The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-06-08
Opera House May ? y
Close Its Doors
Prominent Theatre Goer Gives His
Views Of Matter.


er been a paying investment from
commercial point of view, but from
the standpoint of pleasure and ecu.
cational value to a college town It Is
indispensable and has gwen large re.
turns. There may not be very tangible
but they are very real, nevertheless.
And now comes the report that Logan
may be without a theatre next year,
that the owners of the property are
seriously considering transforming It
into hotel. Such piece of news
should rouse every one in Logan who
has spark Of the boosting spirit OF
modicum of love for the city in
! which he lives No town of the size
of Logan should be without theatre
or a public library and it is for us
to get to work and hang onto the one
and secure the other.
The fact is that we shall be largely
to blame If the theatre closes its
doors. We recently heard man OF
some prominence in local educational
circles wondering II some method
could not be devised by which we
could get some good theatrical at
fractions in Logan. A little investiga.
ton revealed the fact that he had
not attended a single performance this
season except the A. G.. play. II he
had he would have found many excel.
lent things, some of them novelties not
yet season old and of genuine dra.
matte value. The past season has been
one of the best for years, far super.
Tor to the one that proceeded it. The
three distinct novelties of the season
were Seven Days" The Climax" and
THE Spendthrift" All were in the
hands of good actors and the last
had in its cast many of the original
actors of the first New York produc.
ton which took place scarcely year
Plays, equally well acted, but of ri.
per years, were Polly of the Circus"
THE Gentleman from Mississippi"
and the "Squaw Man." while many
plays OF recognized worth were Civ.
en- this season for the first time here.
though by second rate talent. Such
were paid in Full, Three Weeks"
and The Bachelor" This makes up.
dramatic year of which any town of
the size of Logan might we'll be proud.
We have had fewer cheap reportory
companies and more than have play.
ed at the Salt Lake Theatre or the
Colonial.
Such have been the attractions, wor.
thy in every respect, but the recep-
ton has been a disgrace to city
which some call the Athens of the
North. Only twice this year has the
house been sold out and that was for
musical comedy such as The Queen OF
the Moulin Rouge and the Three
Twins. On all other occasions good
attractions played to half a house or
to empty benches. Most of the Logan
people like our knocking friend above.
simply stayed away. For the first
time this year dramatic reports have
been sent from Logan to the New
York Mirror and the city is getting a
far from enviable reputation among
player folk.
No wonder the local management
N"iNo w NioSt no uuol. we WOULD,
! however, like to make IA last appeal
to the theatre loving element in Lo.
gan to support our playhouse. A plar
is on foot whereby in September seats
will be sold for a series of five or
ten performances at a slightly reduc.
ed price. The opera house will be In
a position to make unusually good
bookings il houses are guaranteed by
two or three hundred subscriptions,
The two college faculties have voted
to support the movement and the
matter will be taken up at the next
Boosters meeting. Meanwhile 10
who can afford it plan for a series OF
subscription nights next season which