The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-01-21
THIS WEEK AT
THE THEATRES

+ SALT LAKE THEATRE +
Z Wednesday matinee and Wednes- =
= day and Thursday evenings, :
%-Charles B. Hanford. Matinee bill, :
= The Merchant Of Venice" p
= Wednesday night, The Old =
= Guard" and 'Ingomar;" Thursday Z
= night, "Othello." Henry W. Saw =
= ages big Woodland production y
= will be seen at the Theatre Friday =
= and Saturday evenings and Satur- =
= day matinee. The Theatre will be =
= open on Tuesday evening for the =
= debate between the University Of 4
= Utah and the University Of Colo =
= RADIO.
= G. r A n D-This evening and =
= through Wednesday evening, mat =
= inee Wednesday, THE Girl From =
Sweden" Thursday, Friday and =
= Saturday evenings and Saturday =
= matinee, Hazel Kirke.'' =
L Y r I c - This evening and =
= through Friday evening, matinee =
Wednesday, THE Dreamland =
= Beauties
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES :
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1t was stated last week by a man who
Should have known what he was talk
ing about that Sarah Bernhardt will be
seen at the Grand for an engagen1ent
or at least three evenings and a mat
1nee in April. The announcement
seems too good to be true Doubt is
cast on the promise by the statement
that Madame Bernhard will play the
Grand at 50 for the best seats While
that seems enough to pay for any the
atrtcal performance, il IS a fact that
when tentative negotiations We're made
for the Salt Lake theatre for Madame
Bernhard. much higher schedule of
prices was talked of. However, Madame
Bernhardt could not get into the The
atre at any price. because she is under
independent management.
Tne Grand Is tied up, too, the differ
enCe being that it is allied with the
Stair & Havlin syndicate. If the man
ayers of that theatre permit Madame
Bernhard to play there at any price
their action will be construed as a dec
larat1on of independence. It would not
be surprising, however, If this declara-
ton should be made, regardless of
Bernhard. Though they have not COM
m+tted themselves in any way It s.
known that Managers Pelton &, Smut
ger, who also control number of other
theatres are much dissatisfied with the
character Of the attractions furnished
them this year.
They know that the Independents are
prepared to give them a thirty-fve
weeks season Of really high-grade at
fractions, and 1t would surprise no.
BO0J LotAiiA4dE WIFI tHC SITUATION III The
Grand Should book with the indepen-
dents next season. The contamination
is one devoutly to be wished for, earn
estly to be desired, or words that effect
Tt would have a tendency to material
j. raise the average in Salt Lake. The
Kldw g. ETlanger syndicate would be
compelled to send better companies to
the Salt Lake theatre to compete with
the independent stars, and the indie
pendents could hardly afford, in their
first years Of trial, to give US anything
but their best.
The zone hest bet" Electrically
speaking, is this week Woodland the
big Henry w. Savage pathological
aggregation that occupies the Salt Lake
theatre the fag end OF the week. Mr..
Savage has never sent a poor company
to Salt Lake. Always he gives US the
best he has in the shop Woodland"
viii be no exception. The company
contains eighty or ninety people, a vast
quantity Of special scenery and at least
eight or ten funmakers, who are known
throughout the country, headed by
Harry Bulger.
Salt Lakers and others who enjoyed
the privilege Of hearing Madame Emma
Calve sing at her glorious best will be
interested in knowing that they are in
men. Miss Lois Steers and Miss Wynn
Comyn Of Portland. AS the firm of
Steers & COmyn, purveyors of high
class amusements, these young women
are fast earning for themselves a splen- |
o1d reputation in the west.
Many concerts have been given in the !
tabernacle by distinguished artists. but |
It IS to be doubted If there has ever
been one as successful as Madame /
Calves, or one so ably managed. All |
the manifold burden of the local ar /
rangemelts fell on the shoulders of |
Misses Steers and Comyn. They looked /
after the contracts, arranged for the
sale Of seats. attended to the advertise /
ing and pablicitv campaign.
Abundantly did they carry out every
promise they made, their contracts |
were fulfilled to the letter. And the
young women did their work so quiet ]
", so unobtrusively, in such a thor
ough- going business way that they
made friends wherever they went. It |
is very much to be hoped that they
have not paid their last visit to Salt /
Lake. Certain it is, too, that when they