Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-18

10 explain, but he would not attend to
his words; he and Brough were talk
ing with too much animation 10 at
tend to anyone. The situation was
only relieved when the young clerk
brought one Of the managers OF the
department, who at once recognized
the two actors and understood the
joke,
Another story OF Toole has been
told the world over, though II Is often
fathered on local characters. During
one holiday season he and another
player. who was quite game for the
little adventure. attlred themselves In
the shabbiest Of clothes, the most ven-
cradle OF headgear, and the most
down-at-heel boots they could find.
Thus disguised. they went for a walk
IN the West End. and went up to the
entrance OF smart-looking house,
then occupied by a portly paryenu.
Ringing violently at the bell sle door
was swung open by p0mpous
turnkey who. astonished at the spec
lacle which met his gaze, angily de-
manded what the two disreputable-
looking characters wanted Nothing
daunted. Toole asked the man II his
the silk stockings promptly replied
No and told the comedian and his
companion TO go about their business
With delicious GOODNESS and cheek,
ToOe said Il was pity the owner
was out. for two OF his brothers from
the wOrkhouse had called TO see him.
4 still more elaborate hoax was
that which he perpetrated at the eX-
at atHf.
NCntured TO speak unexpectedly Of
the British climate. and who. when
they visited the famous actor az his
house In St. Johns wood. were aston
ished by the wealth of fruit Of all
descriptions which appeared 10 be
tourishing with more than tropical
luxuriance on the various trees In his
garden. Needless 20 say. the grapes,
melons, Strawberries, and other pro-
duce had all been fastened on by the
agency Of invisible wire. though It Is
said Mr. Toole's acting was never
more oXcruciatingly funny than when
he went casually plucking grape
here and a strawberry there and In
wiling his astonished visitors TO do the
like.
One OF Toole's jokes on Sir Henry
Irving was 20 send him a live KAN
CARGO as a Christmas present during
one Yuletide which the famous come
dian was spending IN Australia. For
some time this beast was more Of a
white elephant than n kangaroo 10
Irving but finally he gave Il to the
London zoo, where II was still living,
a while ago. The tragedian and the
fun-maker were close chums up To
the time OF the formers death. and
as often as Irving could spend the
time, he took himself of 10 Brighton,
where Toole spent the long years Of
pitiful breakdown that preceded his
end.
Tooles life-story, Of course IS too
well known 10 need any repetition.
Beginning as a wine merchants clerk.
it was his amazing powers OF mimicry
which finally led him to go on the
stage Encouraged by Charles Dick
ems, who wrote enthusiastically OF his
work, he went from success 20 success
until his name became a household
word. one OF his latest. and great
est. successes was made in j. NJ. Bar
rie's maiden farce, walker. Lon
dom and he also made a great hit
I'm the same writer's hurlesque. 'lb-
sens Ghost, or Toole Up-To- Date"
which was put on az Toole's theater
In 1891. and IN which he appeared as
Peter and then changed 10 clever
impcrsonation OF lbsen himself
CURTIS BROWN.