The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-08-24

In the concert lest night we heard
young man enthusiastically des-
scribing Barrett's support to his
lady companions: HNext best to Bar
ret was Frank James. you've
heard Of Frank ia nes, haven't
your" "Yes," replied the lady,
"I've heard of the name often,
somewhere" swell, this is the
one, he was fine."
Miss Murdoch, the Cupid of the
Orpheus and Fury dice Company, is
not the original Of that part, but
was transferred from another char.
acter when the row with the prin-
ciples occurred in San Francisco.
1t is difficult TO imagine how her
predecessor could have eXcelied her.
We asked Mr. Watkins, the
Orpheus and Euryd'ce manager, the
other night. what ne thought of the
Northern Pacific CT cult, whioh his
company were the first to try. He
ground his teeth and replied: "The
FrohmanS made the booking; that
men Of their experience should msp
out such route for company like
ours, is something in excess OF
ignorance and Stupidity"
The San Francisco Chronicle
prints the following as two of Fer.
r SITS stories:
IA well-known manager called to sec
friend who was very iii. he was ush-
cred into the parlor and presently the
friends wife eolered to tell him that it
would be impossible for him to see her
husband. 1 am very sorry,' she ssid,
but poor John is too weak to see any.
one The doctor says there is no hope,
and the sacrament has just been admin
istered to him. Oh replied the mana
ge-, If that's the case, / will wait till 1t
tperatss.'
"Oae night / was summoned from my
dressing room just before the commence
ment OF the performance TO see visitor.
G1ing to the stage door found there 8
man having all the appearance OF me.
chanlc, who asked me for pass, on the
ground that he was q member OF the
amusement profession, the box Office
people having referred him to me. with
what company are you plsying?' asked.
The Megatherisn Minstrels.' what is
your line Of business?' Pm hat ironer.'
That professio al was not passed."
" rdi, who is one of the most
modest andaretiring of great men,
went recently in strict incognito-
as he thought-to the Turin Expo-
sition and made his way 10 the gal.
leiy in which the musical instru-
ments are exhibited. An amateur
who happened to be trying a new
organ recognized the visitor, how.
ever; snd Immediately began an
improvisation on theme from
Aida. Verdi rose in q rage from the
sest which he had taken at the
farther end of the gallery and put
on his hat, intending to make
hasty retreat. But it was too late;
the news of his presence b ad spread
every piano and hRrmonium in the
section struck up an air of Verdi's,
no two playing the same one, and
even the pianoAorgans themselves
Joined In the discordant chorus. To
get at the door he had to run the
gauntlet of his own melodies; but
the comicl elem emit in the situation
proving too much for his gravity, he
threw himself into Il chair to have
a hearty laugh. He was interrupted
In the midst of it bv an attendant,
who thrust into his hand a card,
from glance at wnich the aston
lshed composer learned that his
"correct weight" was just 142
pounds. He had taken his seat in
the chair Of weighing machine.
Thinking he had had surpri.es
enough for one day, Verdi hastily
left the building. and be has not
been seen there sincs.-Selected.