The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-05-01

Telbin Their vschcraft Plauche's bon
mot Dangers Of Wych street. Honest
men in thieves quarters. Doves among
rocks. Vanished ToOkery. Very catch
ing. Decidedly taking. Something uni-
que, Parry Londres. Dick Grain.
Iauuy Holland. la petite Ducnesse
HoliaHdaisc, Blunt hut sharp, German
Reed. The PA de QuatTe. A first ap~
Uearauce-aIso disapuear rance. Tribula-
tou OF Taft Reeds Of the River. Mol
ISIS music. Diversions. William cal
colt PautOmime No pleasure without
Paynes. forgotten opera Gloves.
Blanchard pun. Next please
THE banquet given to the Scenic
Artists on Sunday. January 81
1904. at the Imperial restaurant, with
Sir Alma Tadema, r. A., in the chair,
and some two hundred convives in as
many other chairs of less Importance,
recalls TO my mind the scene painters 1
have known, and with whose names at
least / have been acquainted. Their
names SO far as scene painters are con-
CeTned have been familiar TO me since
my very earliest days of knowing any
thing at all worth knowing. And to
think that ON this exceptional Occa-
sion, though i fancy / heard the name
Of StanfieId mentioned in one speech,
set I did not catch that of Roberts
nor did I hear even any ahuslOn TO
John O'ConnOr, a member of the Water
color society and one of the neatest
aquarellists thar cOmpany-Of artists
has ever known
Grieve was a steady going, matter
0f-fact sort OF man. and seemed 10
me 20 be the practical side of Telbin,
his partner They had a studio out of
Wych street. in what was literally a
thieves quarter" Plauche. the we'll
known writer of NestTis EXtraVa-
Eanzas, wrapped himself up i'm a SOM
bre cloak ia order TO visit these scenic
artists in their dangerous quarter. He
was encountered by a sympathetic
friend who, seeing his suit of woe, in
quiIed its cause. It's a serious mat
ter" answered Pauche, "a mourning
visit. I'm going to GTieve for Telbin-'
Their pupils, young fellows who might
or might not, have been able TO hold
their own if assaiIed by the mischiev-
Gus young rufiiaus lOahng about chs
quarter, had 10 run the gauntlet OF
these street blackgu9rds ON their way
TO the painting room i'm this out of the
way quarter. Police seldom intertered,
AIessrs. Grieve and Telbin themselves
personally were we'll known, and their
persons and property were. respected.
But with their pupils and assistants
the case was different. These could
not be robbed. as they never had any
thug on them tafter the first yisi0
worth taking. and before their first
visit they were individually warned
not 20 come into the Stun with watch
and money This quarter is pulled
down now. and the next part TO dis
appear VIII probably be the Olympic
theatre, and all that remains of Wych
street.
When I was writing for the Hay-
market. iu the time of Manager Buck
stone. low comedian Compton. William
Fauen, it, the light comedian, and
brilliant little Coincidence and bright
s0ugstress. Louise Kelley Mrs. Mon
JaEu Williamsl. john O'COunOr Cor
stay, was 90 William OConnor-Wel,
uo matter whether John or William, it
was 0'Couuor anyway was the artist
Who did the scenery for my bur
leFuue Of Venus and Adonis. He was
delighted with the opportunity given
him 10 indulge his fancy I'm a way that
was not open to him when decorating
for ordinary modern pieces, where the
acting WuF carried ON i'm "a modern
draWing-T0um, or I'm "eXteridTs' with
which everyone was familiar. Shakes
peaTe and authors of extravaganza,
gave the artists a chance. O'COuuOr
used to sketch his plans, not using a
pencil but simply moist brush, and
one of these, a really beautiful eE-
ample of his art. / have still In MY
possession. "a gift from him, 'as fresh
as paint that ia. as bright as on the
day it was dashed off, I'm about twenty
minutes, iu the painting room of The
old HaymaFket some thirty years ago,
J- represents an imaginary railway line
.iu perspective, with a farciful Watcn
box for the lookout man on duty; and
the scene developed from this sketch,
though only back cloth, a few fee-
from the "fOte" d. @. fOOtiights), con-
veyrd the effect of q vast jungle with
% line of railway roughly cut through
it, Then his scene for Very Catch
ms" one OF the slight musical pieces
I wrote for the German Reeds company
al The Gallery of Illustration i'm Regent
street. was something absolutely per-
feet III represented am imaginary
island, on the Thames, ju summer time,
The river h9Wigg between it and the
front of the stage representing dry
land 60 which access was obtained ly
passing over some stepping stones
where the river ran quickest ana was
therefore an it's shau0West. The light
ing of this scene TOO was absolutely
perfect. and. Bon spite of all the modern
improvements, ! do not remember 20
have ever seen in So small a compass
tfor this uT1sCeuium was not wider
than ii fair sized ordinary drawing
ro.m) "a STAGE picture OF "a similar sub
jset thar surpassed this one ia any
detail whatever.
And here 1 may break OF for a while.
intending 20 return to- my scene pain
reIs later on. 10 rec0U-, an incident or
two connected with the production Cf
Very Catching al the Gallery of IL
luztration,
Up 90 certain period the unique en-
tertaiumeut known for years as the
German Reeds Gallery of Tllust-a-
ti1u," had been carried on by AiT. and
Mrs Heed-Mrs- Reed had been ON the
stage as Miss Priscilla Horton. a
charming actress, and an accomplished
yocalist-in conjunction with John
Parry the iuimitable. Parry's health,
however, as time went on, failed him
and the extraordinary success Of che
trio was imper.lled. Fortunately Cor
uay Grain, then quite a young man and
mere amateur had attractea tEeI
notice. and on him fell the mantle of
John Parry no was not long ere ''NjCb
Grain. ia mode Qe Parry, established
himself as a public faVorite iudissllu-
bly united 90 the German Reeds. Ar.
ter this change en- the cast, German
Reed Thought that he might be Of more
use 90 the show {n its renovated state
were Die 90 adhere strictly TO business
and limit himself 10 the cash GeVart-
meut, the music the stage manage
ment, and general direction. and 8,
keep up the credit of the Establishment
ar and airs Reed looked forward ID
retirement while still running TIN
show in pubIic with new scenery rev
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