The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-11-16

is rapid and intensely exciting. The
story is plentifully supplied with
comedy which is bright and amusing
ION the stroke of 10 is a production
in every sense of the word and the
scenery is both novel and elaborate.
1t viii be the offering at the Grand
theatre, Thursday, Friday and Satur-
day.
There may be better story tellers
among the actors, but there are none
more prolific and few with better idea
of humor than Tim Murphy. In the
west Mr.. Murphy has become very
popular during the last few years, and
is frequently called upon for curtain
speech. On these occasions he Is right
in his element, and draws forth from
his scrap book a number of choice ones
There is always the story of the man
on trial for his life who paid an Irish
juryman $500 down, with $500 more to
come if he would swing the jury to a
verdict of manslaughter. The jury was
out twelve hours-Tim takes probably
twelve minutes to tell about it-and
brought in the desired verdict of muir
der - the second degree. The Irish
man took his $500 and fearful thanks
with great dignity. Me bhoy," he
says, solemnly, "sure it was the effort
of me life. talked and I talked and
I argued and shamed 'em until they
come our way o. thinking. Wud We
believe it, now, iyry divilS son of the
other eleven was for acquittal!'
The Washahackee gentleman with
money to burn always goes to see Tim
when the show gets down that way.
The last time Tim noticed him in his
seat in the first act. geniaIly disposed
to be pleased with everything and
everybody. The second act he missed
him, and at the beginning of the third
act. the following monOlogue drifted
into the theatre over the doorkeeper's
head:
M drunk, IN I? josh fin that out?
I've known it three days m'self. An
I can go in? josh cause IN drunk?
Shay-d'you think I'd wan go in f
was sober?'
'Rialto" in the Cincinnati Enquirer:
New York.-Ever since the return of
Miss Maude Adams the wiseacres along
Broadway have been discussing her
probable successor at the head of the
Frohman forces. For many months
Miss Adams friends have persistently
refused to believe the continued reports
of i'll health, but her own confession
that Il am not as well as / would like
to be, although 1 am far from dead. "
ldS SItdlly UlSCouIdSCQ LuCAli- II AOW
seems probable that Miss Adams re-
tirement from the stage IS in the near
future. Miss Ethel Barrymore is gen.
orally accepted as the young lady who
is to take her place, if the breakdown
must come. The latters work in "A
Country Mouse" has revealed talent OF
a high order, and there seems to be no
question that she will soon be one Of
the foremost American stars. In the
little one-act play, Carrots" which
7recedes the comedy. Miss Barrymore
shows herself possessed of the strong
dramatic power of her father. It is
unfortunate that the play itself suffered
so greatly in translation from the
French. but Miss Barrymore soon
makes her audience forget the rough
corners. No programme has, of course,
been laid out for her next year. but in
all probability she viii De given plays
Of - more serious nature. Both An
thony Hope and Justin Huntley Nc
Carthy, after seeing her in Captain
links, expressed a desire to provide
plays for her, and one of these viii be
utilized by her next year. Meanwhile
Miss Barrymore will remain at the
Savoy at least until Christmas.
The way of a tenor is hard. If he
isn't battling with contrary larynx
or undergoing a horsewhipping at the
hands of the sopranos husband, he is
wondering which free lunch is the most
promising There Is an occasional
bright spot in his life, however.
Three OF the soft voiced males were
walking downs Broadway, New York,
last week. comparing their prospective