The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-07-02
Fargo operahouse.

Instead Of talking about the theatre
and the stage this week we fell more
like discussing the weather, minus the
! first syllable Of the word discussing.
Well, we just can't help giving you the
latest news for the coming season,
every day points more to the certainty
OF 1t being the most brilliant Fargo has
ever enjoyed. The OBJECTIONS from the
ranks of the Syndicate continue and
the certainty of the triumph of the
adherents of the "open door, is now a
certainty assuring for Fargo such a
list or stars and attractions as it has
never had before. One of the biggest
nuts which the National Theatre Own
ers' association had to crack was Henry
w. Savage. He is known throughout
the world as one of the most reliable
and at the same time lavish producers
living today and therefore the side
which could obtain the weight of his
prestige would have reason to heartily
congratulate itself.
While he was known to be a thor
oughly right dealing and square minded
man, and one to whom his associates
or some of them at any rate could
hardly be acceptable, at the same time
he had heavy interests with the Syn
dictate, which was financially concerned
with some of his biggest productions.
Colonel Savage who has been in
Europe for some time past, returned
about ten days ago. On his arrival he
asked both sides, Klaw & Erlanger
and the open door, people, to show
him" why he should go over to the one
or the other. Every influence was
brought to bear on him by the Syndi-
cate to remain exclusively with them
and to do all his booking through their
office. The theatre owners explained
their attitude of wishing to book every
and any attraction they thought fit and
proper.
The result of Colonel Savage's DELHI
erations was that he announced his
intention of booking both with the
open door" people and the Syndicate.
Klaw & Erlanger proved their complete
capitulation to the "open door" by ac-
cepting Savage's proposition, COM
pletely stultifying their previous atti-
tude, which was that any producing
manager booking with the National
Theatre Owners association could not
obtain time with them. The result to
Fargo, which after all is the principal
thing as far as we are concerned, is
that we shall see the best of the Savage
productions in the future.
A number of other theatre owners
have recently Joined the association,
and it would appear that the policy of
the open door" has won all along the
line, which means as before stated that
Fargo and the northwest generally will
see the best in theatricals 1t has ever
= experienced,
Now that Mr.. Savage has arranged,
by his new contracts with Klaw &
Erlanger and with the National Thea
tire Owners association, headed by John
Cort, that the Savage productions shall
appear in all the important cities and
towns in the United States for a term
of years, there is additional interest
in the roster of his offerings for the
new season. This list is by no means
complete as yet, for a number of the
important novelties from Europe are
yet to be announced, as are also sew
eral works by American authors that
promise exceedingly well. Nevertheless
the productions which may be definitely