The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-17

the result The audience had been worked
up to a high pitch of excitement by the
events leading up to the trial and every
one leaned forward in GREATNESS anx-
iety to hear the announcement.
Drawing himself to his full height and
taxing IN deep breath so as to make
the speech most effective the foreman
fOrcibly shouted:
The vote stands: Five for convictiont
Seven for acquittal! The accused is
guilty.
For a moment there was a dead silence,
then simultaneously from gallery bal
eony ana IloOr a peal of laughter broke
forth that made the chandeliers shake
ilkeWlse the knees of the confused fore
man Needless 10 say, the rest of the
humorist took care during the remainder
OF the week that there was no resurrec-
ton of the occasion.
Stuart Robson. who died at the Hotel
Savoy, New York, April p. left an -es-
tate valued at less than $4,000 as ths, net
financial result of his fifty-three years
of active service on the stage
This astonishingiy small estate was re-
Eeated through the application mads-tO
the surrogate by Leon Laski, attorney
for Mrs Robson, TO have letters of ad-
miniStratiOn issued to her. as the veteran
actor died without a will The anDlica-
ton was granted, and Mrs. Robson will
administer the estate, which. consists en-
tireiy OF moneys on deposit and securi-
ties that we're found in the safe deposit
vault at the National Bank of New Am
Sterdam.
X
A recent biographer of A. NJ Palmer,
the theatrical manager, tells the following
story about The Two Orphans.
AdOiph Emery. author OF the play.
standing. promised Hart JacL-sGn Mr.
PaImer's agent, TO let him have ii in
compensation Jackson. on receiving the
play, glanced through it. and told Mr..
Palmer that il would never do for the
Union Square, as it was a BOwery melo-
drama. Mr.. Palmer. who had not exam
70 crfaN 4---rrn Il. H~.U
and sell it to ]. 3. Booth for $500, if no
more could be got.
Jackson set off to find Booth. and
meanwhile Mr.. Palmer thought il would
do no harm to look at the play BY
chance he picked up. at the transiator's
the fifth tabieau. which deals with Hen
rtetta and the Nun and Marianne in the
prison of La Salpetriere He was so en-
tranced that his eyes filled with tears.
gave an almost deadly jump at the
thought that this treasure had passed
rom him for the paltry sum of $500.
Have you sold the play2'
No; Booth went to sleep over it
IF Palmer never danced before he
danced then. for he was hugging a treas
ure such as seldom comes to any man
ager more than once in a lifetime The
Two Orphans was produced with a cast
that included Thorne. Parselle, Robson.
Rankin, Mackay, Rose Eytinge. Fanny
Morant- Kate ClaXton, Kitty Blanchard,
Marie wilkins and Ida Vernon, Suisse
quently Kate CIaxtou made an arrange
ment with Mr. Palmer whereby she be-
came It's exclusive possessOr, and played
in it almost continuously for twenty
years.
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The impertinent inquisitiveness of the
government of Kentucky regarding the
gObbling Of the Louisville & Nashville
pOTation was not the only thing that
Morgan last week.
A popular actress and a bright young
newspaper woman administered to the
genial trust baron one at the most dis
turbing jolts he has ever received.
The pair of attractive young women
were down in the Wall street district in
the interests Of Miss Clara Morris In
front of the Drexel building they came
"Oh. Mr.. Schwabi'' cried the pretty
actress Ito throw off all disguise. she was
Miss Minnie Dupree) cant we have two
seats for tOuight2
Mr.. DIorgan's genial smile FADED It
had daWned at being mistaken by four
Magnate Schwab He turned a look of
gentle surprise uDon the pretty girls 7
90 not understand, he murmUred. What
Give us two seats for The Earl
please" said Miss DuDree
Mr. Morgan s mystification increased.
Evidently he was at the mercy of a
pair of handsome lunatics. What earl p
he incurred, soOthingly. land where does
Don't be funny said Miss Dupree.
coidly. We want two seats for The Earl
OF IA WIucEeL-.
why certainly, certainly" said the
trust magnate, executing a swift side
steD and disappearing within the Drexel
building.
Wasn't that an odd way FOR him 70
act2" asked Miss Dupree.
do YOU know who he is2" inquired
the newspaper woman.
why. certainly, It's Harry Sehwab,
press agent for The Earl of Paw
tucket.' said Miss DuDree.
Earl ROthingw cried her companion
That's J. Pierpout Morgan
And only a vigorous shaking kept Miss
Dupree from falling in a faint