The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-06-26
This is a lovely spot in which to rest

This is a lovely spot in which to rest
and recuperate," was ventured.
at is beautiful place, and ! am treated
very we'll. DIR. Atwood ] consider gen
tleman. My friends come often TO see me,
my wife and Gus, you know, Gus Pitou,
my manager"
''You are warmly attached to Mr.. Pitouln
''Oh, yes, indeed. Pitou is q fine gentle
man. a very capable manager, and he
speaks English. We have been together
nine years. He will always manage me-"
Then he told Of how he hoped soon to re-
turn to the stage. He should act again in
"MavourneeD, play he very much liked,
but il he found another that pleased him
he should take it. for ii was very tiresome
night after night TO repeat the same lines.
Il required q great deal OF vitality, even
when inspired by the plsudlts of a crowded
house, TO infuse the proper spirit and ami
nation into them. lie liked best plays
which deal with events of the past cen
fury; they afford more scope for costum-
ing. AS for the characters he assumed, he
had but TO study Irish history and litera-
ture, and not to create, but to be the Irish
man OF story and song. Nothing more
romantic and winsome could be imagined.
The minuet was the most pleasing dance to
him. Jigs and breakdowns were so fatigu-
ing when one had 10 DO them again and
again, and they injured the voice. He had
not written any songs lately, but they were
eli in his head. only he had not been well
enough to lot them down. His publisher
had reported the sale of his songs as still
very good, Notwithstanding be had not
been singing them for many months
"Mollie o" was in great demand yet
How did he contrive to always have the
rose he threw fall TO the prettiest lady in
the audience.' 1t was sort of inspira-
ton. He sought to confide il to one who
~ a -,
He evinced great interest IN the plays
now being presented and laughed heartily
when told how De Wols Hopper had now
to ''chirp'' TO the babies in wang" in
stead Of singing ana dancing with them.
He said he YVES expecting to receive visit
from Hopper very soon.
a little review OF recent scandals con-
corning theatrical people was INDUCED in,
nd be cordially Endorsed the opinion that
the general public was quite too quick TO
accept az true any evil reports of protes-
SIGNALS. Il have been twenty-five years in
the profession he said, land have seen
more happily married couples there than ia
aDy other walk IN life. ] have been mar
ried for fifteen years myself and have al
ways been very happy
Replying to the concentrations on his
successful double play, he said, marrily:
You see, / am determined 10 be star
whenever l play
He has planned a pleasant summer at
Saratoga with friends and in September
ne expects 70 start on the road with re-
pertoire of i've plays. His manner through
out the interview was most courteous, and
had it not been for the ominous hesitations
in speech. tho treacherous loss OF memory
and tho imperfect articulation, it wouldn't
have been difficult tc accept his hopes for
the future as prophecies. His moods are
not, however, always as gentle. He has
some disturbed moments, and it is lament
ably evident that Seaman, "the bonnie
blue-eyed Irish boy, twill never again be to
the public, who has SO heartily applauded
him, more than bright and happy men,
osy. GUsTAvE BINET.