The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-07-29

After a rest Of about three weeks the
Salt Lake Theatre will open its doors
for its patrons tomorrow evening at
the usual hour, and will present upon
the stage company Of unusual
strength, and a play Of unusual in
terest. Sowing the Wind" made its
first appearance in London, and ran
very successfully for $50 nights, when
it was retired by the inevitable Christ
mas Pantomime. Charles Frohman Sc
cured the play ard played it in the
hands of his stock company at the EN-
pire theatre. In New York the play
created a profound impression, both in
the interest the play itself aroused, and
in the excellent manner of its produc-
ton. 1t ran for 200 nights, and when
a legitimate drama runs for that
length Of time in Americas metropolis,
it may be certainly estimated that 1t
possesses unusual attractions. Men
and Women" the greatest production
of Belascoe and DeMill, reached the
same high water mark of public appre-
citation, and our theatregoers will not
soon forget the way that play was re-
ceived in our midst.
1t is the aim of Mr.. Frohman to make
the Salt Lake production of Sydney
Grundy's play, identical with that o.
New York or Chicago. The company
IS the same, and the costumes and seen
cry are the same. The company is one
of great strength. A glance at the cast
establishes that fact. Henry Miller Is
8 local favorite, and in Sowing the
Wind" is seen in an entirely new role,
a character entirely away from the
parts in which we are accustomed TO
see him. But his success cannot be
20 Ha for thar William
Faversham, though not so well known
locally, left very good impression
when last here as a member of the
"Aristocracy company. OF the ladies,
the names of Viola Allen, Agnes Mil
Ter and May Robson, are most famll-
lar Sowing the Wind will be seen
tn Salt Lake three nights, beginning to-
morrow evening.
The coming season presents some uni
oue problems in a dramatic way, to
solve. All these center around the one
great question, chow can We make 1t
paw" The theatrical managers of trav-
cling companies who made money the
mast season are exceedingly scarce.
Just now it is either the survival OF the
fttest-or the richest. Many of the
heavy managers lost money last season
In order to keep their companies going
and their reputation unimpaired. They
will take no such chances this season,
and the result will be a wholesale
slaughter of salaries. The Mirror, in
commenting on the existing state of af-
fairs. states that New York is filed
with unemployed actors waiting for
next seasons engagements, and that
managers '-,ho usually have their COM
panies all r de up by July 1st, havn't
a single me. her engaged. This, 1 think,
&c eionifican nj IF means that the idle
actors are refusing the offers of reduced
salaries, and that managers are deter
mined to send their companies out on
a basis of expense corresponding to the
reduced receipts, or not send them at
all 1t means that about September 1st
there will be plenty Of unemployed
theatical people who VIII be glad to
accept the salaries they are now refus-
Ing. OF course, there are always plenty
of irresponsible managers, who promise
much and never pay anything. The