The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-05-29

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T HE end Of the theatrical season OF
10000 is practically az hand, and
the managers are not p|artICuluIIy
sorry, either. The season has no. been
a profitable one locally. ana in sumo
sections of the country it has been
positively disastrous. one of tie salt
Lake managers deciIres this S the
worst season he has ever known. This
may oe an eEaEsefaJi1n5 because the
manager Is perhaps conparin- this
year with last year and we ell k1cw
that last year has never been equalied
for theatrical profits.
Many things have contributed to the
dullness- I'm the first place, wl1l a few
exceptions, the attractions ave not
been of a very hign class, Iu the Sec
ond place. the people Lave uJI had lie
money TO spend COR theatre tickets.
The Iroqu0is disaster in Chicago III the
middle of The season had "a DECIDEDLY
dampening eject. also.
The Theatre season VIII end with the
appearance this week of Edward III.
SOtheTn iu his new play. "The Proud
Prince Mr.. SOthern has been most
enthusiastically received wherever he
has been and. as he brings the original
aHEH Ah- company anu OH tHL L-L6~
nlncent scenic accessories to Salt Lake,
he viii doubtless play to big business
here. His dates are Thursday, Friday
% Saturday evenings, with a matinee
on Saturday. The Grand closes next
week with Mrs. Leslie Carter i'm "Du
Barry" This Will be the third high
grade attraction the Grand has had.
lhe others having been AIRS. Fiske ana
Isabel irving. Mrs Carter plays Non
day, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings.
s. r.
What was TO salt Lakers :he most
important theatrical event Of the sea-
son was the appearance last week OF
Maude Adams for three nights a
matinee I'm The Little Minister The
welcome given to Miss Adams has
never been accorded even approximate
is 20 "a other star. At every perform
ance the Theatre was crowded and the
total receipts were more than $1,000.
This for four performances On a DULL
season is @ record that viii likely stand
lpr me time And nobody but Miss
Adams could have established iL
either.
The charming Salt Lake star thor
ouehly deserved all the houors accord
ed her. she was as modest and EE-
affected and wholesome as in the days
or long ago when she was Known pniJ
as the talented little daughter of airs.
ANNE EAAEaHE=r livery a#AA &aAA <hEAF
woman. TOO. for the matter of chat.
who had the pleasure of meeting Hiss
Adams. fell completely in love with her.
And an of us are joining m the hope
that she viii not make the time be-
tween visits so long hereafter
June Mathis. the little Salt Lake Girl
who has been steadily winning her way
upward i'm the theatrical profession tof
some time. has just signed q most adj
yantageous contract with BURROWS d
Lancaster. the well known vaudeville
headliuers. Miss Mathis wrote friends
here last week that her seasOn with
this team win begin Aug IS, and con-
tinue i'm this country until March 30,
when she sails for London for a four
months engagement The sketch she
e i'm occupies forty minutes u
is "A straight dramatic production
Friends of Miss Mathis here VIII learn
with reeret that she viii not be able TO
visit salt Lake this summer. Rehear-
sails for her new work hcgln fu a Few
weeks ana she viii spend the interview
ing time ia the east.