Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-10-06

The sioddsrt-Home Club season
comes TO an eud this afternoon and
evening. Saints and sinners is the
most emphatic and gratifying artistic
success our boards have seen Tor long
time past, and II 10 doubtful whether
any achievement ever accomplished ny
our local players will live longer 10 the
memory Of theatet-goers than lhsif en-
Kagement Of the wonderful old actor
who heads the cast OF this play. Last
night, It 10 pleasant TO slAte, the attend.
anos again increased, the galleries par.
ticulAriy looming up, aud there 10
every prospect that this afternoons
matinee and tho farewell rendition ~
night will draw heavy houses. It's
sincerely hoped that this will be the
case. The enormous expense oi
engaging sn sotor OF Mt. SIoddarps
renown, the regular running expenses
OF tho Theater, and the heavy cast
involved, msdo up n sum total Of out.
lay enough 10 staggsr the average man
agement In these days, and no return
the Theaicf and the Home Club could
realize, would DO more than adequate
for their enterprise, and n payment
for the genuine pleasure the pf0duc.
tion Of Saints and Sinners has gwen
tie public.
OF last nights performance II can
AWl L. h. al "A hi 4 aN ~
Improvement, aud not hitch occurred
TO mar tue smootnnesa. Tho length oi
the play MAKES II difiicult matter 10
dismiss early when tue curtain rings
up NJ late as 6.l6, but last night ~
evenly did everything move that
the last curtain descended at
nve minutes past eleven, against
ll.2T on the opening night
Mir. Stoddsri got his usual Tremendous
rails, anu Euith ClAws1n, Mr. Wells
had MIR. Spencer shared them with
him. The Admirable comedy char
aotorizHtlons with which the piece ~
filed, stood out more boldly than ever
aud afforded a most happy relief TO the
intensity and psthos that poryadss the
play.
During his stay here Mr.. Sloddart |
has remained meet OF his time quietly /
rcsting at his motel, or visiting with a
few OF his OLD friends. Yesterday be
visited the tabernacle aud heard for
the nrst time the choir, whose fAme,
he said, had reached him yoArS ago.
lie was most enthusiastic, both over
the choir anu the sIeakrrs, Aud re-
gretted he could not near tue singers
tomorrow when they Will be Out Ia
Iull force. Mr.. SiOddart anu President
ieo. Y. Cannon are Old acquaintance,
aud On Thursday night President
Cannon Was sVnt a box with The com.
pliments Of the actor. NIT. 5todiart
caves for home over the Union
Pac,nc kaiirosd omortow morn-
lag, arr v,ug IN New York Thurs-
dky; ~, nj once plunge into re-
t..ynt,aot,>s d new play wnich Il 10
tucccs d'Nsw Blood, tlmt DANA. hav.
Ing failed to please New Workers az II |
uId Chicagonns. MIR. Sloddart may |
rect assured VI this, that the hold he |
always had on the hearts Of the Salt
Like puUlio, IL Increased and strength
ouoi a. . result u tho present visit, And
whenever he comes out again-wnich
W. all trust may not be- long hence
he may 10 assured VI royal welcome.
Mr.. Rtoddart has many warm words
OF commenuati0n for tho amateurs |
who afford him support In Saints and I,
sinneis; Indeed NO says their talent IL |
a suflfiso 10 him, much A. he had ex-
ptcted OF Bait Lake.. young players.
Especially IL this TINS case considering
the short time the club has had the
play In rehearsal. StOddart told Dir.
Wells quite unresetvcdly that he
might step into professional life nj
once without any fear OF being
able 70 get = handsome living out OF
It, sou" he added, in his fAthUriy way,
"aon'g 10 u. AZ an actor aud the sou
OF an actor, l cay 10 you, ne a profession
one had much better let Hlone. am
more than glad tiiS, neither Of roy
children ever had any desire TO follow
acting" Mr. btOddart has two child.
rem, Que, n son. engaged Ia the pfao.
tics Of law, the other, daughter, with
whom he himself lives. Mr.. btoddArt
has = standing engagement with
Palmer, he and Holland being the
only ones OF the company who arc not
specially engaged nom ssns0n 10
season; hla salary IL 500 week while
ia New York aud $40 while on the
road.
Monday evening the Home club
will take well-eaTntd rect, and
nguteas Interested auditors IN front OF
the curtain, OF Royle's play Of Friends,
which the club originally brought out
Tor tue author when tho piece was
known M Out OF Darkness.
That the second professional visit Of
No lIoyie ~ bis home vii be Wutmly
welcomed goes without sal log. The OF.
g.nizAtion comes direct itom Auburn.
Oh, to salt Lake, arriving early Mon.
day moruing. lhs present tour Of
Friends, which opened August Oh In
Duluth, has bsen even a muon gfeater
financial anu artistic success tnan ia
two previous tours, anu fully iustiRe.
the prediction made by " long ago
that this charming aud original play
you'd endure for many reasons. Few
plays written Ia !, ceAt years viii staud
IetsuuOu As well NJ this work Dur.
Ing tho summer vacation MIR. ROylr
went carefully over his pay, cutting
Out ZONE diaiO, ue Hud introducing iu