Salt Lake Tribune | 1904-05-08 | Page 20 | What They Say of the Ham Show

WHAT THEY SAY OF THE M SHOW OOYEZ! Oyes! Oyex! Hear ye! Hear ye! . Hear ye! On Monday ye lClh and Tuesday Tues-day ye 17th will ye Noble Band of ye Presae club of this burgh confer on one William Shakespeare, of Stratte-forde-on-Avon, the benefit of their consideration and patronage. For be It known that the same Shakespeare attempted at-tempted a play yclept "Hamlet." In this play he did become guilty of serious blunders, anachronisms, in fact. Now, therefore, the same Press club will confer on Shakespeare (said Shakespeare being an obscure dramatist drama-tist living on Grub street, so called because It has mighty little grub In It) me nonor oi revising nis copy ana correcting cor-recting Ills errors. Although It ia a Ham Show, It must be strictly understood that no such Inferior In-ferior pen as that of Lord Bacon has had anything to do with this masterpiece. master-piece. It may be of interest ip note that bookings at the Salt Lake Theater were eagerly sought for on dates near the . 16th and 17th, but when It leaked out In theatrical circles that the Press club was going to take the boards, then all touring companies decided to give it a right-of-way. Manager Pyper last week received a frantic telegram from Maude Adams's manager asking to have his date changed, because he rightly Judged that as everybody would be saving their money for tho Ham Show, there would be no money for him. But It was too late. The die was cast, and Mr. Pypcr was as immovable as the laws of the Medes and Persians. It was reported that the above mentioned men-tioned William Shakespeare had sent a round robin, signed by the most prominent citizens from across the Styx, containing a vote of thanks to the Press club for their efforts on the behalf of history, drama and literature, and that the name of one Mayor Charon headed the list, but up to date no official confirmation of this has been given out at headquarters. I J. C. Stubbs, traffic director of the Harrlman lines, waa overheard to say at one of the clubs last night, go it is said, that he wished he had had enough changes to make in the local offices to enable him to stay here till the ICth. His Shakespeare had become a little foggy of late, eo he said, it ia alleged. , and such Intellectual treats- were not heard out of Salt Lake. On Wednesday, May 11, an auction oale will take place at iho Salt Lake Theater, at which tho boxes and loges for the performance will be sold.