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Show STAGE IS SAFE AND PASTORJSTILL LIVES Garrlck Stage Director Says Minister Must Apologize or Get Thrashed. James O'Nell Thinks Critical Clergyman Cler-gyman Too Sweeping. Salt Luke City, Fob. C "I have no Inclination to reply to the Hov. Mr. IJowernian except to observe thnt It Is hardly likely that his boasted in-estlgatlon in-estlgatlon of the thentro as an Institution Insti-tution has ever led him lnsldo tho doors of a respectable playhouse Whero ho gathered his Impressions and his cocksuro Ideas on tho subject sub-ject It would bo hard to say. Fortunately Fortun-ately tho rantings of such us ho fall but lightly on tho ear of tho Intelligent Intelli-gent public." So spoko James O'Nell, tho noted nctor now playing to delighted audiences audi-ences at tho Orphcum theatre, when asked last night rcgnrdlog tho attack by tho Itov. U. S. Uowerman, pastor of tho Immanuel DaptlBt church, on the stago and stago folk. "I was glad, though," ho added, "to seo one of tho local members of the profession, Mr. Dcrnard, take up the cudgel on behalf of tho women of tho stage. I hop Mr. Hernnrd does tho rovcrend gentleman no physical harm, as ho avows he will, but I would suggest that tho best thing that could bo done for nil concerned would ho to send tho Rev. Mr. Dowormon a pair of complimentary tickets to some icprescntatlvo thcatrlcnl production pro-duction nnd lot him forget for an hour or so the nwful burden ho has voluntarily taken upon his shoulders. Pnrhnna It m It-lit let a little light in to his cosmos." No Fistic Encounter Yet At a late hour last night there had been no fistic, encounter between William Wil-liam lternnrd, stage director at the Cnrrlck theatre, and the Rov. Mr. Uowerman. In an Impromptu reply to tho minister's arraignment of tho profession pro-fession Mr. llernard told tho audience at tho (larrlek Moiiduy night that he would force an apology frbm the minister min-ister or give him n thrashing. When seen last night Mr. Hernnrd said ho had been too busy all day to attend to tho matter, but ho hoped to find time and opportunity somo time this wik to make good his statement. |
