The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-01-04

/ was produced by Richard Mansfield IN
i 1880, but after that he struggled along
/ for nearly eight years before he really
! began TO cut much of a figure. To be
] sure, he had a play acted every once in
7 a while, but none of them amounted
/ to much, and he was Obliged to exc out
( his income by means of adaptations,
! the most successful of these being The
! Masked Ball" which was given by John
/ Drew and Maude Adams.
/ Nathan Hale" acted by Nat Good
| win and Maxine Elliott, really started
! the Fitch vogue The play was fol-
/ lowed the same year by The Moth and
/ the Flame" and the next year by Bar
/ bara Frietchie.' sSapho" came in
| 1900. and after that. the deluge of 1901
( Captain links of the Horse Marines,
The Climbers Lovers Lane, - Inc
! Marriage Came" The Way of the
| World, - The Last of the Dandies' and
The Girl and the Judge"
In his autobiography. published by
/ the AppletOns, George Francis Train
tells the following story: 4 met large
number of actors and actresses IL Mel
bourne. for it was quite the custom
as early as that for stars of the stage,
whether tragedians like Edwin Booth,
or dancers like Lola Montez, to make
a tour of the world and take IN Aus
tralia on the circuit. 1 was astOnished
TO meet BOOLn ana Laura ANCAiS
stranded" one day although they
had made a successful tour in England.
They did not appeal to the rough au-
diences of Australia, and so did not
have enough money to take them back
to the states. 1t so happened that
had just bought the City of Norfolk 10
send 70 San Francisco as the pioneer
OF a new line, which is now thoroughly
esta blished. and making rapid passages
between the two ports. l gave them
/ free passage to San Francisco. Laura
Keene frequently mentioned the fact IN
"asides' on the stage, but 1 never re-
ceived word of thanks or appreciation
from Booth. Kate Hayes and BUSH
nell also visited Australia while l was
there, and 1 gave them d concert and
started them off on their tour.
Recently. Margaret May, who is sue
cessfully starring in Winchester, re-
lated some of her experiences IN the
south. One night after playing IN
"Othello" in a southern town, she left
the theatre and sauntered down the
street in the wake of a party OF negro
theatre-gOers.
How did you like dat air play, Mrs
JOhnsing?" asked one pOrtly black OF
his companion
II liked it right well, but I didn't
seem to care for dat scene where dat
COiOl6u kGiAAAAAuAA Mis- ~ - NAA~-NN'
was the reply.
4 can't declare dat 1 liked dat my
self but she might have stuck TO some
one of her own color. We cOlored folks
dun git de worst of it enough wifout
habbin' our women folks go back on
us"
THAT" says Miss May. lis the most
original criticism that 1 have ever
heard on 'Othello.'
In soldiers of Fortune" in which
Robert EdesOn is starring, it is neces-
sary to use thirty Supernumerarles IN
the course CT the third act of the pro-
duction They appear for few min
utes on the scene at the ending OF the
act. AS is customary they are usually
paid for their services so cents per-
Torrance. Ira Hards, Blossoms stage
manager, selects from crowd OF ap-
Dlicants the best appearing and most
manly looking. and then rehearses them
and explains the uses to which they are
TO be put.
In Salem. Mass, Mr.. Edeson called
at the theatre for his mail. AT the stage
door he met a knot of men awaiting
Mr.. Hards arrival. Edeson was accost-
cd by one of then-a particularly tough
looking Individual. with very closely
cropped hair. giving the impression
that he had probably just finished serV-
ing his term at one of the nearby PEN
itentiaries.
The gentleman demanded to know
why they were kept waiting Edeson
explained the unavoidable delay OF the
stage manager, and as the mans man
ner exceedingly annoyed nm, ne addeo'
but 1 don't think you'll do"
The wouIG-be super demanded TO
know the reason, and Edeson re-
marked: We'll, your hair is not long
enough. and as we do not furnish you
with wigs, you will not ill the bull
To this the would-be. super violently
retorted: well, what do you expect
for half a dollar, the Seven sutherland
Sisters"
Mr.. Mansfield was very particular
about the training of the mob when ne
staged Julius Caesar" He had some
thing to say concerning the selection OF
the men, and through the stage man.
ager. he delivered many lectures 10
them about the care they should exer-
else TO keep within tpe pictures OF
which they were part
During the triumphaI progress of
Caesar to the Lupercal games at the
opening Of the first act. when he IS fOi-
lowed by the fawning D0pulace' one Or
the important cries of the people Is
Ave Caesar" and individually and
collectively the mob was instructed to
howl this Justify and naturally and
with enthusiasm And it did.
But at a recent performance one
husky-vOiced individual who, ptesuma-
bly,. had been visiting his friends Of the
holidays. Thomas and jeremiah. hest
tated. and when the first Ave Caesar
rang out with fine spontaneity and
then died away the weil-meaning super
shouted AT the top of his voice.
.HurTah for Caesari''
Boisterous merriment in the audience
followed. The super is not working for
Mr. Mansfield at present.
Lew Dockstader met Ezra Kendall in
the elevator Of the Baltimore hotel. in
Kansas City. recently. The two fun
makers are great friends and each had
been in search OF the other during the
day. But when they met there was no
sign of recognition
Kendall, who was standing back Of
Dockstader, suddenly recognized the
minstrel and exclaimed: Sir. you
have stepped on my corns.
Doclstader, recognizing the voice, at
once. replied you. sir, are stranger
and are very fs11nprffuenf am not