The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-16
FROM BEHIND THE CURTAIN

An amusing incident recently &C.
Icurred i'll an eastern city where Maude
Fealy, the youngest dramatic star on
! the American, and former leading NO.
man for Sir Henry Irving. was present
/ cd in her latest success. the new come
/ dy by Martha Morton, entitled The H.
fusion of Beatrice" in which sine will
be seen here at the Salt Lake theatre
on Monday and Tuesday. Dec. "a and
%. with a special matinee on Christmas
cay.
An elderly man, whose personal ap-
Searance betOkened a greater famili-
arity with things bucolic than with
| things Theatre, entered the theatre and
asked for a good seat.
This here is the illusion Of Beatrice. ;
all right, amt ito" he said, as ne
turned from the box office. and the
ticket seller had assured him that il
was.
The old man had Z good aisle seat.
we'll down in 'front.' and he studied his
program while the orchestra was play
ing an overture. Then he called one Of
The ushers and said TO him:
Say, son, is this show sure 1.-The IlIu-
sion of Beatrice?" He was assured nv
the usher that it certainly was. and
the old man settled back in his seat
with puzzled expression or his face
and was heard 10 say something about
1T being a funny catalogue for that
sort of show
Through the first act of the play the
old man sat unmoved. with fixed rig
idity on his face, worthy of a metro
politan dramatic critic. After the first
act ended the OLD man gra bbed his hat
and marched out to the box office.
There was a CLINT in his eye that be-
tOkened trouble.
Sec here, young fellow" he said TO
the treasurer, you think YOU are pref
ty smart, but l amt no fool. I'm too
old to be taken in by any gold brick
deal or bogus money"
What's the tTOublc?" answered the
ticket seller, as he shrdnll b. fore the
angry eyes OF the irate old I:ian at the
window.
Trouble, darn yer" replied the old
man, well. you have a nerve with Won
I'll make trouble for you if YOU don't
give me my money right back. You
told me this show was The Illusion
of Beatrice and I've been in There fr,.
an hour and it's regular playhouse
show. This here girl Beatrice is preltv
and smart enough, but she don't Go no
Illusion or disappearing act: she don't
get locked up in a trunk or fly through,
the air. This amt no Illusion show at
ALL an6 1 want my money back or T.!
start something for ven
He got his money back.
Camille Clifford. who is going TO
marry the Hon. Henry Bruce. is a Ger
mantown girl said a New York man.
ager. I'm Philadelphia, though she
used to be much admired there. no ore
ever thought that in LONDON she would
achieve fame.
yet in London Camille Clifford. with
hei gowns all made in one piece-her
gowns that fit like silk stocking-has
been famous for some years, and there
are many Englishmen who Will envy
Lord Aberdare's son his bride
Miss Clifford. when I last saw her
talked of Lord Aberdares opposition to
the match She did not think this on
position would last long. Apropes TO
it. she told ne a little story-a story
that she is going to work up into
play. for she has literary aspirations.
"She said there was certain girl
whose parents objected strongly to her
sweetheart The parents found in this
girls pocketbook one night a love let
ter. and, wild with rage, they sum-
moned her before them.
What kind of a letter do you call
this?' the old father demanded. glar-