Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-12
Caustic Criticism Of the Princi-
pals in the Production By
Salt Lakers.
AN APPEAL TO THE PUBLIC.
Takes Umbragc at Dissertation Of the
Masterpieces Of William Shakes.
pear by Amateurs

management OF the ball Luke thtHNcI
for the purpose OF handling tho crowds
which arc anticipated at tho opening
OF the box ofileo for the sale Of tickets
for the Ham Show at 10 o'clock tomor-
row morning. Tho announcement Ia
made that none Of the members Of tho
Press club can engage seats for friends
ahead Of the opening OF the sale, con-
soquontly It will be case OF lrst come
FIRST served and the carly bird VIII SET
The best seat.
Va ns not to be- accused OF bias tho
following letter from an alleged noWe-
pNperman WHO evidently IL angry bee
cause his name does not appear IN the
caste Ia Uhuerfully reproduced;
Editor Nows-permit one who has
ever entertained the most profound ro"
spoct FOR the writing OF William shake.
speare, deceased, TO enter a most solemn
protest against the desecratlon OF his
best works by an aggregation OF IN
competent ana sentiment lacking anna
tours. styling themselves the Press CLUB
Of Salt Lake. which said Dissertation Is
billed TO take place on Monday and
Tuesday ut the Salt Lake Theater | am
crcdlhly Informed my informant being
no less person than one OF the alleged
actors, that ii Is the intention OF TINS
bunch to satirlze that beautiful bit OF
love story and anecdOte Of mans bray
cry, Romeo ana Juliet; that some male
Is TO attire himself as Juliet and murder
an the beautiful Passages attributed 70
the young woman created by the bard OF
Avon. AZ a matter Of fact my inform
ant states that John $, Critchlow Is to
assume that part / regard TINS as
nothing less than blasphemy Imagine
this coarse man, with q voice that
sounds Ike nliug on a piece OF loose
iron, repeating those lines whore the
love lorn and disappointed Juliet says
to the nurse Come cords, come
nurse; III TO my wedding bed, and
the remainder Of the extremely delicate
and soul rayishing passage Why, sir,
it ! were to attend that performance
would feel Ike ghylng n whole basket
fun of bricks nc the constructed
ham who would butcher that exquisite
passage. Think too. Of u man OF the
hmld ana kidney OF John ID. Spencer
attempting the part Of Romeo, Imagine
him ravjng over the death OF stout
Mercutio ana shouting out;
away 10 heaven respective lenitY
And IRE eyed fury De my conduct now
Why. Mr. Editor, this man couldn't
Danish lcnity to any old place, much
less heaven, and as for lre eyed fury
taking possession OF his soul he would
drown himself II fury winked her eye
at him.
! protest against any man Of the
mental caliber OF this person, Tod
Goodwin. assuming the part Of Ophe-
Tia, Who among US who has read the
tender bit Of poetry addressed by Ophe-
liza TO Hamlet, whore she says
And | a maid at your window to be
your Valentine"
could SIT and listen without feelings OF
the most intensely repugnant disgust,
or could hear the answer she puts in
The mouth OF the young man, without
wanting TO pull q siX-shooter and hll
the literary assasslns frame with
copper pointed pellets?
Caesars wife was presumed TO be
above suspicion. yet l am Informed that
Alan Loyey win attempt to degrade the
part by assuming IT,, sacrilege Sac
rilege! Then when man thinks " the
intellectual gamOr with which Shake
speare surrounds Cnsslus; when one
remembers the Jealous, dislustfui spr-
II which Shakespeare placed In his thin
body; when he recalls the signal abll-
ty which Casslus had Ia the swaying
OF mems minds by his lnsduous inu-
endoes, IL makes the blood TO boil TO
think Of Sam King who has nothing
10 recommend him for the part except
a fragile frame and dose Of dyspepsia.
There Is no man in the cast who even
approaches any Of the characters Gre
atod BY the divine writer Of these
dramas Shakespeare never construct
ed q man Ike this chap Carpenter, who
is fairly decent reporter on your pa
PER- Shakespeare never created a char
octer that corresponds with Trilby
Nicholson; Shakespeare never had an
Idea Of being with the attributes Of
Fisher Harris because he left the de-
signing Of such to the apprentices I'm
the dramatic art Imagine Shakespeare
figuring out a mental monstrosity like
the pudgy blond headed man who Is to
make % farce OF Hamlet
As an admirer of the works of Or.
Conan Doyle, / seriously object to this
Callow youth. Race Whitney imperson-
ating Sherlock Holmes True, he may
be able 90 counterfeit the man IN the
cigarette smoking act and ln the in-
diligence OF that stun we designate as
dope but no where IN an the works
OF Dr. Doyle does he portray Holmes
as being Incorporate I'm the use of
these connections which take away the
grey matter Holmes had lucid inter-
vale, according 10 the eminent author.
Then too this degrading Of the brute
creation by taking the dog "Bess" In
To the show ! understand she is the
only lady in the entire cast Are the
feelings Of an Honest canine TO be-
thrown TO the winds and Is she 10 be
compelled TO appear and undergo IA
metamOrphoss2 Because this innocent
animal IS to make a monkey OF herself
as ] understand it The dog does not
know what she IS up against. Alone
ana unprotected the only member of
her sex TO appear, | submit that II is
not fair and ~ this netarlous plot Is
10 be carried into execution. she ought
AT least have a chaperon
| appeal 10 the people Of this city 10
refrain from going dcaihcad Let us
revere the memory of the man who
gave us an the delights Of Merry Wives
OF Windsor; lett us refrain from desc
| Grating the recollectiouE~0f the creator
OF the bloodthirsty Macbeth and the
valiant Mocdun let us set the seal Of
our dlsapproy0l upon those who would
trlte with the works Of the genius who
| gave us an Apemantus. Brutus a
| Hamlet an Ophella. Roast the show
| II you 80 display your contempt for the
entire proceeding by either sitting IN
| silence or yelling IN dcrislon. Above All
let no man accept any passes. Paw
| your way and then when the time
comes to boot you can do so with a
| clear conscience. Yours for Shake
speare, G, NJ JACKSON.
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