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Show WANTS "CORIANTON" REVIVED. Mother of Arthur Bean. Expresses Faith in tho Play. Editor Tribune: Another "Corlon-ton" "Corlon-ton" agitation! May It bear aweet fruit "action!" It would be a source of considerable satisfaction to the minor mi-nor stockholders In the Deseret Dramatic Dra-matic syndicate to know something official of-ficial about the past, present and future of "Corlanton." The plan set forth In the prospectus upon which I, with others, subscribed for stock, was that an experienced manager Fred C. Whitney of "Quo Vadl3" fame specifically named was to have the entire management from the first. This was not the case. The minor stockholders have never received a single sin-gle statement of profits or losses; have known nothing of re-election of officers; of-ficers; know absolutely nothing of the present status. I am one of the many who believe that If "Corlanton" be well managed, capably acted and properly staged, and offered to the theater-going public of the Eastern cities as are other theatrical theatri-cal ventures, It will be an unprecedented unprecedent-ed success. It will never pay debts. anu reimburse stockholders, great and small, while rottlnjr In storage in Utah. Wc have all neon It here. Ship It to Now York and let them see it there. For one and I believe I volco the sentiments of many of the minor stockholders stock-holders I want to see definite and Im-medlato Im-medlato action taken to some purpose.' Why not ship the scenery nnd costumes cos-tumes to New York far storage, that the skeptical managers might see their magnificence? Why not place them with a reliable Now York agent, with lnst-ructlonR to rent or sell them at best obtainable terms? Do something. What good Is It doing anyone here In Utah? It Is fast becoming be-coming apparent that the author of the play poeslbly knows something about the theatrical business that cannot possibly be learned by our board while remaining In Utah. He has certainly been fair and Just, and has done his whole duty from a stockholder's point of view. It might not be a bad idea to make him our New York agent under certain cer-tain restrictions, as ho would then b morally bound to rent our scenery and costumes rather than build now ono3. At any rate, let us have action. Takft lidvantage of the "boom" In "Corlanton" "Corlan-ton" interest apparently now on in the East. Humbly, MRS. ELIZABETH BEAN, "Small Fry" Stockholder. |