The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-27
STORIES ABOUT PLAYERS.

STORIES ABOUT PLAYERS.
In a description Of Anna Held's new
production "Mam'sel Napoleon" the
New York correspondent Of the Gin
cinnau Enquirer says:
'Resplendent, indeed, Is the represen-
tGtiOn of an opera ball in a theatre that
is a marvel Of painting and construc-
ton. FancifullY dressed jewellers I'LL
the stage and boxes, while the auditori-
UNI beyond is a wonderful illusion Of
distance, though the spectators in the
galleries, being created with a brush,
become notwithstanding with their inn
mOvabilty. No assemblage of diverse
ly and gorgeously cOstumed women
has exceeded this behind the footlights.
The selection of the women proves that
Anna Held doesn't fear to be surround
ed by beautiful creatures. But OBJ
serve that the willy Anna doesn't con-
ceal her own outlines in an empire
gown. even when she appears with
ladies in the garb of the Bonaparte pc
Rod. Her bodice is sl5in-tight over her
hips, while those Of her companions
stop Just below the armpits And,
speaking Of her skin. It is barred so far
down the back at times that she al
most sits on herself when she takes a
chair. Yes, yes-she is the same little
imp, after she gets out Of the Richepin
drama into the extravaganza which
Clay NJ. Greene. Joseph Herbert and
Gustave Luders have interspersed with
American fun and music. The hearth
est applause given to her is when she
thrusts her head through Il black cloth,
so that it seems to belong on the Shout
GERS Of a doll. and mines with her
roguish face and the little manikin's
arms and legs while singing again,
"Oh. Won't You Come and Play Wiz
Ne" Then she becomes once more the
soubrette whom her husband used to
advertise with stories of milk baths
and posters Iettered. Go to Held
Shakespeare, growled the busy
New York man over his after-theatre
supper, was several points shy in his
count. He said that one man in his
life played many parts; but in these
times a man plays many parts every
day Of his life.
To-day, for instance. without even
a supernumerary's pay in return. was
first a butler, opening the door Of the
shining room in the restaurant TO let
two women enter; then I was some
thing between a policeman and a bu-
reau of information for an old woman
on the corner who wanted to cross
Broadway and also know how to get
to the Thirty fourth street ferry. On
the car I had to play conductor frs
by telling the regular official. who was
inside, that he might start the ear since
I was on board, and again by stopping
il because he couldn't see my signal.
on the elevated 7 had to act as collector
for the company by putting my ticket
in the box after I'd bought If.
Next I had to be my own announcer
at an elevator shaft in a building where
there was no signal, and in a lunch
room I had not only to act as waiter,
but also footed up my own account.
came pretty near acting as a fireman,
too, for I discovered q blaze in a bull D.
ing. but another man pulled the box
just ahead of me. Then I stopped q
mans hat from coming TO an untimely
end in a sewer opening, and also played
nurse in a street car accident. I'm the
theatre tonight ] had to be my own
usher owing to the rush in the aisle.
And now I've got 20 give this waiter
tip for not waiting On me at ALL
Frank keenan, relates an episode which
happened some years ago. when he was
with a reDertOry company playing trag-
edies The play was "Othello, and the
scene was the one IN which the jealous
Moor demands the handkerchief.
To one of the audience st evidently
seemed as though the play at this point
rolling a big red bandanua handkerchief
into ball ne threw 80 straight at the
head Of the astonished tragedian ex-
claiming
Here. YOU Take mine. and for heav-
ems sake go on with the play