The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-20

would have done. il was Mrs. Hopper
first appearance upon the stage.
The benefit for Jack Haverlys widow
and daughter. who are now residents OF
Chicago, VIII be given in that city aB0ut
the middle of May Managers of the va
Tious theatres have the matter in charge.
but the date and place have not yer been
named.
Blaekfoot, Ida. is to have an opera
house, according TO George Houck. who
has decided to nh this void. The build
ing as planned win he ninety-five feet
long and thirty-fve feet wide The stage
will be thiTty-five feet wide by twenty
feet deep with a sixteen-foot ceiling.
Frank Daniels failed to make good"
York.
It is rumored that King Edward win
knight several actors and dramatic
authors on the occasion Of his corona
. 3 .
A granddaughter of Morse. who in
vented telegraphy, is singing in concert
in Chicago.
Previous to stepping on the stage,
Paderewski immerses his hands in basin
I VI iiuA water ana keeps LneIQ tneFe as
long as the pain viii let him.
Thomas Seabrooke viii again play his
old part IN The FOUNDERS" having just
signed contract with BENJAMIN Harris.
/ Bronson HoWard's condition is still
cause for anxiety, although he is able to
day.
! In his new play of ''Piekwick Papers. 80
/ which De Wolf Hopper is soon TO pro-
I e9uce' besides Mr.. Piekwick, Mr.. Wrinkle,
sam Weller and Mr.. Snodgrass will be
prominent in the version.
Stand from underl Sharkey. the pugfI-
/ Isl, IS preparing to be monolOgue en-
/ tertaineT
/ Two daughters of J. Cheever. Good Twin,
/ debut as actresses in The Sporting
/ Duchess playing small roles.
! Charles Frohman win star Maude
Adams IN The Country Mouse" next
/ season.
The dim and misty past has been re-
/ neVed of another anecdOte concerning
James O'Neill. which is worth the space.
u seems O'Neill was playing Romeo 70
/ Adelaide Nelson's Juliet one time at Nc
/ Nickers In Chicago It was the lady's
1 custom IN the hnal act. when she bends
/ over RomeO's body. to kiss the empty air
4 instead of Romeo himself. Once Mr.
/ O Neil decided to change this little scene
As Juliet leaned over for the final situa-
I ton he let his chin sink with a long
F. drawn sigh and then suddenly threw
/ back his head in plain view of the au-
dlenCe. That once. Miss Nelson kissed
] hlm- But as the curtain went down she
F1~n-
H0W could WHAT asked Mr. O'Neill
! "HOw-how--' she hesitated How
! could Romeo throw back his head after
/ he was dead?"
Miss Nelson" the actor said solemn
/ ly, your Juliet was the cause of It. II
would make any one come back to life"
@ .
While Edward J. Connolly OF Belle OF
/ New York renOWn was travelling on the
/ line between Helena. and Butte, Mont
/ says the Chicago Inter Ocean, he had
/ a trying experience so far as patience
/ was concerned.
! When out on the coast Connolly picked
/ up q little negro who was selling papers
I around san Francisco. and the lad was so
B bright that he installed him as dresser.
and has found him an invaluable assist
ant II making the rapid changes of ap-
( parel necessary in the play. As matter
! Of fact the Lad is about Is years Of age,
{ but so small that Connolly has been nav
I ing only half fare for the boy. En- route
I to Butte the train was creeping slowly
along when conductors were changed at
. Garrison. The new conductor came 10
/ Connolly and said as the latter rendered
him the half fare ticket for the valet
+ sea ted beside him.
Say. amt that kid mere than 10 years
old -
''Well." replied Connolly. YEARLY. as the
( cars stopped 10 take on two sacks Of
-four. he was 10 when he left Helena, but
It Is highly probable that he will have a
wife and six children before this cannon
ball reaches Butte