The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-10-31

reaches this shore Next season it is
Mr. Curtis intention TO appear in a new
play entitled "Saml of PoSen in the
Klondike." which will illustrate the
trials and triumphs OF the stage drum
mer as he actually saw them in the
gold region
It will be pleasant news to his many
friends and the musical public gen.
orally, that r. c. Easton, the popular
tenor, has removed to Salt Lake. and
Will make his home here at least dur
ing the coming winter. Mr. Easton has
considerable business interests in Lo-
gan, but has made arrangements to
have them looked after by a represen-
tative. and with Mrs. Easton he viii
make his home, at least for some time
to come, in Salt Lake. He Will, of
course, take his place with the taber-
nacle choir. and in all probability will
be associated with Mr.. SteDhens in
some of the oDeratic ventures which
that interchangeable worker has in prep
arat;on.
Charles Frohman is not letting the
grass grow under his feet. He is fol-
lowing up his taboo of San Francisco
by making himself solid all along
the western line as far as Salt Lake
the future western dramatic terminus.
To a Kansas City editor Mr. Frohman
last week wrote as follows:
Il want to have you understand that
in cutting off most of my important at
fractions from visiting san Francisco
I do not propose that this shall affect
in any way my playing Kansas City.
propose sending everything that [ send
west to Chicago, my principal compan-
les, to you in Kansas City. l have the
satisfaction of knowing that, owing TO
depression, when business was not sat
isfactory in Kansas City, we at least
had the benefit of worthy considera-
ton from the Kansas City press. and
want to have you know that L apDre-
ciate this, and only hope that my at
fractions that visit you in the future
and [ shall send as many as l can. will
continue to merit the approval of the
press and public of your city
There is evidently trouble brewing for
the big syndicate headed by Hayman
and Frohman and known as the the
atrical trust" The last number of the
Mirror contains this paragraph, double
loaded.
The Mirror is able to announce. upon
reliable authority, that an antitrust
chain of theatres is now in process of
formation.
1t comprises body of managers con-
trolling one or more first class theatres
in every large American city and one
theatre in London. Its headquarters
will be situated in New York. Promi
nent managers of this city, Chicago and
Boston are the leading spirits in the
movement.
The aim of this opposition alliance
is to offer facilities to first class attrac
lions to make uneXceptionable routes
on equitable terms, and TO secure the
theatres interested the most desirable
bookings. In other words. it's purpose
is to emanctpate the theatrical bust
ness from the trusts thralldom and re-
store the equilibrium of dramatic bust
ness throughout America.
The men active in this matter are de-
termined. They are fully qualified in
respect to brains and capital to carry
out this practical plan to break the
hold of the arrogant and dictdtoridl
clique that seeks not only to reduce
what the people of this country shall,
or shall not. have in the way of amuse-
ments.
The promoters inform the Mirror that
within two weeks all details will be
ready for public announcement.
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The Criterion, st. James and Drury
Lane theatres have been the chief the
atrieal eenters of attraction this week.
The run of "The Fanatic at the Strand
theatre has been closed abruptly
Charles Frohman's manager was
thrown into a panic by the censor on
Thursday, who returned the curtain
raiser for 1.-The First Born" entitled
"A Nights Session" with his disap-
prevail, commenting that it was too
Frenchy. I.eStereo. the author, rushed