Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-24
Stories Of
The Stage

A good story about "f'ritz" Finn,
IL as follows:
There Is a saloon In Denver which
faces on four streets. The house !,
built In somewhat the shape OF n wcdrs
The bar In located In the rear Of N,
room. and there IL an entrance on "a.
cry street. Joe Emmett disappeared
from hls company somewhere IN IN,
west. and that he landed Ia Denver
broke" and alone was not surprising.
on cold winter morning a tramplik,
individual sans ovcrcoat. Hann glove,
and with his SLOUGH hat pulled down
over his face walked into the Keaihey
street door of the saloon.
give me a gin cocktail" he muir.
INJURED, and. say. my friend. III nave to
stand you up for the drink"
The barkecper didn't know the man
and forthwith drove him out. A fev
minutes later he came back through
one OF the other doors ana Sided up 10
the counter. with his SLOUGH hat pulled
down over his ears.
"Giyc me a sin cocktail" he Erowied.
saying nothing this time about not hay.
Ing the funds to pay for Il.
The barkeeper. who recognized M,
customer Of few minutes before, cot
mad ana In no uncertain Language in.
formed his patron that he needn't think
he could come the stranger act on him,
out went the man. only TO come In for
the third time, In this instance throueh
the Porter street door.
Didn't drive you out Of hero twiceT'
yelled the drink mixer the moment h.
saw him duck through the door. "Get
out OF here. auicki"
Not many minutes passed before the
same Individual made his appearance
through the fourth entrance TO the "a.
loon.
"Glvo me n Gin cocklaiil" he demand.
Cd. staring wildly at the barkecpcr BY
this time.
III you don't get out OF here. TN have
you taken Quit" yelled the man behind
the bar. This II the fourth time tina,
you've been In here"
The stranger looked az him IN n BE-.
wildcrcd way. Rlanclng around the
room. then At the door through which
he had just come.
THE dovili" he Hnaried. 40 you own
all the saloons In thia town."
He had walked around the block and
taken each door for the entrance 10 a
different saloon. Just ~ he was about
10 beat retreat man came IN who
know Emmett we'll lie recognised tho
trampllkc individual. and. It Il almost
needless 70 say. joe got his ain Geek
tall then and there.
a paragraph going the rounds oi N,
press gives Information OF the occvps-
ton Of n once great and popular ohefa
bouffc singer. Emily soidene. now act.
lnT aa society reporter for nm Austria.
llan Newspaper. She wrote book o.
recoilectiona some years ago which
was about ~ funny and readable az
anything In It's line that has ever been
written. Its prompt nucoeaH marked
her for a journalist.
when rhe was In New York last she
had with her Sara. a high kicker of
great limbcrncaH and agility and a falr-
~ good dancer. Sara, clad In n looss
gown. stood under Soldcnoa shoulder,
aud when the disparity Of height was
clearly impressed upon the audience tho
little woman would kick over the bic
ones head. This had nothing TO do with
the opera, hut II pleased the audience.
who cried "Encore," TN the poor Eirl
could kick no more. Sara was a marvel
for those days, but they line up Is or y
girls In any chorus now who can kick
quite an well.
The other day a lady went into a
newspaper office 10 apply for work she
was middle aged. seemed to be In W
health ana despondcnt. She had never
done Newspaper work. but. holding out
the Roldene clipping. said that she was
a 40. AH an.
ployment her old friend Emily had -.
cured. You may remember mo" NE
unld. my namo In Sara" 1, would
have been difficult 20 trace any likeness
between the woman and the vlvaeious'
laughing kicker. and The editor ex-
pressed some doubts OF her ideniiy.
whereupon the lady threw her lefl foo'
over the top Of the roller desk and stood
laughing and triumphant. 10 convieueH
settled on tho face OF the STARTED news.
paper man.
"IIow do you pay for plays7" afk'as
long haired, highly Inspired looking 70.
dlvidual who atalked Hublimely ny"
Davis a Keogh's New York Offices 'h'
other day.
Are you a playwright inquired Tom
Davis.
mot yet" replied the visitor but
feel inspired 10 write n drama ana COM
pctont to do no on any lines sugFealeo,
provided always that tho COMPENSATION
IL adequate"
"rhe compensation" remarked paNs,
depends entirely on the nature OF w
subject. n n dry goods clerk ~ w
principal character, We pay hy'the SHls'
for nautical dramas We pay by tho car.
no, for Tho Great Train Robbery w
paid by the carload. for rural plays We
pay by the acre. for society dlAina
whatever tho modiate and the taN's
charge for the clothes. How we are
pay for Have You Seen SMITH y wv.
question. The Finish Of Mt. Fresh
has already cost ms almost fortune
and before production. We are Wins
TO pay by tho foot for real lively iais,,
by the barrel for big burlesque ana :"
The ton for heavy tragedy"
nut where do come I'M" Interrupt
ed the caller.
"oh. you don't come In AT Mill You go
Quit" said Mr.. Davis. and out no went
Match" Mark Sullivan will play tlu