The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-11
"a STAND FOR ART"
Suggestion to Dramatists Based On
Recent Stage History.

= NJ et4o anu DOAANH nAAA -
for Box Office, That Takes in the Mon
ACT /.
a beach by the ocean. Down stage. wave
rolling. Middle stage, breakers roaring.
To the left a lighthouse is violently
winking its eye. The dawn breaks.
Enter a bevy Of sea nymphs
dancing on from the wings.)
Chorus OF Nymphs.
AS we think YOU will remark,
Our chapeauX and gloves you miss.
But we think CTra-laD
With a wink Crra-laD
That We look quite nice like this:
Sic.
First Nymph.
And as for shoes and strocking-
Second Nymph.
Don't you think it's rather shocking?
Third Nymph.
And as for stylish dresses
Fourth Nymph.
Haven't we our pretty tresses?
tNymphs face down stage,
turning toward the sea-
Chorus.
Hail,
Hail.
Queen of the ocean!
Hail.
Hailt
See our deVOtioni
Rise from the sprayi
Rise from toami
For ComStocks away
And Miss SalOme's homei
CShivers OF violins held term
olo on the high strong
AphrOdttt arises slowly from
the waves and dances for
ward.)
Solo by Aphrodite.
o, once upon a time
Ut was very long ago.
/ engaged a mantua maker.
But she couldn't, couldn't sew.
Chorus.
But she couldn't
But she couldn't
But she couldn't
Couldn't sew!
Aphrodite.
She had no idea of style.
In creation she was lacking,
So I stood her for a while,
Then 1 sent her, sent her packing.
Chorus.
So she sent her
So she sent her
So she sent her
Sent her packing!
Aphrodite.
Well, she packed her things and left me,
For a journey down the Nile.
Note Bene: She bereft me.
And she left me but my smile.
~ -"
So it's on-on-On to the Nile.
For, ah, there are times when we can't
even smilei
And when we all sigh
And look sorry-O. my
So it's on-so it's on to the Nile.
ACT II.
The River Nile. In the distance a temple
~twinkling with lights. To the right a
pyramid. To the left a Sphinx with is
face turned off stage. A few palm
Night. An evening in August
"a dahbeah slowly floats
down the Nile until il reaches
center of stage. The moon
arises eagerly. The Sphinx
attempts to turn
Chorus of Attendants.
Purple sails and a velvet SKY,
Silver oars and a maiden shy.
Flute and ~pipe-pipe and flute.
Don't you think we are awful cute?
CDance)
In a cline like this it is hot to dress,
We need nothing more than a coat Of
So you see we are doing the best we can.
Dance
First Attendant)
A stands for Art when it's all said and
Second Attendant.
B for Box office. that takes in the mon
Third Attendant.
c stands for Cash and for Casting Off
Fourth Attendant.
d stands for Dollars and everything
CThe curtain before the door
in the dahabeah cabin is
slowly parted. Attendants
face the cabin. Salaam.)
Chorus.
Rahl
Likewise Ho-rum!
RahI
Rahi
Isis and Tum,
Come, Queen OF Egypt a star is thy
On-on-on with the dance,
cleopatra trips forward
The moon pushes a cloud
back. With a violent effort
the Sphinx turns around.)
Solo by Cleopatra.
There was a time-and as for me I'm glad
it's past and gone
When everyone arose to ask, 20, what
did she have on?"
But now the stage is elevated. Every
And now the question that they ask is:
What did she have off?'
Chorus.
O. what did she ave off?
o. what did she have off?
And now the question that they ask Is.
What did she have OFF,
Cleopatra.
In DAYS of old an actress very often tore
her hair,
And cried aloud unto the crowd, Il won
der what I'll wear
O.. then her costumes worried her, but
nowadays they don't.
She doesn't thing of what she ii wear;
She WOndeTs what she won't
Chorus.
O. nowadays they don't
o.. nowadays they don't
She doesn't care for what she'll wear,
She wonders what she won't
ENTER AphrOdite and
nymphs. dancing and waving
their arms.)
GRAND ENSEMBLE.
Solo by AphrOdite.
Before we dressed
| Chorus:
Before we dressed)
AS We are now
CAS- we are now
There often was
CThere often was)
An awful row
fA1 aufnt row.