Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-07-21
Gardner,

knows what that city has been, aud
tho consequence was that theatef
patrons have remained at home and
the big.e attractions have done beg
carly business. Even Aladdin Jr, the
most sumpiuous summer speoiacle
Henderson has ever produced has been
playing TO houses that must be appall-
log to that uniformly lucky manager.
But Sowing tho Wind, headed by
Henry Miller, viola Allen AMI the
other members " Frohman's Emp Ire
company, kept sefenely on It's way
doing good business right through the
strike up 10 the last few nights OF IT,
engagement. Then the cessation Of
suburban trsve !, from which Chicago
theatcfs draw w much Of their patt on.
age, began 10 affect Ffohman's com
pany, anu II was not At all sorry 10 pull
out OF Chicago towards tue somew nat
uncertain West.
Concerning the closing nights OF the
Chicago season, the Herald critic OF
that city says:
Mr. FfohmAn's foe Em plre theatre
stock company commenced yesterday
evening the last week OF ths summer
engagement Al the Columbia tnsater.
With Saturday bight tho two months
run OF Sowing the Wind reaches ils
prescribed limit, and the Ffohman
HCtors will check their baggage tor n
tfAnscontlnentAl tour, hoping TO lind
Ban Francisco In u better condition
than seems TO be Indicated by the bull
letins from that remote center. IL
would be idle TO deny that the cloaing
nights Of this engagement have been
Improbable, but the reatonu for this
unhappy outcome afe 40 apparent as 10
remove any possible responsibility
from either the company or the play.
The intetrup tion OF travel aud dislrac.
ton Of the public on account VI u
wicked and hopeless instruction
against property rights Rnd law, put
this theatres out OF focus for tue time
being. As an eaou along serioul
liues, Sowing the Wind pobahlj
suffered more than any Of tho CON
peting attractions. At the verJ
beet when there IL no RIO
miAsma Afioat, people prefer Eins,
light M air ia the summer timc. ANY
thing suggestive of thought or likely
TO onkinule emotion 10 IA Wsafintss Il
the flesh, not absolutely perhaps, bu
Ia comparative sense. Yet Ia,
clover dramatic treatment " Mt
Gfundys play ami the Admirsbl,
acting Of Mr, Ffohman's company
attracted me audiences up 10 the tim,
that the peaceful Diets strikers com
menced TO AmuHs Themselves Will
torch and bomb anu bludgsOn. Al
the conditions are more peaceful nov
owing 10 matters over which alien
wildcat AgitatOtu have no control, II Il
probable that tue last week OF "SIWlnl
the Wind" will call out very much
better Attendance. Those VINO have
not already seen the play Will tiud Il
well worthy their attention no mattel
how much they may feel obliged t.
dissent from its theory or disappfoyt
many Of it, details. Whtten by one uI
the brightest piaywrighs Of tn,
present Jay, and performed By a stock
company unsutpHised la America, II
10 we'll worthy tue attention " ali whJ
desire 10 keep abreast OF current
theatrical development.
Manager Burton and Hal Russell are
wOoing the summer I've hal almost
hhlu klEls l-bfetath ~ NuuhhpTlugs hnu
following tbs preocpts Of lEaak Walton
ami dtOves Cleveland by frequent tx,
cuttiuhs 10 the neighbOring mountain
stttams. Both gentlemen are Teduc,
Ing adipose, gathering muscle aud uc-
quifing rest generally MIR. Russell tot
his LAHORE with one Of Ffohman's com.
panies, and Mr. Butto1 for the tuan
which he IL confident will greet tnt
coming Of the Empire Stock company.
Director Evan Stephens anu III race
Ensign anu bride with Heyeral friends,
gru tenllng on the old camp ground, Ia
the great soughing pines near Brish,
tone. They are "fOughing ~ M
true campstyle, And enjoying the de,
lights that SUCH a lie only can impart
A oamI -hfe concert II Brgh uuis
with the moon sSillng overhead, with
those pine trees fustlng, with thos,
tall peaks lifting their great heads
90 olJse at hand, with thai
atmosphere 10 fill up the luugs-only
those VINO have known whatit means
can understand him who raves over H.
Look out for new store Of meluuiC
Outpourings on S.ephenu's return, III,
musician who could not cOmp0ss aud