Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-22
OF
THE STAGE,

Here is story taken from n u,u.
scene In real life that Illustrates fo,o,.
bly, what n unique place MAY Irwin
holds In the popular esteem: Il was IN
the Pennsylvania ferrybost. There w,r.
n number OF celebrities aboard, among
whom were General Wilson and nj.
family. Colonel Woodbury. Of the slrth
Illinois and other Representatives Of tn
army and navs'. evidently bound fos
Washington. sitting opposite General
Wilson were May Irwin and some MEM
beers Of her company. She soon .beca M
the center OF attraction. md every on1
began 10 gossip about her half audIbIvl
General Wilson's family among ~
rest. There seemed 10 b.. some sort ~
argument between Mrs. Wilson ana ber
husband. and at last she got up fror,
her seat. went across to Mlss fr,yIr
and. with many apologies for taklns
the liberty. introduced herself. Atte,
getting permission to DO 80 she toos
Miss Irwin over TO her party and mads
her one OF them.
Il am more than. charmed 10 mon,
you. Miss Irwin" faid General Wilson
i've seen you NO often and heard abou,
you stili more. Why. do you know
Miss Irwin. they have souvenirs OF Won
even in Porto Rico. whence I have iust
GOMEZ"
"why. how's thatf" said Miss irwin
well" said the general. III you know
how popular your songs are with tho
army boys II would be worth more tba,
all the applause you get at the ths.
alter. Mays the time In our forced
marches. after the bands have run out
their rcpcrtory Of national songs, thsy
conclude with selections from your
songs. They have even become popular
down there with the natives. when I
left. II was by no means an uncommon
sight TO see squads OF these copper col.
orcd boys celebrating tho turn Of affair,
TO the tune OF The New Bully and
There's n Hot Time In tho old Town
Tonight You see. Miss Irwin, tho
world is pretty small. after ALL"
, Frederic de BcllcvIiic has many GOOD
anecdotes about the'nrst production OF
"Frou Frou" In London, After the Inst
performance BENJAMIN Webster. who
adapted the play for England. gave a
dinner 10 the company. and Charles
Fechter, who was then In London, was
n guest. Toward the end OF the dessert
Fcchtcr said to Webster;
"ril lay you wager that I'll disguise
myself 10 completely that nobody here
shall be able to recognize me--not even
you"
on which he slipped out Of the room.
Five minutes later coffee was served.
The waiter who poured II out-a bls
fellow. with black whiskcrr. heavy eye.
brows and the bronxcd complexion Of a
aouthcrner- Hurried no doubt by IN.
quality Of the assembled guests, com.
mittcd clumsinesa on ciumsiness. upset.
ting n llauor glass here ana cup there
and finished by sending great splash
of rcalding coffee on wcbstcr'a shirt
front. A storm OF epithets was raised.
Asst Imbecilei Biockhcadi Can't
you mind what you are nbout7" The
unfortunate walter excused himself az
weii M he could with strong MAR.
rciliaisc" accent. The Incident was soon
forgotten and converratlon resumed.
hut. after n few minutes. ns N not
knowing what he was doing. tho offend.
or took IN lump % sugar between his
finger and thumb and cooily dipped u
into DE Bellcyiiie'a cofrti.
Webster. as host. nprnhg 10 his feet
the collar and pushed him 10 the door.
hut with n turn Of his hand the other
whipped on his wiz and whiakefs and
cried; sold again. Benny boyl You've
lost your wagcri Champagne all
nroundi"
Miss Bcaude, has n peculiar weakness
for going down stairs backward. No
earthly consideration could persuade
her that Wild and devastating ruin
wouldn't oyerwhclm the thcatcr inwhleh
she IN acting u she once descended her
dressing room stairs In the ordinary
way. and 80, 10 the delight of stage
hands and the calcium man. she makes
n grand and crablike descent four times
every night It's dangerous and II isn't
graceful. but no one can deny that Miss
Beaudcrs superstition IN original.