Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-12-22

F0resters Hail on "wednesday even.
Ing, Nov. 2lsi, under the auspices or
the Prinfoie League. The musicai
| numbers were most choice, ana rome
weIl.knuwn usmos are down among
the SINCERE. what makes the event
possssa local Interest, is that Salt
Lake lady, Mis. II. NJ. D.nwoOdey, ia
down Tor two numuure, one an Italian
selection by Donikattc, the other
Cowen's sung. rhe PomFe Of Lie.
During ihe evening tuo ED Of Dem
brlgh and several NJ. P.'s made nd.
uttssCs.
J. II. Blodlari ia the Mvror. A long
/ time ago / hal 10 disappOint an au-
] digucu because / had had an operation
! performed 900 my throat ami WAS I'M
nulB 10 speak. o., but must tell you
! oian experience 1 had ~ Wailsck's
/ I was playing the part Of Burberry
Cobb In koHedalu. had recently ,put.
chased iatm Al Railway, N. j., ana
was cndulvOring 70 oomOilv the av1-
cation or an amateur farmer with
that of professional actor. 1 trav-
elei 70 tni ron tue thtaiut on sohe.
duln time, and mattufs ran along
smoothly until ono evening the
maehlnery Of the Jersey City ferry.
u1at broke down iu tha middle OF the
tlNtf, hnd hno exhibition Of mastery
inactivity uuHueu. with watch In
hand 1 waited uetvou.ly for the
machinery 10 rCsume its customary
activity. Finally / explained my case
70 tue captain, aud alter considerable
urging he suut me ashore on a rowboat.
Wen sif, when / struck ID isbrossrs
street II was twenty minutes past
O'Clock, aud I knew tbs curtain was
%. Thore wasn't carl eight. So
ran all the way b the thtnter. Mean.
while tho dresser had omitted TO rpp1rt
my absence, nud when the cue for my
hfst icsnn was given there was
ghaatiy stage walt. fhey finished the
act az oest they could anu rang down
tue curtain. Lester Nallack came 10
my lruasing room just As 1 arrived all
our OF breath from my IAou against
Nne. Without aiItotsiug a wOtJ TO
me ne began 10 abusn tho old dresser
Tor not notifying the stage manager Of
my absence. Ga my protesting thai
u was entirely my fault, Mt. Wal.
lack turned TO mo and remarked with
Characteristic ooolneas: UMr Btod.
DART DONE propose 20 ind fault with
you because 1 can See that you are
suffering more than am, but, damn
10, cir, you should q live in the
oountryl IL you must hoe potatoes
you should hos them in Central Park.
In future, trust that when your Gus
In given IL will not BIO What no with.
OUT but what ho wilhln.'0
They ale having dramatic and musi.
cal fennia In New YORK this week that
almost cause one 10 yeArn Tor a home VA
the metropolitan least a temporary
one, 10 last during the opera season,
The new opera by Befnbufg, Elaine,
founded on Tennyson'a poem, was
produced by Abbpy's company last
Monday Night, with Media ana the
two do Rsskes IN tue cast; the
tournament scene and tho tablpau Of
the dead steered by the dumb, are
said 10 have been arranged on scales OF
unequallod maguihoenes. The same
night Charming Annie Russell re-
appeared In a revival Of EsmerAlda,
with splendid supporting cas-, includ.
lug h. NJ. Holland az old man Bogus.
Fanny DAvenporvs new production of
Gismonda, produced last week, Il said
TO have surpassed either La roaoa or
Cleopatra. Other attractions are run.
hlnk tcnfcely leth notable.
Victoria Nokes, VINO died last Tues.
day In LonIon, was the last member OF
the famous Nosos family Of actors ana
actresses. There were iive OF them-
Victoria, Frederick, Jessie, Fawdon
ana RJaua. Fawdon was not "a
member OF the family, but was
adopted as brother, aud took the
namo OF N0kes, 20 As 10 make tbs
whole company a family affair. His
right name was Frederick FawdOn.
Roslna fret went on tue stage Rt the age
OF Six muntht- playing Hucco tfully as "A
baby. Victoria went on the boards at
the age Of two y6Ars, and Jessie at the
age " four Victoria WAS the eldest
and ROsina the youngest. The family
made their debut In London In 1865
under the names Of the "Vokes Chill
dfen." AZ thoy grew older the COM
hlnation became known 40 tho "NOk 9
Family" They came 10 Amtri,n
April 10, 1872, and opened ut TIC
Union Square theater, scoring an Inn
mediate success. Fred died In Loud0n
about 1852, anu Jessie shortly IT r.