Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-04-30
Stories of
The Stage.

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An admirer of Nat Goodwi,,s Tt.
I'VE powers recalled an incident tba,
happened way out in Montana ,,,t ia'
IN the long ago Goodwin gave bpr-
lesque of Lawrence Barrett TO a IL,
the unsophisticated. After tha ' VI
formance one of the leading men n, a.
town called on the actor. patted bI,r 'ne
the shoulder and said: oh
II thought ] knew you toniph, NJ,
Barrett. when / saw you on tho s,a a'''
but now. when 1 come to LOOK a, se'
l think 1t must have been your fath: ~
"My father?" said Mr. GooavSia
clearly understanding for the NEW, NV.
what the man was driving at
Yes, your father, Lawrence Rarro,,,
he replied. Il used to know him co.
years ago. But 1 have this 10 ca, s' -.
you. young fellow-you are bettsr 70
tor than the old man ever dnrad ~ az, ~
In one of the Boston newspapers -,
Sept, 2, 1873, appeared a little men,,o VI
of concert which took place In ,S'
town hall of Swampscott, Mass. for ,h s
benefit of Miss Gregory. 1t stated ,tas w.
the beneficiary was suffering from go
we're cold and was unable to sing 80
than one of her selections ",bar.,.
Ripe" Continuing. the article roa1,
Mime. Rudorsdorff, who kindly ca,
scented to sing. gave two selectlon,
adapted to the taste of the audience
young gentleman who was mentioned
on the programme as Mr. r, NJ, sar,
German song and 1.-THE Young Mour
taineer.' by Randigger. At the en1 -,
the concert this same young gentlemsn
informed the audience. with much o,'
parent delight, that Miss Gregory wa,
too indisposed to sing and instead wa,
glad to say that he was going to sIpr
for her. and much to the astonlshment
OF everybody he sang in high falsetto
oh. Dear, What Can the Matter Bey
after the style of Nine. Liebhart and
for an encore. as he made quite hlt
he rendered the Carnival of Venice,
la Carlotta Patti"
MIR. Il. NJ" was the great Richard
Mansfield of today.
Nine. Rudorsdorff. who gave the con.
cert for Miss Gregory. was the mother
OF Richard Mansfield. and at that time
she was a music teacher in Boston.
John Mcguire, the veteran theatrical
manager, tells a number OF entertaining
stories of the early days when the
drama was first presented in the Ne.
vada mining camps. Mr.. Maguln was
at one time member of stock com.
pany at Virginia City New, and a
young lady who has since mounted high
upon the ladder of fame played chh
parts with him. She was none other
than Miss Maude Adams. the genunehlt
of the present New York season In tn
Little Minister" The veteran says that
those were the days of Mark Twain and
Dan de guile. OF the latter widely
known writer Mr.. Mcguire recalls one
very Interesting criticism. Junius Booth
and Agnes Booth, according to the vet
eran, arrived IN Virginia city and an
nounced production OF Romeo and
Juliet" Mcguire was engaged to play
Capulet. He enjoyed wide reputation
in the mining district as an Irish come.
dian. and this doubtless prompted the
following observations from the humoI.
GUS Dan de guile:
"'Romeo and Juliet was c.ayed by
the Booths to large and appreclatiye
Virginia City audience. The characters
were all we'll taken, but Capulet had
touch of brogue. Upon consideration we
are inclined to think this was all right
for Capuiet not more than week ago
was Miles Ma Coppaleen in Colleen
Bawn.' The Ma Coppaleens were horse
thieves, and so were the Capulets'
The Ma Coppaleens had to leave Ire
land for their country's good. what
was more natural than that they should
settle in Italy? There the name became
Cappullini and was finally corrupted
into Capulet. We don't know but tha'
IT is proper to interpret the charac'e,,
of Capulet with a touch of the brogue
Mr.. Mcguire relates another interest
ing incident which occurred at virginia
city when he was playing Miles Na
Coppaleen in Colleen Bawn." lie was
supposed to be standing Mt one side oil
n rocky pass and to discharge gun
at n man on the opposite side. The gun
failed to go off, but the man, without
waiting for fash. report or anythins
else. fell. Mcguire turned to the auu''
ence and said:
what n great thing these air guns
are, They make no noise and no smohe
but they kill man instantly. ih'
house Numbered with applause.
claudia Carlstedt had something
very swift and very sudden happen
her a short while ago." says her pres,
agent. ut was in the second nc. y.
The Idols Eye She as CHER fries'ys.
of the Temple has occasion to order wv
bottomless pit to be prepared Insi
upon one of the priests stamps WV.
and the stage trap drops and leaves
hole behind. -,
Just prior to this cue on the hlsh' ~
question Miss Carlstedt happened "
standing over the trap. Beneath II We
the stage carpenter waiting for the 10
nal to draw the bolts. To give Nv
emphasis to her line Miss carls',s w.
stamped upon the stage. the man ~.
low mistook the tap of her FOOT luI sau
signal and yanked the bolts, Domn
the trap and on it the astonished
ess of the Temple. -,
fortunately she kept her heau lie iy
balance at the same time, anu MOI M ~
did she escape unhurt, but ordered AZ
stage carpenter to raise the t'.p a.
once. He pulled his frightened sen
gether with jerk and, conlPls .hs
raised the trap and the actress v.
stage in time for her to pick up hel va.
cue without any one in the audience an
ing aware that anything not dow"