The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-11
Scotch Comedian Talks at Dinner
Given to Prime Minister
and Lawmakers.
DEMAND FOR NEW PLAYS
Managers on Lookout for Novel
ties and Heart Interest Stories
Dramatically Told.
BY JAMES GRANT THURsToN.

| BY Leased VIZ. 10 The Tribune.
NEW YORK. June io.-EsrTy Lauder.
che great little Scotch comedian who is
as well known here as abroad. was re-
Gently a CUES, a. dinner given in Lon
! don by S!r Henry Dalz.el 20 mis- pzrIla-
u!entary friends. among whom were the
prime minister and the master OF Eli
bank
In View ot the fact that the mines bill
was before the house OF commons. Lauder
seized the opportunity in an intensely
human speech 20 make Z powerful plea
for the better treat17en, Of the pit ponies,
In whose welfare he is deeply interested,
having hinnself worked for ten years in
the mines. The story Of how his pit pony
once saved his life was told in a graphic
manner
II was unique spectacle 70 see the
little comedian speaking from 2. raised
dsis and surrounded 6y crowd OF lead
ing politicians. urging the need for
greater inspection and more stringent
methods being provided for in the new
hin.
a leading member Of parliament was
heard 70 remark that the speech was
worth two dozen deputations-
Subsequently Lauder vas introduced 70
the prime minister. with whom he had
e long converse ton Lauder is thinking
of addressing z meeting in the Albert hall
on the subject and has IT In his mind
70 Invite tns prime minister TO take the
chair.
Sir Henry promised to arrange that
es n has sAan-. an oPRG3Tsq'y Of PInci7g hs
the sponsor OF the neR bill.
Many Performers Idle.
The D-eamlan6 fire al Coney Island.
and the Withholding OF licenses 20 many
OF the concert halls have thrown many
theatrical people out Of employment.
Vaudeville and burlesuUe actors who
have worked at the island every summer
The Mckinley Square theater at I6sth
street and Boston road. opens August Is.
Tire house will seat 1000.
The De kalb theater in Brooklyn Vin
be ready next fall. 1t Will seat 255. per
sons and will have two foyers which will
The estate OF Mrs Catherine f Daily.
who died April y. goes TO charity by the
terms Of her viii. The sum Of $4,000
IS lef, 70 81. Luks's hospital 10 found two
Henry F Daly beds
The clause in the will providing for the
beds reads:
"one bed is TO be occupied by any male
person and one by any female person.
properly subject for medical or sursi-
cal treatment, who shall be engaged in
variety. minstrel or circus performer
whtch description OF persons shall not in
clude performers in opera, or persons en-
gagged IN merely mechanical pursuits con-
nected with the thsatsr. or musicians or
superuuneraTies attached thereto"
New Plays in Demand
As has often been stated there is 4 de-
alano for new dramas. new sketches, new
comedies and new comic operas. The
supply is far below the demand.
Managers of stock companies all over
the United States are on hunt for new
plays. They are willing 10 pay any rea-
they may only get the pieces that are
new and catchy.
The stock managers were never so
thoroughly up against IL" for plays as
they are today. This condition is attri5-
utaole 10 the audiences who demand the
attributable IN great degree 10 The man
ayers themselves They have educated
the audiences up 20 q state where the
demand for the best the theatrical mar
ket affords comes as a natural conss-
quence-
Offices, where booking OF plays is done.
talked interestingly on this subject
THE stock situation today" said Mr..
Stsgner. is different proposition from
what II was ten years ago There are
now some l-5 legitimate dramatic stock
companies scattered throughout the couR-
Try where. ten years ago, there was about
hal, this number Nor does this Include
the musical stock companies. OF which
there is very near Ike number This
fourlshing stock condition was only
equaleG many years ago when the stock
starring system was in vogue: then near
y all Of the Hsii-EnoRn actors appeared
the stock companies for their supporting
casts.