The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-19


A rather good example OF the Cahill /
humOr is found In the appended anec- |
dOte. The comedian was an invited and /
a popular guest at small supper and, !
the host knowing that she had an exc
tensive repertoire Of pieces insisted |
that she speak for the ladies and gen /
tlemen present
Miss CahH. to his surprise. declared
that she never knew many recltatons
and that she had forgotten about an that |
she ever did know. Stiil the host urged
her 20 try and remember at least one, the
potion scene from Romeo and Juliet /
Gray's "Elegy." or something. Still Miss
Cahill demurred. After continued and
''I can remember one little tragic piece
about 'Rebecca az the Well,'." she said,
but that wouldn't do
eyes, I'm sure it would cried the
host please let us hear il and judge
III is very brief" said the star of
Nancy Brown" doubtfully.
80 much the better, cried the man
ager. Everybody hates these long
Woody pieces. Please lst's hear it,"
Thus urgently pressed, Miss Cahlll
cleared her throat, assumed a gloomiE
tragic expression, ana Eeeiltu TINS sau
tribute 10 the memory of Rebecca;
Into the drinking water well
That the plumber built her,
Awkward Aunt Rebecca fell.
We must buy a fiFer.
Thousands have wondered why Vir-
ginia Harmed, when she married q. II.
I Southern, did not change her name on
the bill boards as wen es on the marriage
license. Last week Virginia explained.
/ lit is because, my dear friend, she told
the last inquirer, 81 do not wish TO be
known as "a railroad. have trouble
enough now" "a railrOad?' Queried the
friend. Yes. You see there, are already
the Kansas Southern, the Canada
Southern, the Georgia Southern and the
Texas Southern don't think there IS
any need of a Virginia sothern, do your
Louisville will be the first city to see
I Mrs Wigs OF the Cabbage Palch' ana
I .LOveV Mary" when these dramatiZatiOns
of Mary Hegan's popular stories are
transferred to the stage. Manager Tyler
/ has selected Louisville for the premier
/ for two reasons: First, II Is the home
of the author and also Of Mrs. FleNner,
who is making the dramatizationsi and
/ secondly, the cabbage patch is part
/ OF Louisville, and on this account the
/ play viii have triple local interest NJ
I is thought that "A weeks engagement VIII
/ be played I'm Louisville early IN October,
/ preceding the more pretenuous opening
/ In New York.
Hall Calne is evidently a firm believer
/ in thu strenuous melodrama, fact that
/ Is proved by "The Christian" The
I MauNman." and. it Is said, 'The Eternal
/ City" In fact during the London re-
I hearsal of the latter play which is at
Z present being given In this country by
I Viola Allen and company, Mr.. Caine OBJ
/ iected to the mildness OF BeerhOhm
| Trees handling of the heroine In one OF
/ the principal scenes.
AS an argument in favor Of physical
activity the eccentric author declared;
/ Mr.. Tree. i once witnessed an Italian
/ actor hurl leading lady across the
"That Is nothing remarkable" retorted
/ the fiery Tree. when I was in France
| the last time. I saw an actor grab a
1 woman by the feet and dust the stage
/ with her. But it was Punch and Judy
Z show
Whereupon Mr.. Calne wilted.
/ Miss Ida Haverly. daughter Of the late
/ Colonel Jack Haverly, whose name VIII
/ forever be prominent In the history Of
/ minstrelsy. is to make her debut on the
. vaudeville stage. She is a very pretty
] and charming young woman, with a
D meZZO soprano voice of great power. Miss
, Haverlv takes TO the stage largely as. a
I matter Of necessity. Yet she said the
/ other day. sit will really crafty my
! earliest ambition. When l was little
/ bit of girl 1 Travelled all over the coun-
. try with my father, and at 10 ! had
+ firmly made up my mind 70 go on the
. stage. Father however, vigorously OPP
/ posed this. although be gave me the best
/ teachers money could procure to cultivate
nv voice. Before he died he said one
. dav. Ida. If L leave you nothing else
. YOU viii always have the name Of the
( HaVcrlV MINISTRIES to fall back on AS
I "a matter of fact when he died, more tHdn
; "a wear and a half ago, his successor was
J under contract TO pay my mother ana
/ myself $50 a week for the use on the lalIlS
I for five years. The payment was stopped
/ al the end of the first year. and We are
[ now fighting the matter In the courts. IN
the meantime found it necessary 90 &c
I something for our support ana Loul'
mat vaudeville offered the greatest at
. traction
James III. Decker. in his effort 10 make
/ Lew DOckstaders all star Minstrel com
panv notable. has signed the, Loren
/ FAMILY of aCrObats, who VIII make tneif
/ first appearance I'm America as members
Of this ORGANIZATION. The deal was closed
The Torches are seven In number. and
I'm their act they use seven ponies, who
. play an important part IN their eVolu-
/ ti0ns and gyrdtiOns. The acrobats leap
/ and turn single. double and triple soner-
. sauIts 10 and from the animals backs
. and from pyramids. using the ponies Tor
bases. One Of the men Juggles anotner on
/ his feet and the latter finally makes a
| double turn from the pedal eXtremllle
I % the back Of one OF the ponies aLIeI
I passing over two others.
| There are two men. two women, TWO
| Girls and a boy ir the troupe As their
I act IS UNIQUE. it IS not unlikely Jnat MI.
/ Decker win arrange for them 70 nave a
/ New York appearance before going out
( with the Ministries. as the latter VIII not
I play a city engagement untu next spIlls-
&c
one Of the principal song hits in "The
! Sultan of Sulu" which continues to gain
/ fame and financial favor i'm New York.
! IS the "R-e-m-O-r-s-e' verse reCited by
Z Moulan. containing that expressive line
concerning the cold gray dawn Of the
on one OF George AIDES request ban
] duet tours to the eastern tideWater he
admitted publicly that he had tried IN
vain 10 cOmDOse an additional verse for
the song and was disappointed thereaL
/ WhereupOn correspondent of the New
[ York Tribune came bravely 10 the front
I with a contribution To was written, he
said. by a newspaper man in a basement
establishment where the Park Row build
ing now stands, and, like THE Old
/ Daken Bucket was composed from a.
fun heart. He further declared that he
had been waiting for fourteen years for
the proper opportunity to offer IT 10 the
public it runs as follows
r. T. Morse and old Con Triton.
D. them both and d. their mission
On this earth. 10 make men suffer for
their brief sporadic joys,
Making smiling faces fearful,
Making life and death both fearful,
D. them both I wonder what these
buffers did when they were boys2
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Arthur DEACON. who plays the part Of
the tough boy ~ Peggy from Paris.
was at one period Of his career Identified
with "a DrecariOus dramatic organization
which YVES doing time On the one-night
stands One evening after a perform
anCe fin g particularly small and unprO-
ductlve town DEACON was sitting In the
office OF the local hotel when the man