The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-09
FROM BEHIND THE CURTAIN.

Harrison Grey Fiske discussed. at &
dinner in New York. the art of acting
4 believe" said Mr.. Fiske, "in sub
| tlety, silence, and restraint A noe
a shake of the head, a silent pause
these things are often more effective
than the most violent yelling and rant
ing.
Life is that. subtle and silent
What, for instance, could be more eX-
pressive than this scene, a scene with
out spoken word, that | once wit
messed in the country?
IAN undertaken stood on a corner
near a noble mansion. He elevated his
brows hopefully and inquiringiy as 4
physician came from the house. The
physician, COMPRISING his lip, shCck
his head decidedly and hurried to his
carriage. Then the undertaken, with a
sigh, passed on"
1t is an old story, but it is a Barry
more one at the expense of John Drew.
the uncle of the Barrymore trio of
children. Ethel, Lionel and Jack And
it is told by John Drew himself The
scene was the Lambs club. The char
acters were Mr.. Drew and a gentleman
whose name is not incidental to the
story. Drew was asked by the gentle
man to what he owed his success in
his chosen profession. He replied:
ITO Maurice BaTrymore's children. -
How 500" queried the individual re-
ferred to above.
well, you see, at the end of their
nightly prayers each of the children
has been taught by their father 70 say:
Please, God, bless papa and mamma,
and make Uncle John a good actor q"
William Collier comes of A well
known theatrical family. Edmund
Collier. his father, was a tragedian of
note, and Williams mother. whose
stage name was Henrietta Engel. was
a well known premier dancer. ]. VI.
Collier of the firm of Shook & Collier.
who ran the Union Square theatre in
New York for many years. was VIII
liam's uncle. His sister. Helena Col
lier-Garrick, is now playing the part
of the Denver widow in Caught i'm the
RAIN" and he has cousins galore I'm
the profession.
At an early age, after tour with
juvenile Pinafore company. Mr.. Col,
lier was a call boy at Days theatre i'm
New York. After leaving DAILY the
present Charles Frohman star joined
David Henderson's extravaganza COM
pany and played for one summer at
the Chicago opera house. when he be
came one of the late John Russelfs
comedians and appeared in The City
Directory"
Then he formed a partnership with
Chales Reed, and together they
starred in ''HOss and Hoss," musical
farce, which was Golfers first attempt
as playwright, and a successful one.
At the end of a year Reed died. and
Collier continued with the play for two
years more, after which he let il out
on royalty and finally sold it.
1t is a singular fact that Collier new
er took the part of a young man until
six or seven years ago. AS an actor
he reYerses the usual order of things
and grows younger as years pass by.
After 'Hoss and Hoss' the high spots
in his career are The Man From Mex
leo" MIR. Smooth" which he wrote;
Little Christopher" ION the Quiet"
which was written by Augustus Thorn
as for Nat Goodwin. but turned uut To
be one of Golfers greatest successes:
a three years engagement with Weber
and Fields. then The Dictator" Rich
ard Harding Davis. his first venture
under Charles F'Tohman's manage
ment, and, TO come down to the pres
ent. Caught in the Rain" which he
wrote in partnership with Grant Stew
art.
Mr.. Collier has appeared for one sea-
son at the Comedy theatre in London.
where he was received with much IA
vor, and last summer he visited Aus
tralia. playing The Dictator" and ION
the Quiet"
In Arkansas remarked William J.
Kelley recently to a friend. there is
a little crossroads store which used 10
fly a sign to the effect that within one
might purchase eggs, butter, Bingham
and caliker by the yard and pound.
over i'm Brooklyn replied his
friend. there are two signs that al
ways amuse me. One. reads: 'Restau-
rant for Ladies and Gentlemen Oys-
ters.' The other, on glove shop, is
Skins dyed to match hats ami coats
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Thomas Jefferson, who stars in RIP
Van Wrinkle" says: Tragedies only