The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-03

personal friends in Salt Lake as
amy actor who has ever visited
here. has announced his intention to
retire from the stage. Mr.. Clement is
going 10 be a farmer-a real farmer.
lie has ranch of several thousand
acres in Texas. and he is TO spend the
balance of his days filling the soil-so
he says. But Clement has retired per
nanently" before. He stays off the
stage for few months and then his
love for the footlghts returns TO him
with renewed force and he breaks into
his old profession again.
Just by way of showing his present
state of mind. we present an interview
ne gave out in Kansas City the other
day. Mr.. Clement said:
Tile syndicate don't want anything
except what has been tried and found
Of staying quality. They will not eN-
pertinent and viii not try anything new
The spirit of commercialism dominates
the stage absolutely. and IL is a hope
less proposition 10 try to play and to
retain any semblance of art The syn
diCate wants men whom it can address
by number and not by name; then.
when they become undUly popular in
one class and show a tendency to ask
for their rights. il can reminder them
and set them at something else. That
is why so many who might be good
actors are becoming aldermen and
things. and why the stage is bringing
forth no geniuses at present.
'"rhe doctor is safe yet; people don't
20 20 a syndicate for him. because they
value their health too much; the paint
or IS still able To do justice to his art,
bccause all the expert judges and pur-
chasCrs are not dead yet, though they
are dying fast: even the newspaper
man and writer are not wholly lost.
though the eastern critics. are owned
ina some cases by n few business pUr-
yeyors Of dramatics. But the actor is
hOpelessly up against an adamantine
wall of cOmmercialism. and there is no
hope for him. especially east of the
Alleghenies
out here you are independent; I sec
that you do not go on the $50 nights
run very strong unless YOU like the
show anyhow. and while you are badly
treated YOU rebel and demand better
things There is hope i'm that
Some weeks ago at the American
theatre i'm New York a man suddenly
stood up i'm one Of the boxes and fired
"A shot from a revolver at one Of the
performers in "Out OF the Fold The
incident came near creating a panic IN
that the whole thing was arranged by
the company manager for advertising
purposes considerable indignation was
expressed The man who worked out
the plan was said 10 be Matthew l..
Barry. who was promised employment
as a press agent IL he succeeded in get
ting an account OF the affair into the
papers.
salt Lakers who are interested in
theatricals believe that Barry is Mat
thew l. Berry. who is well known here.
Berry was in salt Lake last about two
Years ago with Henry Emery. the hus-
band Of Katie Putnam. and brother Of
Sheriff Emery. While here he injured
his foot and was confined to a hospital
for several weeks. Now he is under
arrest in New York and may suffer
severely for his extraordinary methods
of advertising.
The wealth Of details that must be
looked after by advance representa-
tives Of theatrical companies - evil
denced by a sample report submitted
by William b. Gross. who was here last
week ahead of Herne's Sag Harbor''
company. which fills the first half OF
This week at the salt Lake theatre. MIR.
Cross report. which is sent on to the
manager accompanying the company,
must show.
The name Of the town and dates to
be played, the name Of the theatre and
the name OF the theatre manager. num-
her OF evening and matinee perform
auces. facilities for taking scenery I'm
and out. who scenery and baggage Is
hauled by. distance from depot TO the
atre. distance from depot to hotels.
modes Of conveyance and fare, where
mail viii be found. seating capacity Of
theatre. number of galleries and boxes.
beginning of advance sale, number and
character Of complimentary tickets
number of cuts left. opposition, attrac-
ton preceding and following. names OF
hotels and their rates.
Then there are blank spaces in which
must be written the hour and day OF
leaving for the next stand and the
railroad on which the company is tC
travel. the location Of the depot. any