Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-09-17

self of the splendid treasures OF its
thcaters. In respect Of everything that
was delightful and benehting In plays
and actors, the big city carried all its
wares TO the little cities; and the Lynns
and the Lowells were happy.
Then one day In an evil hour Of Gu
pidity and stupidity, the managers Of
the small cities began to think them
selves the managers OF the big city, too
They thought to themselves. IN our
hands lies the balance of power, we
have the theatcrs in the Lynns and the
Lowells: we have right 10 dictate
what plays we shall see and upon what
terms they shall be played in our
theaters" Saying which, all these lit
tie managers banded together in asso-
Citations of theater managers" They
held meetings, interchanged postal
cards, elected one another officers and
laid down laws. That is TO say. after
being provided with real plays and real
players for several years, the man
ayers" of the Lynns and the Lowells
suddenly grow fat on prosperity, for
got that they were still the tail in the
scheme of things and sought to wag
the head. That was silly wasn't it7
And remember ] am not now talking
about America, but about the country
which is an island.
Now, the play producers I'm the big
city are an extraordinarily cool lot.
They do not argue in the face Of I'M
reasonable obstinacy; they do not try
to persuade injustice TO reform itself
into justice: they simply accept its de-
cision ignore its company and let II
suffer for its short -sightedness. That
is lust what happened 20 years ago in
the great big island whose head is
great big city. The I-ynns and the
Lowells all over the island, producing
no plays themselves. and having only "A
demand, tried 20 turn dictators and be
masters over those who controlled the
supply. And then what happened?
why, the managers in the big city sim
ply got out Of the habit of sending
their plays TO the Lynns and the
Lowells. The producers Of plays In the
city said to themselves and 20 one an
other, IN the little managers IN the
LyTlns ana the Lowells cannot see
their way clear 20 taking our plays as
we wish to produce them. we had better
stop sending our companies to the
Lynns and tho LOwells. We shall sell
out our plays 10 those who can AFFORD
to organize companies and send them
on their own account TO the I,vnns
and the Lowels and let them make
what they can between the restrictions
set up by the little managers and the
price Tor leasing our plays"
SO the tiltI OF the DlR CITY. |
Instead OF being sent direct to the little |
cities, We're put on sale for anybody |
who thought he could meet the demands |
" the little managers I'm the I.ynns |
and the Lowells and at the same time |
pay for tho use OF the plays But many |
men made the attempt much TO tho |
surprise Of the big city producers, WHO |
said 10 themselves. I'VE do not know I
how these poor little specializing road
managers come out even: we make very
title on the sale OF our plays to them:
hey make very little out of the little
heater managers a. the Lynns and the
.,owells. but IL is cheaper for us TO soil
hem our PLAYS than TO send out our
london companies, submitting to he
impossible demands OF the little thea
en- managers" But the road managers
ravely continued the speculation OF
,uying the dramatic and musical sue
esses Of the big city and sending them
mt on tour with as good companies as
hey could afford
Then one day the situation took >