The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-24

Gilbert-Sullivan operas at the London
Savoy theatre one of the comedians in
terpolated a joke of his own. Gilbert
was on his feet in an instant.
Il don't see that in my copy" he OBJ
served
1T amt in any copy yet" replied the
comedian; but it'll be an awful co.
Il think Wen cut it out" replied the
librettist.
But it'll get the laughs, Mr. Gilbert
protested the comedian.
You could also get laughs by sit
ting down in a pork pie remarked
Gilbert; go on with the rehearsal"
The right of comedian to gag a
part recently found its way into an
English court. Lionel Rignold. funny
man in the London production of "A
Chinese Honeymoon" was discharged
for interpolating jokes. He brought
suit for damages, proved that many of
his ideas had been incorporated in the
proprietors book. and We're, virtually
made part of the play, and won his
case.
The announcement made by Klaw &
Erlander that they had arranged to di-
rect the tour of Alice Nielsen in a
new comic opera by Victor Herbert
and Harry b Smith, opening in Sep
TENDER. 1903 sets at rest the many
claims made during the past three
months by several New York man.
ayers and theatrical firms that they
had secured this talented young singer.
From the time Miss Nielsen went
abroad, over a year ago. to the publ
cation of the fact that she is now a
Klaw & Granger star. she was besieged
with offers by letter and cable, and N
person She refused them all, saying
that when she returned to America
she would sing under the direction of
klaw & Erlander, or would not come
at all She personally took up the
matter with this firm and, after con-
Sfdera bic correspondence, the arrange
ment was completed. Miss Nielsen
viii remain abroad this summer, for
the purpose of study and rest, and all
next season, TO fill concert enga gementS
for which she is under contract, and
Will not return to this country till late
next spring. Klaw & Erlanger viii
present her season after next in a
great production surrounded by
superb company. Her study and ex-
perience abroad have greatly i'm
proved her work. and her return TO
the American stage next year viii
present a most talented and finished
artist
Lee Arthur. the young playwright,
who is collaborating with Mark Twain
in making the dramatic version of
! +Huckleberry Finn" spent q part of
/. the summer at Onset, Mass Klaw &
I Erlander requested him to be in New
York July Il. He did not appear I'M
! til the 18th, and made the following
excuse: Il intended TO leave Onset on
Sunday. but there was an accident in
/ the power house OF the trolley and.
as there were no cars running. L could
not get TO Onset Junction. Next day
/ boarded an electric car, with fifteen
minutes 10 arrive at Onset Junction.
/ When about a block from the hotel we
came on two drunken men who were
| fighting. We were delayed fifteen min
utes and I arrived at the depot just as
the train pulled out"
This Ned Buntline incident was lis
tened to with due creduiity and the
remark was made: THE drunken men
were fighting on the track all this
time"
''Oh, no." replied Arthur You see,
! the motorman was the town con-
stable and ne called on the conductor
to assist in making the arrest. We had
to wait while the majesty of the law
was being upheld. breaking it ourselves
in another way with less cOmmOtiOn-'