The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-05-06
DRAMATIC AND LYRIC.
Charles Dickens Afternoon
in Salt Lake.
GOOD WORDS FOB GENEVE.
A Chat with the Son of the Novelist
Gus Williams-sampsOn of
OmBha-NOtes.

.Adh0 OuSdBoulSnL yosGSIudy 6ibSAAOOu
by reading selections from Copperfeld
and the Trial Scene from Pickwick be-
fore decidedly attenusted gathering,
made up largely of ladies. Though the
audience was so slight and the mascu-
line element in it so sparse there was no
lack of applause, and when the reader
did not have them wiping their eyes
over Dora or the sad ending of Ham,
Peggetty and Steerforth, he had them
merrily laughing over the progress
OF the celebrated action of Bardell
VS.. Pickwick. 1t was an afternoon
as full of enjoyment as the pre-
vious evening had been, and
the praises for Mr.. Dickens delinea
ton of bis fathers imperishable charac-
Iers were warmly sung on all hands. His
visit cannot fail to awaken new interest
in the works of the great master Of Eng
Iish, even among those who have
perused them for the hundredth time,
and many youthful readers who have
not yet explored those boundless fields
of humor, interest and description, will
be added to the countless list OF Dick
ems worshippers.
Mr.. Dickens cid not seem to be at all
chilled by the rather light result Of his
visit to Salt Lake. 1t is probable that he
has a guarantee for each reading, and
that it is his manager, Major Pond, who
is mainly concerned in the box office.
Yesterday, after he made his final bow,
or bows-he was very punctilious about
making two of them-he went to his
dressing room, changed his swal-
low tail for palmer coat,
took his grip sack in hand and
started out alone for the depot. A
HERALD representative who went
behind the scenes to call upon the
gentleman was somewhat struck by the
fact that there was no one to greet him
either on the stage or at the door, ana
that be was entirely unattended, but
he said in his pleasant English way
that The would be all right you know,
if some one would just set him with
his face towards the depot" This the
newspaper man gladly offered to co,
and was rewarded on the walk with
very CHEEKY and agreeable twenty
minutes conversation. MIR. Dickens
expressed himself as greatly In love
with the with west of America-he
liked it much better than the east.
With Salt Lake he was particularly
struck, aud he did not feel at all sore
that there had not been larger turn
out at his readings, attrl6utng
the light house of Friday
night to the Chamber of Com
merce meeting, and matinees"
he SAID never amounted to anything
anywhere outside CT the largest cities"
He spoke in terms of attectionste re-
membrance of his father, who died IN
June, 1870, and said his last American
tour in 1867 8, though it took the foIm
of a monster ovation, should never
have been undertaken as it hunt his
health materially. The reporter asked
him whether he or any OF the novelists
family derived any benefits from the
copvrighes on his works, and he replied
that there were a few books On which
the copyrights still held, but not many.
He spoke with some bitterness OF the
Great American Publisher Pirates who
had enriched themselves off his fathers
works and said that neither his father
or his family had received the first cent
ROYALTY from an American printer. Had
there been such a thing as international
copyright fifty years ago, he said, he
would rot be, to-day, travelling ABOUT
the country now giving readlngs-from
which the newspaper man inferred that
he was not entirely Independent at
home. He was asked whether there
was any truth in the story that he had
completed 1.-THE Mystery OF Edwin
brood (which his father left unfinished.
Ne renIied none. He had MADE play
80 ~ thar novel. and completed il In
chat shane. and he lived in hopes +
some da seeing 1t acted, though there
we're only three men On the stage to
whom he would entrust the part OF
Jsspa--one was Irving, the Other Wal
son Barrett, the third Mr.. Willard;
rs father he'd died very suddenly OF
heart disease, and no lntlmauon
of how be intended to com
nIete the story had been left behind
Though Mr.. Dickens said he fell
satisfied that he had carried out his
fathers idea in his play. He had not
read much in England, but expected to
do SO next winter; his periodical, AEI tht
Year Round, of which he is editor, and
in which Great Expectations" ana a
Tale of Two Cities" originally appeared
he has so well arranged that ne car
leave it at any time and go on on :
travelling tour. He was somewhat
h0mSSlCk luz InSAohNB AS
eight months of absence seemed lone
time-though. as he passed Deyereu1
House, he said if he had all his family
With him, he thought he could be con
tent to settle down in Salt Lake If n
could get such place as that IN which
Ia PASS the remainder of his days.
Mr.. Dicken is apparently 45 years 0
age; is very polite and attable, tnougl
he has an air of being overworked aoou
him: he is accompanied by his wife ant
daughter, who were awaiting him a
the train.
Madame Mazzucato Young has pro
dnced a new local opera called MI
Gampson of Omaha-the libretto. by al
Omaha Journalist, which is shortly Il
he produced in that city. The follow
ing anecdote concerning the Madame
Mr.. Brigham and the opera. will b
especially appreciated in this city.
Mr.. Sampson. of Omaha, the new loca
opera soon to be made known at Boyo
OPERA house, by local talent, had Jus mrs
stage rehearsal Wednesday evening, an
was generally satisfactory. The music 2
the opera was surprise to US. IL is prlgn
catchy, and bids tair to make hit In IN