The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-31

mistaken-but, honestly 1 didn't see
the smoke. To. me it was dry as--
Mr.. Bingham-And then, finally, sir,
I demand an explanation of this sem
tenee: Last year, when the critics
refused to like her FTisky Mrs. John
SON Mrs. Bingham came out in print
and scolded them all dreadfully. To-
day they must prepare for spanking
at the very least
Mr. Davies (blushing and hanging
his head}-Well. OF course, Mr.. Bing-
ham. I did net mean that she would
literaliy-that is, I did not mean that
you would expect her tor, as
might express il. that is a mere fig
ure of speech, which. I hope. you will
not take seriously and insist upon
that is, ] hope that your wife viii not
insist-well really. Bingham, L don't
now how thse did get in there. You
Sec
AIr. Bingham--And this baldfaeed lie
a. the last We have never seen so
much bad acting surrounded by so
much pretty scenery, - Do you know
sir, that l can get YOUR job any time
] want to talk with a certain party
do you know that I can fix you-do
-say-do you know-say-
Mr.. Davies-Well. al 1 can say is
bnity. Biney.- OF course. If you want
70 hold me for what the copy readers
anyway. you know that from where
I sat-then. again, it might have been
the mater they served between the acts
and YOU know. very well that you
can't hear plainly in 4the knicker-
booker. Sorry it happened, old man;
III speak 90 the copy readers tonight.
Which way y0u going-TH walk up
with sou. You see with these day
jobs-what, can't you wait? Well.
slong. Hope the piece works over all
right. That blue dress she wears is
certainly a sumner. Goodbye. Glad
you called
And Mr.. Bingham, stin houfishing
the copy Of the paper, exits after hav-
ing freed his mind without tasting
blood. Mr., Davies lays aside the
shears. wipes his forehead and goes
ahead with the days work.
Il really would be better to settle
Il this way. Because, as we have point
ed out it is neither gentlemaniy nor
is IL clean sport to bite. Furthermore
It is inclined to create unrest in the
dramatic departments of the greater
dailies.
The old guard among the pIay-goers
VII St tiAArAteteQ ia q D0gH OF REM
niscences Of Sarah Bernhardt recently
prepared by an actress. in the company
named Marie Columbier
one part refers a. leagth to the
French woman's tour OF America TWEEN
" years ago. At that time Bernhardt' s
thinnass WAS the theme Of the cartoon
ist in Europe and America. IN her
younger DAYS she was hailed as a &C.
MUS. but ridiculsd as a saapeIy We
man. Twenty Years ago Sarah was
apfly termed ~divfneiy tall and most
divtnely thin. IN one cartoon repro
uUced ia the book sailor on TIE ship
81 pictured as mistaking her for a coil
Of rope. On shore she is represented
as a telegraph pole and in a number
Of ridiculous position. a photograph Of
ner bedroom shows . he'd about half
a block long and three inches wide.
As soon as Sarah arrived in New
York church societies began to discuss
and condemn her morals. with the re-
suit that the police had To keep the
people away from the theatre. Next
morning the press of New York was
unanimous in admitting her TO be great
The sur called her "a revelation to
the present generation. a strange and
very interesting personality, a marvel
Gus artist and an extraordinary wo-
man. When she visited New Orleans
the back Of The city as flooded by an
pia-tinle overflow FROM Lake Pont-
cnaTtra5a It is ssslA= fhat she Saecame
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