Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-06

| the worlds verdict was concerned, IS
said TO have been completely wretchcd
aL the hrst production OF his play
'Deoier than Life"
II was at this performance that
long delay occurred AZ the end OF the
second act. Milling the audience with inn
patience and the distinguished author
with dread.
What IN the name OF heaven can
they Doe doing back thereof asked "a
critic, meeting Byron in the lobby o.
the theater trying 90 calm his troubled
spirit by walking nervously about.
u don't know" mouned the poet,
with a melancholy gesture or despair.
A moment later the sound or a saw
at work behind the curtain was heard,
and the critic, returning 20 the play
wrights side inquired:
And what do you imagine that 90 be,
my lord2"
Byrons sense Of humor came 10 his
rescue instantly
81 think" DE said "they must be CUT
ting out the last act. John Kendrick
Bangs, in Success Magazine.
A fourth large edition Of "The Letters
OF Jennie Allen is being printed for
Messrs. Small. Maynard a Co.. Boston.
As am Indication of the remarkable way
in which This humorous hit has caught
on large editions have been sold at
Canada and Australia.
An order received from Canada the
other day by the Boston publishing
house of Small Maynard d Co.. called
for ''all your psychical research books
and five Panthers." This request puts
Anne Warmers powerful and phych1-
logical tale of temptation, "The PAN
theI' definitely into the class Of
psychical literature where it belongs.
Canadian editions are being published
OF "Fate's % Fiddler by Edwin George
Pinkham and - and My True Love"
by Il. a. Mitchell keays. The latter
author is "a Canadian by birth, the
daughter of "a wei known manufactur-
er, and has therefore a special claim
upon the Interest of the Dominion Both
books are published by Small May
nard a Co, Boston.
Rex Beach. author OF THE Barrier
and "The Spoilers" tells a story that
throws a fine, melancholy light on this
matter OF equality between the sexes. n
seems that IN Alaska there are
plenty OF women, and that some of
them wear mems clothes, and hit the
trail along with their brother men.
Mother Woods, says Mr.. Beach, "Wls
one of the greatest characters and the
worst uuisanccs we had up there. She
was a tall, gaunt, absolutely tirCless To-
male in boomers. She took in every
stampede and located some valuable
properties, and the miners were none
too fond of her one day about a dozen
miners and Mother Woods were in a
road shelter, where they had an taken
refuge from "a furious blizzard, Pretty
soon "a man stumbled in, faint with eX-
haustion He said that a party had
been caught bon the storm a few miles
on along the trail and were dangerous
ly IN need OF assistance. None of the
boys wanted 20 go. IL was one Of the
oOldest days ever known up there, and
the snow was dying SO thick that you
could scarcely see Al this Mother
Woods stood up In the midst OF them,
and what she said was plenty. Pm
certain I never heard such choice ~
words before on since. But she got
those men out OF there Ton very shame,
and led them herself To the rescue
Mark Twain drove 30 miles recently
20 see Upton Sinclair and Michael VIII
uams. the authors OF Good Health
and How We Won IT," (Stokesl. The
story goes that tho drive was rathc"
chilly. and Mark sat close to the open
fire after arriving az "Eudheld" tho
authors cottage smoking an iutermIu-
able succession of cigars, ana telling
stories in n most viyacious humor ll0
disclosed the fact that he was as
| hungry as a Teddy bear and with
aIacrity accepted am invitation 10 dim
ucr Then the conversation turned 90
/ beef and the Chicago stock yards Sim
/ clair began Co dilate ON the merits Of "a
vegetarian diet with which Doe proc
missed 90 regaIe Twain that evening
Mark found 10 mighty interesting
] bud exhibited more and more restless
ness as the talk went 0u about mat
/ bUofsteaks mock turtle soup ma DC out
off potatoes and lima beans. aut-t1NIc
Sour milk "a Ia Metchnkon as "a sub
suute f1r wine. ana go on suddenly
Doe remembered that hIs doctor had
ordered hm t1 Doe indoors hy sunset
and drove back tH ni, hotel with many
regrets and aIs appetite still with him
We suspect CHAT th.s story was in-
] suIrDi by u somewhat Tranosquo hu-
mon us AIR. Clemens Doe point uf fact
/ has practically bot One meal "a day and
] eats very It.Ir moat BE- has written
] .HetIth-Irfnrm material himself .u
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