The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-10

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a METHODIST pastor in the placid
~ hamlet OF Pleasant Ridge, Ia, has
lost mis- position. He was a mite too
liberal to suit his parishioners. And
this is how his flock lost it's shepherd:
In the days before he became a preach
er this pastor was an actor. We hardly
believe he was a very good actor. If
he had been he would not have switched
from stage to pulpit. Then, again. he
may have heard so loud a cali to
Nreach that he couldn't shut his ears
IL IT,
At any rate, he locked up his make
uD box and passed out of the green
room forever. After he had been guild
iug the spiritual destinies Of the peo-
Die of Pleasant Ridge for few years
n stroIling company of players came
along. 1t happened that to certain
members of the company the preached
had been known in his histriOnic days
They. came to hear him preach; ne went
60 see them act. More he sat down
with them TO dinner.
His congregation was shocked mex
pressibiy. The deacuns thought it was
with actors and actresses, and the dea-
cons We're supported in their opinion
by majority of the members of the
church. a meeting was promptly held,
and now the pastor is without a charge
Tt would be idle 10 rave about the
bigctry of this proceeding. The Meth
Ddists of Pleasant Ridge merely acted
as their fathers and mothers before
them would have acted. Living among
themselves. away from humanizing
contact with the world, they are less to
blame than their environment. But it
IS rather startling to learn that even
in this day, some church people are so
extravagantly intOlerant that they viii
discharge a pastor who visits with
players.
And. without knowing anything
about them for sure, we are willing to
wager q sack of popcorn that the Meth
Gdist deacons of Pleasant Ridge sand
their sugar and water their mOlasses.
that they wouldn't hesitate to engage
81 a swindling horse trade or to
dampen their hay Just before taking
Fl TO market.
salt I4akers viii be interested in
v.ith Alan Dale of the New York
american has 10 say about a Salt Lake
girl. Miss Ada DwyeT. or rather, Mrs.
Ada Dwyer Russell, tho former being
her stage name. In his criticism Of
Merely Mary Ann" in which Eleanor,
Robson is starring, and which was pro-
duced in New York for the first time
last week, Mr.. Dale says;
cit was Miss Ada Dwyer who. to my
mind, gave a faultless performance,
fun Of rich humOr, clever, self-de-
fatched, free from geration-whol-
~ admirable. Hers was piece Of act
ing that 1 shan't forget in hurry. It
was so true, and So amusing; It was
gem"
Friends OF Al Swenson. the salt Lake
boy who made his first real professional
debut as ShiblOn in 'COrianton " IN the
company in which the late Joseph Ha-
worth had the name part viii be
pleased u learn OF his continued sue
Cess. Mr.. Swenson is playing through
New York state as Henry Gray In The
Little Church Around the Corner" and
lhe newspapers are saying many kind
things about his work
The week ended yesterday was duIler.
theatTically, than any corresponding
week IN dozen years or more. When we
remember that the season. may. be. said
to be at its height, it is decidedly dis
pouraging, both TO amusement lovers
and to the managers. to have so many
dark nights at the theatres. The The
atre was dark all Of last week. and viii
be dark al Of this week. The Grand
was dark the first half Of the week.
md II Messrs. Hammer & Jones had
known what a poor shOw-"An Eye on
Hubby was they might have kept the
house dark the last half Of the week
as We'll Certainly darkness would
nave been an Improvement.
Two plays that have been highly
spoken OF by most Of the critics come
20 the Grand this week. For the first
laif. "Maloney's Wedding" for the sec
md half, Hello Bill"