The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-03-15


stall ever see from their combination foun-
tain pen, so TO SPEAK, will not be q surprise
20 anyone acquainted with the cratic Dave
VI hen this young man, who has expert
enceo thS eleVatng process to y onderful
oegree, signed MS contract with Mrs. Leslie
carter we saw in II the beginning OF the
END, the h5nd OF providence, the eternal
nbnesS OF things anu any number OF first
class morals. We predicted that Belasco,
10y means CT the Carter ladder, would re-
turn to his original muttons, and also
medltated that water could not rise
ABOVE Its Level: that gliding would wear off,
etc. As usual We were right Upon
principle we are won't to boom San Fran
cisco productions; but we have Done a deal
OF Keeping stili &DOuJ BeaSc0, from the
days before he went up like a rocket
In those aforesaid Gays BE was the DrOmpter
OF the Baldwin Ia Alaguire's time, some
Twelve years since, seldom knowing the
thrill occasloned by a !ull weeks salary
always IN debt and elabOrateiy friendly
where, OF late years, ne has seen lit TO be
ungrareiul and forgetful His engage
ment by the frohmans in this city, some
years ago gave nm the chance OF hls life
and terminated TIE nand- oo-mouth exist
eoce which he nad Leu before. Though the
3captor OF several Plays notably, La
Belle Russe' ana "rhe Strangers
of Paris" they did not seem
to DO hin much good, inanci-
ally. Through them, however, Gus
taye E'rohmau detected his abilities as q
Stage manager and adaptor anu recon
mended MIN TO his brother Daniel through
whose good graces he became connected
with the Madison Square theatre and there
foated into prominence OF late years.
however, Belasco seems to be going 10 the
dogs. The restraints of civilization have
evidently begun to chafe hin, and his de-
scent from the sublime Of the Lyceum 10
the ridiculous in the matter OF Carter.
etc, is one result. The withdrawal of De-
Mile from the partnership natural cor-
sequence, for DeMille mas neither need nor
inclination for any Carter advertisement.
Belasco, however, as we started cut 10 say,
IS dissolving into his natural elements, as
we expected.
The above is from Music and Drama and
VIII not create much sprpr Sc hera. 1t has
always been a matter OF woudermenU how
such tart actor as Belasco once showed
! himself to be, when he appeared here with
Herne, could have risen TO the dignity OF q
partnership with a writer like DeMiiie
The Carter woman is just about Belasco' S
level, as an actor; we don't know much
about him as man.
Willard, the English actor, talked to q
Mirror reporter the other day, and said
some very sensible things. Here are some
of them:
what do you consider to be the best
training school for the embryo actor ~
asked the Mirror mar.
Five or six years nightly observation
from the front OF the theatre Of the best
actors in the best plays. Then let him at
tempt TO get an engagement, beginning at
the bottom Of the theatrical ladder. Of
course"
''What effect" Mr. Willard was asked,
'has the disappearance Of the stock com
pany system had upon the English actors
and the English stage!n
1--WE find the abolition OF the old stock
company in England very great loss to
US, was the prompt reply. The young
actor no longer has the benefit of that ex-
cellent training that was available 10 him
when, for instance, | was making nv earli-
est attempts on the stage. l was Just in
time TO get the advantage Of the last seven
years OF the provincial stock company sys-
1 tenn Travelling companies were then few.
| secured a tremendous amount OF expert
ence of various kinds, having one night to
play boy ike Dolly, in Tine Bachelor OF
Arts ana the next evening to appear, per-
haps, as M. Deschapples, the serious
father, in the Lady Of Lyons or Blenk.
insop, the comic valet, IN An Unequal
! Match
1T was, of course, difficult to play all
parts equally wei, and don't pretend for
moment That did; but the constant en-
! deavor TO obliterate one's self, so to speak
was of unquesJiouable value to one having
/ the good fortune to experience it.
! Like most actors VINO think and who
nave the good OF their profession at heart
| Mr.. Willard deplores the pernicious effect
which LONG runs" are having on the, stage
and its plays.
Long runs" he says, ''are dreadful
things. They are bad for the actor-very.
very bad. The only way / can see 10 couu
teract their evil influence is for number
Of the theatres 10 devote themselves Il
giving matinee performances of standard
works and works of unknown writer's
A Tacoma special to the Theatrical H7orlt
thus speaks of the mishap of Manager
Locke. We opine that finances more thai
the weather had something to do with thu
recent late arrival of the company in Og
den. En-, Mr. Burley?
! 1.-The musical combination called tn,
Juch opera company, has been playing il
i'll fortune in this section. 1t made The
tour of Sound parts under the management
of the Tacoma theatre, but It's i'll fortune il
not due to Tacoma. The company played
in Portland the last week in January, ex
periencing large houses but the two frs
nights. When Manager Locke paid the eX
penses and salaries of his company ther,
he was way behind.
Proprietor Post of the Tacoma theatre
went to Portland and paid arrears amount
ing to 5000, receiving bill of sale for th,
scenery and other effects while the com
pany was in Washington. At Seattle
Manager Helig, of the Tacoma theatre
took the receipts, and the income from tn
British Columbia tour, was also turned owe
to Mr.. Post. With these amounts and tn,
income from the Tacoma engagement salar
les and expenses were paid up TO Sunday
the 18th. This left a balance of 81, leo dn,
Locke after Mr.. Post had received hi
s., 900.
Manager Locke also received an advanc
of $1,000 from Manager Hanna, OF tn
Olympia theatre, as the Union Pacific re
fused to transport the company to and iron
Olympia until payment was made in ad
vance,
The company then left Tacoma for Olym
pia Sunday night and played to smal
houses, Manager Locke's purse still bein
very thin when the company returned /
Tacoma. Undaunted, Locke applied to tn
Northern Pacific for TRANSPORTATION t