Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-08
ACTRESS PLEADS
FOR SILENCE
Failing 10 Secure Il Miss Tucker
ROundIy Scores or
tenders.
A MOST DISGRACEFUL SCENE.
lioodlums Indulge In Noisy Demon
stratlons During Rendition Of East
Lynne at Grand.

The audience that attended the Grand
[ theaJer last evening witnessed a scene
that brought a blush OF shame TO the
face Of every self.respecting person In
the house-shame that salt Lake should
furnish suca a band Of rowdles and
ruiiians as dsgraced themselves and
Inundated every man and woman pres
en-, other than themselves.
East Lynne was being presented by
the Ethel Tucker stock company. and
II was IN the midst OF the scene where.
in Barbara Hare pays a professional
visit 10 Mr. Carlyle that the noise IN
the upper gallery began 10 become un-
ttdrable. Mr. Brandon hesltated IN his
mes and then advancing TO the foot
lghls, asked In courteous tones that
the disturbance cease. The clam0r in
creased rather than subsidized. and h.
threatened TO have the offenders eject
ed For a time better order prevailed.
but frequently throughout the evening
10 confusion was kept up Finally, IN
the last act, during the death scene.
when Isabel and her former husband
meet Tor the last time. and when the
audience was much affected. the hood
llms renewed their noisy disturbances
ana a most dlsgraceful scene followed.
MISS fuckers APPEAL.
Unable longer TO restrain herself.
Miss Tucker arose and advanced 10 the
fcotlights. In the portion OF the house
where respectable people sat scarcely
q person breathed. so keen was the an
uC.Uation o. what was going to happen.
Miss Tucker iu feeling words spoke OF
the pleasure her salt Lake engagement |
had afforded her. and deprecated the /
fact that such a distressing moment I
had arrived. The disturbers refused I
TO listen ana tried 90 drown the fair /
speakers voice, and Il was then that 4
there was witnessed scene upon the .
stage mat was not acting, Il was
genuine outhurst 81 emotion and dra-
matte eject that no acting could de-
pIct
SCORES OFFENDERS.
People who VIII take advantage Of
DARK places 10 exhibit their uncouth
ana hcathenish natures, are nj only 10
De called things" declared Miss Tuck.
er She said that We're Il not GU, If
foT the majority Of thu
audience. the curtain would be rum
down for good. She commanded tbat
he lights De turned on. and as the rem
iezyous n The hoodlums young men
and women blaz2d In the fun light she
.old them what She thought Of such
conduct. The respectable portion ~
he audience was mortified beyond OK
preston, ana the people ON the stage
Who had been grossly insulted we're
given every demonstration that The
'reat majority Of the audience was
With them On sympathetic endorsement.
Amid painful stiffness the enactment
u the death sene was resumed. and
he Inundated audience filed out with !
yonderment IN It's mind as 10 how Miss
Fucker and Mr. Brandon could 80 adj
nirably have finished the play, the 'lr-
considered. and with words
( condemnation for the creatures who
ad been the occasion Of the unpleas-
Mt occurrence.
SHOULD CALL POLICE
The event was wholly without iustfi-
alton, as the play was well given. As
ften as II has been seen in Salt Lake
Is doubtful II ever any popular price
reseutatiOn Of Il was better than Tho
ne that was so iuterfered with lssJ
ight by q crowd % young hoodums
no appeared 20 have attended for no
her purpose than creating a disturb {
nee ana having a time What pat
ms OF the house will wonder at Is why
10 management did not call the police 2
li have the offenders escorted TO the
~ jaIl, where they could have had s
ore congenial company. Altogether II q
as most shameful and regrettabla .
cideut. the most unpleasant or the
md that ever occurred I'm the city. 10
manifest that a reption Of such cf-
nses cannot but injure the business
"a standing ~ the house. The man ,
cement has been giving a good run | I
popular priced attractions, and { 's Z
! duty % protect It's patrons m the j
i0yment OF them. even az the expense a
calling on the police II necessary. o
here should be no repetition Of last Z
cht's disgraccful scene