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

STORIES ABOUT PLAYERS.
Some young girls at a summer resort
were giving a vaudeville performance for
thought himself facetious tossed upon
the stage after one of the turns a bOu-
quet whose chief ingredient was d head
of cabbage. The girl who received this
Offering Of appreciation read the card
that accompanied it, and advanced to the
TT gives me great pleasure she said.
"to know that Mr.. Edward Morgan has
enjoyed my performance. ] hoped that
the audience might IKE 1t, but | never
expected for a moment that MI Morgan
would 50 far lose his head as 10 throw 1t
upon the stage
'-Biff' Hall. who varies his duties Of
police court justice in Chicago with that
Of correspondent for a dramatic paper
has about as many friends in the the
atrical profession as any man His latest
bon mot concerns a young man who was
brought before him charged with va
ceuce
What is your BUSINESS queried Hall,
according to his own account
Ny wife is an actress
THAT is good defense was the jus
tees answer.
They are citing notable instances Of
King EDWARD 6 remarkable tact in Paris.
For instance, instead Of going behind the
scenes at the theatre, as he was wont TO
do in his belle jeunesse. he sat In the
-
pretty actresses to be brought in to see
him and chat with him His majestys
remarks are thus reported
To Nine Bartet the king said: 1T is
always with renewed pleasure, madame,
that I see you and applaud YOU
To the young Mile Plerat his majesty
remarked: You are simply charming,
mademOiselle; you have a glorious fu-
ture before you.
SOrel ELECTED from his ma esty the re
nection: You are, indeed, mademoiselle,
absolutely delicious. absolument delici-
What could be more truly royal than
such compliments as these?
James Neil and his wife (Edyth Chap
NAM were in Chicago not so very long
ago, and while there Mr. Neil thought he
recognized a waiter in the hotel dining
room.
my good mau2" he asked; lin San Fran
cisco Los Angeles, Spokane or Denver
I've never been west Of Chicago, sir, -
but your face is very familiar. I'm
sure said the actor. you must have
waited on me somewhere.
Yes. sir; I did. sir" admitted the gen
tleman of the cloth. sniling1y.
And where was it2''
I'm 'DivOrcOns,' sir. I was engaged by
Mrs. Fisze when you were her leading
man, sir, 20 take part in the dinner scene.
sir. Tt was a number of years ago, sir.
1t was afterward explained that the
professional waiter was engaged 10 lend
realism TO the scene on the occasion men
toned and that on several occasions
since he has supported" Mrs. Fiske IN
her REVEALS Of the French comedy.
When Stuart Robson appeared for the
last time in The Henrietta" at the
Grand opera house in New York City. he
remarked that this was the last time
THE Henrietta would ever be played.
So Jealous was he at the thought that
auv other actor should appear in his role
Of BERTHE, that understand he had
provision in his viii that all the manu-
scripts connected with the play should
be destroyed imme diately upon his death
10 his wife, The Henrietta" is the finest
woman In the world. One point upon
which Robson was particularly sensitive
was his age. He was such a complete
him in the role of BERTHE ever realized
how old he was J. r. SIoddart was
talking with Robson about The Bonnie
Briar Bush" shortly before he sailed for
Nova Scotia, and remarked that ne would
use the same play next season BY the
way" said Mr.. Robson. there is a great
opportunity for an old man. The part
just fits you.
StOddart. I'm not so very old.
You are doing pretty well, though"
why, said the actor. 7 had to ask
my mother to let me go to see one OF the
Rip Van WinkIe,' and I was just cutting
my second teeth. when you put on The
Henrietta That isn't so bad for an aged
man.
There is very little likelihood Of Jean
de Reszke ever coming to this country
again to sing he evidently does not see
any chance Of cOmings his terms being
practically prohibitive, as he now asks