The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-03

his daughters shame. In the short
time I was playing Jenkins [ got more
mash letters than did during the more
than 5000 performances of 'AdoUis.'
Now YOU see, they don't mean any
thing. No woman, could fall in love
with Jenkins. Just before that 7 had
played David GarriCk in Oliver Cold
smith, really beautiful part, but Gar
rick's mash letters were as nothing N
comparison to Jenkins
James NJ. Barrie has set London talk
ing by new One-act play of his which
has just been produced. 1t is called
Punch and may be regarded as
sort of satire on the transition now in
progress on the stage. Our childhood
friend Punch. is represented al the
opening Of the play giving his usual
performance with Judy. The crowd
outside does not seem to appreciate
their efforts. and boots CatcaUs and
shouts Of deTis on are persistent Poor
Punch is crushed and heart-brokeH. His
hold on the public is gone and he be
means his loss. Just then the landlord
enters and gives him notice to vaCate
IN favor Of a new tenant. Superpuuch
tmdde UP to represent George Bernard
Shaw. The latter enters and Punch
turns over his paraphernalia to him. but
SuperpUnch discar ds them scorUfIIlIv
and asks for "A pot of ink and few
carrots He takes his place before the
window and the crowd outside aDpIauds
Vocterously, thereby signaling his tri-
umph and closing the sketch
The subtle meaning Of the plav be-
comes apparent when il is stated that
Punch represents the play Of action 8"
Which has long held front place in pop
ular favor. while SUperpUnch "typffes
the modern tendency of the NAV of
ideas" TIE landlord represents the
public opinion and verdict. The pIav-
let IS one Of the most distinct things
the ThTUms master has written for
some time, and the fantastic treatment
or the theme a matter which is arorIs-
ing considerable interest.
In the cast of "Rosalie'' is the only
tady honorary member of the Must
cans protective union. and thereby
hangs a tale She is Miss Edythp Glib
bons, an English girl. who began her
stage career not many years ago as a
member of Richard Mansfield's com
pany.
1t was while playing "one-nighters--
through Pennsylvania with The Girl
From Paris when the "g-rI" was sin
young, that Miss Gibbons was called
from the wings TO the conductors
chair and so CreditabIy did she acouif
herself as the leader Of the local or
cheStra that she was forthwith elected
TO honorary memberships of the union
When we reached Reading - said
Miss Gibbons. AN EMBARRASSING accident
TObbed US Of our musical director II
was really lovely situation. The To-
cal orchestra, by the way. was to he
augmented for our engagement. bUt il
didn't require a fOrtune-teller to see
that without conductor familiar with
the score the music would sound more
like a HOttentOt tempo than the Paren
connection Of sDTinghtIiness
However Frank Smithson. the stage
manager. trusted to Providence and tho
local director to pull US through. Tt
was worth the price Of admission 10
have heard the opening chorus. II
might have been the evolution Of rag or
incidental music to a Johnstown flood
exhibition
"Smithson was in a rage. He cauprt
sight of me waiting in the entrance for
my cue and rushed franticaHy to nv
SIDE You're a musician he yelled
jerking at my arm. aren't yOu?' I've
never pleaded guilty before. but #
would take a Beethoven to recognize
that noise out there
That settles it, You are a must
ChestTa-' Ever see Toby Claude do =
comedy fall? That was me. I nearly
tainted. But out I went with make-uD
and costume. The leader. by that time
in a stew. hailed me with delight and
the players also took more kindly to
me than I imagined. After a little de-
lay we waded into the score with as
much enthusiasm as though we were
the SilvertOn COrnet band serenadfno-
Abraham Lincoln.
when I made my appearance for the
second act the audience gave me
round of applause and the gallery called
for solo I was too nervous tn ar
knowledge the hand and a solo Nas
out of the question.
''The local leader happened to he Dres-
ident of the union in that city and after
the show he called his men together
and I was extended a vote Of thanks.
A few days later I received formal no
tification of my election to the organi-
cation. It's something Mascagni could
not get"
Edwin Holt, who plays Stone. the
city editor in Jesse Lunch Williams
play Of American newspaper life. THE
Stolen story" relates an incident oh
served b. him in one Of the big clubs
in London when he was there last sum-
mer:
There were four only--a Frenchman.
a German. an Englishman and an
before an open fire
at the C club. each one telling of the
greatness Of his native land While
speaking the FTenchman took from his
wallet a Mound note roJtod - -,