The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-04

seen in Chicago at the Garrck theater
early in the autumn.
George Ade sailed for Egypt on the
Amcrika. or at least he Will go part way
On that ship, for he intends to spend some
time In Italy He had more or less of a
comedian time Of Ii getting started. II Is
said that the bell boy called him several
times before he would get up. and then
he found he did not have time to get his
breakfast He jumped in a cab and start
a time and then the cab horse fell down.
At last the playwright and his cab got on
the ferry boat and then the seagolne
scow got excited and accepted an oppor
tunlty to get tangled up with n tow of
brick bargcs. Mr.. AIDE could almost see
the Amerlka sailing without him. but his
driver made a wild dash for the wharf
When that was reached and Mr.. AIDE
wanted to pay the driver the driver found
he had no change. and Ade had to tip him
s. or waste more valuable time waiting
for change. AT last he got To the ship
and safely on board. He was out of
breath and rather excited, but glad he
had got there on time. 1t pleased him
quite a little when an officer told him the
Amerika would not sail for two hours.
Elliott Schenck the Wagnerlan director
of the Savage English grand opera com
pany, beguiles his leisure moments In
writing melodrama and while In New Or
! leans produced at the Crescent thcater Mt
a special matinee his latest eftusion.
| by several of the artists OF the company
named among whom were Joseph Shee-
| han. Winlfred Goff, Francis Macennan
| Claudia Albright. Gertrude Rcnnyson and
| Rita Newman The play was given for
| copyright and stage purposes and from
all accounts made distinct impression.
Robert McWade. who intcrprets two
| small character parts in Florence Rob
| ertss new production. The Strength Of
| the Weak" VIII doubtless be remembered
| ID L..
| Wrinkle" which character he has played
more thnn 5000 times. Mr.. McWadc is ono
! of the best preserved men on the stage
| He has two sons. one OF whom appeared
| here recently as Simonodes In Ben Hur"
| Dramatic art makes strange playfel-
lows. James ]. Corbctt. the prize-nghter
! and Margaret Wycherly, the apostle OF
} symbolism in art, playing opposite with
| the odds greatly i'm favor OF the prize
fighter, because his is the star part. is
| one of the anomalies OF a trick age in
matters of the stage
But / should like to shake hands with
| Corbetts coach, for the former puglllst is
| certainly learning to act and some ono
| has taught him we'll He is. further
more modest, which IL not so common
| as to escape commendatIon In the half
| dozen curtain calls he took not once did
he take the center Of the stage and let
! the lmclight battle his features. In an
| awkWnrdly shy way no hovorsd about the
wings and bowed again and again to
| Miss Wychorly as he would havo done
| had their positions been reversed. she be-
| ing the star and he the support. Pugil-
Ism paid tribute to symbolsm.-Dramatlc
| Mirror.
| An amusing story is related of an emil
| nent actor who at the awkward moment
| OF an 'unTchcarscd incident" saved the
| situation The scene the deck OF n
| ship round which rolled and heaYed n
| vast theatrical sea. The hero Of tho piece
| stood on the rolling deck and soliloquized.
| audience listening N
| fervid utterances. when from the, at