
+. subsequently failed In San Francisco;
, hut II hah also since iniled In New
n York and Boston. The Henderson
a Speciality company played 10 So, 900 In
q four weeks at the Grand Opera house
. under my management, duriug which
period the Baldwin was closed. The
Boslonians played to $4,000 In ioul
week.. Al the California theater
r which h devoted mostly 10 light
l.. attractions, out OF, fourteen engage
/, ments played there only two were 40
solute failures, nnd thesesulltredl largely
4 from Indictment weather aud exceptions
4 ally strOng opposition. In my opinion
. this reports oi bad buBlness arose from
:. the close Of the Alcnzar season, Mr.
a Sgockwell leaving that theater TO move
J., into his new thehtor near tho Baldwin
n The second reason for these reports Il
a probably that the light attractions
|, which We're formerly 80 successful a
the Bush street thenter, now play al
the California theater, which IL n new
d. theater, aud one OF the most SucCossfu
:. In the country. | think 1t IL a rignifi
~ emit tact In connection with thos,
4. stories In regard 10 tho public patron
ii age Of theatefB in San Francisco tina
h there are at tho present time more
!. theaters IN san FfaucisCO than eve
! hAfnFp and "A p,upn iarUaf pFpunFtint