Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-07-04

"Why don't ! give up theatrical
career, now that | am home with my
children, and settle down to the every
day responsibility Of an ordinary hum
drum llre2 Wen, | don't knoW-yes !
do know the truth Is / can't J have
been In the business a good many ycars
now, and | have got to stick 90 H.
have got 70 stick to ii The flash Of the
footlIghts and the glamor Of the profess
sion have no particular charm for me,
Yet must stick to the business
Thus mucngly spoke Madam Dam
&C.. widow OF the late oscar Ellason.
90 Doscret News man who met her at
the home VI her parents one day this
week. Mrs EIlasou was clad IN the
deepest black and her words were as
somher as the weeds she wore. There
were traces OF sunshine In her features,
but 1t was apparent that the cloud of
her husbands tragic and unfortunate
fate still hung heavily upon her, AS
the unbidden tears arose In her eyes
Throughout the interview. ana sus-
picious huskiness Of the voice was pres
ent Tos OF the time
You can understand said she "Why
/ say Il can't
And here there was a brave struggle
fol tn. mastery Of conflicting emotions.
After Che had conquered her feelings,
which she did IN a moment or two. she
continued
"rhare are so many old memories that
crowd themselves before my vision, and
J lind myself ponderng and pundering
til / emit endure It. They are pleas
ant memories too but they are all
oyershadowed and put T. flight by the
horrible recollection Of Oscars death.
DO YOU wonder that want to go back
10 the stUge-that j am going back in
September. / don't think you do, Yes,
st is true that am going to do yaude-
Niln dancing and magic. | have done
IL before with success, too, the Aus
tral'an public and critics say
aud certainly she spoke the plain
truth, for Australian newspaper clip
pings by the score, attest her clever
rerH not only as terpsicnoreWu ARTIST
but as cml mcI as we'll
Uvtrtlug for q moment, Mrs Eldson
Continued. "I have been IN the harness
almost constantly the last few years.
by the way. it is Just I'VE years ana
one month ago since we left for Aus
tallu. We went by way of Vancouver
The company did an immense business
through New Zealand and the whole of
Australasia Al sydney We played iu
Che Palace lheatli tor 100 consecutive
nights and that, too, without ever
having small! house Dante WAS the
rage. Dante was on eVerybOdys lips
H. was always spoken Of IN terms of
highest praise. Criticism OF him was
never heard Other workers of magic
they had sen, but with them there was
only one Dante. Today there is but
one IN their estimation. such fame
ms he was attained could only mean
one ihinG n continued any considerable
length Of time great wealth, and even
tualN am easy and retired life Then
Ike the li5h,nings flash came the blow
that-Well you know how his friends
felt no home | don't believe they felt
ns badly as They did in Australia. SYM
pathv came from government officials
from everybody The schools closed
on the day of his funeral which was at
tended by thousands, and hs grave is
still visited by them, As they pass
through the beautiful cemetery In which
his romans rest they point to the place
where Dante the Great sleeps.
After oscars death ! tried TO man
age Che company alone In seven
mtnths my baby was born a dear little
risp sow three years old. We call
him Oscar after his father, and | only
hope he will be as good a man as was
his father As soon as | was strong
enough / took hold Of the company and
managed 1t myself Yes more than
that ] played the part of Madam
Dante In Oscars life time had
been his chief assistant | knew every
trick he did When he was gone I
donned his clothes, aud every trick he
ever turned | duplicated, perhaps not
as deity as he did but duplicated
them all the SAME. and as ! have told
you the critics said | did we'll Then
] went into vaudeville. / was my own
manager and my undertakings pros
pered. And Il is vaudeville into which
/ shall go on the opening OF the the
atrlcal season in the fall My children
Ethel aged 10. and Oscar aged 81
VIII leave in Salt Lake. and to them
Will return TO spend my vacation next
year