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

nothing. If the girl had any recon-
mendations for the position he would
have said So Still some answers
were returned, though Mr.. Wallack ig-
nored his copy. Mr.. Jarrett (of Jarrett
& PaImer) wrote Mr.. Ellsler that they
were bound to spectacular C'Black
Crook'O for the year to come, and had
no earthly use for an actress above
soubrette or a walking lady" Mr. Ed
win Booth wrote. IF you had only
addressed me few days earlier 1 re-
member well the young woman or
whom YOU sneak / have unfortunately
(this last word was crossed out), I have
just closed with Miss Blanche De Bar
old Ben is persistent and has great
confidence in her, and, as / have said,
1 have just closed with her for the
coming season With, etc, etc
Then there was a wee bit of paper,
little niggly, naggly, jetty black, imp
ishly vindictive looking writing. on
two short wasted lines of about eleven
words each That was from Mr. DAILY,
and it snapped out this information:
IF you send the young woman TO
me I will willingly consider proposal
Will engage no actress without seeing
her A. DAILY.
These letters were blithely sent to
me by Mr.. Ellsler. who evidently looked
upon the question as closed, but that
was where we differed. considered
it a question just fairly opened /
admit Mr.. Days calm ordering or me
from Cincinnati to his Office in New
York for inspection staggered me at
first, but there was that line. Il VIII
willingly consider her proposal that
was all I had to trust. tOO-not much,
heaven knows, Yet I argued, he
is evidently a man who says much in
little. At all events. though the chance
is small, it is the only one afforded, and
if 1 can stand the expense I'll go and
take that chance"
1 would have to obtain leave of alb
sence; 1 would have TO pay a woman
for at least two performances, even If
] got off Saturday night; would have
I to stop one night in a hotel at New
York: and oh. dear would I dare to
risk so much-to spend all my little
savings toward the summer vacation
for this trip that might end disastrous
( " after all2 L read again: "Wlll en-
gage no actress without seeing her;
well, that settled the matter,
! Suddenly l seemed to hear my ole
! irish washerwoman saying: All, Wen
! God niVer shuts one door, without
! opening anitheri" I laughed a bit an6
| decided to risk my savings
/ venture-nothing winl Then mother
and I emptied out our fat and ole
pocketbOokS. 1 brought from its secret
hiding place the little roll of bills
saved for summers idle time, and we
! put all in a piles
AS / closed my pocketbook, I said tt
myself: There L have. shut one door
with my own hand, but I'll trust Goo
to open another for me before vaca.
ton arrives;
Mr.. Augustin Daily.
There's an old saw that gravely
states: ut never rains, but it pours,
and surely business opportunities
poured upon me at that time, 10
1 in that very week received two of
fers of engagements, and one of them
had not the New York bee been buzz
ing so loudly in my bonnet-WoulC
! have driven me quite wild with de
light. That was from Mr.. Thomas Ma
guire of San Francisco, and the salar!
| was to me enormous. One hundred
dollars a week in gold; with an eXtr;
benefit added as an inducement Tor m
| to accept.
So, L journeyed onward to tempt Fat
"a little forlorn and frightened at first
but receiving so many courtesies AM
little lxindnesses from my more for
tunately placed fellow travellers, tina
I quite forgot to be either frightened
or forlOrn.
Then 1 was ashore again and clamh
ering into the great swaying coach o
the Fifth Avenue hotel; the conducto
having told me it was right next doc
to the theatre. / breakfasted. tool
from my bag a new gray veil, a pal
of gray gloves, a bit of fresh ruff1ini
and a needle and thread, with which
basted the ruffie into the neck of m
gown; put on the veil and gloves, tina
being all the preparation could max
by way Of toilet to meet the arbiter o
Fate-said "Our Father" and comm
to Amen with a jerk, discovered
had not been conscious of the mean
with shame only lip service, remorse