Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-04-15

heard al the back OF thestagt; whatit was
no one could imagine. Hlratio halted
In tho middle Of his speech anu looked
daggers at the lace from whence the
noise emana,ed. The audience, VIII o
had up 10 this time been very demon
strative, were now 10 quiet rs lambs.
Tho stiliness was broken by n youth
In the gallery who mut,ered "Guess
Hamlet anu the ghost are having
set.tUl" The effect OF this produced
roar + laughter, during which the
curtain came down aud everyone
realized that something Indeed had
happened. In iow moments the
manager appeared pale and trembling
and apparently otherwise ngiiated,
He started out With, "ladies and gen
tlemeD. The most unfortunate occur-
cnce has taken place here tonight,
which renders II necessary 10 sop the
play for while, ut least, until the
services OF "a phyaiciau have
teon procured and other things
attended to. Ladies' aud zen.
tlemen, some interruptions peTsOn,
while the play was Ia progress, entered
the dressing room Of Mr. HamleD lud
stole his costume. The noise you
heard wne an encounter between Mr.
(HnmletJ and the thief. The latter
proved the stronger OF the two anu
succeeded In getting away with the
booty before RssistAuce could be- pro.
cured, or In fact before any one had
realized what was going on" Loud
laughter greeted this announcement,
which was ttill iunnier when con-
tfa-ted with the seriousness DE-
poted on the managers c0untenanco.
In about thirty minutes this curtain
again went W, when another treat
was In store Tor the audience. Mr..
Hamlet was determined, Il seems, not
To bo Outlone, for he appeared ON the
stage with two black eyes and other
wise cut up about the face, ana dressed
IN modern costume. You can imagine
what sight such q this woul be Ike.
My sides ached Tor days afterwards.
In New York | met Viola Pratt,
Ruth Eldrodge, Lily Snyder and
Hebcr Goddard. Miss Snyder ia on.
gagged on the repcrtorial staff OF the
Korld. She devotes part Of her time
TO the study OF the divine art and ex-
poets an engagement shortly at one Of
the New York churches. Both Miss
Pmtt ami Mr.. Goddard arc making
rapid progress In their studies under
thu tutotshlp " George Sweet, who Ia
known AS "America's greatest bari
tone" Miss Pratt has Just signed II
contract for second years engage
mont 10 aingat the Baptist church ut
n yearly salary OF seven hundred doll
lars. Mr.. Goddard has had two oilers
made him recently: one u Sing
with summer opera company,
who mako three months tour
Of the states, tho other TO sing nj
church. He IL undecided which 10
accept, but In all probability viii take
the church position. met Mr.. Sweet
NJ his studio one afternoon; he Is very
pleasant gentleman, u charming con-
yersntlOnalist and Is "a unaHsuming a.
our Evan stephens. He speaks In the
highest terms o1his two western pupils.
Speaking Of Mr.. Goddard, ne said he
has both the enthusiasm and the ma.
terial TO make an excellent vocalist;
he thinks Miss Pratt win naturally
drift into opera. The quality OF her
voice and personal appearance would
qusliiy her admirably for the stage.
"it's my opinion" he taid, "that both
Miss Pratt aud Mr.. Goddard Will
In "A year or 70, with careful study,
surprise their most sanguine ftlends."
MIR. Sweet ranks high Ia his
profession, TO, the study OF which he
has devoted his whole life. He 10 a