The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-08

it comes to making a speech before the
curtain and it was this spirit of cow
ardice that prevented his coming TO
New York to see the initial perform
ance of THE Sultan" at Wallack' s.
Once upon a time AIDE made a speech
at the old Whitechapel club in Chica-
go. and the result was so painful that
he has never attempted to repeat the
performance.
When the Foxy CUTLER company
arrived in Denver recently, Richard
Golden. the star. and Adolph link hap
pened to enter the hotel together.
Golden is man of medium height,
while link stands only three feet, nine
inches in his shoes, being the famous
lilliputian comedian.
The clerk looking down at link, took
him for Golden's son.
Your rate will be as usual. Mr..
Golden" said the clerk, but we won't
charge anything for the boy"
link, beng 80 years old and just like
any other man, except for his height,
was furious. But before he could utter
word, Golden saw a splendid oppor-
tunity for a practical joke. That's
very kind of you" he said. Come, son,
We'll go up TO the room"
link. instead CT making a fuss,
walked off with Golden and bided his
| time.
That evening, when the clerk had
''tumbled'' to the little mans identity.
! he started to apologize. but link
wouldn't let him talk at all, and went
on occupying the same room as Golden.
| At the end of the week the clerk hand
ed link his bill Then the little man
handed it back with the remark: "Oh.
no, that isn't mine. Papa will pay my
bill" The tables were completely
| turned on Golden, who dug up" the
| amount of links board for the entire
week.
George Primrose and Lew Dockstader
are to dissolve their partnership at the
| end of the season, and the company
now bearing the names of the two min
strels is to be continued under the
| leadership of Dockstader- Because OF
! this dissolution OF partnership, Klaw &
Erlanger viii not carry out their an
! nounced intention of organizing a min
strel company. headed by Mr.. Dock
stader to tour the country next season
| The reason for this change of plans
on the part of the prominent theatrical
| firm is due wholly to the newly formed
| resolution of George Primrose, TO the
| effect that this is to be his last year
at the head of a minstrel company.
When II was learned that he was &c
I
would be a more desirable thing foI
him. il possible. to take the company
Of which he is now a member and rur
| 1t, with James Decker, the present
manager of the organization, as his
mana ger, than TO carry out his pre-
arranged plan of heading the big min
strel company planned by Klaw & Err
LANCER.
! Accordingly, he secured his release
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nounced the abandonment of their pro-
posed minstrel company.
Recently Selma Fetter Royle wen
[ hunting for apartments in New York
To one janitor she said: I want a nic'
sunny room. you know. What's th'
expense. Mr. Janitor?' Two hundred
dollars month, madam"
/ Louis James and Frederick Ward'
are making a triumphal tour of thu
large cities on the Pacific coast II
every city the sign, standing Room
Only has to be displayed Evidentl,
Shakespeare does not spell bankruptcy
William Gillette, who makes his frs
appearance here in Sherlock Holmes
shortly, is perhaps the most successful
living dramatist. Born of wealthy par
| ents, he at very early age, developed
a tendency for things theatrical and
has made il his life work. His first play
was 1.-THE Professor" and his list o.
successes includes 1.-THE Private Score
tary," Because She Loved Him So,
ITO Much Johnson, 4" ''AIl the Comforts
of Home Held by the Enemy Sc
cret Service" and Sherlock Holmes.
| a collection of successful plays no
equaled by any dramatist of recen
times. Mr.. Gillette's income from thes'
plays is something enormous, and +;
conservative estimate makes him thu
I wealthiest actor on the dramatic stag
today. His performance of "Sherlocl
Holmes is said to be the most wonder
full entertainment. 1t ran an entire sea
son in New York. another season il
London. and this is his second season
on the road in this country At tn
end of this season sherlock Holmes
viii be sheived, so that the coming visi
viii be the last as we'll as the first il
which Mr.. Gillette will be seen as tn
great detective Of fiction
4 The world still harbors many soul
i filed with the thirst for histrtonic Tau