The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-16
DRAMATIC NEWS
AND COMMENT

c. y. Sutton. manager OF the local
house. will arrive from New York to-
morrow. He writes that survey OF the
bookings at the head office In New York
Indicates that Salt Lake is due to &c
some very high class vaudeville bills dur
Ing the season. incidentally lie states
that there will be a cut in matinee prices
downstairs. Daylight motion pictures VIII
he \ permanent institution and thele VIII
be some other changes inaugurated
In the meantime there is Il force OF
painters. decorators and cleaners nt work
on the interior OF the thcalcr and the
acts for the initial bill will arrive from
Los Angeles early In the week
The headliner on the opening BILL Is
present Little Tommy Tucker" This
sketch. Mr.. Sutton writes, Is the best
kid act" in vaudeville. Other features
viii pe the Namoa Japs. George Auston
Moore and Cordelia Haaser. Bessie
Brown Kicker, Billy Smythe and Marie
Hartman, Stickney's Circus and Mrs
Potier's First" q comedy sketch.
Harry RevIer has secured 4 new aggre-
CATION OF talent for the coming season at
the Majestic theater, which WILL reopen
with abbreviated musical comedy tomor-
row afternoon. The popular Majestic
prices will continue TO rule, and There
will he one matinee performance every
afternoon and three performances
nightly.
Bert Porter, an actor with an cstab-
lished reputation, Will play the male leads
with the new company, He comes we'll
recommended, having played In Belasc@
productions for four years, The Majestic
management figures that II has been for
tunate in securing the services OF Maude
rrcmble to play the feminine leads. Miss
lremble Is said to be one OF the rev
women who possess two distinct voices,
with the ability TO sing in either register
with ease and perfect results. In all,
there WIN be eight principals In the COM
pany.
tomorrow afternoon. II is said TO be
classy musical sketch. the action Of which
takes place on the deck OF snip, al
splendid scenic effects which VIII not be
overlooked. c. T.. Hunt, we'll known III
Spokane as stage director; VIII nave
charge of the staging OF all Majestic
productions during the season.
william lngersoll, who played at the
beginning of last season. is playing In
summer stock at the Chestnut Street the
ater, in Philadelphia. In company with
Florence Roberts. another Salt Lake raw
orite, who appeared here last season III
THE Niger"
Fred c. Whitney. in New York on
hasty visit returns at once TO London
TO superintend his numerous productions
in preparation there. Said he:
Il will have six Chocolate Soldier
Baron Trenck' will be produced here at
the Casino next October, The Spring
Maid will be presented in London in
September; The Cavalier of the Rose.
written by Strauss. is TO be presented
at Covent Garden. London. September
%, for two weeks. and then comes 10
America.
"Other productions contemplated but
not yet definitely arranged for are Franz
Lehars opera. AT Last Alone, Venus
in Grunen 'Meln Junger Herr and
! Meme Kleine Freunde''
Madam Lillian Nordlca. who arrived in
New York last week has decided she
will not return TO Paris to sing the WaS-
raj Wagnarian Ring in the French capi-
| tai.
Mons. Motif, who was to conduct the
orchestra in Paris for the prima donna;
died last week. Nine. Nordica cabed
the management she would rather cancel
| than sing with the orchestra under the
| direction OF another.
Nordica will proceed to her cottage at
Deal Beach. and rest until opening her
season In Boston next November.
The new play By the French authors
Caillavet and De Fers (Who invariably
collaborate) will be written at the sug-
gesticn of Charles Frohman with view
| to It's performance in English by Miss
| Billie Burke.
Influenced by the success Of the Folies
| Bergere. which began when premium
for the opening night. Williah Harris.
one of the best-known theatrical man
ayers in America, has closed contracts
with Henry B. Harris and Jesse L..
| Lasky. managing directors OF this the
ater, for the rights TO present in Boston
and Chicago. the entertainment now be-
ing conducted at the Folies Bergere in
| New York
William Harris announces that his con-
tract with the managing directors OF
the Folies BerEere compels them TO make
playing four nights In New York. are
! then to rotate between Boston and Chi
caso. William Harris contracts to pur-
chase the production on leaving New
York and pays TO the original producers
a bonus in the shape OF 4 royalty based
on the percentage OF the business played
TO in Boston and Chicago.
| Thomas L. McClintock. superintendent
Of the Society for the Prevention OF
Crime, says;
The moving picture show is an ac-
eepted institution OF our present-day life
! II has both its good and Its bad side.
1t Is good 80 long as the physical
conditions OF the show house are up to
| the requirements, and so long as the
pictures are entertaining and Instructive
IL Is good SO long as children can attend
| such places without coming In contact
with the Vicious elements in our city. In
a large number Of moving picture shows
this good side has at present been en-
| phasized,
THE bad side is evidenced in the poor
ly constructed show house. including poor
| ventilation, darkened room and sugges-
tive pictures. While admitting that the
larger number OF pictures now shown are
In no way open to criticism, IL still musi
| be admitted that this condition has ex.
listed only since civic organizations lik.
our own and interested citizens submit.
ted these conditions in proper evidentiar,
form before Mayor Mcclellan. who there.
upon took such drastic action TO com,
pei change for the better In The con
duct of these shows.
This change for the better has alsc
been fostercd by the formation or tn,
board OF censorship. which, In so IA
as II could. has insisted that the sugges
tive picture shall not be shown, But tn,
boards authority, because OF Its non-ofii
cla standing, is limited and some sucl
suggestive pictures are even now beine
shown.
Flfty-one manuscripts were received IL
the office OF Henry b. Harris in the Hud
son theatcr, New York, last week from
authors who have as yet To see thei,
names on billboard displays and newspa
per ads One OF these plays came strong
ly recommended by the author. who de