The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-04

by a vessel outward bound and be
comes a soldier I'm the Philippines,
from which he returned sick unto
death Meanwhile his wife lives. or
exists merely, in a garnet, on the scan
ty proceeds of her sewing. and the
earnings of her little boy, all the while
being besieged by the addresses of the
villain who was concerned IN her mis-
fortunes She remains true, however,
and, with her two starving children,
wanders i'm the streets. at last being
found where the snow is falling before
an illuminated church. with the organ
playing inside. Here there is a joyful
reunion, after q long nightmare of suf-
fering Miss Helen Carrall plays the
twin sister admirably, with lightning
changes of costume and facial make
up and the two children, Stanley and
Lolita Lamb. are very clever and in
teresting in their pathetic parts of The
Waits. The company is very well COM
posed for such q dramatic production,
and the lavish dramatic plot is
heightened by vaudeville performances.
The revival of Tess of the D'Urber-
viIIes" for a few performances by Mrs
Fiske at the Manhattan theatre on
MAY viii be notable for the reassem-
bling of the actors who originated or
have been seen in the conspicuous parts
of the strong play. Mr.. Frederic de
. Belleville will resume the part of Alec
/ DUrberville. Mr. John Jack viii again
. be seen as John Durbeyheld, Mrs. Mary
Barker viii be the Joan Durbeyfeld,
Mr. John Craig viii play Angel Clare,
and the milkmaids.l Retty and LIZ, in
which Misses Nellie Lingard and Bijou
Fernando were first seen, Will again
be played by them Eleanor MOretti
[ viii be the Marian. The little brother
and sister of Tess. Abraham and Liza
I Lu, win be assigned respectively TO
/ Miss Emily Stevens, who has won note
4 this season with Mrs. Fiske in other
plays. and Lillian Claire. The pictur-
/ esqueN and impressive scenery Of the
play has been renewed and a large de-
mand at the Manhattan box Office long
+ before the opening of the sale promises
) a repetition of its former success.
} Edward McWade. the author Of
/ Winchester and The Land of Mys-
terry" tells a story about a southern
+ friend of his who was asked if he in
/ tended enlisJing, says Eddy'S SqUib
"Fust of" he said. Il thOrt I would
an then ] kinder thort 7 wouldn't.
amt afraid of ightin'; that amt the
/ trouble I was talkin it over with
. Tom owen. after I'd about concluded
tn line. an after discussin OF it with
. him. then, I made up my mind final
+ Yo' see. j reckoned il would be too big
/ q surprise TO the boys that's done been
dead these thirty-fve years. They'd
/ see me a comm through the pearly
. gates. maybe, if things didn't come my
D way. with a blue uniform on. They
I don't know about this affair, an my
/ appearance would amaze EN- some.
/ Then they'd rise up an holler Desert
4 ed. darn him. So thinkin' il an over.
. I concluded 20 avoid shOCkin' them an
gels that wore the gray, an I'll stay
home.
II is delightful TO see Joseph Jefferson
with his sons. There are four of them.
and the regard with which they treat
the governor" is as charming as it is
rare in these days of flial carelessness.
Each boy, even ths. oldest. Charles, who
is his fathers manager, adds the defer
entail Sir" TO their sentences when
speaking TO Mr.. Jefferson, and they
watch out for his comforts in every
way. Mr. jefferson only makes two
short tours each year and the re-
mainder Of the tinc ne spends either
a his winter home in Florida OF his