The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-01-13
Monsieur, the Husband of
Emma Abbott.
SOLID ADVICE TO OUR ACTORS
Poor Mr.. Wetherill-Lawren Bar
rett's Throat TrOuDie-Alfred
Ayres on Protection.

known In the WOrlQ IS tne nuSDanu VI
Emma Abbott, and even that distinc-
ton caused him to make but very little
noise. We used frequently to wonder
while talking to him in the theatre box
office-where he passed nearly all his
time-just what place this gentleman
held in the estimation of Miss Abbott
and her company. 1t was very rarely
that he ventured behind the scenes;
when he referred to his wife he always
spoke of her as abbott" and in way
that was eminently far off and respect
full. He had none of the failings of the
average business manager, who can see
no faults in his show. II was glad
YOU pitched into Annandale for walk
ing through her part" he said to the
writer, after the recent performance OF
Martha here. 'She takes your town
for q lot of suckers. Make her 90
something besides draw her salary"
He seemed to stand in sort of awe OF
the director, Tomasi, whom he
regarded as q sort of despot too
securely enthroned to be muir
INJURED against, but he was known
to chuckle immensely to himself when
one of the newspapers gave Tomasl
rub for some omission in his orchestra.
He kept vigilant watch over the front OF
the house, and the professional dead
head was never known to work" MIN.
Report speaks variously OF the wealth
he had gathered for mis- wife from a
long succession of prosperous seasons
but it is certain that he invested well
and that his widow need look to heI
future with but little concern.
abbott cancelled her dates two
weeks, in consequence of Mr.. Wetherill's
DEATH" This is the brief chronicle thu
Associated Press makes of Emma's tri-
butte to the memory of her husband
Perhaps it Is all he had ought to expect
The profession of the stage is one tina
allows but little time for sorrow ant
tears, and if one has allowed himself t
unite with devotee of the art, he mus
look upon himself as holding a secon
dsry place-it is the great public tina
must first be consulted, and an actres
must have no sorrows that will proven
her rendering the great public its due
"Wedded to her art is something NOR
than phrase, and so many husbaH
besides poor Wetherill has found 1t.
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The discussion over Protection t.
American actors" still RACES hotIyssi
the east. Alfred Ayres, the disting
= uished ortheopist. contributes hi
views to the Mirror, upon the all pei
vading subject:
New YORK, December %. 1888.
Editor NeaO York Mirror:
Dear Sri would not intimate thu
l have any very well digested opinion
with regard to the movement maxim
Z to ecure an amendment to the Labc
. Co. rsct Law in the interest of th
Ams1ican actor; yet such as N
opinions, or impressions, are wills
I have been asked to do so by two {
three members of the prOfession-mal
known in the Mirror, if you permit II
to do so.
The only good that will come, {
should come, of the movement to an.
one. in nv opinion, will be simply tt
good that comes of any movement TIL
makes men think.
Were an actor dependent on SO
ary. | should certainly favor the NOV
ment; but were / legislator, shou
Is lust as certainly oppose it. AS legi
Iator. l should not legislate in the in te
est of a few but in the interest of Il
many. In this matter, the leglslat
should consider the playgoer as VI
as the player.
Even with the present influx of En-
Iish actors, it is no easy task to cast
play that demands more than faE
merit properly to represent 1t.
Instead of spending his time in t
y vain endeavor to keep the Engll
I, nlaver out by legal enactment, let t
1' American PLAYER spend his time in t
Iaudable endeavor 10 make himself
better PLAYER. This Is not only t
to more practicable course to pursue
order to compass the end aimed at,
he is also the more digni6ed and maj
,rt course. Other things being equal, t
American manager will employ
fer American IN preference to the Engl
actor every time.
De plus, the English actor, as RI
despite his pipe, is more gentlemaniy
his dress and bearing, Oft the sta
than the American actor, which is
important matter and one that great
4, and properly, influences every e
6 ployer.
the fakir-the ignoramus who has
learned. that little stage department
little Stage fearlessness, and an
ouaiutance with his part bar
sufficient to enable him to howl or
'Nn chant through it, is not all there is
o the actors art; or the lout that is
lazy to acquire anything more thai
little stage department, a little ST
fearlessness, and slight acquaintal
ess with the language given him tospea
say, if England will drive the ia
from our stage, she will do deal bel
thing for US than would any thinks
,La amendment to the Labor Contract l.
A l would not be understood to il
mate that in my opinion all
,nk English players that come to us
actors. Far from it! But [ would
understood to intimate that IN
opinion we need all the actors 3
land sends US, and more too, If
would creditably represent any elias
drama, save the knock down and d
cut drama, in which it matters i
p how the language is spoken so tina
Nj be noisily spoken, and the action
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