The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-23

certainly Is sinuous creature
Sinnerousr' he exclaimed. Gosh,
think she's blamed wicked.
But / had become calloused by see
ing Julia Marlowe do it in ornate dra-
ma, and Olive Fremstad in grand
opera; and what interested me more in
this "Salome" was that King Herod
was played by the same demonstraJive
actor whom l had just seen as the boss
bandit in THE Hold-up." Art knows
no limits of time or space. These two
shows are run in conjunction. BY al
ternating the performances. he and bis
comrades were able. by quick shifts of
costumes, to serve the Muse in both
temples of drama.
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The Temple of Venus is distinctive
among the sideshows by reason of it's
marriages. Most of the time it is an
ordinary variety show, but twice a
day, afternoon and evening, there is a
wedding ceremony on the stage
Walk into the Wedding says the
barker, who wears a strictly correct
frock coat by day and an exactly right
sWallowtail by night. with the rest of
ms toilets to match; you didn't receive
cards. but no matter-you are fondly
welcome In ten minutes Mr. Lover
and Miss LOvee" Cor whatever the
names may be) will be united in the
holy bonds of wedlock by the Rev
Simeon PASSOVER" land that at least
Is the real name of the genuine clergy
man IN attendance). You may not be
a relative of the bride or bridegroom.
or so much as an acquaintance, but
you are cordially invited. And there is
no admission fee on this festive occa-
sion. You are a free guest Walk
right in, The bridegroom is waiting.
the pride Is almost ready, and you are
just in time
And If you go in you do see a mar
rtage rite conducted regularly if YOU
wait patiently. You may not believe
that the two who purport to be then
and there made one are new to we'd
lock; and most of them are not: but
the show has gained a quick celebrity
with the rabble, and sometimes a be-
trothed couple goes there, with a party
OF friends, TO get married sensational
". Then, again, day of intimacy at
Coney inclines some young folks to
connubiality and a recourse to the
Temple of Venus is the result This
was so, beyond doubt, when the Rev.
Mr.. PASSOVER made way for a rabbi to
perform the service for a Jewish cou-
pie. Yesterday afternoon" the show
man told me, I'VE had a pair of Cath
olics, and we've never been able to get
Catholic priest 10 officiate here so
they went back to town to have sec
ond ceremony performed in obedience
to their religion But in. law we war
rant our marriages TO be valid
l had just seen, at 10 o'clock in the
evening. the marriage of the same
Young fellow and girl whose wedding
I had attended at O'Clock in the aft
erncOn. we never disappoint the
public the Snowman explained IF
bona fide couple amt on hand at 4
or 10. why we fake It. Would YOU like
TO kiss the bride? It'll tonly cost YOU
dollar for a seat in a private box,
and the price of a bottle of Wine" So
the show thrives. for the tables are
run on q schedule of an order for a
drink not less frequently than every
ten minutes; and you must be very
liberal spender TO sit long In box
Then, too, after each marriage the
walters peddle tiny boxes of wedding
cake, and the show girls come off the
stage to vend bOutonnieres of orange
blossoms.
Twenty COney Island concert halls
have performances that are continuous
/ from noon ia midnight, and during the
twelve hours they never lag for a
minute. Their stages are full of un-
tagging commotion. Songs and
dances. chOruses and marches. farces
and burlesques follow one another in
unbrOken succession, not as separate
specialties, but as though theya made
up a long, long play, like a Chinese
drama The goings on are scant in
talent. A few of the women are leath-
er-lCnged Eeterans from the touring
buTlesque companies. who locate. here
for the summer season Most of the
girls are young. vivaciOus and devoid
of other ability than to dance hard
and sing loud. The men are either
broken down old comedians or clown
ish young loafers. There are several
vaudeville theatres which give toleT-
able shows, but I am writing now of
the beer halls. where the sight of any,
thing like real talent is so rare as to
be startling. In one piece I was
astOunded to see a danseuse come out
on her tiptoes end never touch the
balls of her feet TO the floor during her
whole dance: nor was she old or ugly;
and. as these halls have no printed
programs. ! asked a waiter who she
was. lie gave me some unfamiliar
name OF other: but at that instant my
memory placed her as having been in
a Broadway extrava ganza's forces two
years ago; so when the waiter whis-
pered that I could talk with her If
wished TO. l followed him TO the green
ToOm-whiCh was a barroom adjoining
bottle at a quart price. While she
! drank the bogus champagne she held
a very young infant on her, lap. and
! fed n milk from a nursing bottle.
why am. I dancing here?" she
echoed my question. This kidlet is
] why He made me lose work all last
winter, and by the time he was born
( stop suffering, YOU little Sucker-I
was dead broke. I couldn't graft on
! the Actors fund after ii had squared
me al the hospital. This devilet-there,
I take your milk, 90 little darlin'-he
| had a father that didn't happen to be
| my husband. So ! had to get out and
hustle. This job was offered me
| three minutes on my toes once an hour
4 from l. O'Clock to Fat my winter sal
AIRY OF twenty-five not cut in half as
/ they usually do i'm summer. The man.
ger boards us. too-doesn't he, imp
angel ?-and so We're spending the sea-
/ son at the seashore-mamma and her
mite. OF course the days work is
/ dreadfully long, and counts up twelve
turns for me; but there's plenty of rest
| between spells. and baby--dont GOO
goo on my satin skirt, you beauty
brat-and baby TO fool with. You see
| I'm the only woman here that doesn't
/ have 70 cfaU nm he eft aopsf1uo,,c