Show V i ii i vi DAVID McKENZIE Matinee rY connection with B Robert Yf Taylor and myself ar Iho from Scotland Vp called at John to whom 1 hada letter oj Introduction and at whoso house a convivial party held During Brother Taylor de delivered livered wo and so lm pressed Brother his ability invited him to attend a meet beheld Jn only later for the liott of a theatrical company to In tho association hla influence Ho introduced Brother Taylor to Ho and was Iri as a but eel theatrical entertainments c ally of an character Tip sad to the audience on tho opening night of the theater If I had I would never have a tragedy played on these board There is enough oC every and we to have amusement when wo come here Ue Interested In Inthe the amusement of dancing but lie de deprecated waltzing him that nil entertainments oon oC morality As early as 1854 he person David man at the Salt Cheater the old stock company held the seventies contributes Those interesting tins News ithe following plains ot in inta or ta topi pinnacle popularity lays The Mr as he looked at hm fhe stopped photograph gallery and insisted as was passing lori taking besieged inquiries for his i lioto from young ladies of Mr is engaged 4 work he retains j v f at the old wed him In that fiT next meeting Ii i i iju s ju Ii an ilko could but to render any afy botor I got most ily nion n Social hull and tiu lind witnessed one performance The In which all took part played and In casting tho I ifor opening piece they mo for Col Damas foi in and a After had good parts For example I in with John Mc McCullough Cullough playing to hla a few nights previous This wan fn On 28 of Jj left tho home company who on that data me a farewell benefit H fallen to my lot to do business from January until I left the nearly four years later John T form vly did the leading business had retired to devote exclusively to role of management f l lil I loft the atae President once took me his service as secretary At that time Caina Glawson were lessees o tho theater and continued that capacity 1875 the approval of president I oc occasionally took part support In which I was known to tobo bo familiar with So on Sept 13 I py d to Net Warners Hi to his and to his Hamlet 1 Iso supported Madame Scheller Amy Stone Leo Hudson CV V JU and Mrs F M Bates and others until Oct 19 1872 I thought I was now through with the stage but eight years later when instructed by Present John Taylor Iha successor of President Young to 1 look after the interests of the theater I was coaching the Homo they Insisted on remunerating m my services so I put on The Oc Octoroon Jacob McClosky Oct 6 1850 tho club ser services vices aud I had over a Again on March It Mr waa under contract suj 1 Macbeth The orchestra and under or all choruses wh ii Mr his engagement than uny loss should accrue I In hia stead and had I from my journal from that time on to April 3 my appearance i hi 16 performances at long the Salt Lako combination v ND THE 7 DRAMA was ardently devo ally attended our rehearsals He had private carriage convey the lady from tho Social hall oil so as to society that might embarrass them after performances Those rehearsals find dances opened prayer Ho opposed the habits of and drinking ami he Insisted that the playhouse ought to tobo bo as as the temple and might be made so by tho proper conduct of those In them Ho Housed used every to Inculcate but Young was no autocrat and his counsels were together Yet i of KOV oral Instances where Improper con conduct duct on tho part of performers their Instant dismissal One example shows the Interest ho In our theatricals it fell to my mylot lot to bo Uncle on our stage Our preceptor George tort played the part at George Harris me was to Toms part In the negro The morning after tho first performance President Young took me strongly to task fort not using the dia dialect lect Ho Instructed mo to hunt up somo one who could speak It properly and so learn it Then he said I was to use some so that of clothed ho was wearing at lt me Wo were of the exact same height Tha suit to bo worn When Uncle Torn was talking with Glair I did as he told me and wore his clothes and the next performance thanks to President Young Improvement on the one was theatrical careful In his precautions against than President We coal oil fot light in those days On one occasion George Train was delivering a lecture in the theater when or three of tho coal oil foot footlights lights commenced to up and president quietly stepped out of tho stage box strode to the smoking his broad brimmed hat coolly wafted the out and returned to his box any remark Another incident came to my mind showing th precautionary measures he adopted Wo Ti George VS Thompson and myself Were to have formed a tableau Tho scene was tho destruction of a castlo by fire it was intended to bo a gorgeous spectacle Every measure had beon taken accident from fire unfortunately before tho reach tho cue was given and the drenching we got from a score of water buckets emptied from flies Bright down heads some something thing never to be forgotten the lady recovered herself and looked upon her dripping satin to was most I recollect another Hem illustrative Young James A w v arid Lucille playing Oliver of treatment of Nancy by Bill was wasso so to him that tie J he wanted all our Still he felt that prerogative repetition of but the people through the Bishops not to attend thu next performance CAREER My management was In Joint asso association T B came Prest John Taylor In decided to Salt IMie Dramatic association He in mo to cal on Marshal to receive from tho keys of which ho held the litigation in tho court ln which was concerned and gave tho the keys ho said iho a president and also a secretary and a me I would the parties I supposed lie president and said so Ho said emphatically r then sug suggested John T Caino as a man manof of long In arid Hiram B as vice president Herald ho wanted James Jack for treasurer and nio If I would act which 1 agreed to When the election took place Brother Calne was at that time city declined the office agreed to ac accept it with assurance thc secretary would do the most pt iho work and ho would only bo required to advise when necessary The busi business ness was run under the of Calne Clawson man The first performance was given on Oct 4 1879 by arid his own company They played nights man continued without Interruption tion until March 19 enfer given this period mostly by traveling companies Tho x local lectures the Were Melville T JV Robson Crane Hazel company Alice Dates Kor Nat Barrett Minstrels vUnion Square Rhea BIjou company Opera company Emma Abbott Square pany Mary Opera eto period Dr Banks built the House which lio was sole manager The Theatrical managers In correspondence with our house being best acquainted with frequently addressed their letters to Manger Me Kenzie and were do to the rival and never their so 1 dropped my namo entirely from Iho management and it was again managers I did the work as before covering a period of and a halt years THE STARS On Jan 14 1863 the first star ap appeared at tho Thomas A Lyne lt tho play supported iby the local com company pany Ho to Utah originally as a preceptor company li first appeared ln ot I Th ey In Salt Lake week until April 9 Tho continued to i play until appeared ils Man yeek The local Interval until Julia Hayne rand I Ithe the Potter Troupe arrived t 11 1855 They played until Sept ft disbanded t tIng Ing nien bers i in connection sonie time particularly tSe fearing man George B ed Julia Hayno until April 17 tho season closed new season commencing June 2 1368 Julia Dean f support od the local company until Juno when sha closed The home continued to twice a week and occasionally T t ur and at Intervals supported b double stars who might be crossing the coach Among were John TJ port and ami Amy James StafkA R Annette Ince Nell other company arid i that time on only traveling appeared on when Th Homo club i in Young Man Intervals for combination Caino an business manager andi David John C Graham and such ao they could procure stage at long Intervals |