Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-04

What ia the matter with the present
theatrical season In Salt Lnko7
Any person able 10 answer this con-
nundrum. which one hears pr0poundcd
nlrht after night by ovaaporatod nu-
dienccs ns they ME out N the Thentcr.
will confer % lasting obligation on the
public. We are in the heart Of tho sea-
con u which POI much had been cxpcc-
ted. but with ono or two exception.
every bin of fare sot up Tor our dolccta-
tlon has thus far been M the sort that
discourage The appotitos Of audiences
rather than tcmnta thcm. The aitrac-
tons arr not aii bad. they simply belong
In the category Of the indifferent and
that. 10 audience like ours. o. almost
a. exaapemunE na though they were
OF The rnnkost sort. oven oH hash half
warmed g. al bad na hash cold. through
and through.
And speaking u hlshod over things
what could be- more diahoarirnlng than
tho preroui attraction at the Thcatorf
Surely 10 SIR iioyt has the least con-
Germ about hla old time reputation
which by tho way. he hna often said
nmi bornn 10 bud and blossom in salt
Lake city be- viii pull up with O. jerk
thcra cheap John companies who Hill
through the country dolne business on
the strength Of hls name. II the iluyt
brand has amy value or an, lt must BE-
worth too much 10 allow % 90 be- fast
cned to o. company like that which now
inicfprcts the once hilarious Black
Sheep. with the single exception of
ar De vefo. there 10 not "a person Do
Il whom Iioyt would have allowed On
Dis rolls ln th0 days when be- gave per-
fonui supervision 20 biz casts. nni
surely when be- sub-letn hla
plays knowing that thoy nro
to b. exploited under the
aoyt trademark and that many of
hls Old admirers who know nothing
about the people IN q company
are drawn out solely by the strength NJ
his namo-auroiy Dc ought 90 protect
the public 90 the extent ~ requiring
that the members NJ the cast should Do
selected with no least "a fractional re-
gard Tor ability. or youth. or good looks
From The time ~ HE nrat marriage,
when h. brought ont pretty Flora
walsh. 10 the time o. his second. whom
he presented beautiful Caroline MiHkon
Mr. Hoyt has been deemed past grand
connolssour IN the art Of selecting pref
~ girls FOR the stage. Fancy
the fastidioua Sir. Iioyt passing on the
abilities of the cotorie of ladies pre-
scented IN his Black Sheep last even.
ingi Especially N tho advanced
dcmolsciies who dlsportcd ia tElhs.
Aud speaking 81 them hrinra 10
mind an ancodoic Of Glen MeDonouEh,
n writer greatly after the style u iioyt
himself In ono " tho May Irwin
farces McponnuFh had written two or
three lines Of necessity TO be spoken BY
chorus gifi. The lines were given 90
a greer. heavy amateur. who looked
well and would do Al the rehearsal
the glrl made her way 20 McpOnough.
who held the book. and said;
MIR. McDcnough. have line IN
the first act and one IN tho third.
Couldn't you write me one Tor the Sec
ond act toog"
McppnouEh thought a minute, looked
at tho girl and said; "Yoai IN the
banquet seems you enter and say, Here
II the ham,"
"oh. do l bring the ham on with mcG"
NO, my dear. It 10 not a speech. it la
n confession"
nut 10 return 10 the season. II seems
10 BE- the sad rule that the merit q the
attractions we are 20 enjoy "a In the
inverse ratio OF our prosperity.
Here Il public simply hungering
for entertainment. ready and cuger To
pay literally Tor II. and yet unable %
obtain H. one reason IN perhaps, that
times are 10 good In the East. that the
best attractions arr kept there. and that
we can really only hope 60 set the high
est class Of fare when We are unable to
pay FOR IL. n good times last then. as
let us pray they may, who knows but
Il may yet CONS 10 the pass that we
Hhaii have 60 undertake pilgrimage
60 the blg cities " the East 10 obtain a
glimpse OF the nrut grade dramatic at
fractions, Just ns we now have 90, n We
wish to heat opera In the most perfect
formg
Aud " We turn 10 the cheaper grade
house. che result IN no more cheering