The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-17

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stage mana~er. took recess from re-
hearsal the ether day and went TO q res
iaurSnt for 1sucEcnns H--des and Hot
brook found consolation splitting q Big
steak hut Daniels saw something OF the
menu With big French name, spiked y
Wiz hts index finger, and told the waiter
10 bTing come OF that
When e came it locked good. smelied
good. tasted good.
,,'.Cirest;- SAD paEiels. win his mouth
a5yces and l4oibrook sampled the mess
anc confirmed Daniels judgment t'kt on
Ger what il isg- they asked in concert
Den't knew said Daniels. put III
sine out mighty quick. Hey, walter, what
- THIS fsLSn, anyway
Sixty cents said the waiter.
And then Daniels asked: Is my face
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Ever since Mrs, Leslie Carter started
on tour with 'Du Barry she has been
dressing in a box, bat this box is very
comrnodi0us and possesses every mag
Unable convenience, The dressing room
is portable affair and Is made Of can
vas stretched on frames. Mrs. Garter OBJ
3ects to the dressing rooms to be found
IN the ordinary theatre and decided TO
garry her own dressing room along with
her on her travels. The stage carpenter
at the BelasCo theatre In New York was
put TO work, and with The actress stand
ing over him. IN the capacity Of archi-
tect, he covered five big frames with can
vas, Ike 50 many pieces Of scenery, and
soon there was completed the four walls
and ceiling OF a dressing room. The
wall was covered with pretty pink dim
ity. there was long shelf for dressing
table 20 go underneath the makeup
mirror" there we're other shelves to &C
cupy one side Of the room. q door IN one
side and ventiiatoTs on every side. This
innovation IS causing something Of 4
sensation among the stage hands Of the
various theatres where Mrs. Carter Is
ROW on her tour.
Dave Warfield a number Of years ago,
upon his first arrival ia New York from
his previous home on the Pacific coast
mad a long and disagreeah bic experience
IN attempting 70 get any kind Of an en-
sagement on the metropolitan stage. In
TACT be came 50 near 10 the starvation
verge Of hopeless endeavor that he was
forced TO abandon his efforts to get on
the stage, and made up his mind that
the only solution 10 his poverty-stricken
condition was TO throw himself upon the
mercy of Uncle Sam and enlist as a SOL
der at Sl3 per month. A chance acquaint-
ance however, met him just in time to
urge him TO make one more effort, which
resulted in a small engagement at
cheap concert hall Speaking Of IL now,
Wariield says: II came mighty near
becoming a soldier. and. OF course. I
might have been promoted To be an Of
Iicer IN the Spanish war. but I am pretty
well satisfied with the way things have
turned OUT
Chauncey Olcott tells a good story on a
yOrng KentuCkian whom he took 10 see
Saivini play "Othello."
My young friend" said Nh. OlCOtt.
was on his first visit to the east and hs
appeared TO be vastly interested IN the
performance, particularly in the Italian
rendering Of the dusky Moor. After II
was over and we ware stToning home from
L m i'm er fs
Of the play.
1t vas fine show ne replied. a
mighty fine show But I don't see but
the coon did as well as any Of en- "
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Thomas Jefferson, the son OF JOSEPH
Jefferson. tells this On a country edttfr
who called on him one day. 10 ask ms
opinion about a PLAY he had written.
permission 10 wash his hands, as he mad
tumbled from a trolley car and gathered
up more of the mud than he cared 70
carry home.
"Jimminy cripsr' he exclaimed as he
approached the wash basin. do you Use h
clean towel every day. You ought to sec
the one. | have in ny composing room.
Why. at the end Of the week it looks as
though It had been used to wipe the face
Of the earth!''
Ernest LamsOn, who is starring in
Young lobe Hoxie, and some friends
were discussing various theatrical matters
in the lobby of a New York. theatre.
when a stranger addressed hem. I
beg your pardon, gentlemen said he,
but I'm a psychologist in search Of in
formation. I happened to overhear your
conversation and presume you are COLI
uected with histriOnic affairs. Can any
OF you tell me Just what a stage kiss Is ,
Of course. I mean its character, or KIND
Mr.. I.smson replied: Why, stage Kiss
IS about the same sort OF a one q fellow
wife gives him when he comes home after
losing mis- weeks salary at the races.
II wouldn't be such to9l as &c follow
an actress. remarked june MeCree, az
one point in the dialogue OF Sergeant
Kitty" the new musical comedy
''Foolr' answers Virginia Eeri, you
seem to forget that three wise men once
In the dialogue of the same piece an
habitual borrower strikes friend Tor a
You've lost your senses" said the man
not my. sense Of touch. was the re-
Spouse.
Joseph jefferson was showing one of his
paintings 10 two friends-one q 6Istin-
guished actor. the other q man VINO -
usually engaged in looking after the busl-
ness end of things theatrical. including
railroad transportation and the various
other features entirely apart from the
Splendid remarked the actor friend;
what q wonderful perspective
And the man Of business. not to be out
done. ADDED his need Of praise IN the as
Grand. The mileage is perfect"
Charles Frohman. the theatrical man
ager. tells of an amusing and ludicrous
mistake made by a young actor in a play
once produced by Mr.. FrOhman.
The young actor had, up to ehis time,
employed his talents in enacting such
roles as called for no speech On his part
But IN the play he was intrusted with
the following line. the only words to be
spoken BY him during the entire Play.
The ling is dead. Long live the king
The critical time arriving. il was OBJ
served by other players that tho young
nan who was TO acclaim the new mon
arch in the words just quoted was suffer
ing from a dreadful attack O. stage
fright His cue came. but no words could
he speak. 80 frightened was ne
Finally. however. he pulled himself To-
gether and. in desperation, shouted at the
tCp of his voice;
Long live the king; he's dea1.'
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