Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-27
EDWIN BOOTH.
Laurence Hutton Relates u story NJ
the Famous Actor.
IIlnrner.a MannaIne.l

liinrpor's MaEuzlnc.l
\ good many years ago. while Edwin
Booth WAS playing successful on
Eagemcnt In one ~ the leading thea
terS. I dropped Into his dressing room
one night during the course of the per.
formancc. lie chanccd to be- In par
ticuiarly happy frame ~ midland he
was ofton cheerful and happy tradition
to the contrary Notwithstanding. lie
was smoking the Inevitable pipe. and
was urrayod In tho costume Of Richie
lieu, with his frct upon the table. sub
mLLlinr patiently To the manlpulations
81 hin wardrobe man. or "dreHsrr"
After few words ~ greeting the calf
boy knocked al the door and said that
Mr.. Booth was wanted nt certain
left lower entrance" The prutngunist
jumped NJ quickly. and asked n |
would stay where ! was ana keep his
PIP. allvht or go along with him aud
Hee him lunch the cuHH ~ ilum,"
quoting the words ~ ucnrrc l.. Fox,
who had been producing recently iu-
dicrourly clever hurlesqur ~ Booth In
the same part. I followed him to the
wings. ana stood by his side while he
waited Tor the cue.
II was tho fourth act ~ tho drama. I
remember, ANA the stage was set ns q
garden. nothing ~ witch was visible
frum Our position but the nies and
the back % the wings ana We might
have been placed m a great bare barn.
90 Tar @ aHug scenic cnrct was uppnr.
ent. Adrian. naradaa and the conspir-
ntnra we're rpehhinu. and ut an uppu.
site entrance. waiting for her cue. was
the Julie ~ the evening. She was q
good woman ana an excellent actress.
but, unfortunately. not q personal Ia
vofitc With the star. who called my
attention To the bisiuuth with which
she was covered, and said that " she
got amy % u onto his new scarlet cloak
he would pinch her black and blue.
pufillnE volumes ~ smoke into my face
HF he spoke.
when the proper time came h. rushed
urnn the stage with a parting inlunc-
iiun not a. let his pipe Eo out. and
with the great moerrchnum In my own
mouth. ! fnw the heroine ~ the play
east herself Into his arms. and noticed.
20 my great Amusement. that she did
smear the robe Of Aiy Lord Cardinal
with the greasy white stun he M much
dislikod. winkod back nt the half
comic. hnlf-nngry glance he shot
toward me over jules snowy shout.
dcrs, I half-.Npectcd ~ hear tho real
scream he had threatened 90 cause her
10 utter I thought of nothing hut the
humorous, absurd side of tho situation.
I WAS eager ~ keep IN. pipe going
Ana lo' he raised his hand and spoke
those familiar lines Around her form
I draw the awful circle ~ our solemn
church, Place but foot within that
hnilovcd ground. and On thy head. YEA.
though u wear u crown, I launch the
curse ~ Rnmo'" Every head upon tho
stage WIS uncovered. and I found my
own hat IN my hund' I forgot an tho
tomfnulery We had been indulgluH In; I
forgot his pipe ana my promise regard.
Ing a. forgot that I hnd been nm hnb-
itunl theaterEncr all mo life. I forgot
that ! was "a Protestant heretlc and
that II was nothing but stage play! I
forgot everything, except the fact that
! was standing In the presence ~ the
great. visible head ~ the catholic re-
liglOn IN France, ana that ! was ready
Ia drop upon my knees with the rest
Of thcm az his invocation.
That WINS Edwin liooth. tho actor.