Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-09-22
Dramatic a0d Ggpi0.
A. stoddart and tho Homo CLUB in Saints and Sinners
" Tho Baub o shop-Oaynos's RooitaL-Tabernaoio
Conference Concert

Eye, Of our theatergoeu ore now
lookiug forward 10 what will be tue
most Interesting event Of the nfa'
future In theatrical way-'he coming
OF J. II. stodJatt from New N0fk
and hlp appearance here with the
Home Dramatic club. A telegram re-
oelyed from MIR. stotJart ytflerdAy
stated that he would leave 90 ~ to
arrive here by the 2sth or 2elh. The
Home club are holding fehcannls OF
Saints and Sinners nighily,aud expect
10 have II In fair shape by tic time
the star arrives lie will pot on the
finishing touches In three or four
rehearsals, aud the piece Will DO ready
for its nrat rendition "Wednesday,
October Bfj, the second night OF the
Fair
lanes II. stotdatt IL without doubt,
10 his special line, the strongest actor
at present before the public Of this
country, and Henry Irving hiss said
that there 10 no one on the English
stage who can approach him 10 the
rendition OF such characters ~ the OLD
minister IN Saints and Sinner, ihe
doctor In Daniel Rochat the stern
brother In 1,oslRantEaus, Seth Pfeene In
the Lights o. London, Money penny
ia The Long Strike, etc. To have ln-
duoed him 10 postpone Ne" hofH
engagement and come out this distance
10 play season In Salt Lake Ia piece
OF entofpti.e for which tho Home CLUB
and the Theater managvmont-aince u
was "A union Of blth their of0fth that
made the event .. Hiible-destrve
entire commentator. IL IL also a
tribute 10 tho Home club that Mt.
stoddaft should have consented to
come at all, and II IL certain
he could not have been tempted by a
money offer, had not both he aud MS
manager, A. ~. palm,r been con-
WINGED that the Salt Lake amateurs
would lend him ofeditablu support.
The circumstances that made the
engagement u StO1dAit possible wer
somewhat unusual, anu might not
occur hgain IN donuu seasons. The
Club have been attempting 10 Undue
Mr.. Stoddau 10 pay them a visit dUf'
ing some Fair or Conference season
for the past xix years, but during April
Mr.. St0ddaft was IN the height OF he
season with the Palmer company, aud
during October the regular New fOih
season had always Just oommeucsJ.
But Mfr. Htod art always said he
would cone N circumstances woulu
permit, anu each season the Home
q ub unvafingly fepea I'd their iuvi.
tation. THIS year II happens that Au.
gusius Thomas play, New BloOu,
made a nit ~ Chicago, Hnd Studdatt
being ON tho road with Alabama and
SANTA and SINNERS, Cuulduck was vn-
gagged tor ma part. the whole
company was transferred TO New
York aud Mt. ~ ,idart, who Il
too expensive "a mAu Z Nit. Palmel
10 keep idle, wAA notified 10 prepare io
another Toad seA,on. HeanI his man
Ager were talkiuE the matter over II
PalmeT's theater, when tho letter ~ n
tue Salt Lake club arrived. Nj. StOl
dart nj & ncu asked for tive weeks r..
lease, and It was granted, the road toul
being deferred that length OF time
Without doubt Mr.. CouldUCk, who wal
then playing In the house, was referred
10 NJ 10 the capabilities Of ths Utah
amateurs, and his experience In Haze
kifke being cited, tho engagement
was made without much delay.
Saints and Sinners will be done foul
nights and probably for n matinee
there II also some talk OF playiug on'
night In Ogden.
HAvetly's minstrolp, n trade mar
onus famous In theAtricala, will ba sotl
nj tho theatre on Wednesday RuI
Thursday evenings, and M burn
cork show has been rarity here 10
some time pat the attraction will with
out doubt be well pgtrOuiEud. Ia
usual brass baud aud street parad
will be seen, anu further than this, IN
attraction will need little advertising
william Hoey's new piece, Flaml
IL reported to DO one Of tho wofst ifOsl
OF the season. IL opened ut tho C0Iuu
blA Theatet, Chicago, TO il,bO0 an
closed TO $3.50. There IL some talk {
his reviving A Parlor Match, but Hoe
says his pride Ia nj stake anu ho Wi
play fans the entire season, " hatove
Sue Iecunlhfy result may be-. AuO,ht
reported frost Ia Eddie Foy's new pro
duotlon, on the Earth; the ChioAg
Herald cuts Into II unmerciiully.
A dispatch from sacramento con
tAius the following surprising piece {
news In relation 10 w. a. Thompson
tne actor whose LORD Pytwurlh, INST
such an impression here ia Sowing th
Wind; w. n. Thompson NJ tho FrOl
man company Was assaulted IN "a
baroOm VI tho Golden Eagle hntu
shortly before Midnight ~ job
Greer, n veteran sporting man Of col
place.
Thompson plays one Of tho iapdiu
paIs In tosiag tho VIA.
which was produced A. the MolTlp u
tan tneater tonight After tho pu
fOTmance ThOmpnOn, together vii
other memiers Of the company, pc
oeodod 10 the uinuiug.IuCm VI Ga
hotel, after which they were sUrvg
with a ligut supper. When thoy afo,
from tue table the women pr8ueodo
10 their rooms, while the men, anon