The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-12-02
TIE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE SUNDAY MORNING.

array of maidens in distress, gallant
lovers to the rescue. and of dark and
handsome villains Will appear on the
boards and Laura Jean Libbcy S name
again is to be heral1ed with oil the ac.
claim taht sold over $4,000. 900 copies
of her novels.
The Laura Jean Libbey name was
introduced to the novcl-reading pub
lie about twenty years ago. and Mrs.
Stllwell soon became ono of the most
popular writer's of her day. "Miss Mid
dleton s Lover was her first story, and
over million copies of it were sold
The reception of this first work war
ranted the publication of others, and
TOR many years Laura Jean Libbcy fed
that portion of the reading public fond
of sentimental love tales For seven
Years past, however, her pen has been
Idle. but now we are 10 have The Laura
jean Lhbbey heroines on the stage.
comedian was praising the art of
Miss Julia Marlowe.
And she is as brilliant as she is ar
tistic,' he SAID earnestly. "a won
derful young woman
% Do you remember her impersonation
of Juliet1 A doctor saw her as Juliet
one night in Pittsburg. and was tre-
mendously impressed. Only in the pow
erfnI death scene there was y techui-
cal error.
90 Miss Marlowc, The doctor said at
reception the next day. Il admired
your Juliet profoundly The imperson-
alton was a work of art. But-pardon
me-don't you know that corpse
doesn 3 stlffen for al least six hours
after death2'
Miss Mnrowe answered in the drawI
that she reserves for such speeches:
Now, doctor, do YOU think ] m 90
to nv au1ipupp whiting
hours for me to stiffenl'
The latest fad is the dog actor. Every
leading woman who has pet dog car
ries her pet during at least one of the
acts, and the leading man who has n
favorite bull will lead him on the stage
at some time during the performances
One of the funniest bits in "George
Washington, Jr.'' is written around a
brindle bull, which belongs TO George
Cohanl and for stage purposes is called
Useless -
A tiny Japanese spaniel, for which
$1,000 was paid Mt a Chicago kennel, was
carried by Lillian Russell in her unfor-
tunate venture, Barbara s Millions -
The dog frequently was brought on the
stage and referred to as mothers lit
tie lamb, y In ''Thc Rich Mr. uoggeu.
heimer,' the leading woman, Georgia
Caine, has a small Irish terrier a
popular member Of the 'Strongheart -
company was bull that belonged TO
Robert Edison and was billed on the
programme as Seigfried a mascot
The musical hit Of "The Little
Cherub' - is song written by Marie
Dore called "The Doggy in the Yard, -
and sung by Hattie Williams The
@ doggy that is used is Boston bull.
dog which is owned by Miss Williams
While Blanche Ring was playing on
Broadway in "DoIly Dollars she car
ricd a little French poodle. which re-
ioiccs in the name Of Memo. and has
the distinction of having been born OH
the 4th of July.
The play with tho greatest number Of
dogs in 1t is ''Ciothcs.' where there
are four. French poodle. a Pomera-
nlan, a dachshund and Mexican dog,
all of which have long pedigrees and
cost considerable money.
"The late Nine Ristori. the famous
actress. said a playwright at the PLAY.
crs club in New York, chad q great
dctestation of boosters.
At "A dinner that WAS given in her
honor here, boastful Italian tenor ex-
cited her displcasure This tenor, a
Count. said:
In my fathers paIazzo. on the
Corso in Rome, the dining hall is so
lofty that YOU cant distinguish the
paintings on the ceiling without an
opera glass.
Nine. Ristori gazed at the boast.
full tenor. Then she said:
. How very different from my home.