The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-10-14

After receiving the most liberal and
considerate treatment from the news
papers Of this city, both-for himself and
for his play, it was not in good taste
for MIR. Royle to say such unpleasant
things about them in his lecture. In
effect, he said, the newspaper of today
is a boiling pot whose contents are in
oongruous and filthy. 1t must have oc-
CURED to many of his hearers that the
average newspaper is quite as clean as
the play of Friends" and far less pro-
fame. Editors like TO write-forcibly and
often want to drive a point home with
vigorous language, but they do not re-
sort TO blasphemy for that purpose, as
Mr.. Royle has so often done in his play.
Cod help me; / can't forgetp' "a
better woman never lived in the sight
Of Godr' 81 do love her; God help mer'
''1sven God cannot understand a wom-
an" May God deal as gently and
God bless you, my dear" and God
bless you, my boy" at every step in the
plot may make the dialogue sound
clever and vigorous. but st is low.
wicked way of producing an effect that
newspapers do not indulge in.
Mr.. Royle also had a vicious dig at
the critics, CHASING them as the great
est of all humbugs, and averring that
if they had the ability to do anything
else they would not be engaged in such
pursuit. He scooped in the whole lot
Of us, though we thought he might rea-
sonably have made an exception in our
case; put no, Ii took in Glen Miller and
Whitney, and all the rest, A simulta-
neous blush Of shame suffused our--re-
spective countenances, but the lecturer
let it stand as it was, and what we
shall do for a living from now on none
of US know.
Before Mr.. Royle came here this last
time, his manager sent us a sheet con-
tanning all the good things that the
newspapers of California had said of
Royle and his play during the recent
tour; that is. all except those In the
Examiner, which, somehow, were omit
ted. We were asked TO kindly speak
of the piece and do the best you can
for us" Every day or SO, as the time
approached, matter was offered US for
publication IN these columns with
kindly insert and oblige." Much of it
was published, and we suppose this has
had the effect of making our matter
somewhat 'incongruous" Of late. In all
PlOOablAlANs SUCH Is now D6lnR
offered to all the papers in advance Of
the route the play is taking, and most
likely the same courtesy will be eX-
tended, which proves that Mr. Royle
is very anxious to be well spoken of
by the filthy and incongruous press"
especially in the columns that are ed
tied by the "humbug" critics, and also
that he is very ungrateful for what they
do for him.
Robert Downing, the favorite Ameri-
can tragedian needs no introduction to
this public.
From the beginning of his career to
the present, when he is in the mouth
of everyone as the legitimate successor
In heavy tragedy OF the great masters
OF the art, Forrest and Mccullough.
Mr.. Downing's rise in public estima-
ton, keeping pace with mis- art, has
been steady and constant. There have
been no frenzied efforts at advertising.
no sudden leaps into startling motto
riety, but always faithful performances.
His art, his reputation and his bust
ness have increased steadily and to-
gether, keeping even pace with each
other. Mr.. Downing's entire stage car
eer shows the possession Of uncommon
common sense. He began in the best
school of drama, the stock company
When his taste for'the historic art as
serted itself he secured the position of
call boy in John 7. Ford's Washington
theatre. He was a clever apprentice,
and did not remain call boy long. He