Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-05-05
CRICKET PLAYERS ABSENT.

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CRICKET PLAYERS ABSENT.
The opening Of the cricket season this
week was favored by fine weather and
there was no apparent dimlnuuOn Of
public interest. Many Of the crack
counties are severely handicapped by
the absence Of their best men In South
Africa Major Poore. who headed last
years batting averages, electrified the
cricketing world by his comet-like APP
pearance among and mastery over the
established leaders is now provost mar.
shall at Bloemfontein Among the others
absent are +. 5. Jackson, who cap
tanned the last team sent TO the U. 81
Mitchell who captained the oxford
Cambridge team sent to the U. 5. In
1895. and Miligan who was a member
Of the same eleven, They are already
among the killed.
PERIL OF CHURCH OF ENGLAND.
The decision Of the archbshops Of
Canterbury and York made public
May /, on the subject Of the resetva-
ton Of the sacrament, In which they
said they We're obliged 10 decide that
the Church of England did not allow
reservation IN any form and that those
believing II ought TO be permitted,
while justified In endeavoring 10 get
the law altered, were not justified IN
practicing reservation until the law
changed, has created widespread spec
ulation among the laity and clergy re-
garding the outcome. The extreme
ritualists have already demurred
against civil authority, but the conten-
lions are now under the ban Of the
highest epscopate which they sw0re TO
obey when ordained. Yet it does not
appear that they are more willing TO
give up their practices than before. As
the Daily Graphic which Is a church
mans paper. says: II needs no gift
OF prophecy TO foretell that the Church
OF England cannot continue as an or
ganized body II any large section OF the
clergy follow the advice Of the extreme
rltuallsts. II the high church clergy
claim TO be a law unto themselves they
must either leave the church or shatter
IT,"
Many churchmen and conservative
papers not engaged An the controversy
are seriously considering the question
Of disestablishment a remedy hitherto
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scarcely discuss IT,
THEATERs DOING WELL.
Most OF the theaters are doing re-
markably we'll The fashionable sue
cesses Of the day are the comedy
Kitty Grey al the Vaudeville, with
Ellis Jenreys and Miriam Clements In
the cast, and Cartons new comedy,
Lady Huntworth's Experiment" at
the Criterion, In which Miss Compton
again achieves great success and Ger
trude Elliott IN O minor part. also con-
tinues to win the applause of the Eng
lish critics. These two plays, with the
Gaiety and Days, are absorbing most
Of the fashionable patronage but the
Garrick. with Zaza.' and a number Of
other houses are crowded nightly
Three lady managers are about 10
enter the field Of theatrical enterprise.
Marie Tempest win forsake musical for
serious comedy and appear as Nell
Gwynne in Anthony Hopes and Ed
ward Roses adaptation Of Hopes novel
"Simondale" Julia Nelson win also
present Paul Kester's play, dealing
with the adventures Of the same
actress. when Harrison and Maude va
cate the Haymarket Tor the summer
holidays and jeanette Steer Is 20 open
the comedy theater with a play by
Charles Brookheld.