The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-11-01

Frank Daniels sat in his rooms in New
York trying to entertain two friends VINO
had insisted on accompanying nm nome
much to his disgust Ihey were COM
mercial Dc sons both. but Daniels had
gone 70 college with them ever so many
years ago. and they had told nm no"
much they had admired his work, anu
reminded him of old times, so he gave
in But he had work 70 do that night,
for he is writing comic opera, anu ne
felt bored 1T meant sitting up Wothlls
after they had gone anG that might be
at sunrise. It looked that way MI
Daniels is incidentally starring 10 Inc
Office Boy" under the Dillingham; man
agement but he thinks he can write
Isn't it easy to write funny things?,,'
asked Smith. who was in the VarnlSn
business. Daniels bit his lips NO trOu-
bic" he said. Get your idea; then toss
e off. For instance: Automobiles are all
That's funny" put in Hodges. the
other man; automobiles the go-see the
point. smith?
iels, paying no attention to the Interrupt
ton. you start out like this;
"Oh. whizzing. thing that goes so last.
How long will your old boilers last.
Fine by Jove" broke in Smith. but
suppose YOU were doing a stunt FOR q
high-class magazine; how would you be
funny without vulgarity2'
Nothing easier remarked Daniels,
reaching for a match;
Like midas ear that history taught
The murderous wheels of Juggernaut.'
"YOu ought to live in England inter
rupted Hodges. "In this country Won
can't be a laureate. over there YOU would
have a chance to arrive at distinction
It's a shame. A man Of your talents. BY
Have a little more Scotch and soda"
remarked Daniels. Both Of YOU
Thanks" remarked his callers to-
II say ventured smith. how would
you DO the automobile stunt for penny
'.That remarked Daniels. lis too easy.
7 should start something like this:
Il know that you're coming, you erusty
galoQt,
For my ears are made wise by your sassy
wonderful 20 remarked Hodges. Mar
velOus. gasped Smith. helping himself
to cigar. Continuing the latter said;
I'VE just dropped IN out of curiosity, but
1 az least am astOnished.'
Me too put IN Hodges.
Gentlemen remarked Daniels. II am
glad indeed TO meet persons Of such great
diseernment. When can you dine with
me?"
One Of Josephine Cohan's favorite sto-
ries was of an experience in camp some
where i'm the Adirondacks. Miss Conan
recommended a woman who had seen
better days who lived little ways down
the lake. Miss Cohan engaged her. Two
days afterward she saw a scene that re-
minded her OF Elaine 1t was her
washerwoman padding in a dugout be
mind "a heap Of snowy linen.
'Less'n a year ago. said the woman
alphabetically at wouldn't had to a used
the boat. 1 brung &c by the colt. But
one day he jes' got collie or somethin'
and rolled over on the grass and died.
My, how we miss that colt. We'd had him
for twenty years"
Stuart RobsOn's personal estate has
been appraised at Sal.32 a schedule Of the
estate having been filed last Thursday
by Leon Laski. counsel Tor May Dough
eItv alua-t widow and Administrative
OF Henry W stuart Stuart Robson
Nearly all OF 1T rs in cash deposits IN
banks and trust companies. The value OF
contracts with Bronson Howard. Angus
tus Thomas and Charles Gibson for the
plays THE Henrietta" and THE Educa-
lion OF AIT. Pip. is set down as being
undetermined,