Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-08-10
HUMOROUS STORIES ABOUT
WELL KNOWN STAGE FOLK

When Joseph Jefferson was playing
Rip Van Wrinkle al Chicago, he heed
lessly placed himself and the rest OF the
company In o very awkward prediea-
ment.
One evening he went 10 the theatr
tired out after hong days fishing As
the curtain rose ON the third act Rip
Van Wrinkle hay deep in his 20 years
sleep. A quarter OF an hour elapsed,
but the great actor did not show any
signs OF life The manager, thinking
This Interpretation Of the character was
too realistic, grew irdicnAnt. and the
audience became vlsibly uneasy. At
length voice from the gallery wanted
10 know IF they had TO wan 10 years
for the awakening" The prompter
opening a trapdoor from below, touched
Jefferson. The comedian moved, placed
his hand in his pocket and loudly ex.
claimed:
1T Is all right, conductor Tn going
through"
Not being able TO find the imaginary
railway ticket. he got up and, OF course,
Immediately, grasped the situation,
amid loud laughter
Jean De Reszke Is The only one OF the
grand opera singers whom It is impos-
sible 70 hire FOR private muslcales. He
will sing an entire evening at the house
4 Of fellow artist, but becomes positive
ly angry when singing for money in
Private houses is suggested. He once
visited the house OF the Rothschilds in
Paris and delighted his host by singing
a number Of songs The baron. who
had tried 20 gct him 20 sing at private
1 entertainments a number Of times. now
resolved 10 reward the singer in what
he considered the proper way. Al the
close Of the evening he presented De
fseszke with q blank check. signed. ask.
ins him 10 on II up for any amount h,
wished. be Reszke took THE check. and
a. he tore II TO pieces he said: "My
friend, ] am your guest II took voui
check, ! should deserve to be kicked
from your door ] sang only for pleas.
lure."
Alice Nelson, the well known actress
has had a most romantic career. She
was lefi an orphan at Z, hei father hav.
ING died from a wound be received due.
Ing the civil war She always used Il
sing about the house and was consider.
ed good singer. one day her sister
Who was q soloist at the church. ri
III, and she WIS sent 10 take her place
Her voice attracted attention. and Z
few weeks later she was with a conc Il
party in Missouri. billed as "the save
dish Nightingale A few months late
she was snarped up by the manager o.
a touring opera company al salary o
Si5 a week. Il was a hard life az FIRST
but 1t lea the young singer toward tn,
goal Of her ambition. Her sisters In
disposition was indeed a fortunate on
80 far as She was concerned.
Frank Mckee has learned since n
decided TO call Augustus Thomas ney
comedy, written Tor Peter +. DALEY
Champagne Charlie" that he selected
very popular title.
No less than 81 claims 10 ibis TN
have been fled with Mr. Mckee s.pc
The announcement that he would use il
This brings TO mind a scheme for max
ing a few dollars that was very exten
sively worked before the copyright lag
vas changed three or four years sec
Several persons made quite a bushes
OF oopyriehting titles sending them Il
The Librarian Of congress in strings of 3
TO 100 al a time As the cost was onl,
30 cents a title for copyright the prof
coi proved quite profitable when on
lonnd be- could maize a producer bu,
IRON him a new play name he IA
copyrighted without the remotest i8e
Of ever actually using n
A man holding a public Office profile
by This eEpedlent for years.