Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-20


binding ties that develop into home and
domesticIty, and thus It Is that their
affections find Judgment solely In
friendships formed in the profession
that always lonely world in which they
live by themselves
Friendships thus formed are lasting
and sincere. We, Of one city. meet our
friends daily. They, OF the entire earth,
or as much OF II as they traverse, may
not meet even familiar face for
months at a time And II Is this con-
dillon, according 10 Howard Kyle, that
led to the custom now so general
among actors, Of scrIbbling a
greeting upon the dressing room mir
ror addessed to the player who is next
to occupy the room.
Dressing room literature" remarked
Mr., Kyle the other day, has been In
vogue for number Of years but until
this season | did not realize that the
custom of greeting written on the
glass with soap had become so general
that certain stars VIII actually take
offense at Its omission. Such Is actual.
ly the case, John Drew and Lawrence
.D'Orsay had set.tO of no little Inn
portance because the latter failed 10
write something in the stars dressing
room at Louisville Drew only few
nights before had addressed pretty
sentiment to D'Orsay. 1t ran something
like this:
you ever-genial, chubby fellow,
With humor clean and fun that's
mellow
OFT with smiles you've chased the
tears away;
God bless you, pal, and Happy New
Years Day"
Now, D'Orsay came TO the theater In
THE Earl Of Pawtuoket," and the
Verse was the first thing he discovered.
IL delighted him, 10 be held In such
high esteem by Mr.. Drew was a great
pleasure. But Mr.. D'Orsay Is English.
lie did not remember when he got TO
Louisville, that Drew was to play there
next, and 1t never once entered his
head, OF course, to inscrIbe anything
10 Mr.. Drew. The latter, knowing
that D'Orsay was the preceding star
made his way to the dressingroom and
eagerly scanned the mirror. 1t was
immaculate. Drew demanded the
presence Of the janitor, and was taking
him to task for having washed the
mirror when the frightened attache
proved that water nor brush had
touched that particular room since the
EarFs departure. What grieyed Mr.
Drew was the thought that Dorsay dld
not even take the trouble to acknow-
edge his greeting, II would have been
worse TO have thought that D'Orsay did
not Know the eminent American star |
was playing in that nelghborhood. But. |
aN II was, there was actually an es- |
arrangement between the two until D. |
Orsay wrote a note Of apology. And |
tbey are now good friends again"
Mr. Kyle has collection Of copies |
or inscriptions that have been left TO |
MN by well known players, and some
OF mem are choice, especially those of |
comic opera comedians such as Frank
Daniels Jeit DeAngelis and Francis
wilson. The custom has become so
common that In many theaters of the
east the management provides a Ger.
tain soft chalk for the dresslngrooms.
one that VIII not scratch the glass, nor
set smear II.
Mr. Kyle added that hc believed the
custom itself came naturally to modern
actors through the law Of inheritance.
III the days OF the Ell2qbethans, when
uctlhB was crime the players would
Nrlte words OF warning upon align
posts, For example. "Ye SHERIFF. of
Notinghamme turks near Pasge on"
Ana the next player to pass that way
Knew hQftnp fhoO 10 t,, IL |
borhood.
This idea has since been improved
upon by lhe American tramp who has
an alphabet Of signs and marks for tho
gate-posts, indicating whether wood.
pile a dog or a kind lady is to be found
within.
The Dramatic club hallIng from the
University Of Utah under the direction
OF Prof Maude May BabCock, give lis
annual presentation at the Theuter last
night In the presence Of n large and
merry crowd. There were no such
scenes as those which made last years
performance memorable, notably the
contributions ofVcgetablcs. etc. but the
students were full Of hllarty and tho
air was rent with college yells, uen.
dered fortunately between the actsl
ana one Of the stalls was occupied by
a crowd Of "frats' who had one of
their number bindfolded during tho
evening passing through the myster.
les Of initiation, There was thus a good
deal In front Of the house 10 entertain
whenever the curtain was down. and |
while the play was going ON the audi.
cnce did not lack moment for amuge.
ment, While "a Scrap Of Paper ls
rather delicate and difficult for amateur
production, II was rendered quite well
from that standpoint The two rncl-
Qal parts, In the hands Of Miss Iarkcr |
ana Mr. Thomas, were wen played in
the main. though little more ginger"
ON the pnrt OF each would have been
acceptable. Mr.. johnson IN the comedy
lole' was rather more mt home than
the Others, Mr. Carlson PLAYED with
yigor but his makeup was hardly tbo
IDEAL Mr. Marshal acted the boy can.
ably, and Miss Bltncr though ovor
with a difficult part. looked
very charming In H. Miss Thbl,ts
Miss SnoY Miss SchImiarer ana Miss
credit. Wv"
The stage was handsomely dressed
ana me ladies' We're CharmIngly gowned.
Mr.. Shepherds orchestra contributed
10 the pleasure ~ the evening by some
very artistic rcnltIons.
Augustus T. McCunc. business man.
lger OF the James and Warde company.
was here during the week, lamontlng
me tact that the popular combination
could not get suitable dates NJ the Salt
Lake Thealer ANA would therefore have
10 pass on east without giving us A
glimpse of their new and magnificent
production of Julius Caesar" which IL ,
NE principal vehicle of the return trip.
Ogden VIII sec the performance next
thursday and Provo on Friday, and
from there the company makes the long
lump TO Kansas city.
Mr.. W9rde ia giving his beautiful I'm.
expectation OF Mare Antony--one OF
me finest things In his repertolre-and
MT James, of course. IL the Brutus.
hiss Alma Nluger Is the new leading
woman, ana Norman Hackett stlll does
leads with the stars,
James NELL tho actor and Oliver Mo.
rosco proprietor Of Moroscos Grand