Show 7 1 AL HAYJIANS SURPRISE PARTY It Little 2 > I pateh Thai Startles The IMHkmlo Company Our Amateurs irttist Get His V Ronl Confront The following Iteter was pent to this city last Saturday evening and having aroused considerable interest a DEMOCRAT reporter this morning went forth to find out some facts about the matter OODE Sept 10th18J JrcKenze Dntn 8m I understmld you intend allowing allow-ing The Mikado to bo done in your theatre As I hold by purchase from Gilbert Sullivan Sulli-van nil rights west of the Missouri river allow me to caution you against doing so 1 aioii ninv The IVfikrulo with von later with i the Carleton Opera Company Very truly yours AL HATMAX j i Mr J D Spencer was called upon and I i interviewed as to the result of the above I dispatch Mr Spencer said that tho local company now preparing The Mikado I opera are negotiating with V Mr Hayman I for the production of the piece and expect I ex-pect to hoar from him by the end of the j week The object of the I layman dispatch j doubtlessly is i to delay the production of the opera until the Carleton Company could get here and appear in it or to bluff the home company into paying a big royalty I the latter view is i the intention of Mr Hayman we think i poor policy on his part as the amateurs have so many per sonal friends here and are so popular with the public in general that t out of sympathy sympa-thy the Salt Lakers would stay away from the Carleton engagement and thereby there-by cripple the financial success of its pro 11 ihction by that company In the meantime the home company which is willing to pay a reasonable royalty roy-alty but will not accede to extortionate I demands from layman are going right ahead in the completion of the costumes and rehearsals will be kept up as if no in 1 4 hn1 VA ifliY1lV telferenc opIrL Yj Utrh hope that this matter will not end seriously f I I seri-ously to the amateurs as in the advent of I I their production of the Mikado Tiny I mans season would not be affected as I experience has proved that amateurs performances do not seriously affect professionals I pro-fessionals Whatever adjustment tho matter receives the little stir caused by I Haymans dispatch will help to boom upI up-I the business and awaken an interest in I The Mikado I |