The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-11-03
THIS WEEK AT
THE THEATRES.

= L
y Salt Lane Theatre-Tuesday :
> and Wednesday and Wednesday \
= Matinee, Herne's ''Shore Acres; ,
, Thursday, Sporting LIFE; Fri :
= day and Saturday, Eugene :
= Blair in 'Peg Wellington" and ,
= Camille" =
, New Grand Theatre-Tonight, =
> Held's Rand Concert; Monday, ,
> Tuesday, Wednesday and We'd =
, nesday matinee, ''BilI Bill'' De- =
> We're in "a Common Sinner; =
= Thursday, Friday, Saturday and =
Saturday matinee, Daughter ;
? Of the Diamond King" ,
- = = = = = y , = = y + = =
In calling 10 mind a score of differ
eut characters among advance agents
and actors who have brushed in dur
ing the past sixty days. 1 believe there
IS no optimist who would not under
similar circumstances conclude that in
the dramatic profession there are q
few more liars than Providence ever
intended.
In their early bringing up, back
home, it is possible that these young
persons were taught that under the
man a certain amount Of understand
ing and that II was his part to mani
fest some discretion in its employment;
10 believe his fellows capable Of pos
sessing almost human intelligence and
TO realize that the profession into
which he has burglariZed his way
hasn't a corner on gray matter. Pos
sibly, 7 say, he learned these things
back in the cradle and exercised them
a.
tury dictionary and exhausted its con-
tents in adjectival -frenzies over some
aggregation of barn stOrmers. thus
qualifying Tor a return ticket to the
Pacific coast and becoming "a right
clever chap"
He believed the United States ended
at Buffalo. and bey' 'd that there were
only prairie dogs and Indians. Civil
iZatiOh had not penetrated the regions
of the Rocky mountains. He would be
the enlightener of all the hemisphere
among these misguided peoples. And
he came.
It is to be hoped that naught has
occurred to change the mind of one
OF these dignitaries. Let US bear with
stoicism the nauseating tales ne pours
into our ears.
A recent case in point. The stage
manager of a cheap Quo Vadis' COM
pany walked into the Office one day
last week and after displaying a scrap
book with eUlOgistic obituaries from
tEe critics Of south Arkansas, blurted
cut an illiterate gem on his fOndness
for a newspaper office; how he en-
jOyed 'mingling with the paste pot
and shears" for old times sake.
Why, were you ever in the bust
ness?' inquired q courteous reporter.
"Ah. surely. old chap" was the har-
rowing response. ct was dramatic edi-
tor of the New York Journal for three
years, don't you know"
Great Hearsts, think Of it, Were this
an exception. there might still be hope
but 1t isn't In case this ever meets his
eye, the young man would probably be
interested in knowing that he is the
seventeenth who has held that posi-
tiOn for a similar length of time, who
has IlOated into Salt Lake since the
opening of the season. Pray, sir, he
original. Tell us that you were mayor
of Greater New York when the Indians
sold the island. Let us off with King
Edwards exceeding disappointment al
your inability to spend the season with
him. Put your father in parliament
congress. the cars peace commission
IN the BOer war; we VIII stand for you
as the author of Shakespeare plays
but spare, oh spare that dramatic ed
itOr story and your refusal OF 81 600 q
week from Charles Frchman because
you didn't like the truss!
q q 9
Speaking of cheap attractions
haven't we had a pretty continuous
string of "Baruum successes" lately
Beginning with the minstrel show
from which an things horrible date
and coming down through the succeed
ing weeks TO last night. what has there
been, besides Mrs. lie NOyne, ovel
which the public may be pleased? The
air is surcharged with fakirs surround
ing themselves with scenery and set.
ting up as incorporates" and para.
CONS OF excellence. Men who dom
know the first principles of amateur
acting these days have an unconquer-
able desire to break in and destroy tbs
public peace under the cOgnUmer OF
star. IL they have money enough Il
pay a royalty, out they come. witt
pIenty Of booming gratis, and the res
of life seems TO consist of rantins
through different paris and accepting
the applause which the theatre-g oine
population has been "buhaloed" int
giving Strange. isn't it?
Then look at the butchery over a
the other house last week. Shades OF
SienckiwicZi QUO Vadis' in a kinder
gattsu. Juvenile hams, hams, hams
not ore Of them able enough TO stir u,
the lions IN the arena, who would NJ
themselves deVOur the classic as thi!
company did. The Hal Reid nightmar,
which succeeded was as a breath. from
the mountains.
Mrs lie Moyne is a very capabl,
actress. and as such many compli
mentary things We're said of her. It /:
hoped that she viii return in a better
play than The First Duchess of MARI
borough" and with a company that vii
give her more even support.
The week 1T the Salt Lake theatr,
premises much, beginning as il dee
with ''Shore Acres" behind which Il
the immortal name of Herne, and con
GLIDING with thst admirable artist Eu
genie Blair in Peg Wellington" anC
Camille" Between them comes
nelodrama new TO this city, Sporting
Life"
Shore Acres" shares ho1ors witt
'Uncle Toms CABIN and 1.-THE OlC
Homestead" in being one of the thre.
Oldest native plays now before the pub
JIG. Shore Acres" however, is NOR,
of q play than either of the others
telling a story. simple and wholesome
that is within the bounds Of reason
The play gained a fortune for the late
James A. Herne and firmly established
his reputation as the foremost play
wright Of his epoch There are plays