Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-01-31
ADJUSTMENTS.


There was a heavy drop in the busi-
ness Of the Boston Lyric Opera COM
pany last night, no doubt due TO the
absence OF the three Italian stars from
the cast, and the generally prevailing
impression that the company could not
equal the rendition given Of the Idols
Eye" By Frank Daniels. which remains
IN the memory Of our theater-goers as
one Of his brightest productions and
most laughable creations. The perform
ance proved no disappointment in this
regard. Perhaps II Daniels rendition
had never been SEEN last nights would
have scored big hit but as COMPARE
sons were inevitable. the present YER
sion could not help suffering. The Choir
US did much better work than in the
serious opera, and there were a number
Of encores. especially for such numbers
as Il Just Dropped II" The Tattooed
Man" and the song OF the Nautch Girl,
Mr.. Henderson In Frank Daniels role,
however, Is not sufficiently a natural
humorlst 10 make everything pos
sible Of the part, and the
comedy palm was rather carried
on by Mr.. Kunkel In the "Hoot
Man role Miss Davis and Miss stan
ton did their work acceptably, but Mr..
Halam the tenor, might have been
making his FIRST appearance on any
stage The piece went with consider
able dash and was seemed and costumed
handsomely IL will be rendered again
tonight. and for a Saturday matinee.
Wang viii be the bill tomorrow
night.
Co!aEarlnis physician has consented
10 allow her 10 appear Saturday night,
and III TrOyatore' VIII be rendered
with the contralto IN the role OF the
gypsy, Russo as Manrico and Allies
sandroni as the Count ID Luna,
The announcement that the Grand
would render THE Little Minister
next week, has stirred up considerable
comment, at which Mr. Cummings Is
not mourning Mr.. Piper under
standing that this play was controlled
by The Frohmans. wrote Manager
Hayman about the Grand announce
ment and received the following letter:
New York, Jan. 20, 1901
George d. Pyper, Esq. Salt Lake
Theater, Salt Lake city, Utah;-My
Dear Sir.-Mr Al Hayman has handed
me your communication Of January
18th regarding the local stock company
playing The Little Minister In SAT-
Lake City. II Is needless 10 say 70 you
that the version which they will do Is
not the play written by j. NJ. Barrie
the author Of the book, and played so
successfully by Maude Adams and our
various companies.
Through a technical point raised In
the copyright law, Mr.. Fraser has
brought suit against US for the rights
of doing the play Until such suit Is
decided in the United States court we
have 10 sit by and allow this Mr.. Fraser
10 do his version, which Of course Is
not Ike ours In any shape or form.
wish you would see all the newspaper
men in Salt Lake and explain this mat
ter fully 10 them and show them this
letter II necessary. / hope they viii
see the Justice Of II and will call every
bodys attention In Salt Lake 10 the
fact that the production OF The Little
Minister" 20 be made at the Grand
Opera house Is not the version made by
j. NJ. Barrie, and presented so success
fully for the past three years by our
various companies. Yours very truly,
ALT HAYMAN.
Mr. Piper states that he has no de-
sire whatever TO interfere with the
Grand but that he simply wishes to
have IL known that the Maude Adams
version and that 10 be used by Mt
Cummings are entirely different
Mr. Ralph Cummings says that the
Haymap letter needs no attention from
him. as he has never claimed that he
was using the Maude Adams version
He says however. that the Fraser YER
sion. which he does use Is the only au-
thorized naturalization of Barrie's book
and that Fraser has planted suit
against the Frohmans for the use Of
the play.
There was a jump In the business Of
Lord Chi-lley' az the Grand last
night and The indications are that Il will
run 10 good houses for the remainder
of the week. The Saturday matinees
are nearly always sold out before the
curtain rises.
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