The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-18

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BY FRANKLIN FYLES.
New York. oct. 1.-two EngHshmen
Of the best London accent sat behind
NE at the first performance of His
Wife's Family" and their comments
came right into my ears. The one
newly from the other side asked: who
is this Arnold DAILY that's the star of
the play?" The one who knew New
York replied: He is a son of the Au-
gustin DAILY who built theatre in
London, don't you know? and he had a
sort Of branch house here in Broadway
before he died" Pretty soon William
Harngan came into the scene with a
brogue inherited from Edward Harri-
gan. and was welcomed very heartily
for his fathers sake. That's DAILY
What?' Yes. by JOVe." Five minutes
later Arnold Daily broke into the ac-
ton with a less authentic Irish tongue,
and with no hullaballOO for his star
entrance (ArnOld may be a wicked
replica of Mansfield in the eccentrici-
ties of genius, but he has the keen ar
tistic sense. too The people received
him warmly. who's he?" Must be
Arnold DAILY. I was mistaken before"
stu later, Edward Harrigan got into
the play. Broadway hadn't seen him
IN years. and good old Annie Yeamans,
once his stage COmrade now sitting
next but one TO me, said: split your
gloves, We tarriers." The audience al
most did that same in a tremendous
ovation. The tourist from London said:
Il fancy this must be DAILY, Ell, what?'
The resident Englishman responded:
'- Iea,- h.. n
course that's DAILY. Fine old Irish
makeup. don't YOU Think" The new
play was so full of lOquaciOus words
and not of Identifying deeds that il
wasn't till two acts were done, and the
program was carefully studied, that the
Ens!ishmen were sure of Arnold Daily.
X X *
BroEue is so thick and fast in the
talk Of His Wife's Family that even
born lrishman "A few years away
from Ireland couldn't get the plot Per-
maps there isn't any. II is clear, though.
mat Mrs. GOlding Bright. who signs
l as GeCrge Egerton, means il TO illus
Eaie the Goddess and devil-care dis
position Of the Irish race. An impov-
r1shed Major Patrick Something takes
himself and family from Ireland to the
household of barely prosperous Eng
-,sh son-in-law. The first thing Major
al does is to brew a punch for his
uaVel-ured self, wife, son and daugh-
yer, calling complacently. yet with con-
Nlat enthusiasm. on his son-in-law
oI me Wines, cOrdials and other costly
.-. edlentS No substitutes could be
-->t as good. IF once you take off
ul' nat 20 one-star brandy" he SAYS, |
so1 never again get three-star as
"uS as you live" And when the ex-
-S r'sht ingredients Of the punch !
--r procured and concocted. he proposes
'',' t'dst- God bless us today for the /
~slA may take us tomorrow" II is a
NV mat The clever characterization of
Major Pat is not done in a plav of anv
other merit.
-,NaH'- o'Neil and Agnes are a pc
mar actress and a singular play that
mo Broadway to compel attention
,',.-e vas produced ten years ago by
--. Nee Hankin, when he had a stock
.tpduN over TO the eastward of our
80 40 ,-edtrcal thOTOughfare; and ru-
OF her talent were heard family
II! New Workers who won't go more
ian block off that street TO see a
No snow So Nance passed away
IN - ,.,- rankin and his venture. Agnes
1'''e4 with the name Of George Cam
~ .- .> lis author. A whispered rumor
1s> t was written by Mr.. and Mrs.
-e- Drew, son of Mrs. John Drew
Gnu a daughter of Mckee Rankin-a
MY 10 yield any sort of theatre
- 'a.elL My own guess, though, is
nat il has been taken from some
.--,A uction older than the interna-
-..al copyright law. which would ac-
s--'l1 LOT the secrecy OF its authorship:
49,. stronger drama could be made of
,..-.- -.'a, erial. and then where would this
'N- ne. Just as II is, Agnes will
-r many dream OF mine into a
nightmare with my head aching 10 re-
;.,z'-oer who 1 am. and a surgeon Dor
Is, saving and chopping through my
,. H.i 10 find out what's the matter
with my brain.
suppose, ladies. that for FIVE years
~ nave been the loved and loving
we OF a surgeon; that prior to this