The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-14

bis option for the three months addi-
tiOnal must be exercised. AS Mr. Mus
grove has not called on me for The
Singing Girl" Miss Nelson's contract
with Mr.. MusgrOve, and which is a
part of mine, naturally terminates.
Miss Nielsen is still under contract
to me, and, of course, cannot legally
contract with any one else.
Henry Miller is a man of infinite wit
He is one OF the few actors who have
adopted the course of having as little
said and printed about him as posi-
bic. This makes the following little
anecdOte all the more interesting. On
the occasion of his farewell perform
anCe at the Garden theatre, New York,
the audience insisted on speech Mr..
Miller'S effort was very happy one,
particularly in his paraphrase Of the
famous lines which close Dickens nov
81, as well as the play based on it. The
lines are: 1t is a far, far better thing
that l do than I have ever done; it is
a far, far better rest that I go to than
I have ever known.
In the closing remarks of his speech
Mr.. Miller said: 1T is a far, far bet
ter play than 1 have ever had,
and far, far better results than 1 have
! ever known
Another good story on a certain Oc-
casiOn in Chicago. about two years ago,
Mr.. Miller invited his business man
ager to a supper with some of his
friends after the performance. In in
/ Producing him he said: ALLOW me to
introduce you to Mr.. So and So, my
business manager. He goes about the
country telling the public what a good
actor / am-but he always leaves town
before l arrive
Messrs. Wagenhals & Kemper, who
are to exploit Nine. MOGjeska and MI
Louis James as joint stars next season
in a scenic production Of Henry VIII
have just received word from the IA
nous Polish actress, who is now in Eu-
rope. She writes from her sister-in-
law 3 estate near POSen, where she has
been spending q few weeks.
In her gracious manner Nine. Mod
jeska refers in a very interesting way
to the welcome accorded her in her ma
tive country after so long an absence.
Il must tell YOU writes Modjeska
how / was greeted on my recent visit
to LOmberg. All the actors, with the
Count PawlikOWsld (the manager) at
their head. welcomed me at the foot OF
the car-and in the hall a circle of over
thirty young women, each with bou-
Quet. greeted me in a most enchanting
way. They were all members of the
endowed theatre. a great crowd of
people surrounded US and followed US
to the hotel. My heart was warmed up
with the glow Of that enthusiastic well
come and made me quite happy for the
next few days. In fact. was so taken
by those marks Of their LOYALTY that ]
have almost promised to come back
from America and stay with them next
year.
Modjeska writes that She is to make
another visit to LOmberg before re-
turning and appear in a one-aet play
the receipts from the performance to
go toward the erection of a monument
to Mickiewicz. the greatest of Poland
poets. Another interesting portion OF
her letter refers te her visit to Pad
/ erewski and CzinRiewicz. two OF het.
staunchest friends. She went to CA
COW at the formers invitation to hear
his first original opera, which she de-
scribes as being very beautiful. Gin
kiewfcs. the greatest of modern novel
lists. author of QUO Nadis. etc. who
| has known her so long. has repeatedly
promised to write her a new play. and
she writes that he may yet be induced
! to do so. In any event. she Will leave
! q commission for new play with a
/ prominent Polish playwright to be
ready for production during the COM
| ing season. About the middle of july
she viii go to Kissengen, world famed