The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-05-22

OF his play suddenly discovers that
the heroine of it is q French woman,
whereupon he insists that they con-
verse hereafter in her native tongue.
1T should be explained that the piece
is i'm one act only. it Is probable that
Walter and Rejane Will give it at a
matinee in London early in June. at
which time the French actress is COINS
to the metropolis 90 play short sea
son with COqueliu.
With some such adaptation of the
Shakespe tragedy, Adams and
Bernhardt should succeed admirably
During a recent performance Of
"ParsifaP' I'm Newark the actor Wn0
played the name part wore squeaklng
shoes When he assembled or descended
a high flight of stone stairs the music
of his heels called forth TemOnstrance5
from the gallery;
"A new pair Of shoes for yours was
shouted al the star.
The gallery gods applauded wildly
when Parsifal declaimed-atter the
duck hunting bow the knee to no
king save one, the Redeeemer.' Later
he remarked. Blessed be he who
trusts i'm the Lord also Nothing can
be done without the help Of the Re
deeemer.'
This bit Of dialogue was overheard in
the foyer:
what DO you think Of the SHOVE"
"Finel Them biokes over at the Met
ropolitan may put up more money TO
see it, but, say, amt Mrs. Prluker the
real thingy'
Heinrich Conried had his experience
as a manager before he undertook
either German, theatricals IN the ir-
wing Place theatre, New York, or Ger
man opera i'm the Metropolitan opera
house.
On one occasion he was in western
city and standing near the ticket taker
of the opera house seeing that none b1t
the proper tickets were placed ign the
box A large. red-faced man, who leo
"a strengthening bulldog by a chain
approached and grufiy said 20 the
d0oUkeeper that he wanted 10 hear the
music me ticket taker looked toward
Mt. -CGnried, and at the same moment
T one of the theatre STAFF whispered m
mis- ear:
That's Alderman so-and-So. Better
let him pass
AN right. Go in" said NIr. Conried.
"But you must leave your dog out
side
sure" said the alderman, looseuing
the chain from his wrist and handing
the end of it To Mr.. Conried. You can
take care of him"
The manager looked down at the
bulldog at the ugly uplifted face, az
the feroCiOus jOWl disclosing big white
teeth. and then he hurriediy eX-
claimed:
.AIj right, sir. Pass right in, both Of
YOU"
Exactly how old are you, anyway:
asked q friend of Lillian Russell.
II have a friend" replied the actress
with apparent ivrelevanCe, who was
born in mid-ocean on an ocean steam
er. After she and her mother had
. landed the steamer. on its return rTlp,
blew up. So practically she has no
birthplace. Ny age is like that she
added, after pause.
Not long since Madame Patti said
that she attributed the present cOndi-
ton Of her health and her voice both
of which she considers very good. TO
the fact that she had always, and does
STILL live in a house of open windows.
She believes in fresh air, and the win
dow Of her own room is kept wide open,
night and day. no matter what the con-
ditiOn of the weather
Nine. Bernhardt. however who can
also be looked 10 for expert testimony
i'm the matter Of health preservation
employs a different system,
INV way iu life is exactly the OPP
posite of Nine, PATHS" the French
actress says. For she demands air
while ] live always shut in.
Il drive in a closed carriage TO the
theatre. Enthusiasm keeps me alive
and we'll The fatigue of the theatre
delights instead of weakens me.
II go 90 bed at 3 O'Clock in the morn
ing and get up at 8 O'Clock. L am for
twelve hours in the theatre without the
fresh air or the daylight. AT Belle
Isle. i'm the summer. L am continually
in the open air. for even when / am IN
the house the windows are wide open
Most of the other celebrated women.
asked about their daily regime, en-
phasize the importance of fresh air.
Tano Hadfug found her greatest Tecre-
alton I'm resting at her Heuilly villa
and IN travel.
Yv4tte Guilbert, Who has been am IN
Falidifor three years. and Is. therefore.
less If an authority ON the subject