The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-22

for his shop. Just then the razor slipped
and suds were succeeded by alum.
When he got up Mr. Murphy suggested
as title for the barber shop, and
wrote on slip of paper: ''Tonsorial
Abbatoir." The dsrlSey was delighted
with his "highfalutin" name.
Marshall P. Wilder. though a man of
many and varied accomplishments,
makes vain pretensions to horseman-
ship. 1t was therefore extremely I'M
kind. to say the least, for some sar-
castle youth 10 guy the humorist when
he essayed horseback ride in New
York City not long ago. Wilder, with
an eye to his physical welfare. had
hlred a venerable nag with back that
sloped from the TANKS and neck like
miniature gully. and the man who
could not keep such a seat securely
would scarcely be entitled to mount a
rocking horse When Wilder Ventured
forth. stuck down in that subterranean
saddle, youth shouted: Hey, Jim
my, come quick, There's a man fallen
through horses back"
Last week Richard Mansfield con-
tinued to play Brutus, and between
times he bought a yacht the Amorita.
and viii next summer spend a part of
coast and into southern waters with
George Gibbs Mansfield, aged 5. and
Beatrice Cameron Mansfield, who is
George Gibbs adored mother
And il wasn't so many years ago that
this same Mansfield was an unknown
actor in the company of A NJ Palmer.
Originally a dry goods drummer for
the Boston firm of Jordan, Marsh &
Co., Mansfield had a desire to go on the
stage He was poor He lived in one
room over a shop in Sixth avenue, and
on occasions his comrades Of Bohemia.
finding him absent from the table
d hote at which he dined for 50 cents.
hunted him up and. knowin,F his pow
erty, insisted on his dining with them
lest he should go hungry. Such is the
amiable spirit of the artists. One night
at his humble repast Mansfield cried
Boys, l am going to make my name
Palmer has given me a chance in a new
/ play called "A Partisan Romance Stint
yourselves in dinner and cigars and buy
/ tickets in the gallery to see Dick Mans
field"
Next night he was not to be found in
either his room or the restaurant. Kelly,
subsequently the famous sculptor. and
Abbey, the now celebrated painter set
out in search of him. Anyway said
they. I'VE have enough money for a
dinner, and poor Dick mustn't starve. y
1t was a winter night. They found
Mansfield pacing up and down Sixth
avenue
Away. varlets." he cried. mansfield
eats no food this evening. for tomorrow
is the night when the world will begin
to talk Of him.
That's all right, Dick" said Abbey
but a full stomach is better. Think OF
tripe and a mutton stew. We have the
money for the dinner and a pot of ale
too''
So Mansfield finally consented tc
come down from the heights ct Parnas-
sus and accept the hospitality of his
friends. Next evening they climbed L
the gallery of the Union Square Their
chum was cast for small character
part. that of Baron Chevria1. He made
good his promise.
Two trunks belonging to Ethel Bar.
rymore and Harry Davenport wer.
stolen from a car at Reading, Pa
some weeks ago. The thieves, aftel
taking from them all that they de
sired. threw the trunks with the re
mainder of their contents into a creek
| where they were recently found by TIVE
farmers. who notified Manager Mishle
Of the Academy of Music. He in turl
informed the owners of the where
abouts of their property.
A clever victimizer Of theatrical man
ayers was arrested recently after
long and uninterrupted season Of pros
perity. He gave his name as H S
Van Arnum and his residence a
BROOKLYN, while he had Office room oil
Nassau street, New York His mod
OF warfare was 10 send to theatre man
ayers clippings from almost any news