Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-10
Local Literary Lights Take UNI
bragg at Anything Bordering
On Burlesque.
FREDERICK WARDE'S ADVICE.
Wants Hamlet Played Seriously-City
Council Wakes Facetious and AS
sails Individual Char acters

Anvil Smiters, are bringing pressure to
bear upon individual members OF the
Ham Show to eliminate the star fea-
lures Of the big production, which VIII
be staged at the salt Lake theater on
Monday and Tuesday nights. Persons
who shall be nameless insist that Ham
let shall be played seriously. They may
dismiss their fears; It Is a most serious
affair from the time that the curtain
rses-for the actors. Passing up the
scurrulous sentiments expressed by
that heavyweight comedian from the
Fifth precinct before the city council
last night, the wives Of the prospective
elevators of the stage are telling
strange stories regarding star chamber
sessions Of the members of the Ladies'
Literary club who, so says rumor, are
preparing vigorous protest against
anything bordering on burlesque OF
the great tragedy. The Shakespeare
section of the Ladies' club meets to-
morrow, when II Is expected that action
will be taken
Frederick Warde, the Shakespearean
actor who Is an honorary member OF
the Press Club Of Salt Lake writing
from Pensacola, Fla, under date OF
May o. sends an open letter to the club,
which has been duly posted on the bull
letin board.
1t reads as follows:
My Dear Brothers-I have Just learn
ed through the Associated Press dis
patches that you contemplate an early
production, In burlesque, of the tmmor-
tai bards great tragedy Hamlet"
"A To La
adVice-do not burlesque this great
masterpiece OF stage literature. Play Il
seriously. Your aim will be doubly ac-
complished.
Regards TO Fisher Harris, the dra-
matte critics and your press agent.
FREDERICK WARDE.
me local Press boys viii do anything
Tor Mr. Warde In reason, but in this
they reel that they have been misun-
uerstood. The committee in charge OF
the aifair asserts that the new version
OF Hamlet Is a distinctive improve
nlent on the old one. The expurgatad
version 10 be lresentod simpiiflos the
plot OF the otherwise intricate tragedy
ana one need not be professor of Eng
lish to thoroughly enjoy the beauty of
the revised lines
In the face Of much opposition the
caste Is happy Indications point to
| young society bellies have volunteered
to hand out programs and opera glass
es' box parties are being organized.
| Nhlle FAMILY parties have been made
up Tor the second circle, "tust for the
FUN of the thing" The bidding for the
boxes, stalls and lodges which starts
at IL a. m. tomorrow promises to be a
spirited AFFAIR The sale Of seats in the
0lher parts of the house opens ON Fri
day morning.
CoUNCILMEN GET FUNNY.
The petition OF the Press club Of Salt
Lake City to the city council asking
Tor several things" which was publish
| ed In full in last evenings News"
was granted after the most strenuous
ehorts on the part OF the friends OF the
clup' VINO, by their eloquence over
| came most OF the objections to the peti-
non ana secured It's passage, reserving,
| however, n number OF restrictions.
The petition caused some very heated
| arguments during which the members
| OF that organization which will present
hamlet more commonly known as the
Ham ShowO ut the Salt Lake theater
on next Monday and Tuesday. MAY 16
ana IL We're referred TO as a 'lawless
| gang or hoboes, cut-throats, horse
| thieves and disreputable citizens" The
| NHr VI SuNH ldilbudBe IN feTerflng TO the
| Bltted Ihespians who Will take part
in the show was holly resented by some
members of the council and a riot was
| narrowly aVerted.
The petition asked that the party
VINO impersonates Sherlock Holmes be
| permitted to smoke on the stage OF the
theateri that the show be permitted to
| parade the streets of the city; that a
| special platoon OF policemen be detailed
ia ftag.n
| recorder, who play leading roles in the
show, and that the city recorder be
| given night Off next Mon
| day night The petition was granted
| with the restrictions that each of the
councilmen be furnished with 100 free
tickets a total OF 1900; that the name
! or the show be changed to the Ham
| ana Bacon show and that 100 special
policemen be employed at $3.50 per
| day each to protect the two city OH
clals IN the cast the expense of the
same to be borne by those two officials.
After the petition was read Barnes
| moved that II be granted provided the
| councllmen were each furnished with
| 100 free tickets, Newhausen said that
| inasmuch az a number Of Shakespeare's
| plays had been credited to Lord Bacon
| he thought the name should be changed
| TO the Ham and Bacon show" With
that change he would favor the petit
| ton
Fernstrom was suspicious that II Is
neither ham" or bacon" show hut
| that II would prove 10 be a leg show
| IL II IL leg show he said he could see
the reason why they want police pro-
| lection. Hartenstein objected Ia IL he
| ing called a leg show for the reason
that two Of the city officials are I'm il
| and neither ever laid claims TO having
legs that would stand the glare of NE
footlights.
Black was bitterly opposed 10 the
| petition for the reason that he was in
| formed that the aggregation consisted
| OF laWless gang OF hoboes, cut Threats
horse thieves anc disreputable citizens
that are not wanted In the city A. J.
Davis said that the only reputable
! citizens In the whole L ng were the
| city treasurer and city ecorder. He
| favored the petition provided 100 spe-
cal police be employed at $3.50 per
day each for the two days the show is
in town, the expense OF which liz to be
borne by the two city officials In the
show. Hartenstein had the last word
ana moved that tha petition be granted
and that the council attend the per-
Torrance in body. President Hewlett
brou I matters 10 n close by declaring
| that The petiticH would be granted
! with all the restrictions mentioned by
| the COuuCilmeu- and IL .tVag an ordernd