The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-10-06

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"Jack" Haverly. Jack" Haverly. I won
Are your fortunes cast with Sirius. on
meath some kindlier star?
How happens IT We never see your Won
With its apt authorizations. as we used to
All the ebon aggregations that afflict
these modern times
Are equally unworthy Of our prose and of
our rhymes.
And 1 vainly pine and banker for the
joys that used to come
With the trUmpet's um-ta-ra-ra and the
big bass drum.
"ysck" Haverly. here's hoping that
some bright propiuous star
Beams 0indly down upon YOU, whereso' er
your interests are.
For my heart is warm toward you Tor
tho joy You gave me when
I was little wambling tyke; aud 1 were
To see YOU marching up the street with
your dusky knights OF song
that whooped your way along;
And I'D stake that all our plaudits and
acclairas would overcome -
The trumpet ump-ta-ra-ra and the big
bass drum
y UGENE FIELD thus apostro-
phized the minstrel king whose
death at a local hospital one week
ago yesterday afternoon brings mem
cries of a man who. for many, many
years. stood forth as perhaps the most
brilliant of American purveyors Of
amusements. Unsuitable in his ambi-
lions. believing firmly in his own judg-
rnent. and ready to risk all he had on
any venture, however hazardous. that
appealed to him. ]. II. Haverly
climbed a perilous road to the extreme
pinnacle Of success. then descended
with the rapidity of a falling planet
TO the plain of his fellOw-men.
He was known here. was Haverly.
No one was more intimately associated
with him at one time than local club
man. we'll known in sporting circles
The last time 1 net him in salt
Lake" said this acquaintance the
other night was about ten years ago.
he had a goOd-sized show. but not of
the same magnitude rs in former days.
He still had the gambling appetite,
and one evening after the performance
he played faro until his losses footed
up $4,000. or this he was owing the
r, 5000.
II send Il on from California he
ID I haven't il now
He went away the following morn
Ing. and & solid two years elapsed be
fore we heard 2 word of him. Then
came a letter. containing "a draft for
the 5000. 7 believe he was as honest
in all his dealings. Although he had a
vein in him that drew him continually
toward the faro table. I never knew
him 10 win at the game. and I never
knew him to leave gambling debt
unpaid"
a pretty little Incident was witnessed
by a group Of players who We're m the
secret at the Rio Grande Western de-
pot yesterday morning just prior 70
the depaT ture of the train bearing the
remains Of the late J. II. Haverly for
the east Arthur Dunn. the clever
comedian OF the company presenting a
Runaway Girl" walked up TO Mrs.
Haverly and rendered her an envelope
with the request that she let II remain
sealed until after her arrival in Den
yer.
When Mrs. Haverly opens the snveI-
ope she will find four SO notes and an
explanation which runs back a score
Of years That long ago Arthur Damn
was in one of Jack Hsverly's COM
panies and his salary was SO a week
for playing a part in a pantomime. In
the course Of this pantomime. Dunn
wore a hat which is ST 7mped On and
crushed by others IN the rendition. Gre
evening ne went to the theatre without
the hat ana. unfortunately. did not
discover thateit was missing until the
curtain was drawn on the DantOmime
At the suggestion of a stage hand. he
hastily snatchcd a hat of the required
shape from rack nearby and went on.
The head-gear was mashed into a
Ehapeless pulp and in the due course Of
events Mr.. Dunn ;eareed from an un-
Rsjstakahle source that il had been the
oerty of the stage carpenter who
\ brother Of the bouse manager
latter demanded redress 10 the
sQf s. and Dunn declined to pay
- MA ma ger threatened to deduct
% from his salary, whereupon
I'VE comedian arose in his
Dunn had Overdrawn
- NAL financial condi-
2se compensation is
Sid not worry
III the sum.
4 tened cir
here MIR.
aropriate
Aceipted
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