The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-05-01

from his first love, and consented 10
join the German (Reed) Rand" at the
Callers Of Illustration. Arthur Cecil
dropped ~the Blunt" bus made iJ, TO
a considerable extent. And now they
played little musical pieces written
especially for them; So constructed as
to make il necessary for the actors 10
double on treble their parts. that is
each actor or actress had TO appear as
more than one character in the course
of the same play, literally Illustrating
the case of three single gentlemen,
or it might be ladies. rolled into one"
Before Arthur Cecil joined them The
little company therefore consisted Of
Mrs. German Reed and Miss Fanny
Holland ana Corney Grain, but re-
quiTing a fourth, and Pa Reed pre-
pairing to- c0n6ne his work TO the duties
I have mentioned above. il was sus-
gested by Tar Reed, THEFT son, who
Was then serving his apprenticeship to-
the stage i'm the provinces, that he
might take the vacant place SO PA
came TO me, and after introducing his
sOn-in whose Hneaments and general
bearing ] could see no suggestion of
any striking capacity for the stage,
unless ne came on as comic country
man, with the stereOtyped broad grin,
and chaW-bacon style associated with
this line of business iu the cOcmey
theatrical mind-he asked me il
would introduce Taft into my new
piece. Being ever ready TO oblige, and
especially when the interests OF such
good friends as were the German Reeds
were concerned, though THEN remun-
Grafton for work done for them would
not nave encouraged my performance
had / been solely dependent on their
r.H Hr.HHn lie
scented. The occasional sixty or hun
dTed pounds for a short piece came in
very acceptably, and I was not worse
paid. 1 believe, than was anyone else,
as far as I was aware, whom they en-
plOyed. 1 can only say I wish I had
some of the copyrights of the original
plots and dialogues with which I fuTn-
ished them then at my disposal now.
Regrets being useless / win proceed.
TAN Reed had to come into the piece,
and l was to it him with a character.
] heard him sing: and at once was
aware, without his own modest eX-
PLANTATION, that i'm this branch of his art
he was not to be considered as q star
of the first magnitude. AS to his act
ing. well I could only take his, own
account of what parts he had been
playing iH the provinces. Now, ] was
not going to risk the success of my
little piece for the sake of mere polite
ness to the managers son, I'm spite of
the probability that the lad would sub
sequenuy become himself the manager
of the entertainment, So, having well
considered my plot. ] was able cOnsci-
enuOUsjy 20 assure him that on his
character the whole story, the whole
interest Of the little play, must turn.
This was true. He was pleased and
satisfied. So were his parents.
My part of the business was ended;
had fulfilled my contract. The parts
were written-the piece was read to
the little company. and never shall ]
forget young Taft Reeds pleased smile
when he heard that he was TO appear
as a Riparian Owner, who. being aware
Of q treasure concealed at the bottom
of the river had determined TO dive fOI
it,, ana who had TO appear as a comic
sort of diver "a safe reception and
laugh. and had then to go through the
capital ousiness-WiJh a sonE-Of pre-