The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-05

was again delighting huge audiences lie
finally saw the Operetta.
IN Berlin Mr. Savage has an office IN
charge of Herman Fellner a linguist.
musician and cOnnoisseur OF things tbs
aJricai. His is the duty Of kee ping Mr.
Savage informed OF all important stag
productions made in continental Europe.
William Collier is am author, too. and
this is the how Of 81.
In The Patriot" Nh Collier, as Sir
Augustus Plantageusr Armitage is
coached in the mysterious manuarisIns OF
British society by Gainsl0rd. his impec-
cable valet All Collier hears Is Gains
ford Don't do that-don'i do that
This don't business worked on Collier
mind SO much that he finally wrote a
hook a neat little volume for private cir
culation. entitled. Don't Do That and
dedicated. with characteristic Collier hu-
NOR, TO Mr.. and Mrs. Audience.
Ii contains "DOn'ts' for actors man
ayers and audiences. Among the Don Is
for audiences are;
Don't mistake q small house for the
authors shortcomings.
Don't think because YOU are sitting In
The gallery you are above suspicion.
Don't come 10 the theatre late. Re
member that the early bird catches the
plot
Don't ignore the proper functions of
the theatre. mothers; when baby cries
bring it to the theatre so everybody can
hear tx.
Don't ask the ticket seller. Cen see
from that seat?' He is not an oculist.
Don't get discouraged III YOU fail at your
real trade. plumbing or manicurinG go
on the stage All the worlds a stage.
Don't believe all YOU see on the stage
we sometimes look on. fronc and don
believe IL.
Don't come late and know it all; come
early and see ii alL
Don't believe all you hear of actors
We read the papers also.
Don't shudder at the villain cruelty
10 the heroine-she Pay be his mother
Don't tell funny stories to one another
during the play-let rs amuse YOU
Don't come to tno theatre looking for
tears and trouble-you get them al home.
Don't put this book away-throW Ii /
away.
Robert Edeson tells this story of his
former days in summer stock;
II PLAYED I'm stock during several sum
mer seasons out i'm Dayton, o. one play.
Under the Gaslight we always gave
each season for the benefit OF the old sol
diers there, lon which number or the /
latter were used for 'supes and props
AS Whiskers were much i'm vogue IN
this play, nearly every soidlet WoIe
Whiskers the year around in order TO be
prepared IL called upon 10 take part.
There are faCtiGnai fights going ON
among them continually. Every nauou /
WAS Tepresen ted-thC Irish parliament /
the Russian element the German govern /
meuI etc. The hero of Under the cas- /
light IS supposed 20 be one-armed sol [
der VINO is tied 90 railroad track. with
his sweetheart, not TAR away. locked IN
small house. while a train is swiftly ap-
preaching down the mountaiusioe.
On the particular night we had a Dis
scenic effect. the mountain doomed up I'D /
the distance. and the train was seen TAR
off at first. gradually coming nearer ana
nearer. until at last IL was dangerously !
approaching the helpless hero bound to |
the track.
II was the hero. BY some miraculous
dispensation of providence. Just at the
moment. the girl who has been locked ID
The house manages To break loose an"
jumps out i'm time To pull her lover from
the track and save his life. Every thing
would have gone off beautifully TINS ]
night for the girl made her escape ano
the hero was rescued, but in coming
round the last curve down the mountain /
the back coach beat the engine across
the stage.
I'm looking into the matter afterward
we learned that the men who had been
selected to run the train had been picked /
from two factions there were couple /
of Irishmen and a couple OF DuJchmeh-i
and just before the performance they naa /
entered into an argument as 70 NAlcu !
side could run the train the faster IL /
didn't make a particle of difference what /
happened TO the play, so long as the ar 4
gument was settled, and it is needless 10 /
saw that the Irish beat the Dutch
DR.. Charles A. Eaton Of the Madison /
AvcnUc Bqptist church said In the course 4
Of an after dinner speech in CleVeldna:
l4dE
Of the misery we see about US. II IS an /
very we'll to blame alcohol Tor TINS nus
erv 10 blame oppression and lnluSuce,
Lut to what heights might we not dA nave
climbed but for OuT lazinessF
he paused and smiled
eve are too much like the supernu- |
Inerary in the drama he went on WRo 4
had TO enter from the right ana say NY 4
lord the carriage waits. -.-
~ Look here, super said the stds4
manager one night, 7 want you 70 co.H~ /
on from the left instead OF the risht dItel /
this. and I want you TO transp.99ES,e pos YOU YOU /
speech Make IT run hereafter, The car
riage waits, my lofu. A.. L.. 1.,- /
-.sThe super pressed his hand to nls prov |
More study! More study ne
groaned."
Actors are usually credited with great
presence of mind. and qoupJless Inl5 Is
everyday life many of them are apseHt-
minded A remarkable instance or tnls
was shown recently in Baltimore oy
George Stewart Christie, who plays Ban
Mister in THE Only Way.
Last season Mr.. Christie was one OF
THE Three Twins" at the Herald SQUARE
theatre i'm New York. That company
was also PLAYING in Baltimore last week.
on Monday Mr.. Christie spent most or the
afternoon with his old friends OF The |
Twins company, and returned 10 dinner
work and, all unconscious or where ms
steps were leading him, ne Wendeq ms
WAY to the Unedue-nQk 10 lilt +1Hultoli-
nm, but to Fords, where his old COM
papy was playing.
He passed through the stage door and
stoDDed 10 look at the dressing room
list He saw that Dick Winters. his old
mart, was assigned TO No. ;. There he
was greeted by his old dressing room
mates. John Allen and RalDh Locke He
noticed that they hailed him with rather
surprised "Hello, Georgel' But think
ing this was due to his being a little
late, he made no comment. lie re-
moved bis outer clothes, arrayed hlm-
self in Dick Winters toys, and seat
ed himself preparatory to applying the
grease paint. This was too much Tor I
the equanimity OF Joe Allen.
Look here, George blurteu ne, is
this a ioke?'
what do YOU mean. Joe?' asked
Christie.
are not playing in this piece put II
THE Only Law .
The suddenly awakened actor pro- /
ceeded to tear off the costume and nus ]
tie into his own clothes MeanWhli /
tie stage maIager at the Auditorium
had been teleDhcuing all over town Tor /
the missing Bauntster, asd the curtain /
was ready to 10 40 as he dashed into I
the theatre But he was at the en-
trance when his cue came, and Jean OF !
the Casino got her violets and her 81
coo check on time
''Brea king into vaudeville is not what
Tho P1ON,Jc