The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-04-12

thusiastic over her voice that he has fire.
quently prolonged her lessons from half an
hour to an hour and half, and often has
Miss Dean sing before his classes One of
his pupils is George Cayvsn, the charming
Wife" of the Lyceum company, and she
makes ii practice, whenever possible, to
drop in at the instructors rooms when
Miss Dean is taking her lessons, for the
mere pleasure of hearing her run the
scales. Myron w. Whitney and B. S.
Young are also among those who have re-
ceived instruction from Tete DouX. She
says nothing will do short of having the
Utah girl graduate at the Paris conserva-
toire. Miss Dean will reach home for the
summer vacation in time to take part in
the Choral society's June festival.
A good story is told of Gus Williams, the
comedian, in connection with benefit ten
dered him in Boston in 1872. The perform
ance was to occur on a Friday evening.
Along about Wednesday, John Stetson,
who was manager of the theatre where
Williams was playing, approached the
comedian on the quiet and said: 'Gus, my
boy, your friends are TO present you with a
watch next Friday evening. l didn't want
you to be broken up when they came on
the stage with it, so l thought l would tell
you confidentially what was in the wind.
Now you can write up neat little speech
for the occasion, and prepare yourself for
the ordeal"
Gus thanked Mr. Stetson heartily. He
was pleased with the idea of getting fine
watch. He carried a cheap one, which,
however, kept good time, and this he gave
away to the property man at once, in order
that the presentation committee might see
that he had no time-piece. When he went
tG his room at the hotel that night he wrote
out very pretty impromtu speech, in which
he said that when he gazed at the face Of the
beautiful watch he would see the faces of
his Boston friends; when he saw the hands
he would be reminded of the Boston hand
of good fellowship; the spring, when he
looked at it. would suggest the well sprine
of friendship; the chain would bind him tc
Boston, etc. 1t was a neat response, and
he studied II carefully. He knew that
when he sprung it the whole audience
would think him wonderful extemporane
Gus speaker, and he shook hands with him
self.
The eventful Friday night came at last
The vast house was packed with his en-
thusiastic friends. At the proper time the
presentation committee filed out upor
the stage and faced Mr.. Williams. The
chairman stepped forward and presented
him with-a cane.
Curtain.-Drdmdtfc NeIrs.
MIR. Edwin Booth appeared as Hamle
yesterday afternoon at the Academy O.
Music, Brooklyn. The audience that h
faced was the largest ever in the building
and one which had come with the expecta
ton of seeing the farewell performance
for season at least, of our Representative,
tragedian.
There was not an empty seat in tn
house. The orchestra had been DISPENSE
with in order that number of peopl
might be accommodated. Nine hundre
chairs were added to the seating capacit
of the house, and if there had been 900 NOR
they would all have been filed. Fully 100
people were in the house.
When Mr.. Booth made his first appear
ance the house loudly welcomed him. A
the end of each act the targedian was give
a curtain call AS the play progressed, tn
applause became greater. When the cuI
tain fell on the death of the King, Laerte
and Hamlet, the audience seemed to hol
their breath for a moment.
, Then some small boy in the CALLER
started to applaud. In second severa
: hundred hands were applauding and 500
the eight thousand. The curtain went u
and revealed Mr.. Booth bowling The Clap
/ ping ceased momentarily, only to begi
/ again WIN increased violence. IWlc
more did Mr.. Booth bow his acknowledge
ments, but the audience seemed to wan
something more.
The fourth time he came before the cur
tain, and the sight of hundreds of wome
waving their handkerchiefs and of me
waving their hats and applauding mus
have been one to his eyes never to be fol
gotten. When the applause subsidized b
bowed, and addressing the audience said:
81 cannot but thank you for the kindnes
OF your reception. l hope this will not b
the last time will appear before you. Mex
I season, as you all know, 1 intend to resi-
: but hope to be with you again. 1 can onl
say thanks for your kindness"
The words were spoken feelingly, an
while they were being uttered one coul
see that all the members of the compan
; and the stage hands were eagerly listenin
in the wings. Then the immense audienc
filed out.
3 Scattered in the house were number c
/ professionals, and there were few VIII
: were more demonstrative.-NetO York He,
aid, 18th.