Show 7 00G00 0r 0 0 + ri1 l Q ° E I r f 5 1 t < IZ C r ur tits t-its o K I ° t t l r j 4i 9 1 r aL o X 4mmKiffll 81 r C o > J 1 cVc7r eO This week Salt Lake Theater Ward and Pokes In The Floor Walkers I Walk-ers Thursday and Friday I Grand Knobs o Tennessee Monday Mon-day Tuesday and Wednesday nights and Wednesday matinee The Heal Widow Brown Thursday Friday 1 xj and Saturday nIghts and Saturday matinee ma-tinee The week Just closed Is tho one most eagerly sought by all Eastern managers I man-agers for bookings in Salt Lake and the week In whlrh local managers endeavor en-deavor to place before the public the I very best lino of attractions they are able to secure Almost every manager mana-ger In the theatrical business mows what conference week Is In Salt Lake and few there are who will not make special effort to secure dotes during the time that the city Iscrowded with outside visitors During tho hard times of a few years ago conference week came to be considered no better than any other week and the time fell Into very little demand but since prosperous times have been upon the country and the outside people again visit the city In great numbers conference con-ference week has gradually regained k its former repute and again furnishes a harvest for theatrical people No Better evidence of this fact could be J i cited than the business of the week Just nded The town has had such a long run of shows of late that the playhouses play-houses were beginning to suffer and tAngs theatrically were looking some rrhat blue As soon as conference people got into the town however the attendance picked up wonderfully at the Theater and the Grand has been better patronized The only trouble with the conference visitors I though said one theatrical man yesterday Is that they always like to patronize the upper portions of the theater rather rath-er than the downstairs but were well satisfied for they generally do get there As a rule country pedjile throughout the United States take very little Interest In the stage and Its doings In this State however when im event of any Importance culls the people together at the capital theatrical theatri-cal managers expect and generally doa do-a good business The teachings of the pioneer of the State Brlgham Young still are fresh In the minds of old settlers set-tlers and the liking they were taught to cultivate for wholesome amusement Is still I dive within them Not only i that for the younger generations have been taught to encourage the same liking for amusements of any kind 1 and they love anything in the dramatic line Hardly a town or village vil-lage within tilt State of Utah but has Its own local dramatic company and in connection with It a goodly I number of enthusiasts in stage work so that when tho visitors gather to the city there arc always large numbers anxious anx-ious to visit the playhouses Then too there is another factor which keeps the country people to a limited extent In touch with the theatrical world and its doings Year after year the veteran veter-an legitimate actor of the Rockies John S Lindsay has toured the country coun-try In a repertoire of standard Ira mils penot rating the very remotest parts of the State And behind l him ho has left an almost countless number num-ber of stagestruck country lads and lasses who have all decided that their I future lies In the stage and the stage only Thus the spark for stage work is kept bright and the people are always al-ways moro or lens Interested In dramatic dra-matic work A year ago the writer was in one of the remote country towns of Utah and while there saw a production I of Uncle Toms Cabin Up to that r f time by the way he had thought that the careworn drama had been produced pro-duced with almost every conceivable Interpretation But It remains a fact that this particular performance hud new Ideas and original stage molh odshi abundance Shortly after the peiformanco began a delegation of actors ac-tors and actresses from a neighboring l neighbor-ing town arrived after a fifteenmile drive through the cold and storm and took up prominent places In the room Thin party sat through the performance I perform-ance of Uncle Torns Cabin without I a mlle and the only emotion expressed I was an occasional one of triumph ex J presslve of we could easily do It better i bet-ter Xo dramatic performance was 1 i ever followed more closely by a critic I I than was this Six pairs of eyes followed I fol-lowed every more that was made and as carefully noted every flaw After the play one of the visiting actors was asked as to why they had come so far to see the piece and he replied Why whenever we give a show In our town they come to see how well we cano can-o It and we always take care that we come over to set them so we can I know just what they are doing Thus It is that through the towns a friendly rivalry exists In Ihls work and an interest in-terest Is continually kept awake in this direction N Speaking of conference people crowding crowd-Ing I to the t upstairs I part of iht Theater the writr himself tried a trip to the uppel realms of the historic old playhouse play-house till pasi weelc Out of the Thea tor employeou suggested that If a visit I had not been taken to the top story no better production than r The Devils Auction could be selected to get a fair Idea of what It in to SOP a performance from HIP roost as the third gallery ojf the Theater has been nicknamed by the boys who frequent it Inasmuch asa as-a number I of recent productions had I been seen from behind the scenes It was thought that It might be interesting I interest-ing to view a piece from that part oC the Theater Accordingly I it was ar I ruiged to moot at 7 oclock for this is the time people who get reserved seats I In the third gallery begin to gather on the front steps When the Theater was reached a few minutes after 7 oclock already there were at least twenty or thirty men and boys packed close up in I the doorway leading to the gallery and each person there it Deemed was trying try-ing to gets firm hold on the doorknob 1 Inside of ten minutes the front steps were crowded to the sidewalk with a pushing jostling restless crowd all elbowing and using their best efforts to keep in close proximity to the door It was not many minutes before half a dozen young men brut on having a good time found their way to the outer edge of the throng and began to introduce Intro-duce a number of football tactics with I the result that the crowd soon commenced com-menced to sway back and forth and those nearest the wall shouted lustily to quit squeezing Then the ones who had held places in the front were dragged out one by one and pushed to the rear with them a small newsboy I who had according to his story been there since noun The little fellow made Y M 1 many thrr uts for a few minutes nnd II i fiiullirg hlmsolf unnoticed quietly I wyrktd his way up the side of the frulituund on the corner of the Theater I I steps and tliin without warning Jumped high Into the air and landed In I I the very midst of the crowd Uefore Ian I-an one could Interfere he climbed rapIdly I rap-Idly over shoulders and heads crushing hats as he went and reached wall I where he dropped nimbly to his coveted place Promptly at 720 some one shouted here he comes and then the crowd begnn to close In In earnest The he referred tu was the doorkeeper and judging by the time he took to act It was more than apparent that he did not relish the Idea of loosing the bolts of the door Finally a click was heard the doors flew back with a bang and the crowd poured up the stairs for all the world like a icservolr dam breakIng break-Ing way and letting out a volume of water only in this cafe the water ran upstairs All the light weights in the rod soon wen lifted off their feet and carried on the heads and shoulders shoul-ders yf thos who viie climbing while the ones In the front ranks went up the long winding stairs without effort the only I danger being that they could not stop when they got to the faithful oTd doorkeeper who has gathered tickets In the roost for many many years However I with the aid of twu uble Ijodlrd men thin gentleman was able to perform his dtuty It has often been said Hun dl I r fiibson doorkeeper down stalls at the Theater has a pretty hard Job of It gathering tickets but If people peo-ple could only see the way balcony seats are biiatchtd up us the boys goby go-by the doorkeeper I oC the third circle they would at least know that there are others < Then began the I light for reserved seats Every person who came up claimed to have a right to a 1 certain spot and he tried I to maintain that right jr first by telling that he had had that place reserved then by bullying and If this did not have the desired effect fi pugilistic attitude was struck and the seat demanded Generally these ditllcultles were settled by a bluecoat blue-coat who by the way well earns his pay when he takes charge of this part of the Theater The auditors I who take blidseyc views of the plays then make audible comments on everyone who enters the parquctte and bawl people out as they term H whenever opportunity presents And woe to the young man who ever saves up enough money and leaves the gallery to sit In the dress circle or par tltette with a young lady for If he is seen his friends above are not content till they have drawn everybodys attention to the couple After the first act there is a grand exodus and then the peanuts nro brought on At the close of the second act the air is more or less foul and coals begin to come off and the boys begin to fight for air as they term It It Is seldom but that some drunken man has tu be removed during a walt between acts so thirdcircle patrons are amused In this direction There was a time then the top balcony wa u called nigger heaven but this name for dues not apply at the present time the hubltucH will not permit a colored gentleman to sit with them If be can I l Womeil In the possibly be kept out third circle wuuld cause a commotion I for they neVer find their way that high up I upIt would be surprising to many play l most goers to know how well posted of the thirdcircle boys are on plus too criticisms and players and their are usuall cor on the work of players rectFrom the downstairs part of the The is ator patrons hardly l know that than such third balcony only a place an a when a small riot occurs to attract their attention Others sometimes ue eomt acquainted with the tact that there are patrons above by directing of the the glasses to the top opera discover building where they can usually of tTrilbys hanging cover 7i pair of the balcony loosely over the edge exit of play and the The end of the for the not seen the gallery gods was all became so foul toward the latter I It was Dart of the I performance that I more than disagreeable to remain In I the gallery so the writer sought terra Irma It may be Interesting to know that this portion of the Theater which has Its own clientage solely of men and boys once was the hjKhirlccd portion of the Salt Lake Theater In early days the upper portions of the house sold l at higher rates than the downstairs down-stairs stats a A Tomorrow evening at the Second word assembly hall there will be given a farewell entertainment In honor of KIder Robert II SIddoway assistant supeilnteiuleut of the Sundayschool who leavps shortly on a mission Warde and Yokes will be seen at the Theater Thursday and Friday evenings In their new musical farce The Floor Wfilkrs This corned team has met with great sii ce s ftf heh previous nroductions and the new farce is said to be equally entertaining It Is l written writ-ten on the same line as A nun on the Kank and The Governors and Is distinctly a Wardc and Yokes entertainment enter-tainment Tho scenery and electrical paraphernalia employed In the Chicago production are carried with the company com-pany Warde and Vokes will be assisted as-sisted 1 by Lucy Daly Margaret Daly Yokes the Chicago Ladles Quartette Hattie Bernard Will West George Sld nev u noted exponent of the Hebrew character and John W Early The company canrey also a large chorus 4 a The Grand this week shifts back to romantic drama and comedy For the first throe nights and Wednesday matinee mat-inee Knob u Tennessee one of Hal Reids recent successes will be presented pre-sented with Robert Germaine in the title role Mr Gfcrmnlne will be assisted I as-sisted bv Mnrble J Browne The story tells of the conflicts between moonshin ers and revenue men of the love of a rich mans daughter for a mountaineer and the vllalny of the revenue officers Tho play Is said to be a very real picture l pic-ture of life in Tennessee + II The Ttcal Widow Brown fills the last three nights of the week at the Grand The plot of the piece rests I upon the Idea of substituting a young man disguised as u widow for the genuine gen-uine widow who was to fill the position of governess to two charming girls fife mistaken of the young man who Is doing his best to personate the real charming widow are most ludicrous The comedy was written by William Lvtell Several wellknown people in the comedy world are with tho company com-pany Including Hal Brown who for many years appeared with the Iloyt companlen and Eddie Clarke female Impersonator who WHK seen with 1I9 A number of specialties will be Introduced Charles BarrIngton who Imitates musical Instruments and animals will appear with the company com-pany Miss Blanche Aldrach a former Salt Lake girl Is with the company having Joined It In January last a 0 a William Favershaw has been reengaged reen-gaged to remain at the head of the Empire Stock company for two sear ens o Y Charles B Hanford will retire from the TarncsKldderlIanford star triumvirate trium-virate under the management of Wag erhals S Romper at the close of the present season Although Mr Han fordM plans are not definitely settled for next season it Is l likely hu will re sumo starring In a Shakespearean rep Mtoire or be seen In the leading part of a new play which ho has under consideration consid-eration His successor In the company I he Is to leave has nut yet been named b It Anna Held has secured the rights to Maurice Donnays new play now a great success In Paris called Education Educa-tion de Prince The play will be used next season at the Broadway theater a 0 Edwin Milton Boyle will at the conclusion con-clusion of the present vaudeville season sea-son go into camp In the Kangley Lakes I In Maine and write a new sketch for next season and finish a three act comedy com-edy drama he has in mind a o The great camel which is used In the production of Bon Hur has Just been returned to the cast after being laid un for several weeks with a broken leg During the time the animal wag out of the cast an understudy from the SsllsForepaugh circus filled the Dart Robert II SIddoway of the local opera op-era company and very prominent In I musical circles in this city will shortly leave for a mission to Colorado Tomorrow To-morrow evening a farewell reception will be tendered Mr SIddoway In the I Second ward meotlnghouso A very excellent concert pro raUlltle has been j arranged I I |