The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-07-13


"The Jew shown at the Bull, )" and
gees on to describe it so as to make
1t clear, that this was an old play,
with a plot resembling that Of the
Merchan. of Venice.
The stage was erected at one end.
the gal cries were reserved for arts
tocratic spectators. and the open
space below for play-gosrs of the
common Fort, a mitted at the charge
OF one renny, with the sky for a
covering above their hesds. Five
OF these theatrical inns were turned
into play houses between 1870 and
1850. NeaCs Letter.
PLAIN TALK
We have encountered one news.
paper in the course of our researches
into the Langtry career, which cher
scterizas the actions OF that cele-
brsted female in the terms they de,
serve; the following extracts are
from an article in the Dramatic
Times on LaDgtry and her former
manager, Mr.. Abbey:
Probsb bly, the M 1st siugularly for
chile exam pile OF the power of scan
DIAL IN making woman's name val
liable Is 'hown by Mrs. Lang ~. The
lady thinks that people go o see her
simply because of her reputation as
a beautiful woman. She got that
reputation throu. h the patronage of
the Prince of Wales, and Its be.
stowal, getber with the events
which surruu uded it, produced de
gree OF scandaious gossip, the last of
which will not be heard OF until
Mrs. Lsngtry's career is. closed.
: y
Mrs. Langtly's conduct with Mr..
Freddie Gsbhsrdt is m IRE than re
prehensibie. It has become in
famous. Mrs. Largtry may do, of
course, what she likes, and the only
person who has any right to finl
fault with her Is Mr.. Langtly, who
seems, however, to have retired into
The undesirable position OF a pan
accessory. If he DOES not tind faulr
with his wife's acton in regard TO
other men, we do not propose to do
anything Of the kind
When Mr.. Abbey was acting as
Mrs. Langtry's manager, he did rot
go with her company, hut per ist-
entity 'emalned in New York. Up n
one occasion she sent him stIenu-
Gus telegram demanding his per-
sonal attention to her affairs, and he
replied, dec iGing to joio her. When
pressed for his reasOn, Mr.. Abbey
sent Word that he must posi-. lively
refuse to haze anything whatever
to do with the lady wnile her condi-
ton in regard to Mr.. Gerhard con-
tinued to bs whst it was at that time
Mr.. ,bbey may have been over
fds'idioa 1t is not our purpose.
It this moment, TO Ia S judgment
UpOn that part of the matter. But.
however that msy &c, he certsinly
lid not behave Use man whose
whole Thoughts Encouragement ran
in the direction of bringing to bear
the engine Of sexual scandal as a
medium of advertising for the stars
who travelled under his control.
We have not the slightest .ym-
pathy for Mrs. Langtry, whatever
may be said f her. She has made
her own bed, let her lie IN it. We
don't like to see her making great
amounts Of money in q profession
full Of more deserving people, more
talented artistic, and quite as lovely
women physically. 1t has never
been our opinion that Mrs. Lang
try was The pink OF perfection in
the line Of womanly beauty.
She is "a handsome woman, a
we'll bred woman and a well-dress-
ed woman. But she is stolid in APP.
'pearance, her carriage, which is
graceful in the parlor, is not so on
the stage, and she Is as expression
less as an iron shutter. II Mrs.
Langtry was placed on exhibition in
glass case as thing Of beauty and
joy forever, we might regard her
with feelings other than those of
asperlty.
What We object to ia that she sets
herself up as an actress when she is
in reality nothing of the sort, and
AptOi VIII bOs AZ 10 SCduudl buGI
has made her what she is. But that
scandal has been of her own brew
ing, Being a woman, she is natur-
ally dissatisfied with what she has
got. This may incline her to an at
tempt to evade all responsibility in
the matter. But Mrs. Langtry
cannot do 1T. 1t was not
Mr.. Abbey who suggested Mr..
Gebhardt as travelling companion /,
and it was not Mr.. Abbey who sug-
gested that the young person in
question should be kept in this poa
sition in spite of the attacks set for
ward in nearly ali the newspapers in
the country. It wa through Mrs.
Langtry's own preterment that this
condition of things came into being
IN the first place, and it was through
her determined stubb0rnness that
it remained the most prominent
feature Of her life, and doe, so re-
main up to this writing. Mr. Lang
try knew what she was doing unless
she was a fool--if che never had
been-and all the newspaper writ
ing in the world will neither take
the burden from her shoulders nor
place it to the discredit of an up
right. earnest and honorable man