Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-03-03

, Wallack's theater, IN New York City.
His play will likely be Don Juan's
Last Wager" II is soon to be brought
out at the Prince of Waless theater,
In London. It is a new version OF
the old Spanish legend, by Mrs. Cum
nlngham Green, the wife OF a Well
known English politician. Some OF the
most famous artists In London are as
sistlng Mr.. Harvey in his production.
One OF the neatest OF the authenticate
cd stories Of the stage relates 10 Rich
ard Rfinsley Sheridan ard the dramat-
list. Cumberland.
Sheridan, being anxious to collect the
opinions Of the acknowledged judges or
dramatic merit concerning his comedy,
"The School for Scandal, asked friend
what Cumberland said on the night OF
the first performance.
Not a syllable" was the answer.
But did he seem amused?'
"Why. faith" was the reply, he
might have been hung up beside Uncle
divers picture. lie had the y,llalnous
dIsinheritlng countenance like the Ia
dies and gentlemen on the walls-he
never moved a muscle"
"Devilish ungrateful that" said Sher-
ldan. "for sat out his tragedy last
week and laughed from beginning TO
end"
Speaking OF Miss Rehan, who Is
shortly TO go starring. II would seem
10 be absolutely necessary that she
should. says a writer in the Brooklyn
Citizen. She is poor. Incredible as 1t
may be, II is true that after life of
hard work (fcr she began when almost
a child. she could barely put her hands
on more than $4,000 today, though she
has made in her day considerably over
n million, II calculated by the range OF
salary or percentages OF other actresses
In her station. This $4,000 comes from
a house In which she lives, and in which
she possesses an equity of about 10000.
besides 1000 from life insurance which
she had on the life OF the late Mr.. DAILY
end that is an. II is known that she
was his partner Of late years, but bet
ter had she not been; for those We're
precisely his years Of peril, and. in
deed, failure In many cases, and so she
goes starring IN the old DAILY legitimate
comedy repertoire, which, / fear, the
public has outgrown.
The New York Tribune speaks Of
papyrus discovered in Pompeii lately:
"The story is going the rounds 70 the
effect that a papyrus recently exhumed
al Pompeli gives some interesting acv-
counts Of the ancient Roman theater.
including a description Of the different
modes Of applause, From this il would
appear that different degrees Of appro-
batlon were differently expressed. Mod
crate satisfaction was expressed by
swapping the fingers; greater BY strik-
ing the fingers OF the left hand against
those OF the right. The resultant noise
was said TO be like the beating togeth-
er Of the earthenware vessels, and this
kind OF applause was therefore called
'testae' "a Dotsherd). A crescendo In
feeling was marked by clapping with
the hands held fiat and hands held hol-
low; but the sign Of highest enthusi-
asm was q waving OF corner OK the
toga. II Is said that the Emperor Azure
Ian had bits OF cloth distributed for
this purpose among the lower classes,
who were not permitted TO wear the
toga. There Is nothing new In the In
formation given by the alleged papyrus.
Three kinds Of applause were called
the Alexandrian, and Nero had his
claque trained TO high effectiveness In
them when he sang AT Naples The
other kinds were called "bombus" Ia
dull sound, buzzlng) and "imbrlces."
which probably meant stormy imbri-
Gus, rainy.