The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-25

Inc san FRANCISCO papers are eHtnu-
siastically discussing the great success
of Henry Miller and his company at
the Columbia theatre. The pleasure
seems to be mutual, also, and there are
many rumors for the future, which, I'M
substantial as they are. give rise TO
pleasurable apticipations. In these
summer days when there isn't much
else to do, pleaSurable anticipations
are very good sort of things in their
way, for they serve to keep the interest
up. The chances are that when the
time for them to materialiZe rolls
around, and they do not, as is often the
case. we are too busy with other mat
tiers TO notice it, And we are really
ahead so many days of the aforesaid
anticipations.
The rumors which are stirring San
Francisco at present in regard to what
she considers her revival in the field of
the drama. are that new theatre VIII
be built for Henry Miller there. and
. that he viii establish permanent
stock company in place of the one
Charles F'rohman has sent 1t takes a
long stretch of the imagination to con-
jure up such a possibility in the very
immediate future, ana we in Salt Lake
are not especially interested in the
prospect as it would mean little or
nothing to us-prebably not more than
d couple of nights on the way over to
try it ION the dog" We are far more
interested in the possibility OF visits
from excellent organizations like the
Miller company, and this is more likely,
beyond a doubt. The wish may be
q father to that thought, yet at the same
time judgment and past experience lend
ii plausibility. The Liars" has run
two weeks in San Francisco, with the
greatest success, and succeeding 1t,
The Adventures OF Lady Ursula, by
Anthony Hope, Will be presented. This
is a costume play, and was produced
by L. H. Sothern, and used on his tour
during the season just closed. 1t was
said when this experiment was first
thought of that if the venture was I'M
mistakably success, and this part of
the country showed that it really cared
for fine companies and up-to-date
plays that Charles Frohman and the
other big managers would make up"
with us. We seem to be doing our
part. The result is anXiouslY awaited
It seems rather homogeneous that a
man of Richard Mansfield's artistic
endowments should be considered, per-
sonally, as a sort of standing joke.
Once, a long time ago, in the seclusion
of quiet summer resort. he threw his
boots at his valet. The valet objected,
Mansfield insisted that he had no right
to object, and the peace of the atmos-
phere in that quiet summer resort Was
seriously disturbed for a time.
1t is almost as though Mr.. Mansfield
feels sorry for the lack of news at this
season of the year-perhaps he has
some dear friends among the para
graphers-at any rate. the news now
comes from Milwaukee that he was
nearly arrested for assault.
AT the last moment before going on
the stage in -Cyrano de Bergerac." he
found that the all-important nose was
mi n cd df-4GG or n
having lost it. Whereupon he struck
his dresser in the face, who Immediate
ly applied for warrant for arrest. 1t
could not be obtained until the next
morning, and, in the meantime, the
heat of anger on both sides had cooled
The ending is rather weak, to be sure,
but the suffering photographers have
the story, and Mr.. Mansfield is holding
on to his reputation for a very bad
temper. a summer season would rot
be complete without a tale of this kind
lit goes along with surf bathing
mountain resorts, mosquitoes and ice
cream soda
A new movement. which is attracting
much attention in New York from the |
theatrical profession and its friends is |
the one to bring the church and stage I
more closely together The following /
from the Dramatic Mirror sets forth /!
TIE PROJECT
The Actors Church Alliance the new /
organization that is to bring about |
closer relations between the church and |
the stage, held a public meeting at |
the Berkeley Lyceum last evening In |
the assemblage that filed the theatre |
there were many well known theatrical /
people, as well as goodly number of /
non professionals interested in the |
cause, gathered by a notice of the
meeting that had been read generally
in the churches Of the city last Sun
day The close attention and lively in
terest that was manifested during the
evening augured well for the success Of
the. Alliance.
Bishop Potter presided at the meet
ing and delivered the opening address,
which was preceded by a prayer by
the Rev DR.. Sill. and a song by J. c.
Dempsey. Bishop Potter spoke of the
high regard that he had for the people
of the stage. obtained by intimate ac-
quaintance with many of them He
told how the Alliance had been formed
through a meeting of representatives of
the Actors Society of America and the 3
Church Society For the Advancement
of the Interests of Labor. The theatre
cal profession was in great peril of
succumbing to the spirit of commercial
greed, which is now seeking to destroy
the sanctity of the Sabbath by COM