The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-02
Music and Drama

1 saw Frank Mayo do this piece years
ago said a rounder who was among
| those present at the Grand last night
and Jeffries has got him taking the
count in the first thirty seconds of the
first round. Talk about Mayo PLAYING.
'Davy Crockett Well it's Jeff for mine.
/ every time Did Mayo put on a sparring
contestE Nav there wasn't "a sign of a
sparring contest. Didn't Jeff bat this
fellow Kennedy all around the ring? Say.
Kennedy would have had Mayo on Queer
street before the sound of the opening
gong had died away.
in respect 20 the sparring Jeffries GER
tainly has a long lead on Mayo As for
the actng-well didn't the house cheer
Jeffries at the close of the second act
until his face turned the color of the
rleh red paint he was using on his good
night arm TO show where it had been
torn by using il in place of a proper bar
Tor the dOor2 Didn't the audience cheer
nlm again when he carried tho girl away
IN the fourth act? IL applause is sweet
solaee 20 the soul of the historian. one
James j. Jeffries champion heavyweight
pugllst of the world, fairly swan in
SOlace last night.
At the end Of the bout the fellow
Crockett was a worse beaten man than
Judge Parker and it is rather 10 be sup
posed that this rs accelerating ones
speed Just trlfle. The first round
opened with Crockett in fairly good con-
clifton. At the sound of the gong JEFF
tries leaped 20 the center of the ring
bearing on his shoulders 2 beautifully
stuffed spiked buck he had Just gath
cred up In the property room. The house
rang with applause as he threw the
buck down.
After a few moments of fiddling JEFF
TRES led with Mother, this is my
work The playwright countered neat
~ with a Thank YOU my son. and the
bout was on. The round was not through
cut and poor Davy was groggy as the
gong rang, for Jeffries had landed his ia
nous BE sure you're right then go
ahead. where it would do the most
gCd.
Round two opened with more fiddifng.
JEFF spared with his lines without a
Partner Tor a few seconds. Then he be-
gan TO get busy A man tOttered into the
cabin. beg pardon. the ring stiff with
cold. and planted q THE girl is our There
freezing TO death" squarely on the big
lelloE wind. He went down for the
count. buU struggled gamely TO his feet
and fought DaVy 60 the roDes BY the
tIme the girl had gotten warm and Jeff
vas Keeling strong again the wolves We're
turned loose Jim was CROSBY as the
round closed, and seemed all in This was
Crockctts round.
The third round began with Jeff stiH
lottery. lie almost blew up before ne
coulQ land ms Hold on. thar, it takes
tme to pun our this bar but he nut II
nome ali right and seemed 20 feel better
Tor H. lie was coming strong when the
round closed.
ANVuiit AObI opened with JEFF stronger
than ever. Before a hand could be raised
against him nc whipped his YOU can't
nave that thar gal she's mine" TO his
opponents face Then. quick as lighf-
ming ne crossed him with Were of to
me mountings, and the playwright was
Eolding on hard 10 keep out OF Ouas-
street.
II was plainly apparent when round five
opened mat an was over but cutting up
the money. jeff landed a win and when
he got home with Mother. I've brought
you nome q darter, there was nothing 10
IL except the carrying out Of the uncon-
sclous form Great applause
Really, Jeffries is nos as bad an actor
as you might think. He doesn't pretend
10 be a Mansfield or an Irving: he would
rather fight any time than act The show
IS Wen worth all it costs. Nobody can
ran 10 be interested and entertained b.
y. And certainly the sparring contest
At the end IS worth waiting for
'pavy Crockett viii be seen again TO-
hlgni, tomorrow night and al matinee
tomorrow.
Miss Florence Roberts PLAYED THE Ad-