The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-25

scapegraee. who combines a dissipated
ife With a passionate affection for his
dead mother. with whose ghost he hoids
converse Brita comes to supper at the
ErlckSsonS' on the eve of her wedding
she Sh@h not. cries Erick. sit in his
motherS chair. and when he denounces
ner he + turned out into the SNOW He
returns 10 find Brita alone and is throf-
Ting her to make her confess. when his
father returns and shoots him III the
back He dies apostrOphizing his mother.
An old servant sees their two ghosts
crossing SDOWdrift and Brita repeDt-
ant, sinks on her knees conressinr. WHY
on earth an elderly actress should want
20 play such a part as that of Brita and,
least OF al, E1len Terry, who. for many
reasons IS OBVIOUSLY unified for IL is
something that passes comprehension.
The stage manager of the spectacle
Carleton. a six footer was havinr. troubIe
TIE ballet
At the matinee the other dav he discov-
ereo that two Of the children mad gone
upon the stage without makeup on their
races: which is as necessary for them as
Tor the souDretteS. and SO he summoned
tne culpTits before him. See here. YOU"
ne cScolded. cont never let me catch YOU
again coming on the stage without Vour
makeup. II is a very awful offense and
l VIII have to fine you for it,
Yeth. sir lisped the Offenders.
Now. this will cost you a cent miss
| ana you, too, young man. and if I ever
eatch you doing it again it will be and
D. Now remember.
'Heth. sir" they stammered, and scam
pereG OFT
That night when he gof into the theatre
ne found the children waiting tor him
One little hand clinched penny and the
other a couple. Here's you penny, sir
they volunteered.
oh, don't want it now We never
t toile INES untl pay day, and then we
fcth, but when we get our pay we
/ want 1t all they insisted, as though il
was the greatest thing in the world. That
was more than the stage manager could
stand, and he grabbed up the little ones,
Kissed them soundlv, makeup and an
and sent them on their way, each with
a handful OF small coins to safeguard
them against similar emergencies in the
future.
Inc book store man was explaining the
cost Of a particular valume. Some
reason. some for another. Now, for this
plain little paper-backed book 1 ask $40"
Said the dealer at is only an illustrated
: volume on modern French actresses. New
ertheless $40 is its price
Why is it so dear?'' the patron asked.
On account of the English in it," said
me dealer IT was published in Paris In
kngiish-a F'renchman's English-and it
I is the ludicrOus imperfectiOns of this ex-
tremely bad English that makes the book
/ costly Books in extremely bad English,
YOU know, are always valuable to collect
The dealer turned over the pages of the
Here is what it says Of Rejane." he
resumed. 1T says she is a sentient
| sparklinF-two salt grains on the blue
birds wings
TT says Of Jane Hading: Her correct
beauty as much as her right talent,
which the modern playing and classic
taste are thrilling in prove that some
blood OF Phocean emigrantS from old and
artful Ionia is flowing IN her veins
IT says of Mile. Dudlay: This is a no.
bic style actress. a golden column of the
repertOry. a French cOmedy's strength
Her talent is quite trials toward sincere
and high feelings A lily lowered outline,
royal chair must suit her Woman's and
artists dignity. Mile. Dudlay lived in aC-
quaint2nce with poets and under Talma' s
| shield. Her Predicted author is a writer
I OF ours decayed by no mounteoankness
From him she fulled up the most pathetic
part she ever played.
Here is a joke that is said 70 provoke
more laughter than any other in "A Girl
From Dixie"
Has the bunko man got you YETI"
"Yes-for So
Did YOU complain to the poIce?"
mo. Isn't $40 enOugh?'
There isn't anything inherently funny
| in the lines. Tt must be civic introspec-
| tion which causes their reception.
! Richard Golden. who viii make his New
/ York appearance shortly under the man
agement of Henry w Savage in the new
| rural comedy drama. Common Sense
( Bracket" tells an amusing experience he
had with a country hotel keeper.
After dag of hard work around the
theatre Mr.. Golden went to the hotel 70
| await the arrival of the a. m. train
/ Before ret .ng he gave strict instructions
| to be called at a. m so he could catch
1 the early train Mr.. Golden slept the
| sleep of the Just, and was turning over
\ for a final snOoZe when there was a loud
1 rap on the door. Mr.. Golden was Informed
| by the landlord that 1t was ) a m. and
/ time to rise. Just about this time vlo-
/ lent rainStorm set IN. and in an instant
/ the water was falling in torrents.
| Mr.. Golden was 10th TO dress, and he
! reflected that he could in a pinch take
/ a later train, so he said:
! ITS al fright. landlord. I'll Just sleep
| through TIL morning. as its raining too
! hard now
''You won't sleep through till morning
/ here" came the reply in loud tones.
! 'Durn il. I've sat up al night playing
poker with a Boston drummer so as to
| call YOU on time. and I've lost Sl4.Se. and
! you've got 10 get this train. Come on,
! new. and get 0ut-rain or no rain
/ There was no room for argument. and
| Mr.. Golden hastily dressed Upon reach
/ ing downstairs the village hackman was
awaiting him with such sour face that
/ Mr.. Golden asked:
''WeiI, how much did the Boston drum
/
! So--=times the storv of how a popular
| air came 10 he written is almost as in
/ teresting as the song il self saws. the
! New York Sun. Take tine case Of ut
| was Not Like That in the Olden Days
/ AS originally written. it was not in the
| score of THE Yankee Consul at all
But at the first TehearSalS in Boston Mr..
/ Savage complained that he did not be-
( lieve that there was one air in the piece
| that would make an individual nit. Al
1 fred RObyn. the composer. left the the
/ atre sick at heart that day. and tele-
/ phOned down to some friends at Nan
I tucket that he was coming down to spend
/ the night. The threC-year-Old son Of
/ his hostess happened TO say tFat Mr..
/ Robyn, who has a great reputation
/ among his friends as an imprOviser. was
| coming Hes the man who can make
/ the CianO talk 10 yous,' she remarked
| TO the child whereupOn the yCungster
promptly refused to go to bed. Try as
/ his mether might. the kid stubbornly re
| fused. As soon as Mr.. Robyn arrived
1 the child said: Can FOu make our piano
/ say papa and 'mama'?'' The COM