The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-29
Contract n With Company Has
Been n, Entered Into by the ''
Church Authorities.
ACTION HAS CAUSED AN
UNUSUALLY LIVELY RUMpIIS
Presiding Bishopric Called
Upon the Carpet and
Dickens Is TO Pay.

Office Of the presiding bshopr;c ,na
in the headquarters OF the church
The presiding bishop, il is said ha.
been upon the carpet. and has had tha
riot act read 60 him 10 the crion,
that be has been almost driyen w;ld
The quorum of the twelve arc arm,soJ
IS never before. while the g.,
presidency is appalled,, OF oourse ,hs
rank and file viii he expected !,
sustain the authorities, regardless
cause should that question arise No
negative vote would be called far Nv
The ruction is due 10 tbe fact az,
the presiding bishop has signed eon'
tract which turns the Taben.o,c
into a vaudeville PLAYHOUSE ard
permits the : Briukley Girl" and ,Sa
Gibson Girl and the ''1o0D Bath.
ing GlrI 10 present themselves ON =
platform which is laid over ibmt
authorities SIT npon Sundays au! when
conference meets.
Concerts Only Heretofore.
Heretofore concerts have bocn
given in the TabclnacIc Patti ha.
sung there. Gilmore and Inncs and
Sousa,. with their splendid bands
have been heard in this great audi
torlum; sacred and other concerts have
been given there: presidents of ibe
United States have delivered ad
dresses and sermons in this cdi6re.
which l. known all over fhc world
TO all ot these there has never been
objection made; hcnr" IL was he.
lcved that 4 vaudeville pcrformanee
could he given and that no outcn
would be made.
The presiding bishop. however. has
laId the last straw upon the proycrbiali
camel. with the old result Now the
very dickens IL 10 pay. Ii is said that
the, church authorities will be conrl
PEELED to. take oui a hccusc for The
tabernacle, as that structure is Ia be|
converted into Il showhousc AS one
good saint said 10 The Tribune on
Tuesday:
III thc Tabernacle is 10 be turned
INTO tbeater, where mon and womcn|
can appear in tights aud abbreyiatet
SKIRTS, why, no more tithc from me. 4
Relative OF Bishop Brought In.
Some time since 4 representative Of
William Morris. Incorporated ono oil
the besr-kuown theatrical men in
he country and who OWNS vaudeyilld
theatcrS ~ most of the large cirics in
The country. sent n representative ia
Salt Lake To look over tho field With
the end in view OF putting in a Yrudc|
Vile playhouse hcgc, OF rather Il
secure thoater which would be opeu
10 everybody in the Imu<cmcnt
world that was outside the Theatrical
and vaudeville trusts. This reT re-
sentative had talEs with several
prominent capitalists, and finally il
was gwen out that now thcatcr was
10 he built on Exchange Place, nea-
State street that would cost quartc'
of million dollars. While here fhi
representative of William Morris haa
occasion 10 consult q lawyer in CON
ncctlon with the proposed new ihcatcr
deal. In some way he happened 10 run
into the Office occupied bv 4 son of the
presiding bishop. this son being 6
lawyer.
Morris Leases Tabernacle.
Later on. application was made Ia
he presiding bishopric for the use OF
the Tabernaclc> IN which Harry
Gandor, the eminent Scotch comarlian.
and bis company might present their
entertainment. The application was
passed upon and Il contract entered
into and signed by which the rabcr-
uacle WAS rented to William Morris
incorporated, for ma(inec aud night
performance on Wednesday. Janusry,
j. Tor Mr.. Lauder and bis company.
When the fact became known in the
theatrical world, tclegrams having I'd
vlsed the several syndica,cs aud
others OF the action Of the Church
authorities, telegramS began poulin
lnto Salt Lake addressed 10 rcprcseL
tatlNes of the companies outside Of ii,
theatrical trust. desiring 10 knGw
if the Tabernacle had becn turned mic
playhouse. II so, TO secure dale Il
Meanwhile. managers of PLAYHOUSE
IN Salt Lake, that are playhouses in .
fact as well rs IN name. who nave Z 4
lot OF money invested. who pav d u.
ceuse TO transact business, were stirred
~. The Tabernacle. they declared. was 4
q place Of worship aed exempt from
taxation rs such. but il il was 10 b.
leased as n playhouse the mauagemen
must do as other playhouscs do. Iay
the fiddler
What Church Discovered.
=, The news was III once sent 10 chprh
headquarters. and hen there was some
thing doing. The presiding bishop vas
called on the carpet \ duplicate OF
the contract with William Morris. IN
ccorporated. Was read. Then there va,
Hades, The Morris contract pcriDIilcaa
vaudeville IN the Tabernacle. Ii mean
tbat over the pulpit. when The stage wa
tights; that athletes would likewise pc \
sent themselves. clad in tic fev g:'f
ments which are Worn N the rrie,
ring; that the Cobra the !sies'
dance, would be given right over ~,
place where the president of the cnllrs1
and tho authorities sit; that Gua'ensn
boys would appear in native cosl!lmss
that an orchcstra might he seafeo 'o
low the platform, and that rsetlme '''
sic might be played.
Now the church Authorities aIc
sea. To cancel the contract means
suit for heavy damages. ar cominv
mise without action at law on lue ~ -,
hand; split IN the church. a on reNon -,
the fithc.paycrs on the other. lneie 49,
Il number of prominent churchlnen. "v s,,t
ever, who have suggested u way md Ind
and THAT is 10 have Mr Lauuei ralS
his company appear in the SaIe ,i@ ,hsrs
thcater. instead of the Tabernac,e, 'Iv .Ec,
being an open date at that tbeateiii, ,h'
say. on January >. and that wn"v "'vn,,ci
Lauder company cannot ger d. "ncc. "
money out OF the two pctioin,"t;n,
in the lhcater. owing to tne 9y@'h "f ii.
capacity, as il could gel Out .;est o.
Taberuacle. it's the best an, thn L