The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-09-18

give more credit TO her than TO Gang
viii for whatever measure of success
the play is to have. Manager Froh-
man has selected a strong company
for her London support. and Gerald
Du Maurier as Peter. and Henry Ain
ley as Lancelot, scored particular bits
along with the star.
The outcome of the engagement is
still protema teal. but if critical praise
and a welcome on the first night that
WAS unusual counts for much Miss
Robson is going to make a long stay
of it on the other side before We see
her again.
II. J. Crosskey, the aerial performer.
had an exciting experience while doing
his slide for life at Savin Rock. near
week. He makes the. slide hanging by his
teeth to a leather piece. fastened 10 a
pHey. In order to make the act more
startling quantity OF gasolene is burned
his head and shoulders he wears an as
bestos cloak He started from the tower,
which is eighty-siX feet high. and had
gone only q short distance on the run.
which is $50 feet when the pulley got
stuck. and the flames. which should have
been carried backward by the rush Of
wind in his flight, began 10 burn his hair
head and hands His cries for help We're
back. Crosskey insisted upon giving his
performance in spite OF his burns.
Marie Csmn, VINO has returned from
abroad t. become a member of Lew
Fields stock company. tells the following
of Mrs Bob FitzsimmOnS. which SOUNDS
decidedly characteristic of the festive
Marie:
Among the passengers. said Miss Ca
hill, was a pretty little actress who used
to be with When Johnnie Comes March,
ing Home when Julia Clifford. now Mrs.
Robert FitZsimmons. was member or
that organization. On deck one day she
began talking about Mrs. Fitzsimmons
and told me this story:
% I met Julia few months after she
was married and ] said to her: "Julla,
are YOU happy in your married life?
&c Indeed ! am" she answered. Il
lust love that man half to death. He is
so noble. Why. be has the dearest nttie
hands in the world. and ] could just hold
them for hours. They're all smashed 10
Julian Mitchell is the first in the field
with the prize hard luck story. According
10 the Morning Telegraph he ran across
II in Decatur. His, and Nouches Tor the
truthfulness of the following tale.
In Decatur. Ills" said Mr.. Mitchell
Il met a chap with the nFize hard luck
story of the season He seemed so de-
spondent as he sat about the hotel office
. that I determined to bring some sunshine
into his darkened life by buying him a
drink. He accepted the invitation with
out a trace of enthusiasm. but after the
second round he sort of lOosened up a bit
. and told me this tale:
'' I took out an Uncle Toms Cabin
show he said. and was doing fine bust
ness under the white tops. had with me
as my treasurer a young fellow who came
from my town and had every confidence
i'm him. but one night after the show he
and Topsy were missing; So were the
weeks receipts. Well. 1 was hopping
mad. and | set my six blOodhounds on the
track of the two. And what do you sup
pose happeneG?'(
L told him ] couldn't guess, and the
fellow continued:
" The blOodhOunds caught up with him
all right. but that cuss he put ropes on
the hounds, shipped them to Iowa. and
started another ''Uncle Toms show. And
hang me if lie got money enough left to
get To Iowa to have him pinche6a And
the worst of it is, he's doing land office