Show MANAGER DECLARES MONEY NOT ART IS BACK OF WAR ON TRUST To The Ibe Salt Lake Herald The interview with Gustave I published Sunday morning does the Salt Lake theatre and Ita hi management an i Injustice Words have bees been put in the mouth of Mr II Frohman which I 1 am sure would not have been used b by him himon himon on his own volition Because one good attraction has been n declined at the he StIlt Salt lAke theatre uy th public is led to believe that we are i ithe In Inthe the grasp of some big bIc octopus toUs which art and makes serfs that we have haTe nothing to do but act as janitors Does the Salt Lake oer suffer through an any contract nade b by me for I attractions Let us see I am manager manser for a theatre which seeks first class at attractions tractions t tp pre present nt to the people of Salt Lake City I am abe to secure lIre mo moat t tall all of the beet beat attractions In America merI merIby by bs doing business with Al Hayman Haman who books the house through the Klaw bo booking agency a few good a attractions c amen which i is Mrs Fiske e are at ar wit thi this agency r Salt Lakers cant help that If we could W we would settle the bust 1 DOSS s In a short time I understand that thal It is only a matter of terms Much has been said about art arl but art has nothing to do with these differences It is a ques question IU tIon of money mony I have hae taken the course however that eur for Salt Lake very nearly all of I the greatest stars star and aDd productions in America WOuld any sane manager e taken an any other course M My contracts have brought the theatre theatregoer goer oe of Salt Lake Maude Adams Ben BenHur tier Hur Richard William H Crane Craite Ethel Barr Barrymore mort Viola Allen AR An ARnie sic nie Russell Kyrle new Henry Miller Frank Daniels The County Mary Maxine Elliott J II H Stoddart Lawrence DOrsa WIlliam oilier Collier Mother Iother Goose Margaret AB Anglin Savage Opera company compan The Virginian Lionel Chauncey eY Olcott Nat at Goodwin E B H 11 Sot Sothern rn Julia Marlowe Marloe John Drew and many others Are Wf we helping to paralyse art when we can in so short a present such ascii a glorious list or of stars Is not Dot Salt Lake getting the best end endor or of It Then why an attempt be made to arouse a lr a I a theatre which always has the of Salt Lake at heart Plucky Mrs Irs suggests as a rente reme remedy dy for present conditions th t the lie he withdraw its patronage from all of these great ireat attractions until the trust g gives rs her a theatre Is this nag I also made in iii the lie interest of art artI I 1 leave the public to answer I have little JUlie sympathy with trusts of any dose notion but had I madE any other oilier arrangement for attractions than bait that al alrEady 1 rEady entered Into I would have hae been rightfully called a ninny and given my notice Theatrically yours ours GEO P D |