The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-06
THIS WEEK AT
THE THEATRES

= THE THEATRES =
SALT LAKE THEATRE
2 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, ,
? Thursday and Friday evenings =
= and Wednesday matinee, J. II. =
p StOddart in ''The Bonnie Brier =
q Bush" y
Grandchildren band con- =
= cert; Thursday, Friday and Sat =
= urday evenings and Saturday >
z matinee, cover Niagara Falls" =
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a S THE theatrical season advances,
u complaints about the poor bust
ness being done multiply The
vail that comes out Of New York is
practically a continuous performance.
a fair idea Of the situation IS given
by the New York Dramatic Mirror.
which says:
Companies continue 60 close and the
list of disengaged actors i'm New York
are now more than 5000 here out of en-
ployment The attractions that have
closed or that are about to close for the
most part are of the minor description,
but several ORGANIZATIONS Of the first
class are included i'm the number Two
weeks notice has been given to the mem
DerS Of three companies now appearing
AZ leading theatres in New York. Stories
of weird receipts float up and down
broadway Within a fortnight, at a
thedtrc within two blocks Of Broad
way, where a pretentious prOduc-
lion OF poetic drama was running. &c
Is said that at O'Clock not a dollar had
been received at the box office. The pop
ular-price melodramas here and else
where are doing we'll In the west. where
the benefits Of abe enormous crops are
ielt. business IS excellent. 1t is in the
eastern cities and One-night stands most
OF the latter being 0Ver-bOOked1 that
there is an appalling falling off IN the
The meagerest audience the Salt Lake
theatre has contained this season was
that which turned out to the Hermann
matinee on Wednesday. A casual view
Of the house conveyed the impression
that there were more people in the
orchestra than IN the seats behind the
orchestra or course. this is an eXag-
geratiOn. but the house was light, very,
very light. The box office statement
was not made public, but if it showed
gross receipts Of more than 500 some
body made a mistake in footing il up
salt Lake is known as the poorest
matinee town, for a good show iowa
in the United States We rather think
this is compliment to Salt Lake
rather than the reverse. It shows thac
our leisure class is not very large. A
vast majority Of the people of this
city work every day at something.
They consequently have scant time for
matinees. To might be said that the
women, at least. have time to see
matinees. Bless you, the women here
work. too, at something or other. Be
sides, when the men can't go, the wo-
men don't feel so much Ike going
~ Is M Co.
men.
one Of the members Of the firm that
controls practically all the high priced
productions as well as the bookings
for the more prominent theatres
throughout the country has published a
letter in which he accuses several New
York critics Of having been purcha sed
by rival manager. The syndicate
man bases this conclusion on the fact
that the syndicate's productions have
almost invariably met with adverse
criticisms this season In the opinion
OF the syndicate a critic who comments
unfavorably on a syndicate play must
be a criminal
And yet this same syndicate has
sought on more than one occasion to
bride, az least indirectly. New York
dramatic critics. Advertisements have
been withdrawn from newspapers pub
fishing adverse notices, and efforts
have been made to bring about the
discharge Of the critics. We rather
think the syndicate is in rather petty
business when it charges any man OF
set Of men with dishonesty The trou-
1 le is THAI the Klaw- Erlangers are
getting mere justice where in other
years they have been looked upon
with partial eyes.
Besides, ~ contemporary very per-
tiDently remarks. IF the New York
critics are purchaseblc. why doesn't
the syndicate get busy and buy q few
Of them? We have been led TO believe
that the syndicate has the money and
we don't doubt for a moment that it
mas the win.
THAT Nestor Of the American stage.
l0V9ble "Old Man Stoddart. IS TO be
with us this week in 1.-THE Bonnie
Brier Bush" IT. is not necessary TO
commend Mr.. StOddart, man and actor
60 the salt Lake public. We can only
say we are glad ne IS coming. glad he
Is going 60 De here for five nights and
a matinee. SO that everybody viii have
a chance ~ see him. Bob" EastOn
vel known and well liked in Salt Lake.
where DE was raised and where he
sung for a long time Ia the tabernacle
choir. is sim with the company.
Aut IIaNu VIII ne dark Tor the urSt
half of the week on Thursday night
"Over Niagara Falls" said to be one
Of the most exciting melodgamas on
the road, opens an engagement that
VII run through Saturday night. in
Guiding the usual Saturday matinee.
The management of the Novelty the
atre. on West Second South street. is
making a special effort this week to
please the amusement loving public
Ehe best bin that has ever been offered
at the Novelty-and that is saying "a
good deal-goes on at the first matinee
tomorrow Tt Includes J. 7. Iierney.
the well known comedian and monolo-