The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-16

first time last night came away from the
theatre with a very distinct feeling of dis
appointment lingering in their systems.
This doesn't mean that DockStader was
not funny. He was. but there are hun
dreds of funny men on the stage and only
one DOckstader. When his physical con-
dition is good he is the only member OF
his class.
Last night he couldn't sing a note And
he didn't try to sing. He was compelled
To cut out about third Of his work At
that he was lucky to get through with
what he did. The production came close
to being a HamletIess Hamlet. The fun
NEST thing Dockstader did was his 1.-The
Editor specially. Here his entrance was
most effective.
At the close of an uproarious Hot Air
Subway burlesque a sheet was dropped
and series of moving pictures stared
A special train was seen to draw up at q
station. From a car leaped DOckstader.
HGrriedly he tipped the conductor, bake
man and onPine~crew. Then he ran for
the nearest cab The horse baked and
Dockstader tried frantically to urge the
animal on. At last they were off and so,
after a drive of couple of blocks, was
wheel In disgust Dockstader sprang
out of the cab and started on a run for
the theatre.
The minstrel band, surrounded by a
large crowd. is seen playing in front OF
the playhouse. Through the crowd
plunged DOckstader and into his dressing
ing up i'm furious haste. Then the sheet
disappeared and a country editors sane
tum was disclosed on the stage. Enter
Dockstader, out of breath: Il thought
I'd never get here" he says. The highly
original feature made tremendous hit.
1t was in this scene that Dockstader
worked off his local gags The telephone
bell rang and he answered 1t. What's
that" he said. Bert Fuller ran an au
tGmobi1e against the Short Line depot and
knocked il down? That's too bad. But
Shucks, it would have fallen down in
couple Of days anyway.
Again the telephone bell rings. ooh.
no." says Dockstader. that cant be true
You say the Kenyon hotel elevator has at
last reached the top floor? I guess I'll
have to make a personal investigation of
that"
He goes to the telephone. Give me the
sheriffs office in the city and county
building" he says. This the sheriffs
office? I want to speak to Sheriff En-
cry. Well. wake him up right away
Maybe he's dreaming about the McWhir-
ter case"
He gets Jake Raleigh on the phone with
this line of conversation: Say, when are
you going TO finish matchmaking Sixth
East street? Well / UNDERSTAND you re-
gan the work about the time of the 7ivII
war. And say. ! fell into hole in State
street the other day and / would nave
been drowned if I hadn't lit on a wagon
load of hay"
Some of the letters from correspondents
and the answers thereto were CONFUSING.
One of them was from "Pansy." who
wanted to know how she could stop biting
her nails. Dockstader suggested that she
have her teeth pulled. A man desired in
formation on the point as to how, when
he got TO heaven. he would get his shirt
on over his wings. Humph. you'll have
more trouble figuring out how to get your
derby on over your horns" said Dock
stader.
Immediately after finishing his work
Mr. Dockstader hurried to his hotel and
began the treatment of his hOarseness.
He contracted the cold while coming from
that he will be in first-class condition for
the matinee and evening performances to-
day.
And, strange though the statement may
seem, the show would be worth while
even without DOckstader. Neil O'Brien
fills a large hole in anybody's company.
He is a rarely amusing minstrel man.
with his quaint makeups and his faithful
negro dialect. The street car act in which
O. rrien is the main performer brought
shrieks of laughter from the audience.
Also his story in the first part of the
unfortunate citizen with a cinder in his
eve
fhe Foley boys, Johnny and Willie
danced smaZingly well and the singing
features were ftrst-ciasS. The stage set
tings are without regard to expense and
some very pleasing effects have been at
tanned Last nights audience packed the
theatre and seemed delighted with the
performance.