Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-10-10
Mr. Blair Resigned as Manager
Over Three Weeks Ago,
FATE OF PLAY IN BALANCE,
Reply Of I<Inw q EfInnger Expected
1omOrrOw Nost Members in hans
sas ,iiy Awaiting orders,
Especial to the "Nevs"l

Logan. oct lO.--rreasurer George w.
Thatcher. Jr., OF the "Corianton" CONF
pany. who returned home from Kansas
city yesterday WIN leave for Salt Lake
ON this afternoons train to confer with
the owners in that city. Mr., Thatcher
Is unwavering in his faith as to the final
success of the production. II was every
where highly spoken Of by theatrical
managers ana critics. True, it had some
prejudice to overcome, This was of two
kinds-frstly because It came out Of the
west. and, secondly for the reason that
its authorship was Mormon These,
however, were not great and were quite
easily dissipated when the facts were
known. In all probability "CorIanton'
will be taken 10 New York for It's real
test, II II is able to emerge from that
big theatrical center with success back
Of 1t there Is little doubt that II can
tour the country in triumph.
Mr., Thatcher stated today that Mr.,
Blair resigned his management of the
play three weeks ago, and that since
that time he (Mr. Thatcher) had acted
as manager all the time, For two weeks
preceding the Kansas city engagement
Mr.. Blair acted as advance agent.
Neither ne nor Mr., Eugene Lewis nor
Capt, Wash Young returned to Utah
with Mr., Thatcher. SO far az Mr..
Thatcher knows they are now at Kan
sas city with the rest Of the members
OF the company.
Two weeks ago last Saturday night
Mr. Thatcher notified the members that
the then current season of "Corianton'
would probably end with the Kansas
city engagement whereupon Miss
Lane promptly rendered her res
lgnatiOn, which was accepted, and
on Sunday last she departed for
New York. where she is probably
looking for another engagement. on
saturday night Is was decided that
nothing further would be done pending
negotiations with Klaw q Granger.
And there was an extended discussion
OF the matter between Mr. Thatcher
and Mr. Perley, who represented Klaw
4 Erlanger When II was over Mr..
Perley left at once for New York TO lay
the matter before these managers. The
future of "COrianton' doubtless de.
Ponds largely upon the reply that Mr..
Thatcher will get from these gentlemen
tomorrow. Personally he is or the upin-
ion that 1t viii be favorable aud that Il
VIII be- presented at the Manhattan
theater In New York on oct 20.
In the meantime most of the members
OF the original company are awaiting
the decision that Mr. Thatcher viii tee-
graph them on hearing from New York.
II klaW x Erlanger decide favorably
they viii take charge of the production
at once. 1t Is understood that they viii
re-engage such members Of the COM
pany as they desire, which In all prob
ability viii be a majority of those who
left Salt Lake a few weeks ago. II is
understood that It Is the purpose ~ In
fuse the play with a lot OF new blood
but nothing is known as to who Will
enact the leading roles IT Is not evon
certain that Joseph Howarih win be re-
engaged as COrianton, The presump-
ton Is that he will be- selected for the
place, as II is conceded fact that
much OF The success that has been dis
played in the production was due to his
splendid acting.
one thing seems TO be settled and that
Is that MIR. Thatcher win not accom-
pany the play on IFS future touring. nor
will NE return to Kansas city as the
affairs of the company can easily be
wound up by him from this end of the
line. II Is stated also That other theat-
ric0l managers than klaW & Erlangcr
have been negotiated with and that IN
The event the latter do not close with
the Salt Lake owners that such a deal
can easily be contaminated elsewhere
Mr. Thatcher declares that the at.
tachmeut proceedings by James \.
Gallagher Of Salt Lake for $40 worth
Of trunks was an altogether premature
and useless action as no such step was
az all necessary. a fact that Mr. Gala.
CHER has now discovered.