The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-11-17
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and ShakesDerean dramas was al \
WAYS manifested, and in which she I
made most favorable impressions, but /
she finally decided that the character /
drama was more renumeTative, hence /
her change in character impersonat tons /
| as portrayed in Mr. Boyd's new play. I
In this she essays the role Of young /
Vermont school marin, who, in her in
{ fancy, had the misfortune to fall out
/ of her cradle. the injuries sustained
/ causing alphabetical pareSis, and in her
] excitement she mixes words up in q
/ IudicrOuS fashion. The amount of ap-
plause lavished upon Miss EldTedge
/ last evening for her portrayal of this
unique character easily demonstrates
/ that she scored a perfect success.
aside from the justice Of praising
I the achievements of Sir Henry Irving,
there is a peculiar pleasure in it, be-
cause this master of dramatic art never
poses manifestly for admiration" says
the New York Sun. He is no recluse.
He does not decline the Lotus clubs
invitation to be its guest of honor at
dinner. He responds readily to de-
mands for addresses on seemly Occa-
siOns. He is not averse to talking on
theatrical subjects for publication in
newspapers that intelligent people read.
He does not affect to despise any
means 10 secure ATTENTION with pro-
. priety- But the charming thing about
him personally and professionally is
] that he makes none of those false pre-
lenses which render some actors ridicu-
lOuS. He never says a word to Indicate
. that he regards himself as the artistic
superior of even the rank and file of
[ stage people That is to say, while he
dolges none of the bouquets that 9th
eTs throw at him, he throws none at
p I.e
= for quarter OF a century he has been
t the leader in stagecraft, and that the
{ nearest of those who have gradually
e approached him is still hardly along
5 side him. but he seems willing to let
y that fact proclaim itself. for he never
q cries it through a trumpet.
4 William Collier is one of the young
q est stars in the theatrical armament
s albeit that he has served a long ap-
y premiership. Unlike most Of the
q present made-to-OTder stars of today
u Collier began at the very foot of the
5 theatrical ladder and worked his way
u up to his present position-the very
Il tOP--by sheer force of will and Close
) attention to business. He is one of the
Z few actors who is never known L
slight a minor situation that a NOR
: important one may be the gamer by
NDnLldQlSLllitliOu- his COMEDY IS NTui
y comedy, not the affected kind, for
III away from the theatre and its envi
= TOnments. he is as amusing as he j
- behind the fOOtlights. Last year wa
~ the most successful one of his career
- for he presented a comedy by Angus
- tus Thomas for a period of six month
> at the Madison Square theatre, New
- York, to crowded houses, and the pla,
- was only withdrawn because Collie
II insisted upon a much needed rest tn
~ middle Of June. The comedy wa
- called "On the Quiet" and in it wit
or a new and elaborate production an
20 the New York cast, Mr., Collier is [
p make a very extensive tour Of tn
country the coming season.
10 The man who writes Klaw & ET
= langer's press stuff sprung somethin
70 new last week Here it is; Max ROg
rv ers of the Rogers brothers can clair
Ia the proud distinction Of being a life
re saver" At a matinee performance O
n THE Rogers Brothers in Washington
AT I at the KnickerbOcIer theatre, a mid
he dle-aged lady sat in an end seat fOu
ad rods from the stage. She was yer
much interested in the turn" of tn
70 brothers, and especially in Max, VIII,
I when the mood strikes him, can b