The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-24

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tells a -IeveIing experience he had
at that time.
Il had appeared the night before
in Peoria as Franz Moor in The Rob
bers' of Schiller I had some time on
my hands and decided to take "a drive
about the city.
L was sent to a livery stable kept
by q German, who asked me after we
had arranged for the vehicle if I did
not want to take a drink. l never
drink, but / said I would take CT
gar.
we went to a saloon near the stable.
Behind the bar stood a gawky, youth
full looking man.
This said my host, is Mr.. Con
ried, who played Franz so well last
night
''ThereupOn the man leaned over the
counter. put his arms about my neck
and kissed me on the cheek.
Franz he said. YOU did fine to-
night 1 never saw anything SO great
as your acting
I was a little overcome, but accepted
the embrace as q tribute to my ge-
Mus, and took my cigar.
"One year later was in the same
town with my opera company After
the close of the performance / asked
the men to come with me to this same
saloon to have a glass OF beer. and !
said that ] would point. out 10 them
one man who knew good acting when
he saw it.
They all followed me 10 the place.
There behind the-bar stood my admir-
er. He glanced up when we entered
= IN ha
Cerued manner.
I am Mr.. Conried, / began.
HE did not move a muscle of his
face.
~ am Mr.. Conried, went on. and
played Franz Moor here last year
Don't you remember it?'
Never saw you before in my life,
was mis- answer.
The members of the company stand
ing about the little bar began to smile
The joke was apparently to be on me
I had begun to get angry.
Do you mean to say I began
that you did not see me act here q
year ago with my German company
and tell me after the play that ms
! acting was the greatest thing you evel
saw? He did not move.
DO you mean to deny that yel
kissed me on the cheek and said Franz
you did we'll tonight He was still
silent. DO you mean to tell me be
fore all these gentlemen that you die
none of these things?'
may possiblyr have done some
thing of that kind he answered a
last, I'm the most uncOncerned sort, o
way. was drinking pretty hard -;
year ago
You may imagine the shout tha
Went up from the members of my com
psny. I have never been through 81
] experience more calculated to rid al
actor Of his pride"
I Nat G. Goodwin who is the husban,
( Of Miss Elliott as almost every on
! knows. was recently leaving the thea
I ire after Witnessing his wifes perform
ance. wheH the carriage attendan
/ touched him on the arm to indicat
( where Mr. Goodwin's carriage was.
This way. If you please, Dir. Elliott,
/ said the attendant.
Nat turned upon tho attache OF III
house and said.
My dear young man, il may interes
YOU to know that my name is Good
+. win. not Elliott The lady IN the cas-
is Mrs. Goodwin, and l am not Nj
/ Elliott
AS the TuaB stammered and murmur
I ed an apology. Goodwin continued:
"3ut bless you, ] don't care. I don
! blame you. Ny wife has made such
hit that ] knew some one would ca
me Mr. Elliott sooner or later"
One of the best known names to tn
/ theatre going public Is that of M
] George Ali. who has been on the STAG
/ for over eighteen years, although hi
| face has never been seen by the aud
! ence and has never spoken line
any piece which ne was IN. Dir. Ali
( well known to the public as an animi
comedian, having taken the part in a
of the big eStrevaganzas which
quired the representation of animals {
various kinds. Broadhurst and Curr
secured him 20 impersonate the part
Tige. who is the inseparable eempar
ion OF Buster in all bis mischief mai
ing.
The magazine pictures showir
scenes Of Augustus Thomas newei
play THE Other Girl recently pr
duced I'm New York. are remarkable *
one thing. They present excellent Xix
nesses Of Lionel Barrymore as Z
pugilist in this successful comedy. al
the striking features Of It is that your
Barrymore is filing out eonsiderab
and resembles almost in the minute
features his brilliant father, Mauri
Barrymore. when he WAS in his prim
{ Young Barrymore. by the by, has ma
one Of his big hits in this role by cop
Ing the former fighter, Kid" McCo
who is a tenderioin character. You
: Barrymore alsc sends an amusing G.
. ticism of his Performance written by
! sporting scribe for one of the metr
politan evening papers. In part Il