Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-07-14

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things theatrical IN Salt Lake during
the summer Is only a product Of recent
wears. Time was when the theater kept
open the year round, at least several
times a week and though the thermo-
meter rose as high then as now, the
closing up Of the one place OF amuse-
mont to which the whole community
resorted, was the last thing thought
o. But few people went to the noun
tains. and the lake could only be
reached by half a days journey over
road OF alkall dust, so that the theater
IN summer was as essential factor In
the amusement life Of the people as
at any other time Of the year.
How much we have changed IN this
regard was forcibly brought to mind In
looking over an old volume Of theatre
cal uay bills at the theater the other
day The dates were ls66-6Iand turning
over the leaves. one saw that the at
fractions for the summer were just as
numerous and as notable as for the
winter. indeed In some respects they
we're more so, for the summer brought
with 1t the visits Of the nomadlc stars,
who then Travelled over the country
seeking their support In the stock COM
panies located in most OF the western
cities.
The months OF June and August, 1867,
were specially brilliant ones at the Salt
Lake Theater. The last performance in
June took place on the 18th
when the stock company played
THE Carpenter Of Rouen." and
after the curtain descended on that
heavy melodrama, Miss Alexander
danced a medley" ]. NJ. Hardie sang
ALTON Water" and little Miss Give"
danced a Jig PADDY o. Rafferty," In
all the theater was open twelve nights
during June. the most OF which were
occupied by the distinguished actor,
Geo, Pauncefort In such plays as THE
Dead Heart" The Three Guardsmen"
and The Streets Of New York"
There was a skip during July, appar-
entity not on account OF the heat, how
ever for q big Independence ball was
celebrated in the Theater on the Fourth,
with the thermometer In the ninetles.
The re-openng occurred on August 1,
with Nh Couldook, Miss Couldock and
Mr. LangrIshe as the stars, and during
that month, the house was open four
teen nights Che rule then being 20 run
Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays
only. Judging from the comments In
the program, there was a large bust
ness done, and Couldock took the town
by storm, Among the plays which he
rendered were 'Rosedale," Louis XI,"
1.-THE Chimney Corner" 1.-THE Willow
copse," 1.-THE Post Boy" 1.-THE Cricket
on the Hearth" The Jew OF Frank
fort "Rlchelieu' "Jocrisse the Jug
Eier' Waiting for the Verdict" 1.-THE
y Advocates Last Cause" and "othello,"
Couldock appearing as Iago and T. A.
Lyme as the Moor.
Many interesting items are found IN
looking over the house program Of those
dates It was then called THE Evening
Curtain" and was conducted by f. l..
Sloan and Joseph Bull It was crowd
ed with advertisements had many
bright comments on theatrical topics.
and usually contained a review Of the
preceding nights performance A
double loaded notice was kept standing.
warning ladies with lnnammable dress
es TO keep away from the neighbor-
hood OF the lamps; +. L. Sloan adver-
used that he would pay theater tickets
ana cash for clean cotton rags: the
card OF the Miners National Bank"
dealers In coin and gold dust. is prom
inently displayed. In the production Of
the Dead Heart" the Marsellaise hymn
was rendered by Mrs. Careless and a
chorus, and by 1.-THE Curtain"
we learn that It was Paunce.
Tort who first brought that old
veteran The Streets of New York" to