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

stage, I remember. and on one coca
sion 1 slipped and fell just at the crit
zeal moment when [ knew that hum
dreds Of eyes were upon me. 1 cried
dreadfully, and there and then came
to the conclusion that 1 should never
succeed as an actress"
The dark side of stage life was di-
Nulged in the story of an old man who
was taken in charge by a policeman ON
Flfth avenue, New York, a few days
ago, The officer was passing the HoI-
land house when he saw the man, ap-
parently very i'll. leaning on the rail
ings. When asked what was the mat
ter the old man said he was sick and
would like to go to the hospital. The
policeman summoned an ambulance.
The stranger said that he was so
years of age. and had been leading man
for clara Morris and d dozen other
actresses of ability; that he had had
companies OF his own and much money.
but that money friends and caste had
been lost years ago.
What's your name?' ne was asked.
The old man looked around to the
reporters.
Are these gentlemen newspaper
men?" he asked.
Yes said the sergeant.
man Then he became so weak the po-
uceman had to help him to a chair.
When the ambulance arrived the sur
geOH said the old man was starving.
bat would be all right in a week or So
From Paris comes a description Of
Loie FulleT's latest sensation, called
the 'Radium Dances The name is
not, a might be imagined a fanciful
one. No actual salt of radium is ma
nipulated in the production Of her new
effects, but she uses substances very
nearly akin to radium. These are Ger
tain huorescent salts. extracted from
the residue Of pitchblende, whence the
Curies obtained radium
The spectacle itself is weird and fan
tastic i'm the extreme, The guests asked
by LOie Fuller to witness the perform
ance, which has not yet been given i'm
public, are marshaIed at one end of a
gallery, with all lights put out, Through
a slit in the curtains opposite a green
glow is seen. Suddenly an appaTitiOn
comes into view. II is a vague form,
only distinguished by the hundreds Of
tiny glow worms which il seems to
carry on its flowing raiment. The It's
sue of twinkling stars floats about. cir
Giles, sweeps along the floor, or is watt
ed up until il is shaped into a sort of
great luminous vase The dancers face
is never seen; her form is vaguely di-
yined when outlined by the glowing
lights.
The appaTition yanishes, 10 be fol-
lowed by another more weird still.
A Above an invisible head shines a blush
halo. Below. clothing an unseen figure,
is a long robe. which is merely one
great patch of the same ghOstiy light.
The apparition slowly moves to a sol
emn rhythm, seems 10 invoke heaven,
the halo being thrown backward when
the head is, as you conclude, uplifted.
and finally. the robe of light sinks onto
the door, when you infer that the fig
Ure kneels.
The second ghost vanishing, a third
appears, a glowing moth. with shining
antepnae a foot long. ewes which are
globes of light and wings six feet high.
glitteTing with luminous scrolls in all
COlors. The moth flutteTs round and
round the studio. then cut OF sight. but
reappeaTs instantly, accompanied BY a
smaller, glowing, white butterfly, which
beats its wings over the luminous in
seCt's head. Having an opportunity
Of examining the dancers dresses. the
spectators find that they are made of
peculiar kind Of silk. completely i'm