The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-19
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Toledo, O.. Feb. 1S.-Announcement Is
made here today that Frank Burt and
Stair az Havlin have completed a circuit
of high-price theatres which, will COM
pete with the syndicate theatres IN
eighteen of the principal cities of the
country. They are promised the &C.
operation of Harrison Gray FIske, James
+. Hackett and the Henrietta CrosSman
management Star 4 Havlin Will con-
tinue their popular-price houses at pres
ent. but merely as managers of Inealres
and booking agents Next season tii ~
viii own no plays and will manage no
producing companies, their only Interests
being as the head of the two circuits me
theatres which they announce as pelng IN
the new circuit are: Lyceum, Io1eCo 10
be remoGeled): Majestic. New York; Ma
lestic. Boston; Auditorium, Phlladeipilld'
Maryland theatre, Baltimore; Lafayette
Washington; Empire, Pittsburg; Lyceunl,
Cleveland; Lyceum. Detroit; Grand opera
house. Chicago Great Northern, Gnlcasoi
Grand opera house. st. louis; w walnut
Cincinnati: Grand, Kansas City; Grand,
San Francisco. Grand. New Orleans
Grand. Toronto: Grand, Columbus; Grand.
Indianapolis; Empire, Providence, ana d
new house in Denver.
In Buffalo. St Paul and Milwaukee and
several other cities they nave not COM
pleted deals. as no houses can be secured
there. 1t is the avowed intention in SUCH
cases to build new theatre in each town
with the aid of local capital.
The Grand theatre in this city is IN the
Stair-HavIin circuit, but for some reason
If was omitted from the list given above:
Speaking OF the matter last night. Paul
Hammer of the firm of Jones & Hammer,
managers of the Grand. said
Il have had no word from either Mr..
Stair or Mr.. HaVlin, but there Is no rea-
son for believing we will not be in the
list. We are in the Stair Havlin circuit,
which means that the Stair-Hayltns at
fractions will not be played IN any o9her
Salt Lake theatre than ours. Mr.. Stair
was here some weeks ago. At that time
he told us that there was liable 10 be
break between his people and the 'klaW-
Granger syndicate and that if there was
such a break he might soon be getting in
the higher-priced attractions in the
Grand
For some weeks the eastern papers
have contained occasional reports of war
between the Stair-Havlin and the Klaw-
trouble by putting out popuiar-priced at
fractions. which Stair & HaYlin have
come to regard as their province. The
STRENGTHENING of the Stair-Havlin circuit
Is the outcome
Toward the close of the last act in the
matinee performance Of Arizona" at the
salt Lake theatre yesterday occurred "A
bit of business that was not ON the
bill And it came near having serious
results for Miss Agnes Muir who plays
the part of Bonita. Miss Muir was max
ing one of her lightning exits when she
tripped and fell to the floor with terrific
force. The impact was strongest on her
chin and for a few moments she was al
most entirely unconscious. There was a
scurrv for restOratives and after a little
time Miss Muir recovered sufficiently to
finish the play. Those of the spectators
who noticed that she kept her back to
them during the last few minutes will
understand why now. Miss Muirs chin
was still swollen last night but she
Dluckily went on, just the same. A good
audience saw last nights production
Arizona runs through the balance or
the week at the Theatre, with a matinee
on Saturday.
The Irish Gamekeepery opens at the
Grand tonight an engagement that Will