The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-07-15

| Until the SOth the Salt Lake theatre
l will be dark On that date the Ions
blank will be more than recompenset
for by the appearance of Charles Froh.
mans stock company, which will pres
ent Sowing the Wind" Sydney Grun-
J dy's drama concerning which there has
been SO much comment and newspaper
talk in New York City. The play comes
from the Empire theatre, where it had
a run of 200 nights. Sowing the Wind
deals with the Sex Against Sex
problem in daring way.
Mr. O'Malley, manager of the Lyceum
theatre, is very happy to announce that
Charles A. Gardner has wired that he
Will arrive in Salt Lake city tomorrow
in time to open his two weeks engage
ment at that house, tomorrow evening.
4 MI. Gardner was to have appeared
last week, but the railroad tie-1p pre-
vented him from reaching here. Mr.
Gardner himself is very well known as
German comedian, both in Salt Lake
ana elsewhere; his supporting company
is large and comes well recommended
Inc only reason that Salt Lake is
favored with a prolonged engagement
OF this comedian and his company. at
popular prices, is that his bookings
nave all been cancelled or disarranged
by the floods and the strike, and he
very sensibly prefers a two weeks en-
gagement at low prices to two weeks
ldleness. And the Salt Lake people
reapS the benefit
Strikes are surely contagious. Even
Mr.. O'Malley had a strike on his hands
last week. Mr.. Quinn and his wife
went OUT last Wednesday night after
the orchestra had played it's overture
ana the curtain was ready to go I'm
The cause Of the strike was SLIGHT |
over the salary question. No
aToltratlon committee was employed. |
MT y Malley simply appeared before |
the curtain with an explanation and an |
apology, and Solomon Jsaacs'' vac
played as usual. Mr.. O'Malley himself |
assumed Mr.. Quinns part. reading his |
mes from the manuscript. Miss Annie
U Malley assumed Mrs Quinn's role |
ana AFTER the first act performed the
remarkable feat of committing to mem
Dry between the acts. the entire part.
which she accomplished with being
prompted once and without missing a
word. An old theatrical man in the
audience stated that it was the most
wonderful instance of an actress taking
/ new part on short notice he had ever
Known OF. Often, he said, one hears of
IN actor or actress on a days notice.
IND 1t is commented on as remarkable.
gut he never heard of a test of mem
,rizing equal to that performed last /,
" Wednesday, icl,t Ix-N
ey.
Steadily upward grow the walls of
he new Grand, in spite of depression.
n spite of strikes. September first is
he date anticipated for the openine
which will be made with stock COM
any in copywright plays. In speaking
L the new house Mr.. Maltese stated T
esterday Patrons of the Grand will
ot have to buy gallery tickets in order
o see over the ladies hats;;' which all
VII recognize as point of advantage.
Davids Henderson is boominb John ].
'urke, the low comedian who took Ed .
lie Foy's place in the American Ex
'avaganza company. Foy had a great
OLD on the amusement loving people
no Henderson had to get an extra
rulIdrly SCoQ man, and boom him eX-
to counteract Foy's absence
would easily appear that he found
lie man in Burke. The critics are
lther extravagant in their praises of
lie new man; he is praised unstintedIv. |
nd some Of the writers even have the |
merity to say that his droIleres are
nnier than those of his predecessor.
Aladdin Jr.," has made a hit.
One Robert w. Lowe, of London, de-
nds the stage censorship of England, |
Id makes the extraordinary state |
ent that the public is not fit to select
5 own amusements, and that without
censor impurity and indecency would
ign on the stage. This is ridiculous
nerica has no censor of the stage. and
It the atmosphere of the American
age today is purity itself compared
tn that of the English stage. And if
ever do indulge in anything with an
pure tendency, from whence does it
me? Not from the American author.
rely; it is the imported article. Mr..
)bert w. Lowe would better travel a
tie and broaden his mind. L. c. NJ.