The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-11-20

But you are standing it remarkably
wen, aren't yOu?'
Yes. indeed-much better than I ex-
pected to- Only my ankle troubles me,
and l have 90 spend u lot of time like
TINS. A doctor every night, sometimes.
That reminds me OF poor Mr.. Dodson-
he's another unfortunate, always with
a cold, always afraid his voice will give
out. You know the actor with a spray
in one hand and a box CT tr0ches in
the other"
Sometimes I think it is wonderful
the way you player folk viii keep up.
L have known of numerous instances
IN which All actor or an actress suffer-
ing terribly has gone through a nights
work How do you do il? Is it the
power Of the mind over the body?"
There certainly is some wonderful
force behind us. l recall one of my
first seasons in New YOck-in Man and
Wife; you remember it?-but. OF
course, no more than the title. Wen.
they had been putting a gas pipe up
through tie floor, and had cut a hole
through the stage in my entrance. and
failed to cover 1t UP. When l got my
cue, directly into that hole | stepped.
and through it ! went until the swell
of the call stopped me. l lurched for
ward, and would have broken my leg
had not one of the men caught me.
They literally dragged me out of that
hole, and as they did so my shoe pulled
of. 1 reached back, held myself up
by door frame, asked them in a whis-
per If l had been given my cue, and
went on with the scene. / would have
been all right, but the actor down front
"a fool he was, tOO-kept motiOning for
me 10 come down, and $40 I had TO hob
bic down, one shoe on and one off. and
my leg paining frightfully. We went
on with the scene until suddenly
heard a woman down front draw in
her breath quickly. / locked all around
everything seemed all right; then 7
saw another woman cover her eyes
with her hand and turn away as
though in pain. Then / looked down
and found. TO my horror. that the blood
was streaming from my leg and that
it had soaked through all MY skirts
and through the white muslin dress 1
wore.
Well sir, we put down the curtain
and hustled for a doctor. He took his
scissors and began To cut away the
rought edges. and while he WAS doing
it my constant plea was that he should
hurry, so that there would not be too
long wait.
There's a woman after my own
heart, declared DAILY who was listen
ing.
Il knew an actor cnce." I offered as
a contribution, who suffered day and
night from a painful sore in his ear.
but who would go on in a farce and
allow his stage mother-in-law to box
him soundly upon the sensitive MEM
Der, and declare he never felt IT,.
I've seen them go through all sorts
of things" she offered. And when they
do give up II is generally the man who
does IT, ] don't Believe / ever knew a
woman to let physical pain keep her
from her part. And I've known dozens
70 defy a faint until the curtain fell
and then keel over all in a heap"
There's a great deal in determine
tion.' / said.
Il should say there .was-and my
good mother"
''She is with you still?"
"She is. thank God-and as hale and
heaTty-and has more grit. more ener-
gy. more spirit than Mr. Harriott and
the three servants and I have COM
bined. And she is the Quickest little
woman-one time taey told her. wher
she was suffering Eom mfiaEmatory