The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-14

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Dear Hal:
This amusement loving town is a
good many hundred dollars poorer to-
night, as a result of the visit Of the
shows-exposures would be a better
word-which have held forth at the
two houses. Neither can it be said
that we are any richer in morals from
their visits. Public sentiment, which on
this and good many other topics, l
could name, appears TO be undergoing
a long. deep slumber would once have
reared IN on its hind legs and roared
over some of the displays and utter
ances of Cay New York" and 1.-The
Dazzler" At the risk OF being voted
prudish. and out of date, l am willing
TO so on record IS one OF those utterly
and entirely opposed to the form Of en-
tertainment represented by such
shows. Their whole influence and eff
feet are distinctly bad, and it is an
unhealthy sign that so many young
people-croWds OF them High school
students. too-were allowed to attend
the performances.
Bright as Cay New York is in
spots-and there are many spots in it
not at all lulninOus-what a dreary
tale ii tells of the bl2se WOrn-out taste
OF poor Old New York. and how well
Il illustrates that there is nothing new
under the sun Legs take the place OF
brains. pretty faces are trOtted cat to
try and make amends for the absence
Of voices: quantity does duty for quail
ity high kicks, sly inuendOes, positive
NulGarity when ii comes to Foy'S Keel
ing chorus girls over Cartwheel fash
ion-eVerything is there to tickle the
Jaded palate Of the rOue or appeal to
The fancy CT the Willie dude who goes
into. the seventh heaven Of ecstacy over
q dancing girls wink
Scattered here and there through the
whole mass of foam ard glitter. were
some nnd0ubted pearls that deserve the
name of the artistic, such were the
par of Hebrews, whose make uD. ac-
cent and voice were ininlitab!e. Eddie
Foy, aside from his occasional out
breaks OF vui2arity. which may be
more the fault of his employer than
himself-is g genuine burlesque artist
There are none better, though in this
particular piece. his aimess wander
inEs or and off the stage suggest the
Ticker in the Tucker quadrille Foy
seems to he bound by no known rules
Of behavior or. like the wind, he blows
Wnith2rsOeTcr he listeth and if he
raises q laugh, which he usually does.
no stage manager ever calls him into
question. 1t might be a good thing,
by the way. if some stage manage
We're to MUCK up courage sufficient to
Qeiic2tey Intimate to Mr.. Foy that it
would be preferable to his audience
were he to take little time and COM
n1it TO memory the words of his songs.
But / rather fancy such a stage man
aGer does not exist. | can imagine
something of the wording that is fol-
lowed in making cut q seasons con-
tract with an erratic genius like Mr.
k'oy. II ne consents 10 attach his sig
nature TO such & thing as contract
which may he doubted. in all probable
ity il reads something like this: And
the said party Of the second part for
and IN consideration of his having
hired himself out TO the said party OF
the first part. does by these presents
reserve unto himself the right OF doing
entirely as he pleases during any and
all performances in which he may take
part under the management of the said
party Of the first part He may come
upon the stage at any time he chooses,
no matter what scene may be going on
or may leave it at his pleasure and no
actor or actress, or chorus or ballet
shall he deemed as having cause for
complaint by any business he may in
troduce while their scenes are going
on; any chorus girl objecting to his
turning her head over heels before the
audience shall be subject to instant
dismissal, When convenient ne shaIt
learn his lines. but if committing any
more than two verses Of q song shall
be found TO be a tax upon him, it is
left with him 10 make it right with MS
audience His remnant Of a voice is
70 be guarded as carefully as possible,
and when the peculiar huskiness to
which he is subject is perceived to be
coming on, he may talk his music in
stead OF singing it, MARGE