The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-05-06

phrases in vogue in this country. being sn
Italian by birth and education. Durlns the
course of the opera the chorus are maze 10
use the word 'chestnuts" IN rep 10 some
expression of the Kings. TINS Wora ,ooth'
cred Mrs. Young for d long time. she IL :
bored and labored with the word unul out
# natjence probably with the author of the
hook. she turned to Mr.. Brigham, our lead
ing tenor and in tone of voice ref1ectlng
her impotence, said: what is tne mean
ing of 'chestnuts?' 1 never heard chest
nuts before Mr.. Nye must have made
mistake" Mr.. Brigham assured the Madam
that Mr. Nye had not ms de mistake. Tnat
the word was slang and used by Amerlcans
as synonymous with that which was OLD
and oft-repea!ed. he Madam heslta ed TOR
some little time, then a look OF appreciation
came over her face as she said: An, see
Tnen when YOU sing Linden Tree, the
neople cry 'chestnutsr" Mrs. Young had
learned the meaning of The word
The current number of that bright
weekly, The Theatre, contains some
comments on GeneYieve Lytton' Whlch
which we are glad to reproduce, and
which the iady's friends in Titan VIII
be specially pleased to read;
The success of A Possible Case has
quietly though tardily demonstrate ID one OF
two little truths which are not ungratefui 10
| The Thedt,e. One of these truths is that
Miss Genevieve Lytton, so upjustly treated
| nv the press at the start, is unobtrusively
| but surely overturning their verdict. IL Is
now acknow. edged that her conception and
perfo nance are the correct ones, IN spite
| Of the rather vulgar expectation that she
would guffaw and bounce the part INC
| farce comedy. Some of the papers insisted
that Mr.. Rosenield's play was burlesque,
and should be so treated. Mr.. Resented,
who desired to write comedy, ana not q
farce, ought to be very thank III TO MISS
Lytton for doing more than anybody else to
preserve that flavor She had insisted from
| the start in paying the anomalous Tote OF
| Violet Mendoza like lady, with elgnlty, a
refined sense of humor, and shade oil oell-
Gaze pathos. These are not the whlrlWind
mer is to sweep the fouls OF the lovers OIL
the Corsair and the Tin Soldier. But they
may be, if the slow recognition is to be &C
cepted-the persuasive rays that melt the
| iceberg without any noise. Miss Lytton
gentle strength as an 1ngenue, her qu1tI
| fascination of W manly reserves ana her
capacity to speak the English with Que
| reference to its voWels and its significance
were noted in these columns long ago when
Nym Crinkle set the example OF abusing
Miss Lytton, an example that has since bee
| fol owed by some of his imitators, who
possess everything except his aDl1Cy ana
bravery. The dramatic critic OF The Even-
ina San, Mr.. Neville, of the World, MI.
Keller OF The Press, Mr. Charles Byrne, OF
the Journal. and the editor of the Home
JournGl-all competent judges of acting,
which is not determined by horsee-play, have
recognized the rare deiicacy of Miss Lyl-
toms work, long ago pointed out in The
Theatre. A great deal of nonsense has peen
written about personal beau,y, much to her
annoyance. That she is a beautiful woman
has been everywhere conceded, Tut the
photographers have made it ii term of OPP
probrium, and exaggerated her Psyche
knot and her Greek neck and shoulders be-
yond ali sens. 1t is not upon personal
appearance that Miss Lytton can use hel
claim to recognition. and no one knows il
better than herself,