The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-06-15
AHERO HE WOULD Be
Sullivan will Retire from the
Prize Ring and
SHINE AS A DRAMATIC STAR.
He Will Play the Part of Blacksmith's
Helper, Shoe Horse and Win the Hand
Of Beautiful Heiress.

Especial to TIRE Observation-Disclosures Dispatch
NEW YORK, June 14-John L. Sullivan
announces to-day that he will temporarily
retire from the ring and become member
of the dramatic profession. He has been
the feature of Harrison's play 1.-The Pay
master" for the last six weeks and his
drawing powers have been fully demon
strated. Now he proposes to blossom out
as 4 full-hedged actor. The difficulties in
the way of realizing his ambition do not
occur to him. His conceit is overweening.
Harrison, of course, encourages him n
the idea, because he thinks he can
make money out Of John LIS notoriety.
Perpaps he is not mistaken. The play in
which John L. is to star has been written
by Mr. Harrison and the big fellow has a
long speaking part The playwright will
spend a month in the ArdIondackS touch
ing up the text Of the new play which will
be mounted very deliberately and adver
tised with very starting Autographs.
This briefly is the idea of the play: The
hero is a blacksmiths helper, propably be-
. cause this used to be John LIS trade.
1here wiz be real forge on the stage.
When the curtain rises Harrison and the
big fellow viii be discovered making a
horseshoe. Sullivan, of course, swings
the heavy sledges and pretty soon a super
leads in a horse which needs shoeing.
With great care the hero removes the old
shoes and replaces them with the shoes
Just completed. During this time Har-
rison keeps the bellows going and an in
visible male quartette sings 1.-The Old
Village Blacksmith Shop or some
other appropriate song, while the horse
IS supposed TO submit gracefully
TO the operation. In accordance
with the logic of a bad melodrama the
horse belongs to beautiful young heiress
whom the blacksmith has sworn to wed.
John, the helper, has also dared to love the
charming young woman. The boss of the
shop knows he has d rival, but does not dis
cover his identity until in moment of
dependency John L. confesses that he
loves the girl and asks his advice The
noise made by the heavy Sledge which the
blacksmith drops at this juncture will serve
TO announce TO the audience that the climax
has arrived. A quarrel of course ensues
and has employer challenges John to NOR
tai combat with knives or axes as the sur
roundings naturally suggest. Sullivan mod
eSty replies that nature has furnished him
with weapons of defense. II is finally
agreed that they should fight with four
ounce gloves for the girl. Joe L.annon will
take Harrison's place. The supposed black
smith is knocked out by straight right
handler and the young woman arrives on
the scene just in time to throw herself
into the arms of the victor and declare that
she has already loved him
Absurd as this hdge-podge is there is no
doubt Harrison is entirely in earnest in his
determination to put it on the road One
thing is certain, John L. would rather do
anything than train or fight. Muldoop
practically admitted that but a few DAYS
ago. Sullivan will begin to study his part
as soon as Harrison hands him his lines anC
If the grand jury of Marion county, Mis-.
sis5ippi. finds fresh indictment against
him next Friday and the court sentences
MN TO two months Imprisonment as he an
ticipates, he will have ample time to iearr
fhis lines, if ever he can learn them. before
he makes his debut. All the sporting fra
ternity here are aghast at this fresh evil
y dence of Johns swelled head.