The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-13
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Edith Lindsay, of the John S. Lindsay
Dramatic company is winning many
admirers in this city. She is a charm
ing little actress, petite and pretty,
and takes the house by storm" A
personal letter says the company will
play up through Texas and the north
west and arrive in Salt Lake after a
two-years' season some time in the
early spring.
The average compositor on a daily
newspaper is an individual with an in
born love for practical jokes Of all
descriptions. His AIephistopaalian pro-
cldYities are most happily satisfied when
an opportunity presents itself to dis
tort and twist an apparently innocent
statement into a shape which is so far
from its original intended npea ming that
it becomes utterly ridiculous and ex-
tremely eXasperating 10 its unsuspect-
ing author He was particularly
happy when, he found the con-
tribution: Madame Modjeska will
shortly produce her new play,
The Tragic Mask and was able to
twist it so that the morning paper
told the surprised puolic that Nine.
Modjeska will shortly produce her new
play, The Tragic Mash" At an
other time he received an ar
be seen at the theatre the 3rd inst, in
William Shakespeare's famous cLarac-
ter, 'Shylock,' and sent it to press as
follows: Henry Irving win be seen at
the theatre the 3rd INST. in William
Shakespeare's famous character,
Shamrock - An unfortunate con-
tributor said, &c. S. Willard will
be seen in his new drama of
the French revolution entitled
Ninety but to save labor neg
lected to write out the title rs abcve,
What was his horror when
the paper came out to read, "B. S.
Willard will be seen in his new
drama. of the French Revolution en-
tftled Go" One fiend refers to the
popular song of the day as 1.-THE Man
who Broke the Bands at Monte Car
To-" These are only few of his dia-
bolical jokes, but they go to show
what he will do if he has the oppor-
tunity.
A glimpse behind the scenes of the
Grand, during the production of "All
the Comforts of Home" last week,
would be in the nature of
a revelation to the average
mortal. All is excitement and
hurry and action, and poor Mr..
he had ducked his head into a bucket
Of water and forgotten to wipe it af-
forwards. Mr.. FraWley is nerVously
watching the exits and entrances TO
see THAT no one of his company makes
a break. MIR. Kyle is in one corner
practicing the dude walk and action,
and Mr.. King in another rehears-
ing the fits and shakes which
make mis- part of the nervous old
man so extremely conical. All the
stage hands are busy; one at an en-
trance with a cue book in one hand
and bell in the other, which every
now and then he rings noisily. Anoth-
er at the prompt desk, and the rest
scattered around where they are all
kept busy to the best advantage
Mr.. Clark is in his dressing room
putting the last touches to his ad-
mirable makeup as old Bender, and
o, su's his thcar7tv hand shake and pleas
ant good evening"" the voice so differ
ent from that which he assumes or
the stage. One is surprised at his rea
youth and his genius as a comedian
Miss Coye fits suddenly by and dis,
closes a very charming face, which
her makeup has not manufactured
but only adds in the least degree t.
rare natural beauty. Miss KennarI
is at the entrance in her red tights
which she is, striving yainly to hide
from the attentive gaze of the stagt
hands by a long opera cloak. 1t is NJ
use, however, and these men who havt
watched unnoved score of bale
girls dance in and out through heavy
performances, are heard to heave {
quite audible sigh when the charming
little woman departs for her dressing
room, to remove the naughty, naught!
things. 1t is a singular coincidence tina
the lady who took the part of Fiji in TIL
original New York production mad
the same play of bashful coyness anc
threatened to leave the company
she were not permitted to wear a
least an apron. The papers got holt
of the episode and Smade a toothsom
norsel of it, much to the success o
the comedy, which goes to show, no
that there is managerial finesse at TIL
| Grand, but that female modeSty j
; female modesty the world over.