The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-11-01
at the Salt Lake Theatre

ing to the song and-dance species.
came down the stairs from their dress-
iEg rooms and began to practice their
steps behind the scenes, much to the
annoyance of the players who were
trying TO hear what Mr.. Jefferson said.
Finally one OF fhe g-aud-dauce
girls walked 10 the wings and leaned
over Miss CahilTs Shoulder to see what
was going OF. Mss Cahill gently att
hint was unaVailiHg with such a per
former a moment later the other
member Of the song-and- dance team
Joined her partner and said:
Say. Mag, what's going on out
there?"
i dunno" was the reply; some old
guy doing monologue."
'How's he going?"
Rotten, He's been on fifteen min
utes and amt got laugh yet"
George NJ. Cohan of the Four Cohans
was sitting i'm New York cafe the. other
evening with several friends wien
waiter smiled at Mr. COhan and said,
1ou don't remember me. DO yOu2 1
used 10 sing IN one of your companies"
remember you very well said Mr..
Are you surprised to sec me here as a
WAITER? asked tie other.
comedian cheer
inliy: You know A have heard you
Fred Niblo tells tho following story Of a
PAIR OF Twins Some time ago one of the
twins went INTO BARRIERS shop and
new barber shaved him. An hour later
nus brother entered the shop and sat
down IN another CHAIR. The barber who
had shaved the first one gasped: then he
put up his razor and went to the boss,
saying, guess I'd better take a rest,
j m nor feeling we'll What's the mat
ter?" asked the boss see that fellow
thereF Wen, / shaved him close an hour
ago aEo here he is with a two days
beard GA his face I'm going to- quit"
Dear old Mrs. Gilbert is well past her
three score and ten. but she doesn't like
TO be reminded of that fact Therefore
she was properly inceused at Charles
brohman the other day when he suggest
ed that she rest on her laurpls and a sub
Stantidl salary this season.
Inc dear old lady was very Indignant
ano promptly informed Mr.. FTOhman that
such an arrangement would not suit her
at all, and that she had no intention of
giving up acting but had made M her
mlnu 10 insist on mucn better part thar
she was at that time playing If possi-
Dle; she wished TO remain with Miss RUS
SeH' out a part where she had more 10
90 she must have. Mr. FrOhman seeing
thaI she was thoroughly I'm earliest prOul-
lsed her mat she need not worry: that he
NICE ana Men Annie Russelrs pres
cnI play, Mrs. Gilbert has been given q
part that gives her the opportunity she
insisted on. Mr. FrChman thinking, she
would nave 10 come to him and confess
that he had given her too much to do,
especially as she was required TO dance
was astonished to find that she not only
did not complain. out insisted on taking
numerous eucores ThiuIz of 50 apuea -i1,ss
seven times each week, sometimes often
er. playing a long part and dancing.
T. TT. Sothern's play 1.-THE Proud
Prince has achieved an artistic success
and, strange to say. every critic i'm re-
viewing the drama has commented upon
the beauty of the Incidental music. This
is unusual, IS OneNis rather given to con-
sldering such music as a matter OF course.
The composer, Manuel Klein. should con-
seguently feel very much gratified by the
pronounced sensation his music for this
play has caused. Mr. Klein has deDiCted
every phase Of the dramas development
with truth and beauty truly remark
able. and some of its very best emotional
moments owe not a little to the skillful
musical accompaniment which is effec-
tive and telling without being obtrusive
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Mauda Adams. holding tenaciousiy to
the sixteen pounds she gained down
around the Egyptian pyramids. and which
she supplemented with another pound or
two during "a recent visit 10 Colorado, IS
about TO strike the she and two-night
stopping places with "The Pretty Sister
OF Jose" She will not be able 10 get
into New York right away, so there. win
be a month or two of touring at the
opening of the season.
She IS said 20 be healthy and happy and
enthusiastic over Mrs. Burnetts play.
The story adopted in the amatizat ton
does sound attractive.
The scene Of the play Is laid in old
Madrid. Pepita and Jose are poor or
phans and live ia a little suburban cot
tage shaded by grapevines and lemon
trees. Jose is a carpenter with a body
rs big as an OK and a heart as big as his
healthy body, and his one dream I'm life
is TO see Pcpitu happily married.
But Fepita similarly enough. hag "a
liked antlnathy 20 marriage. She likes
well enough to piay the guitar and sing
and dance and laugh. bat when it comes