Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-02-08
BY Alfred Lambourne.

Sonaes7oNSso or other she made one feel
that they had touched the very depths
Of self-degreddtion. l have always
been sorry that l did not keep that
o.k;-ed bill instead of presenting it
to the boXofficn for the ready cash.
Another most irascihle person was
the English tragedian, Neil Warner
If he was offended, then imagine Il
lion bearded in his den. But he was
great actor. In Macbeth. I imagine
him almost the equal of Salvini. What
time was that, when the curtain.
through mistake, was lowered in the
midst of an impassioned speech! 1t
fell to the lot Of Annie Lockhart, who
played Lady Macbeth, TO soothe the
raging creature. All! yes, to see that,
was better than to look at the play.
Couldock-Charles Couldock,-who
played so beautifully in the domestic
drama. was a past grand master in
the art of eXpletives. Not the AM
orican article Of profanity, for In the
terrible ire of CouldoclS there was no
blasphemy. II. was just a picturesque
and rich eXuoeTance, just the opening
of safety valve to a wonderfully full
and active nature. And yet II was
blood-curdling at times Couldpcll
was very loveable man, notwith-
standing, a grand, old man. And 1
say this after having once fallen under
his ban and being called down." as
We IlbN SLY III tNIlN tpllGtlNablt tiuc
OF Voice-sarcasm, derision, admon!-
ton, a mastery running up and down
of the full scale OF vituperation. Yes,
but l have looked, too, into his smil-
ing eyes,
Have ! not eaten bread and cheese,
have l not frank beer at CouldoclS's
! expense?
The quality of Lucille Westerns an
ger and of Mrs. Horace Lingard's. was
of another kind (Stand from under
dangerl) So the enraged Cleopatra,
Semiramis or even the goddess Juno
might have been. owing to the in
disposition of Miss Western, there VIII
be no per Torrance at the theatcr to-
nghs" Owing to the 'ungovernable
temper OF Miss Western, the placard
should Lave said. But, gently, gently,
there have always been those who have
been mere sinped against than SHINING.
l. was in a dreRsingroom OF the Salt
Lake 1healer that the beautiful Mrs.
Liugard dashed out that gold -embOss-
ed, be- jeweled, little revolver of hers,
Horace, The inimitable Horace, he who
had niudc nhllons laugh, found more
cougenlal atmosphere on the opposite
| side Uf .Eo slase,
Are all great actors and actresses
lions and she dragons2 No. They are
not all like Sarah Bernhard, who, It Is
reported, threw the kitten that had
scratched her into the fire There are
| others. The stage has It's saints and
martyrs | recall one now. Behind the
blazing footlghts the actress was all
| winsome, grace and smiles But, O how
| sad was that face when the woman had
| left the boards! How gently she spoke
| 10 The husband, condemned by con
sumption 10 an early death! Then there
| We're such dear, old ladies' az Mrs. Ray
Miss De Bar and others.
The writer painted the special seem
ery--London housetops by night; ST.
| Paul's i'm the background--for that one,
and only one, terrible presentation OF
| oliver Twist That was the play-as
| played that night, that the "Big CHIEF
| set his foot upon. James A. Herne
| was east for the part of Bin Sykes
Lucille Western for that OF his mis-
| tress Nancy and Ninson Tor the part
| OF Fagin. Were any of my readers
| In the thenter that night2 III so. they
| certainly remember that performance
| II was the horrible made terribly real.
| A lady In the audience tainted, several
became hysteIioal, and nervous old
| bodies, in the words OF our friend,
| Jerome X. Jerome, began to cry and
had TO be led out
"rhe mountain wooded to the peak, the
| lawns
And winding glados high up like waves
TO heaven,
The glorios OF the broad belt Of the
world
The sceue-painter was busy trying 10
place upon the great drop, something
OF the beauty of troplc 1910 when DC.
CURED the memorable explosion or
giant powder upon Arsenal lilll a huge
rock passed over the heater' plunged
! through building on the opposite sluo