The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-20

or exits where music is generally
played if the orchestra were to be neg
igent." said Dustin Farnum, who
plays the title role. a few days ago.
"Of course, do not move about TO
music all the time in The virginian'
but where do I must have the same
number of beats. in exactly the same
tempo. or my movements would feel
as hampereG as il I were trying to
walk with my feet tied up in a larfat
Music is as necessary as scenery in its
proper place.
Even as old a theatrical manager as
Richard Dorney. who was Augustin
Days lieutenant for years. gets
ketched'' occasionally.
Earlier in the season Dorney was
business manager Of The Light That
Failed" In Newark he was approached
at the box Office window by a person
who inquired If professional courtes1ea
were being extended-the stereotyped
eircumlOcution for a request for seats
by members OF the guild.
''Why, yes. in q limited way Mr..
Dorney replied.
II am with the Taylor opera house."
IN what capacity" .lt Et
Pm the dispenser"
1.-THE Which?'
THE dispenser
Mr.. Dorney looked him over careful
" well" he said at length. give
been in this business a long time. but
I'm not stuck up. I'm always willing
TO learn. What the devil is a dis
penser?"
"Why, I dispense tickets at the box
Office
Mr.. Dorney gasped and reached fran
tically for a pass pad.
Here he said, 'go right IN and take
a front seat I'm highly honored. sir.
TO have You with US, Mr.. Dispenser"
Richard Mansfield was discussing the
subject Of vengeance.
Vengeance, as a rule" he said,
should be left to the gods. I can't
help sympathizing. though, with the
vengeance that q stage villain took on
his manager last year in the west.
"The villain was supposed, at the end
of the fifth act, to plunge a knife in
his heart and to die very hard, rolling
and kicking all over the stage.
When his cue came he did plunge In
the knife, but then. instead Of dying,
he lay down on the floor, crossed his
! legs and burst into loud, long laughter
the dagger stiIl sticking, mind you, in
| his breast.
THE audience was amazed and stu
I PCtlCQ d. S4Gn I'LL EcLSOAAdDAC COAl4lCl-
The actors on the stage could not go
on. for they were amazed and stupe
1 fed, too. The manager, nearly beside
| himself. Kissed from the wings in a
loud whisper:
You fool, what are you laughing
at? This is your death scene
Death scene?' said the recUmbent
villain. Yes, I know it is, and with
such a salary as you give me, death
| comes as a. happy release
Joseph Conyers, who created the
part of Darius Startle, the country de-
| tective, in Denman Thompson and
| George w. Ryer's Our New Minister"
was for time in Augustin Days
/ company. He is an actor of the old
/ school. In speaking of New England
l types of rustics, Conyers says that the
original Of the character that he plays
i in "Our New Minister was discov-
! cred by Denman Thompson in Milan,
N. H. This old fellow was the vii
/ lage oracle. who knew IL all. and
| whose chief work was in sizing up
! strangers as escaped burglars and con-
vIcts.
One time safe was blown open in
| Milan in the general store, and the safe
| attracted a large crowd Of curious Wis
/ itors. At one time when the store was
! packed with people this village con-
| stable wedged his way up to the safe
! and viewed it with a Sherlock Holmes
| manner, taking in mental inventory
Of everything in and about the cracked
| iron box. Finally he lighted on the
! stub end Of a cigar; he picked it up.
\ and. while a CLEAN of superior knowl-
edge lighted up his rubicund face, he
! held up the "snipe," looked over the
I crowd quizzically. and asked In a loud
/ voice:
who smucks? '