The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-19

who produces only Shakespeare plays,
William Owens. appeared in Washing
ton. He was invited to speak and did
speak I'm a public school building to
an audience OF public school children
on the beauties of Shakespeare's works.
Behold what followed! The ministers
thereupou held meeting and passed
resolution, which, I'm words and fig
ures. was as follows. to-wit.
Resolved. That the Ministerial al
lance condemns the inviting Of profess
sl0nal theatrical performers TO lecture
before che students Of our public
schools"
Without knowing anything about the
membership of the Ministerial alliance
of Washington, Ind, it IS safe to
venture the prediction that 1t Is
made up of a lot of old busybOdies
who haven't OutgroWn the habit of
preaching eternal Observation-Disclosures
ton twice every Sunday and at least
once during the week They haven't
read enough about theatres and theat-
rlcai performers 10 know that the
stage teaches lessons as great as any
taught i'm the pulpit; that stage SER
mons reach people who could never be
reached by philippics from any orator
Zeal rOstrum.
Fortunately for an concerned. there
are few cities or towns In the land in
which the ministers are as narrow as
those of Washington. Ind
Last week was duh enough theat-
rically. and this week holds out not
much that is promising The only at
traction i'm sight Is the Thatcher stock
company which comes TO the Salt Lake
theatre for the first half Of the week
in Moths &c is said that the COM
pany gives a finished performance.
The Grand VIII be dark throughout
the week and for two weeks after this
owing 90 the gallery enlargement and
other improvements that are under
way The season at the Grand has
been very successful both financially
and artistlcally and some good things
are promised before the popular price
house is closed for the summer.
On Sunday night, May 10, Ebert
Hubbard. whose fame as a lecturer is
bounded only by the limits of the land
IS to lecture in the Salt Lake theatre
under the auspices of the Press club
Of salt Lake. Mr. Hubbard is the
editor of that unique periodical the
Phllistine The subject of his lecture
here viii be "Ihe Work Of the Roy
crOfters." To is believed that he viii
be greeted by a large audience.
And speaking about shows reminds
as that the Press clubs "Uncle Toms
Cabin performance. called the TON
Show for short. which is to be pre-
scented the first week In June. is COM
ing along very nicely. A number OF
prominent citizens have kindly con-
scented TO play cakes OF ice, blood
hounds and other important parts. The
grand street parade" which viii posi-
lively be given, rain or shine. promises
90 be the spectacular marvel of the
ace.
STORIES ABOUT PLAYERS.
A writer in the New York Telegraph
says:
81 met Miss Ada Patterson. the bright
faced newspaper woman 20 whom all the
Row points with pride just now, hur-
rNlue mp Fllth avenue wearing lovely
Easter costume and a wholly Joyous
smile Where are YOU going, my pretty
maidY asked Carroll Beclcwith, as she
nodded cheerfully I'm the direction OF that
eminent artist
Miss Patterson's smile br0adeued as
she explained that she was hurrying mp
20 her publishers to see the third edi-
ton of 'Ey the Stage Door go to press.
This capital collection Of stage stories.
as YOU doubtless remember. was written
Miss Victory Bateman about a year ago.
To tho surprise OF none who know these
very clever Young women, the book
proved one Of the big successes OF the
year. and has brought not only much
fame. but solid financial rewards, 10 the
bright authors"
During the western trip OF Lincoln
Magenhals of the firm O, Wagenhals &
Kemper he win confer with Louis James
and Frederick Warde, who are at pres
emit appearing in ''The Tempest" reIa-
tive 90 spectacular revivals OF "a Mid
summer Nights Dream" and LAS You
Like IT, this snrlng with a star cast
that viii include Madame MOd1eska,
Louis James. Frederick Warde. Blanche
Walsh. Joseph HawOrth and other prom
inent actors and actress. Tn CAS- You
Like IT, Miss Walsh will appear as Ros-
aIiul. III 30 can be arranged, engage
ments Of one OF two PERFORMANCES VIII
De played in the large cities ending with
a three weeks season at the Victoria
theatre in New York.
Edwin Milton ROyle was a guest al a
fashionable dinner last year and pro-
pounded me folowing conundrum;
AS no one could answer. he gave the
diners year 20 think Ii over. Being pre-
vented from attending the dinner this
year, ae telesraphed the answer 20 ms
query of the previous year.
.'Noah was able 20 float a stock COM
pauy at "a time when an his contempt
rarles were forced into involuntary nqul-
dation.'
The New York critics are having a
good deal of sport an the expense 0i
Richard Harding Davis and Henry Mil
Ter. Incidental 90 the production Of The
Tanning of Helen which has Just
reached the metropolis. i'm the first
place, the newspaper mon dislike Miller
Of HHnH|HH
DE has said about them and their craft
and Richard Harding Us always meat
Tor the photographers because Of has pre-
tensions. These irreverent critics agree
that D. she did. 2lr. Miller could not tame
her.
Tho FAR west has certainly been havine
more than taste Of the problem play. 10
has been enjoying, iu fact or az least has
been sitting down TO, "a good square meal
of serious theatrical fare. Mrs FalIlch
Campbell. M present i'm San Francisco
STONED at AN the towns of Importance
ca route. and She was preceded from
Kansas CITY 10 the coast by Florence
Roberts tAlrs. Lewis Morrison) with z
. .,PSg55S zaza 'lI and others ~ that
type and also by Miss Rose Coghlan, who
has been specializing I'm Plnero roper
tOirF
Tn San Francisco Miss Coghlan was In.
terviewed-Miss Coghlan and her adopted
daughter DC might be said, inasmuch as
bic Young woman was called into the dis
cussi0n And at the end of an interesting
tax with Ashton stevens. the one time
popular actress declared
"rhe lie Of an actressi AS 7 say 20
CaIev In the play, "A dogs life. Galley ]
have had an sides OF d. Eight years OF
uubroken fortune in New York. with my
own home with everything that ou
actress could have But 10 was a dog
ufe even then Nothing .n % but the
work the pride of "a craftsman in de-
veloping, rounding, finishing a character