Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-10-13

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For a community noted os being the
center Of musical art Salt Lake during
,ha past week acquitted herself very
,,orly one almost wonders whether
rrble spirit heso ls INDUCING iu long
nan when he sees the beggurly re-
s,ooss accorded the Theater manage
rerrs appeals on behalf OF the Met
r,oalltan opera CO. The auction sale
a. the choice of seats for the proposed
visit was "a complete failure less than
ur having been realized os a bonus
Perhaps the thought Of entering INTO
am auction sale scared of SOME people
,rb, would be willing 20 Join 10 SUBJ
s-rpton list 10 induce this great COM
,evy 10 visit as. We would favor Civ
lre the public the benefit Of the doubt
and trust that an endcayor VIII be
made to work up a subscription list be-
Con-. an hope is abandoned OF booking
rho engagement There are certainly
man. wealthy people here who would
moi Ike 90 have u 60 out that Lincoln,
Nebraska, could DO for music what
SILT Lake coulll not We believe That
there are twenty public spirited citi-
gsns here who would give SloO each II
seen personally by the Theater owners,
and with such q bonus the opera CONF
parv's visit might De made a POSSIBLE
IT'S. n they are allowed to pass us by
IL w.n be something that musical salt
Lake should hang its head over for
years TO come
with the last nlght Of the year the
curtain that desCcnds 40 the Grand
th,ater. VIII also descend on Mr. NJ. p.
Nulycys connection with theatricals
I'm salt Lake. The PigkWickon form
and pleasant features OF that gentle
man win therefore Doe seen mo- more In
their accustomed places around me
popular little house and We take this
ocra-iou of SAYING that they will be
Very greatly missed. Entering into the
theatrical arena with LITTLE or no preyi-
GUS experience. Mr. Mulyoy has made
himself decided factor from the start,
and our public Is indebted TO him for
many a pleasant evenings entertain
ment. while newspaper men have re-
celyed many Courtesles at his hands,
and newspaper business Offices. nave IN
vaulbly had their contracts lived up to
90 the letter a very shrcwd business
man is Mr. Aulyoy and II he has ever
demonstrated his shrewdncss more
markedly In any one instance than In
the drll he has Just made, Vc are not
aware OF H. Well founded report says
that DE had just about made up his
mind that the present season should be
his last IN theatrical life. long before
Mr. kallman came TO salt Lake, so
when he Was offered $1,000 20 retire, 10 Is
not likely that he lost any sleep ogi-
taung over the matter. lie certainly
has the big end OF the bargain. as tho
lease on the property has only nine
more years 90 run, and then the build
ing goes over to the owners OF the land,
h0lus bOlus. Hence Mr Mulvey Is In all
ways to be congratulated As for MI
KaIlman and Mr. Cummings, they have
engaged IN q game OF speculation Win
their eyes wide open. Nothing Is so
tickle 90 the fancy Of the public. II
they can put Ia a stock company here
that win not fall below the standard
raised BY Frawley Edwards, CLARK,
lngersol and others several years ago.
they may be successful Times are
much better now than they were when
the Rogers Brothers made their initial
venture on the other hand, II they
fall below that standard they can only
expect disaster. for there is no place
on earth where the public patroni2es
things 1t likes, and stays away from
those It does not as IN salt Lake CITY,
Now that the Ralph Cummings stock
company Is thing assumed Il
WIN be Of interest 10 know something
Of Its record The company is owned
no hl h4r
several weeks engineering the deal with
Mr Mulvey and Mr. Cummings lead
ing actor of the organization MI
Cummings played leads with Mansfield
for n number Of years He has been
with the Frohman forces, and has
starred for some time In such roles as
Lord Chumley lie Is said 20 have q
high standing In such cities as Chicago,
Cleveland Detroit. etc, and since he
organized his stock company he has
played long engagements In the thea
tiers OF the Middle and Western states.
Among other long runs which the come
pany has accomplished We're the follow
ing: one and a half years in Phlladel-
phia. three years in Detroit. and ten
weeks in Washington. The idea Is 90
change the bin 10 Salt Lake twice q
week 70 keep q scenic artist employed
constantly. so that new scenery VIII DE
witnessed with each new production.
While most OF Mr. MuNey's contracts
after January LIST win bee Cancelled, when
an unusually strong one comes along Il
win be given the time. and the Cum-
m.ugs company will be sent on the
road Mr. Kallman leaves Tor the East
tomorrow 90 meet his partner. and he
and Mr. Cummings win return 90 the
city together within a few weeks. In
addition to putting mp the 5000 20 buy
Mr. Mulvey out. they claim 90 have am
option on a major part OF the stock
~ the Amusement Association, and n
their venture Is the success they coni-
IDENTIFY expect II to- be- they VIII buy
up the control Of the company
The local opera company closes its
lohors for the present this afternoon
ana evening. and the Mandarin Will
be shipped on TO the owners IN New
York Last nights visit TO ogden was
very successful one, the receipts being
heavier than at any other performance
or the present season. except on the big
conference night here. Everything went
with great favor. the onc0rcs being even
more numerous than In salt Lake
brief critical estimate OF The proc
ductlon would be that the company had
lived fully up 90 its old standards In
The way of cast. costuming ana proc
ducdon. but that the opera Itself falls
many notChes below such work ae lie
Chimes of Normandy" Queens LoC'
Handkerchief and "A Trip Go Africa
Indeed 10 does not please the ear go
much as Madeleine even though De-
koyeu has a much higher position as
composer than. Julian Edwards. who
wrote that work. Rut Nr. peKoyen
seems 70 have written himself one with
Robin Hood" as nothing else ho has
since produced has met With anything
like the same success. los pleasant 90
note that the public seems 10 have no
disposition 20 blame the company FOR
any shortcomings 81 the opera for the
Patronage bestowed upon THE Man