The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-05-26

dried lips, I waited for the curtains
rise, he said: Cod But you suffer. !
re1kon you'll not act much today,
lrttle woman and a.few minutes later
as laughed and chatted gaily through
the opening lines of the play I dis
tlnctly heard Frank say. We'll of all
the sells! Why, confound her, I'm
twice as nervous IS she isi'
The sflrst act went with a sort Of dash
ana 90 that was the result of pure
recklessnesss The house was delighted
Inc curtain had to go Up twice. We all
looked at one another and then laugh
lnSly lald it to the crowd The second
act went With such a rush and sweep
or not passion between Armand and
Sa1nllte, that When De Narvilie's torn
letlef was cast 70 Mainline as Candles
answer and. the lovers leaned to each
others arms, the house simply roared. 7
ana as thr curtain went up and down,
az ana q Mayo gasped in amaze
ment. -
Wen, I'm damned" But I made
answer: No, you're not-but YOU viii
be II you hammer my poor spine in am
other act Is YOU have in this Go easy.
Frank, can't stand it,"
The third act went Beautifully. Many
women sobbed at times. i made my
exit some little time before the end
on the act, and of course went directly
60 my room, which was beneath the
stage, and there began to dress for the
hsl0 Two or three calls for his last
speech, something set them on to call
Tor Camille, and they kept at it. too till
at last a mermaid-liSe Crea ture-nOt
exactly half fish and half woman, but
/ nan Dau-goWn train and half din6y
little dressing sack, came bObEing to
the curtain side, delighfing the audi
ence by Obeylng it. but knocking spots
out-ot the Illusion Of the play.
IN the fourth act Mr.. Mayo played
= fls1f mo q 4
hurIed me and sometimes 1 had wild
tear that he would kick me. Finally
ne struck my head so hard that q large
gold ha5rpin was driven through my
ia truly faintins from fatigue fright
and1pain.
But il all went Great heavenl How
7 ~ vent For Mayo was a great actor,
+ and 1T was but intense excitement that
made him SO rough with me. Honestly
I We We're 50 teken aback behind the
scenes that none OF us knew what to.
/ make OF the frantic demOnstratiOns--
J whether it was just the result of an
/ extreme good nature in a great crowd,
s or whether we were giving an extreme
( ~ good performance.
The last act I can never forget
{ mad cut out two or three pages from
! the dialogue in the book I felt there
was too much of it. That if Camille
! did not die her audience would, and
had built up q little scene FOR myself.
I 4 q
\ thing had IT been for more than one
/ perfOrmance-tha scene took in the
/ crossing Of the room TO the window,
the looking glass scene and the return
J to the bed.
4 Dear heaven It's good to be alive
( sometimes To feel your fingers upon
I human hearts-Io know little pres
Z sure h1rtS-that q little tighter pres
( sure win set tears flowing. Tt was good,
/ too. when that madly rushed perform
] n = n q l.
fOrtably dead. and hear the sweet ulu-
4 sic that Is made by small gloved hands.
4 violently spatted together. Yes, it
1 was very good.
And Mr.. Palmer. standing in his box,
! looking at the pleased, moist-eyed peo-
7 pie in front. took up. the cue they Of
I fered so promptly that within twenty
flour hours had been engaged to play
Camille at the Union Square, as one
7 Of q cast 90 be ever proud of. 81
The only rawback was to be found
I in' its irnpropFiety as an entertainment
] for the Ubiquitous young person in
I the immortality of Candles 1ife-Which
was much dwelt upon. Now oh, the
] pity Of it, Now Camille is, by COM
parisOn with modern plays. absolutely
staid. 1t is the adulteries of wives and
J husbands that the young person
looks unwinkingly upon today Worse
stul, the breaking of the seventh COM
manament no longer leads to tragic
punishment, as. of yore; but the thun-
ders that rolled ABOUT Mount Sinai al
the PRONUNCIATION of that awful warn
ling. Thou shalt not commit adult
terry" are answered now by the tbun-
4. ders Of laughter that greet the taking
i'fn adultery of false wives and hus-
bands in milliners' manufactured rooms
or restaurants cabinet particular.
Alas that the time should come that
this passion for the Illicit should sc
dominate the stage
one more delghtful production al
the Union square theatre j shared IN
and then my regnlar company days
.were. over
ICopvright. 1901. by S. s. Mcclure Co.
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