The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-05

showed his milk-ahite tech and never
bfrao9d an e15lch 10 admit he had
received her subJly but un1nis aioably
delivered eAaoss of r1ge. Only the act
CTS who knew what should have been
done could detect this eide DIANA of
mCthsr-ln-laW ard d6tiLQueIE S'3'a. ard
George EctaW, who was in the cast.
rearly laughed herself urldt fer her
f1efire a. the Go her brilliant husband
ard equally brilliant mother were do
ing in z minor key
Georgia was always ready to see the
humorous side of her husbands short
comings. Once Barrymore and Duncan
Harrison met in the cool dawn of
June mcrping and Duncan said:
Come on Barry, let me take you
home"
-Georgia's there by this time" said
Mr.. Barrymore, relectively. She was
to arrive at 4:30 this morning: perhaps
ii would be nice Of you to come.
Arrived al the Barrymore domicile,
they we're greeted by George in regal
state of fun travelling dress. She looked
at them both silently and then said TO
Mir. Barrymore:
You have brought your 'squarer'
with you, have your
NO. darling" said Barry upper
turbed. putting his long arm around
with me-.
Onee-but is there any end to the
stories. the ouips, the wit, the brilliant
aaghes of re15artee straight from the
handsome lips of Maurice Barrymore?
Louis James said last night. If | could
have as much of Barrymore'S society
as wanted l should simply die of hys-
tericS.''
Barrymore was listening. very much
l7To of n n
who had come from the slums, reached
out and grabbed things enough 20 make
himself rich, done enough bizarre
things TO make himself notorious.
Telling fabulous things of himself he
wound up by boasting of his own help
fulness.
Il am self-made man. Mr.. Barry
more" blew the success triumphant1y.
Yes. sir: self-made man"
Who interrupted yOu?" gently said
Barrymore.
The visit of John Drew and Mrs.
Adams during the past week reYives
I interest in The starring venture of
Maude Adams. whose season opens in
Washington one week from tomorrow
night. Her initial play will be The
Little Minister by J. NJ. Barrie, au-
thor of "a Window in Thrums-' The
7
! is one of the most successful novels of
recent years. What sort of a play can
{ be evolved from 1t depends entirely on
the skill and experience of the drama
/ list, There is no question as to the
! character Mauda Adams viii make cut
OF the Egyptian. but it might have been
conceived by Barrie with her in mind
Who there is in the list Of players that
can DO justice to the part of The Lit
- f,,se Wa Il G0OW
/ Edeson. her leading man, would seem
! co be too much of a stalwart in ply
siune to aptly portray the A~linutlYe
( expounder of the word. The roles OF
| Nanny. Rob Dow, Lang TamrulS' the
doctor and Margaret should afford eX-
( eelIent opportunity for some delightful
! character work
John Rogers. the erstwhile manager
! Of the Grand came down CIT Of the
north on Friday in answer TO sum
mons requesting his presence as wit
ness in the Maftese-Pyper suit Us. the
J Amusement company. The trial is now
} going on before Judge Morse. Mr..
| Rogers has been ahead of the Wright
Huntington company-now the Broad
way Theater company-eYer since II
went on its travels, and he reports bus
I mess IS very good along the route. The
company closed a Tacoma engagement
! last night and opens today for two
weeks run in Seattle, where the in
/ docking of the KlondilcerS is making
lively times. Bills are changed twice
each week Sarah TruaS is very popu-
lar everywhere. Clyde Hess has done
most of the leading roles since Mr.
Huntington left the company to engage
in teaching in Butte. Mr.. Rogers viii
leave here during the coming week TO
20 TO Los Angeles, where the company
viii occupy the Burbank theater for
some time
II viii surprise a good many old
timers TO learn that Mrs Wheelock.
the nioneer Utah actress who was
noted hare for her delineation of
Pauline in the Lady of Lyons" il 1853,
Is still living in san Francisco. Miss
Lucy Van Colt, who has just returned
! from a visit TO the coast, met her
there. and says she inquired eagerly
for news of the old time Thespiansr
who were her fellow players. She is
over 70, but bright and keen, and is en-
paged in literary pursuits. She is still
( a member of the Mormon church, and
Miss van Colt met her at the meetings
Of the Branch in San Francisco.
1t is reported that Miss Bertha Bay
lisg. the well known Salt Lake soprano,
was married not long since TO Chi
caEo business man, further that he is
anxious that she should leave the stage
but that she has not yet made up her
mind on that point.