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

hats. Il was taught to use my needle
when ] was a little girl says the canta-
trice, and my brain also, and many and
many is the time I would have gone
without pretty things if I had not known
how to make them myself"
James O'Neill tells an amusing yarn
-anent an occasion on which he was sent
open an engagement in FOrd's theatre,
Baltimore THE part. which was a long
one was sent TO me, said O'Neill, and
on q two days railrOading trip / man
pearance for rehearsal ] was told that
for some reason the bill was changed.
and that I would have to appear in an
other role The script of the part was
handed to me at 10 o'clock Monday morn
ing. 1t was longer than Hamlet I
told Mr. Ford that to memOrize the lines
by evening was impossible, much less re
hearse the business Ford entreated- i'm
plOred. flattered- He declared if I did not
supper time the question was not set
tied The house was sold out. and both
star and manager implored me to go on
and, if necessary. read the part from
the script. Double salary was offered if
I would only try, my best I finally re-
Tented. I think it was one of the hits
but gave a performance which induced
the star to embrace me. Some weeks aft
er I could not keep the secret any
longer. and so I informed Ford that I
three years before.
MignOnette Kokin is a vaudeville artistic
who has moro harmony in her feet than
in her voice. so she engaged d small
boy to assist her by singing the chorus
of her songs from the gallery The lads
name is Johnny and he has earned a
reputation for being ION the spot
Johnny, who is somewhat stout of build,
was recently assisting in the act of Mile
KOkin and had stationed himself in the
gallery after his custom The place was
crowded and he was obliged to squeeze
his way in front of a group of little
gods, who objected to his interfering with
their view, and who had no regard for
him as part of the show. Suddenly
one Of them planted his fist in john
ny's back with a violent thud- The blow
sent Johnny against the railing so Vio-
Iently that for the time being his use
fitness as a chorister was impaired
Miss kOkin paused, but there came no
answering chorus. She glanced up to the
gallery, fearing. that the boy was not
There; then, seeing him, motioned wildly
for him 10 take up his cue
Johnny was breathing hard. but finally
managed TO regain enough voice TO call
audibly: Say. wait a minute Ny wind
all gone A fresh guy UP here has broke
And thus did little Johnny make the
hit his life.
The following is from Town Topics:
Never was the ingratitude of the genus
actor
the funeral of Hillary Bell at the Church
of the Heavenly Rest, last Monday His
sudden and tragic death had shocked
theatrical and artistic circles, but among
the 400 persons present-a very large
gathering for a city which makes a prac-
tice of keeping away from funerals
there was one SOLITARY actor w J:
Ferguson David Belasco was one OF
the paIlbearers, and in the mass of flow
ers beside the coffin there was shear
of lilies sent BY Mrs Leslie Carter and
all the managers, actors and singers
whom Mr.. Bell had helped to make ia
nous during the last eighteen years, this
was the sum total of their gratetulness-
Yet Hilary Bell di0 more than any
other one writer of New York to keep
up public interest in theatrical affairs
He was a very interesting writer, and
his gossip and criticisms were quoted ex-
tensively out of Gotham But in some
things the theatrical professional IS
strangely ungrateful.
In the London Era is the following
interesting bit Of gossip.
Those ladies and gentlemen--and there
are plenty Of them in Paris-who delight
in feeling their flesh crawl flock
nightly to the Grand Guignal and wit
ness the performance of NJ, Andre de
Lor6e's One-act nightmare, lie System
due DOcteur Gaudran,' founded on Edgar
Poe's grewsome story. Two journalists
come to Dr. Guadran's private lunatic
asylum. There is nobody in the doctors
consulting room, but from an adjoining
apartment Issue dismal means. A tail,
pale gentleman enters, faulJlessly
dressed. with the Legion of Honor in his
buttonhole. and introduces himself as the
doctor The journalists begin the inter-
view. Their ton. however, is
interrupted by a shrek. Its all right"
says the kind doctor. only 2 lunatic IN
der treatment. He is in the next apart
ment- Excuse me a moment. He dis
appears and the noise ceases The jour
naiists begin to feel uncomfortable. The
doctor returns and the conversation pro-
ceeds- Once more the door opens. sew
eraI of the doctors colleagues enter and
sit down. Two or three ladies' also make