Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-05-06
LeanderRjChurdSOn'S Letter



M been nothing more significant IN
Y the history Of amueomen,s IN
this country than the lrcmcn'
dous growth Of vaudeville IN the esteem
Of N, public from one ana Of the CONT.
nent 10 tho othor Not so many years
ago n was considered distinctly "out
Of line for individuals pretending 10
anything Of position TO visit variety
theotcr excepting as a sort Of stunning
expedition to DO spoken Of privately
M AN cacapnde that one could not be
Induced TO acknowledge In public, At
the present time places Of amusement
given over TO on,cr,aInmonts Of thu
specially description are crowded twice
o day ana this applies not only TO New
York bu, 10 almost every large city IN
America and n groa, many OF the
smaller ones, In England the music
halls have made such extraordinary IN.
roads upon the income OF the "legIll.
m0io' lheniors that The managers OF
the inter class are practically stam-
podcd ana are moving heaven ana
earth 10 dIstorl legislation IN a way 10
make II operative against the music
halls The performance OF what we In
America describe az vaudeville sketches
or little ono.uCi plays IN which mum.
Der OF performers take part, II con-
strucd by the British managers Of
'stiaight theators To DO an infringcs
ment upon their rights and " violation
Of music han laws, Tho battle, how
over, does not seem thus far TO have
brought any good TO IT. projectors aud
the vaudeville houses continue 10 he
packed 20 the doors while many of the
regular thoAtors are practically vacant
In New York II seems quito possible
That q similar condition Of affairs may
arise IN the course Of events, Whore
once upon u time Tony Pastor had the
field almost to himself there are nov
very many playhouses devoted TO yau'
dovlllo performances ANA more are
cause nOnlo sense OF apprehension 10
those of the Legitimate" managers who
give careful consideration 20 the causes
which benefit or injure their business,
| New York Is giving liberal support 10
| Nv, Keith with one thoater, Mr., Proctor
with four On three of which vaudeville
| Nv miyed with drnmnl. Mr., Pastor with
| one, Hurtlg n Seamon with one, Percy
| Williams with nyo--and he Nv going Ia
| have two more, Oscar llOmmeratoin
with one, Hyde & BohmNn with two or
| three, William r, Grover with 0no--nnd
| nlmos, no end of minor theatcrs de-
| voted TO this same sort Of thing, The
| Grover Establishment serves M
clInehlng illustration Of tho
strangely fascinating hold that has
been taken by tho variety shows upon
the fancy of tho present period, UP u
Il few months back the Amphon-A cad,
omy IN the Williamsburg district had
been employed ms a combination theatol
with results that were In no sense salts
factory 10 the management or tho visit
ing attractions The structure ~ owns
ed by Hyde " lehman, but It never
occurred 10 them that there was q M
ture for II ms u vaudeville establish.
mont so that whom Mr. Grover came
along with a proposition to lease the
| promises no was snapped up In "A Jlitoy
tho owners quietly laughing TO thcm'
solves nt the lOnught of having unload
cd what WAS technically described AZ q
dead one But from the moment The
doors of the Amphlon were thrown opef
with n yaudoyllo entertainment upor
tho stage crowds began Ia swarm lntc
the house, although the place " tive
blockt away from the nearest glreeicol
Inc ana now the chances are thol tifo'
yer win mako n fortune At Mr., Ham
mcrsteIn's Victoria, whore the yaudc'
VILE experiment started In rather
vaguely, there IN no such thing as
thin audience dry or nlght ana the nn'
usual spectacle Of long lines OF prlvat,
carriages In witnessed outside the the
nter every evening Indeed, 40 great II
the pressure upon Mr., llammersteln'l
resources that he has fully determined
to materially enlarge the Victoria fol
next season In addition 10 all this
sunday night concerts, some or then
very good, ana others quito common
place, Aro given NJ great number o
metropolitan thoatcrs, and they arc IN
city IL vaudeville mad, and there II NJ
telling NJ present how FAR the strcal
oi mania will extend II IN a oondl
ton worth thinking about though,
II wouldn't be surprising II Tho l,ol
licking orb" with Sam bernard IN tn
uppermost character, were 10 run wei
through the summer at the Hcrall
Square thoater II Is n bright livel,
piece NJ tho musical farce type, rowrlt
len by sydney R0sentod from n manu-
script, the property Of Mr., Bernard
who Ia In the position not only OF play
lng the star role, but Of owning outrlgh
the piece In which he appears, Tn
score " by William II Francis and I
Ia capital music of the Hight and jlnglnl
| variety, Bernard, Of course, IN mn In,
possible but vastly drol Dutchman
ana Joe Coyne " dodderlng dude, VIII
makes YOU laugh IN spite OF yourself
Thon there are the 0uSum ana vlyl,
Hattie Williams the petite offervoscen
and Egynt.oyod Aimee Angeles, Esihe
rlt,cll, rholmn Fair Harry rolrlcigi
sydney DeOrey and literal host q
pretty and hrllli,only costumed youn
women NJ the show girl oorpH EScop
tionNlly original ana effective stag
MANAGEMENT hna been accomplished ~
this piece by Ben Teal who has demon
ftrnted IN his ilrsl attempt that he IA
most valuable addition 10 the Trohmni
star,
william A. Brady II cutting loose
upon n big acnlo NJ purvcyor or I'm