The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-05-19

net on her shoulders. rebounding to u
height of ten feet, and then settling
in the net, amid the lusty cheers and
yells from a thousand thrOats. The fall
was about scventy-tive feet, though II
looked much more. 1t will be repeated
Monday night, when without doubt it win
again fill the house.
''Maritana' went to a large matinee house
yesterday, mainly of ladies, and the pleas
ure the performance gave seemed to be as
general as ever: as before, it was the I'd
mirable dance to the accompaniment of
guitars and Notwithstanding led by
Miss Olsen and Mr.. Wetzel-that won the
greatest applause, and the dancing of the
gypsies. the duo of Edith ClawsOn and
Miss Hawley were all highly appreciated.
The characters all take a much-needed rest
till Monday night when the farewell per
| Torrance will be given, as under the con-
tract the costumes and orchestral parts
have to be returned to San Francisco this
week. The total rec It's Il u far n
about one thousand three hundred and fifty
| dollars, which owing to the generous, al
most lavish manner in which the produc-
ton has been given, hardly equal the eX-
pense up to this time. We trust Mondays
performance viii pull the balance to the
right side.
The ivy Leaf printing monopolizes
everything in the shape Of bill boards, and
| the spectacle of a live eagle carrying Off
| a live child, row of soldiers leveling the
mUzzles of their muskets against the
| breast of an Irish Patriot, and the patriot
| eaping from the accustomed ivy tower
will all appeal tenderly to the gallery breast.
and we doubt not will ill at least the
upper portions of the house. The same
company was here not long since, and
! PLAYED to immense business.
After this busy week, at the theatre, the
deck will be cleared Tor action once more,
and Stephens opera Company-or it would
be more correct to say, another of
Stephens opera companies. takes the
boards with ''Martha.i which will be
rendered in the thorough and complete
style which has characterized all the
Stephens productions The chorus will
consist Of exactly fifty voices. but they
viii be selected from all Stephens best
material. and the cast will be as follows,
matinee Decoration cay opening the sea
son:
Martha -------------- Lizzie Thomas.
Nancy 1900 Bessie Dean,
Lionel ----- -.--------- George u. Pyper.
Plunllett --------------H. 5. Goddard.
Sir Tristrem- B. S. Young.
Sheriff E. w. Arthur.
Alexander Salvini has contributed
pleasant column and a half to the New
York World regarding his distinguished
father Among other things he says: In
his professional life my father exhibits the
same methodical and conservative habits of
mind. A clever but INSCRIPTIONS bust
ness agent whom he had once employed
but had dismissed. sought to throw ridi-
L., 70 r9,o foo hot
my father in his contract insisted on having
four new wax candles every evening in his
dressing room, and retained the unburnt
portions of them. The first half of this ac
cusation | have no doubt is perfectly true,
and perhaps the latter half also. This ! do
not know. 1t is the fashion in our country
for the dressing room to be so Illuminated,
and my father having been used to his
four wax candles every night would, ! al
most think. be unable to act unless he had
first made up by the accustomed light.
His insistence on this odd clause therefore
was thoroughly characteristic of two phases
of his characteristics, his scrupulous
nicely regarding his agreements and fear
of any loophole for controversy being left
open, and second, his innate conservatism
and devotion to the customs of a lifetime.
''In other ways, too, this latter feeling
crops out. My father always packs and
uRpacks his stage trunk himself, and ar
ranges his costumes. He arrives at the
theatre a full two hours before the time set
for the rising of the curtain and leisurely
begins his preparations for the evenings |
makeup. Although he generally has a
dresser in attendance, he rarely makes |
use of him, but prefers to make his stage |
toilet unassisted.
81 am frequently sked whether my father |
did not train me him self for my stage ca
reer, and the question is put in d form that |
makes il evident the answer is assumed to |
be in the affirmative. This is so far from
being the case that my father designed me
for quite another profession; and, indeed,
when ! first visited America it was to pur-
sue here my studies as civil engineer.
MY father, however, was firm in his de
termination that / should not be an actor.
and he was glad to see me sail for America,
thinking that at any rate / should be
under no temptation to don the sock and
busl1in in a land whose very speech was
at that time unknown TO me.
LAS it happened | had not long been here
and gained a smattering of the English
tongue, when chance threw in my way an
TO make my appearance as an
English speaking actor in the company OF
one no less famous than Clara Morris. l
was a mere lad and l think was saved from
failure as much by my own boyish self
confidence and ignorance of what failure
meant as by the kindness of my friends
and the good nature of my audiences. At
all events, with great delight my good
friend Maierone and l concOcted cable
despatch announcing my successful debut
and sent il to my father.
'Then ] waited with trepidatiOn and by
and by letter came. was congratulated,
out the question was put with parental in
,isivencss: 'Why did you not ask my per
nission." My reply that l did not ask be- '
,ause / knew he would refuse and so | J
thought it better to succeed first and ask
or leave afterward, tickled my father i'm
nensely, but he gravely answered that for
he present l could continue, and when he
anne 10 America, the year following, he
would make up his mind. awaited his