Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-01-09
A MISER SEES SATAN.
spEvll CAUGHT HIM STEALING
AZ ACTORS siRewooo.

uis Satanic NnJesy Wa, Only rmpor.
sera'ed. bat tho Hotel Keeper Though,
n was . Real vision-- milton Noble.
Reforms . reuurI-r. f,rffard.
Milton -o''.. isr'-'i fuf c.rve--,.
s9ul''s tul - sfrlIf Nnorg
ihc mWiy 1na. pt lraIIt # I. .|H. fhe
feilOwirI eapfI $3.50 WIZ ~. rl'aias
VII pTgvn inNHaHi raHlInt.
u itl dnf trf nr 81 tho.
s'frsl H.. e.ta ile ..- VI a small
TRAVELLING "f'aef t.aoa oiapsnv. un.
GcS the management n tie late Tom
n-woy We waro ityinf stn n towns
81 Wisconsin nui iiirnr b. Cde coll
janufrT h-ht foH r9 10 hHla ;5wu
a. Wisernin, whud i'|e fstatn aad 10.
~ were prlsr one fsgi ani ownsd and
run by ono man.
The man has teen 10 reccat years well
Known 10 Professionals. and there are
many stories e1tant Of Tia pceuliaritirs.
he was very wealthy. but q confirmed
missr. A stranger cntgrin; bis hotel
would i1varirhlv ficf him ont NJ the
porter. and indeed 10 performed tho
mott mouinl ofl'ss. even 81 t'ac Ing the
boots Of bis quests II asked 10 do 10.
Yet he alwtys / VI n g21l hotel. On
"show" nights he cleaned on, the dress-
la rooms Gul acted ~ iauitor in geu.
eral.
From the tccond story % this hotel
there was hallway lea'ling 10 the stage.
The actors were usually assigned 10 tho
rooms along this h1'l. and would occa-
sionally use their roo ns a. dressing rooms
al night, a proceeding 10 which tho old
man seriousiy objected. The old man
would watch the doors like a cat. and as
soon A. q room was vacated he would
let himself In with pass key. and II the
ess was left burning he would turn Il
out. lie would also gather every stick
Of wood from the rooms and rcdeposit
them In the big box at the top Of tho
oclce stairs.
Tur pTvr-
was Tjaying two or three characters
IN the piece, ssnong others that Of zainiel.
Ny room wns near the stage door. and
could hear the orchestra and 20 tell just
how long eouia safely remain In the
room before my scene would come on.
finished my FIRST character. and taking
mr. costume for ths Devil went TO my
rom 10 mako the change. The dress
WA n combination obtaining red. black
and green. tight fitting. with big ba.
wings. The feet were long and pointed,
with cloyen hoofs there was a close fitting
skull cap with two protruding horns 1
made the face flaming red. with large
pieces Of green foil paper under tho eyes.
Their. were largo skull and cross
bones on my breast, with red foil paper
sst In the eye sockets. The lopg scarlet
tall was forked at the end and illuininat.
81 with foil papera As completed this
satanic toilet could hear the orchestra
playing the ballet music Of tho grotto
scens. 70 ] knew that should not be
wanted for at least twfrty minutes. I
dropped two or three p .ces Of pine wood
% the open crate FIRE. and drawing q
big chair 70 bne sids Of the crate seated
myssn cih,csysJly scS-K7 hort mfuok
placing my feet In another chair Direct
IN front Of the CRATE. and hitching u
misl's forked tail gracefully over IN
night shoulder.
Iwas jus, dropping on when the doc
was opened softly. and by reflection
the mirror could zee the old landlor
sneak into tho room. His eagle e,
missed me, half hidden In the big chai
but III on the single qua j-t burning 1
full head. lie turned Il OF quickly an
moved toward tho well filled wooibo,
he filed his arms full. leaving two Q
thres small pieces as o blind. and turned
This movement brought him face 10 fac
with tho appari,ion in the big chail
The darkened room illuminated by III
glare from the burning Pine sddei
weird effect to the scene. The wood fcl
from tie neryelsss arms, and his lowe
Jaw dropped 10 the point VI disloca,lon
! remained motionles'. staring at hin
through my green foil eyes.
Tur risER scAREp.
The old ni,tr seeinpd to have grow,
to the door he mus have stood 70
thirty seconds WITHOUT breathing. Final
" bic breath came with gnsp aud
gurglc. with ono hand gently shool
that forked tail, the cnd Of which wa
standing on u level with my head
Raising my ann slowly lcveled al hiu
the long red foil tipped 1nger. With
gap he Iutbed for the door. As III
rcsehedtt ! stood erect. my back to III,
IRE, scratching my ear with the tip o.
my tail. Tue old mUu gave one glanc,
over his shoulder. md. with an un
earl ly tcfoan, f,ll ariinft the door