Inter-Mountain Republican | 1907-08-25 | Page 10 | Why Do Poor Plays Pay?

WILY HY DO POOR PLAYS 5 PAY In the forthcoming number of a Philadelphia weekly pap aper r William lIliam Winter the dean of or all dramatic critics proposes to discuss the question of or Inferior plays plas on the thc American merican stage In tho the foreword printed prInte last week Mr Ir Winter says There has haH not flot been a time in the tho history of the AmerIcan stage when hen the theatre received 1 so much attention attention at- at as it receives now from the public an and press an and nd there thele has not been a a. time when the quality of its average pI presentments so O little deserved the respect of Intellect and judicious taste 0 0 What hat are the causes that have ha produced this deplorable effect In will be he Interesting to follow the thc observations of so o capable a a. critic Meantime o er every lover lo of a a. good play lay will agree with the time general statement Wo We 0 of Salt Lake ako have to tal take e what the managers bring us It happens happens hap- hap pens ens they bring us pretty much what Is shown to the tho people of or other cities away awa from New ew York And we fill 11 the theatres when Zaza is played l when Dim Du Barry Darry Is presented when Tho The Strength of ot the Weak Teak and nd The Woman In tho the Case and Caso and all nil the brood of or them come But the best successes of or tho the local theatres have havo been clean lean plays no matter what Mr Winter Inter may have found foundas founds as s to the rest of the thc country Good as as the thc business has been een when Mrs Irs Carter C came me it was vastly better when whon Maud laud Adams came carne And that is not be because ause sho she Is a aalt Salt alt Lake woman It was chiefly because she brought a beautiful picture and presented It charmingly Annie J Russell came camo with Midsummer Nights Night's Dream and did lid not receive quite so flattering a n welcome welcome wel- wel come ome But there was Mrs Irs WIggs an and tho the house was full ill There Thero was The Prince Chap and business was big Ig There was U Madam a am Butterfly and antI tho the engagement engagement engage engage- gement ge- ge ment could have been repeated with standing room only nt at t every cven performance Vh Why These are matters which concern all sensible people eople Yh Why should the representation of a n woman with with- without out ut honor or virtue attract no matter how carefully copying nature Yh Why should Mrs u Warrens Warren's Profession Profession sion lon he be I visited sited at nt all nil And why when Peter Pan charms harms and delights so completely will there be a persistent per- per search for malodorous plays plas Why hy do managers spend mone money and capable actors employ their time and talents giving nast nasty suggestions to o the people when clean suggestions are so gln gladly l welcome welcomed wel- wel come omed and anI so generously patronized