Show f 0 What Elder Charles Charles' W. W Penrose of The First Presidency and Rabbi Charles J. J Freund Say of The TEe e MELTING MEL POT 67 East South Temple street City July 30 30 1912 Mr c. c N N N. Sutton Button Manager Orpheum Theatre City Dear Sir Sir Sir- The power of at the drama In tn the expos expos- exposure exposure ure ure of ot wrong wrong- and the establishment of right must be conceded and ought to tobe tobo bo be recognized by every observant mind The senseless and virulent persecutions and nn oppression of at the tho Jews during man many centuries has been a subject of treatment treatment treatment treat treat- ment by numerous eminent writers but in spite of ot tho the teachings of history th the tho foIl folly as an well as the evil of ot assault against ag a people because of race or re ro- ro ligion continues and frequently bursts forth In lawless lawless' and Inexcusable vio vio- lence The great play written b by Israel Zangwill entitled THE rHE MELTING POT strikingly Iy Illustrates tho wrongs endured by tho people whom he particularly par par- represents but tho lessons it H teaches so eo powerfully apply to similar inhumanity born of at frenzied prejudice prejudice dice and gross misrepresentation reson tation against ag an any bod body society or organIzation tion that suffers from its ravages For that reason as well wen as' as others I welcome welcome wel wel- come the news of or the coming presentation presenta presenta- tion of or such a splendid dramatic effort as that of tho the famous and think that the Orpheum management is doing society a big service in stagIng stagIng stag- stag Ing lag that attractive play with the ver very efficient company now appearing at that popular house I sincerely hope that public patronage will give evi ovi- ovi dence of OC public appreciation of ot an in intensely In- In tensely tensel and thrilling drama carrying with it so 80 Important a public lesson Yours Tours very trul truly CHARLES CHARLESY W. W PENROSE I J Salt Lake City July 28 1912 an Dear Mr Suh Sutton Sutton Sutton- n- n I I 1 am nm Informed that the Orpheum Stock company is to produce Mr Israel Zangwill's THE MELTING POT Forthe For i or orthe the presentation I 1 trust that you will achieve both art artistic sUc and financial succors suc suc- cess cOU I regret keenly that I shall not be in the city city- to see sec th the play which has been such a a potent factor in allaying g prejudice a against aln t so many of my fellows tel tel- lows in faith I ass assure re you that I shall advise as many of ot my friends and ac acquaintances acquaintances nc- nc as possible to visit the Or Or- theatre during the week week- that THE MELTING POT Is la being produced pro pro- I I know in advance that a rare raTO treat is In store for tor all of of them and the pe people of Salt Lake Lako who will witness the performances My loss will be compensated for tor by the go good d the production production production pro pro- will wll be the means moans of doing This letter comes to you entirely un unsolicited unsolicited un- un solicited and y you u are arc at liberty to make wha whatever ever use uso of at it you desire desiro in the She furtherance of ot your ou noteworthy pr production production pro pro- M of THE MELTING ELTING POT Again wishing you unbounded success I remain re remain re- re main eln yours RABBI CHA CHARLES LES J. J FREUND |