Show 1 THE DEEP 0’ DAT— A LITERARY MAGAZINE 2G good novels at this time amongst this community we say there is no such question to ’be discussed Novels are already introduced Many are read privately and some are performed weekly before delighted audiences The dramatized novel is an accepted fact endorsed by all Resides thousands of dollars are continually leaving this country for the purchase of the most trashy contaminating novels ever printed which arc brought here and eagerly devoured by young and old 'Whilst' we 'propose to displace this sensational stuff by matter equally interesting but of a purer ldnd With novels thenj front and back novels right and left —performed and unperformed — it never occurred to us to make a question whether novels ought now to be introduced anymore than it occurred to us 'to raise the question whether cattle ought to bo raised whilst the whole community feed 'more or less on beef ' ' “ ' II ' — m©- - THEATRICAL REVIEW In tho personalities of Mr ri A Tyne and Mr George Tauncefort the theatre going public of Utah have had two distinguished representatives of different schools of dramatic artistes The former gentleman claims our first attention In introducing Mr Lyne as an eminent representative of his school let us first briefly sketch bis connection with the Salt Lake stage for it is the history of theatricals in Utah and the progress of art at home which form the speciality of our reviews The Deseret Dramatic Association started its career of professional training under the able tutorage of Hr T A Lyne character to the and his directorship gave a company The first season opened with a series of light and domestic pieces The “ Pride ol the Market ” led the van —came as the herald of the future Perhaps the management placed this piece upon the first page of the history of theatri- cals at home from a modest design not to promise too much and not to make any strong assertion of tho programme of the s The “Pride of the of the Association coming in its character which is not sinMarket” is very is the it very French in its type We are gular from no admirers of this class of plays for a robust audience and think that pieces Anglo-Saxoin their character from the pens of good American or English writers far The “ Pride of the Market” class will do more preferable but they have too little body to 'well enough for !be representative plays They are about on a par with “ — that supplantei of the strong understandable “Pitt” The “Honeymoon” and “Love's Sacrifice” were marked steps in advance and well chosen forerunners of iheinany ‘excellent plays which have since been put upon the boards In the “ Charcoal burner ” was introduced tho class of course introduced because everybody must be pleased effects souib with some with fun some vrith the strongly rediculous and some with the chaste and good Doubtless' the management entertain as much contempt for 'the piece as ourselves but the half mad misanthrope and tPhil’s inimitable Grand Juryman supported by Maiben in another good comic character gave ' such' an opportunity for effects and strong low comicalities that it was admitted on the stage because taking caste When managers bring on their comics and ludicrisities it is simply to make fun because the public like fun as well as sentiment Tmd when they put their bears and baboons on the stage it The is not because of their own admiration for the beasts Charcoal Burner” class of plays cannot live through many Its most legitimate character is Mathew successive nights Elsdale the miser for in him alone is there a moral All the effects rest are only so many comic and The public was brought to the legitimate drama again in ” “ The Po'rtbr's Knot and “Old PhiPs Birthday” that is to say tho legitimate drama of the modern school for most certainly that which pictures life and character— that which “holds the mirror up to nature” is legitimate whether it belongs to We had hoped to see more of Tom the old or new schools Taylor's class of plays presented to the public Mr II By Clawson is a very good representative of plays bearing resem- blanee to The Porter's Knot” or “ Old Phil” and there are 'no pieces more healthful to thepublic than the domestic fratna Next came the powerful and classical4 Virginias” the of Sheridan Knowles Mr Snow was the first of Virginias in our theatre in which character he wide a decided success ‘The beaullfnl romantic play ol ln- ' faet-tha- t Anglo-Saxo- n s Par-quett- of-it- c gomar ” followed and then we entered into a new and higher phase of theatricals in Utah In the person of Mr T A Lyne we had a strong pioneer of the professions He is the foundation-ston- e of dur professional theatrical future In this character we are immensely inter- rated in Mr Lyne The superstructure of the professions in every branch must and will be reared and at the laying of thereof the sons of the professions every foundation-ston- e may well shout for joy As certain as that day succeeds night the seasons and roll round in nature's order that fabric will go up Even our merchants are prophesying it The erection of their magnificent stores is tho language of their oracles Mr Jennings with his wealth and enterprise is first among the commercial prophets of the future and Godbe Kansoboff Bassett and others follow' Architecture in Main street is proclaiming its mission and since Mr Lyne first appeared on the of the professtage at homo several of tho foundation-part- s sions have been laid The superstructure will be gradually reared either by borne laborers or foreign builders of the fabric of science and arU It is an ambitious hope of ours that the laborers of this work may spring up from our own community Why should they not? 'With the introduction of a little foregn element occasionally as our management has done in the theatre' and even what started in an amateur character by training would assume a professional face But Mr Tjyne can hardly be called foreign file was associated' with cur history in its earlier’ periods and from his continuance among this people even when unemployed it has evidently been his desire to settle his professional future in onr midst Not only are we pleased to claim Mr Lyne as a foundation-ston- e from our own people but we hope be may yet be- able to Hve professionally among ns Of the oid legitimate school he is an eminent actor It is said upon good authority that in “ Damon ” he is equal to Edmund Ferest and as been pronounced great in that charac5er without having seen Mr Forest we’ may believe such to be the fact Hut Mr Lyne has not yet had an opportunity of showing his full scope and power As yet he has merely appeared in “Damon” “Kolia” “ Pizarro” ‘Virginias” “ Williaar Tell” “ the Stranger” “Shylock” Nearly the entire role- of the great representative parts of the classical drama is in his sphere Besides he is up in some of the best English comedies and many choice sensational plays There is no fear of our living out plays-whicEngland and America have reveled in for generations and to the name of the everlasting Sbakspeare are now’ added a host of other brilliant names of the high dramatic school The splendid role of plays from their pens mixed with choice domestic pieces and solid dramas of the new school from the best American and English authors would certainly mark footMr Lyne H B steps of progress in our Clawson David McKenzie and Jr T Caine could mix their roles of parts to fill with unsatiated interest any number of seasons As for Phil Dunbar and the rest of the comic corps ' when shall w$ have enough of them? Amu: ' Wno IS IT MEANT-- TKis has been repeatedly asked iu relation to several 'characters in “ Uncle Jacob’s Birthday” We beg leave to inform our reader that it is a satire upon a class and means no particu- lar individual If the “cap” should “ fit” any oneper-so- n or any fifty persons they can wear it by pissing it around among each other That is no business of ours Satires are in all nations and have been for thousands of years a legitimate branch of literature They are not personalities though of course individ-ualsan- d classes suggest them but they are only applicable to them like any of Charley Dickens’ charac-tor- s are to any of his readers who happen to have their portraits painted in his noyels Uncle Jacob’s “ wealthy gilder”- is anybody who after getting hit on “bench fruit” virtuously turns his nose up at it or who after dipping deeply for salaries etc into tho treasury of Uncle IS am affects a virtuous indignation against others having transactions with the same ' old gentleman — there’ are many sufeh IIuman Nature —Wo have considerable human nature about us Wo have learnt tho golden maxim about “if you aro smitten on one check turn tho other also” but we are : afraid there is in us some common relationship to that quake?- who acknowledged the maxim turned the other cheek but “pitched in” betw ecu the blows Wearo most good matured with tluwo vho ire good naturod with m DV see or stntde the jird btoift s " |