The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-04-14

actresses: and her winsoune ness and
piquancy will stand her in good stead
in the portrayal of this colonial maid.
An amusing story is related of
sheriff of Douglas county Nebraska.
who went behind the scenes during a
performance of Zaza' to collect
Judgment of 800 against Mrs. Leslie
Carter. due a physician in Chicago
for services rendered during her sensa-
tiOnel divorce tiaE AS the story runs,
Sheriff Power reached the stage dur
ing the first act, which Is supposed to
represent the rear of French stage,
and Power thought when he saw Zaza
out on the stage in q rage at her rec
reant lover, whom she was abusing,
that the woman was really in a tan
trum. and did not realize that a real
performance was going on, and that
woman was doing fine piece of emo
tiOnai work. He said: Il had no trouble
getting past the turnkey at the outside
door, but 1 had plenty of IL after Ifgot
inside. ! never saw so many actresses
all at once in my life as there were
crowded around me on the stage. How
many? Why, IL seemed to me there
were at least 100 Somebody told 'em
/ was the sheriff and then they began
TO jolly RE. One asked me il / had
jimmy in my pocket, and another
wanted to know what I'd do with a lot
Cd wOmen'S fixin's if L should happen
to get 'em. Finally, an old Irishman,
to me and said he was the stage man
ager, and asked me what 1 wanted.
told him wanted Mrs. Carter, and he
pointed out TO the center of the stage,
saying: There she is; go and get her.
/ wasn't in the humor 10 cut in, and,
besides. / don't know enough French
to last me three seconds in a show like
Zaza,' SO I just concluded 10 keep my
eye on Mrs. Carter. since she had been
pointed out to me, and nail her when
she got through with the scene.
i was determined to get the money
or the equivalent in personal property,
and 1 had the legal documents with
me to do the job. I kept my eve on
the woman, and in couple of minutes
she began to scrap with "A fellow that
was out on the stage with her Say,
I've seen some pretty lively bouts in
my time, and I've seen little women
powerful men on several occasions but
/ never saw such a cyclone as that
Mrs Carter 1t didn take her more
than three minutes TO make that fell
low give signs to the referee to count
him out. He laid down like "a miser-
able quitJer-and I didn't blame him.
Then she smashed some of the furniture
and ran into the wings where / was
standing.
And what did you say to herr"
What did / say to her? Why, I Just
said, Excuse me- as she walked all
over my feet, and then l got out of the
We'll, how about the attachment"
oh, / thought I'd better let that go
over until ! could catch the woman in
a better humor- 'Tain't no use talking
to a woman when she is hustered."
Next Saturday at the Assembly hall.
two lectures viii be given by Ernest
Seton Thompsons the naturalist His
subject VIII be, in the afternoon. Per
sOnality of Wild Animals. and, in the
Tc
Known"
Those who have heard -Thomp-
son are lavish in their praise of his
splendid talks The local event is be
ing promoted by Susa Young Gates. 1t
is likely that the afternoon lecture
may be given at the tabernacle. as a
special effort is to be made To interest
school children in the event. and a big
thr9ng Of youngsters. it is expected
VIII turn out. The lectures are said
to be. full of interest to. grown people
and children alike. They are wen il
Illustrated.