The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-11-23
DRAMATIC AND LYRIC.
The Chorus Girls in Cartoons
Company.
AN EPISODE FOR DUDES.
Rebind the Scenes OIden - Jessie
BarNett-Davis-New From
All Quarters.
The earle son Troupe.

The dude nuisance has been at its
height during the recent stay of the
Carleton Opera Company in Salt Lake
and several of the light-Aeaded and
spider-legged youth Of the city have
been industrious in their endeavOr TO
make a tender impression upon the
Young ladies of the chorus. We say
young ladies. and in this case it is not a
misnomer, for their demeanor both off
and on the stage is knewn by those who
had good opportunity to observe as hay
ing been entirely beyend reproach.
A HERALD reporter while standing in
the wings with Mr.. Carleton, last
Wednesday night, observing the young
ladies as they clinzed their cups in the
Coffee Chorus" asked the manager
how he had been able to select chorus
which was SO evidently superior in tone
and morale TO the usual run of opera
girls.
"Wen." responded Mr.. Carleton.
"most of these are young ladies whom /
personally know. / did very little ad-
vertising, and when formed my COM
pany I had no trouble in selecting the
material l wanted. They are as respect
able a lot of girls as you viii find. Let
me tell you this: People talk good deal
about the immortality. of the stage, but
my experience teaches me that most of
the contamination comes from the out
side. In some companies and some
theatres, the stage dooris open to your
wealthy dudes, who takea fancy to the
chorus, but in my company [ have
the strictest rules about admit
ting strangers to the stage Salt
Lake, and | may say Ogden, are
specimens of the homo called dudes, and
we have had one or two refreshing at
tempts TO induce some of the Ladies' Of
the company IS accept supper invita-
tons, latter the opera, you know, but
they have only met with contempt, l
am glad to say Let.me cite you a little
instance which occurred during the stay
of our company inst. Paul, Minnesota.
1t may serve as .warningtO the too
susceptible youth of Salt Lake and Og-
den:
While the company was singing the
Merry War, ia st. Paul, one of the
principal ladies received a communion
ton from a prominent citizen, express
ing great admiration for her, and init
mating that he w8uld like to make the
acquaintance of ,One or two Of the
ladies in the chorus. He then Pre-
ceeded to partieularize those whom he
would prefer to know, describing them
by their positions in the second act, and
also by the cOlOrS OF their costumes He
was not hard TO please, for.he very con
descendingly stated that should the
ladies stated be disinGlined. to make his
acquaintance, a Light blue" or q
maroon and gold" would be just as
agreeable; ending his epistle by request
ing an Introduction. Several of the
gentlemen of the company were taken
into the confidence of Miss (never
mind her nane) the recipient
OF the letter, and the result
was an appointment at the stage door
and an introduction to eight blue"
and maroon and gold" The gay
Lothario, Immediately suggested little
supper This was accepted, and the
two proceeded 70 the swell restaurant of
the town. Here his ardOr was some
what dampened by the very marked
manner in which the light blue" and
the maroon and gold" insisted upon
taking supper in the public restaurant.
This was hardly according tO.Our .hero's
aspirations, and he demurred a little
but the two ladies peremptoTily ,declin-
ing to accompany him farther unless he
complied, in they all three went to the
public sale q nldItger. The bill of fare
was brought in, and the two cOlOrs
selected the most extravaganza items on
the list. Lothario stared a little
as the costly tastes of the tive became
evident and his eyes kept Midening at
the selections that were made ia order
to crafty two very healthy appetiteS.
These and the bill finally satisfied by
our impartial Don Giovanni, the yG4ng
ladies suggested that it was time to re-
turn to their hotel, which thew did.
escorted by the d. G. Upon arriving at
the ladies entrance at the hotel. this too
gallant escort, was indiScreet enough to
make a remark which was hardly
CONNIE u tdut; the result was singing
slap in the face from the maroon and
gold" on one side, while ON the
other the light blue expressed her
opinion of him in vOluble tones which
would hardly be considered COM
plmentary. The discounted paaSher
TetTeated a pace or two in dismay. and
was trying to make up his mind what
would be the best thing to do, when he
heard on each side of him burst of
laughter from two male members of the
chorus who had been following him aad
his two collars about in enjoyment of the
whole episode, and who had in fact been
instrumental i'll putting up the Job. -
Ne gilded youth take heed.
"There is nothing like honest criti-
eism, said Riehard Golden, the come
dian, in a conversation with a reporter
OF The HERALD, "as a help to the actor.
The critics of the English press are far
superior to those of America. For most
of the latter l have only contempt-and
as for San Francisco criticS-PShawi I
aScTibe much of tie success I have met
with in comedy 10 E. E. Rice, the az
thor of Evangeline, and a fine news
paper man himself. Dixey, Nat Good
win, knight, Edouin, Messenger and
myself, we all played Under Rice, and
his suggestions were invaluable to u.s.
He used to go IN front at every per
Torrance, take his note book and jot
down items all evening. At the end OF
the play We would wait for him in the
green room, and he would read US his
notes, suggesting a cut here, something
there, criticising, praising. and censur-
ing Us. all by turns. The experience was
Invaluable to every one of US. "
Dir. Golden Is an IriShman by birth,
but an American by adoption. He and
his wife Dora Wiley, have recently come
from a long enga0emeDt in I.OndOn and