Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-04

- arc ATTRACTING IHOft diteHNANH just
now than the controversy raging
IN New York between the mana
gers Of the q playhouses OF the me-
tropols. and the eminent critic OF
life" Mr.. James S. Metcalf The lat
est dispatches are 10 the effect that Mr..
Metcalf. after having been denied adj
mission 10 most OF the theaters, lodged
q complaint with the district attorney,
and that indictments against the the
strlcal managers are not unlikely, the
grounds being that they have entered
into "A conspiracy 10 prevent Mr.. Met.
calf from earning livelihood, The do
yelopments viii continue to be follow
ed with the kcenest interest
The trouble originally arose through
Mir Metcalfs having cartooned Klaw
& Erlanger after the terrible Iroquols
theater fire In Chicago, his picture
showing the entrance to the theater
tightly barred, with hands and legs
of Victims protridng, with an lnscrip'
tlon overhead "Messrs Klaw & Err
LANCER present Mr. Bluebeard,' the
name Of the attraction running at the
time Of the fire. For this, Klaw & Er.
hanger promptly planted suit for dam
agos. which. however, the jury decided
in favor Of life" Since then, the pa
per has scintlllnted with criticisms OF
Klaw q ErlOnger, who were carlca-
tured as "avarIclous Hebrews" The
Theatrical Managers association OF
New York, thereupon took action,
and decided that AZ Mr.. Metcalf was
INDUCING In racial attacks upon their
members, they would not allow him 10
visit their houses. lie called at IL diff
ferent theaters one night and was de-
MED admission 10 each. Daniel Froh-
man. president OF the association OF
theater managers, has made public
statement to the effect that II was not
MetCalf, the critic that was objected
20, but that II was "Metcalf. the author
Of scurrllous and uncalled for racial at
tacks, carried on for number Of years
by him and his paper, at whom the
managers were aiming"
In rejoinder to Mr. Brohman the last
number OF Life" has the following ar
tlcle:
Life regrets to note that the theater
in New York has been officially declar-
ed TO be a racial and religious lnstitu-
ton. II has been stated by the Theat.
rical Managers association Of New York
city that, In effect, any one who Critl-
cises their methods OF dealing with the
American public declares himself TO be
an enemy OF the Jewish race. Whether
the better class Of Jews In New York
city and In the country at large will
support the Theatrical trust In this cu-
rious contention remains TO be seen.
1.-THE announcement OF this new rea-
tlon OF the theater 10 the American
public was made In a resolution adopt
ed Mt a meeting OF tho Managers assoc
citation and directed at the dramatic
criticisms OF Life, which, In the reso-
luton, are characterized as bitter and
unwarrantod racial attacks" II Is also
stated that Mr.. Mctcalfe, OF Life Is
hereafter TO be excluded from the ma
1ority Of the thcaters IN New York
Whenever a bad Jew gets into trou-
BILE he Is glad TO make II case OF race
or religious persecution. lea an easy
trick to play, and unfortunately, usu-
ally succeeds, Jews OF education and
refinement are sensitive whore their
raco IL concerned and naturally side
with their co-reli gionlsts, irrespective
OF the merits Of each particular case.
This trait while IN some ways an add
nrable one, Is an unfortunate one for
the Jews I'm America. 1t Is un-Amer-
lean In the sense that Il creates ma
tlop Within a nation II Is deeply to
be desired by jew and Gentle alike.
that this course shell not be persisted
IN, because the inevitable result viii he
that there VIII grow up a national anti
Semitic feeling IN America, as there
has In France and Germany
Life repeats that II Is unfortunate
for the decent Jews In America that
the members OF Tho Theatrical trust
have raised aRlnst Life the cry OF Jew
baiterl' Readers OF this journal know
that this charge ia unfounded. Life has
fun with the people " every creed. cult
or race that has q funny side even in
GLIDING New Works. exclusive 800, and
the august United states senate That
the members Of the Theatrical trust
sock to make Life's criticisms OF their
treatment Of dramatic art and the
American public q racial question Ia
raising a smoke 10 hide their own IN
Equities II would be equally true 10 say
that when Life commends a play pro.
duoed under trust management, or by
Mr., BelascO or by the Shubert Broth.
ers, Il Is pro-raclal and pro- Semitic.
THE Theatrical trust has 20 long die.
tated TO American managers American
artists and American newspapers that
Il has grown arrogant and despotic In
abe case OF Life II found that the pro,
prletors OF this Journal stil retained
belief IN American Independence and
that they could not be caioled or lntlm.
dated. Then Messrs, Klaw & Erlanger
thought they had found a Vulnerable
point IN LAfe's armOr, and brought
libel suit for heavy damages. A Judge
and Jury In an American court declined
20 aid and abet them in their attempt
20 silence us.
The last desperate resort against Life
IS TO threaten physical violence. 10 At
tempt. by combination, 10 drive LIES
critic out ~ his position, and 10 arouse
race hatred against this journal.
II Is not likely that even those meth.
DDS VIII succeed Lies rights are IN.
VOWED, and we propose to maintain
them
The widely famed Klrke Lashele
production OF THE Earl cf PawtuclS-
ett." forms the only attraction at tho
Theater next week This play Is sad
60 be one OF the very best written by
the distinguished author, Mr., Angus
tus Thomas. and as most people post
ed on New York theatrIcals know, Il
r. that In which Mr. TAwrence D'Orsay
sprang Into the front ranks OF present
day stars after the New York produce
ton. In fact he enjoys the distinction
OF being tho oGiy RttroctIon aside from
musical comedy 10 run an entire sea-
son through the hot summer months.
Mr. p'Oreay and his company come
from successful engagements in Boston
and Chicago. and Manager Piper ex-
poets next weeks appearance here TO
be n distinct event Mr. D'Orsay has
IN the play the part OF the English no.
blemnn. Lord Cardngton, and his de-
1lnNNINOn ksF
20 that OF the late sothern In Dun
dreary.
Willie Collier under Frohman's
management Is to be seen In Richard
Harding Davis new play, THE Dcta-
tor" az the end OF the present month
AZ the salt Lake theater Since he was