The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-08

y vaudeville. Matinee, 10 EVEN =
| i. Ing, 1880 and $50. -
New York at the Salt Lake Theater on
| Tuesday night. Victor Moore has cap
| tured Salt Lake with this new Cohan
| play. There Will be a matinee this after
noon. and the engagement will close with
| the performance tonight. In a talk with
Mr., Moore In his dressing room Tuesday
| mood and he told The Tribune about his
carly experiences. Said Mr. Moore: 80,
Il always had longing for, stage lfe.
and finally overcome parental objection
| and started out l had an Idea that was
an ideal figure In evening clothes, and l
knew that I spoke English tolerably well,
| and that l could enter q room without
| falling over the furniture These rcqui-
| sites constituted genius according TO my
| ions of my name adorning all the bill
| boards in the country. | started out by
consulting the dramatic papers for po-
| sit!on. There were eleven pages OF actors
OF actors wanted My home papers
were even worse; it seemed as though
could furnish their own wardrobes, and.
| incidentally. 5000 for printing, As had
| neither the wardrobe nor the, $500, tried
the dramatic agencies. At the nrst shop
they asked with whom l had played and
how long, and what sort of business we
had. and why quit and II used LIN i1toMi-
canrS. Somewhere other l had ac-
quired the Idea that actors were expected
TO be jolly good fellows, so | looked know
Ing and gave them to undgrstSnS @ oI that
whereupon." said MIR Moore pensvely,
they promptly turned me down.
Il had no better luck when | tried 10
break Into vaudeville" he continued. Il
had never been on they told me there,
and my willingness TO go on at once
il should, in fact they said II was risky
70 engage an amateur, and the way they
said amateur sent cold chills down my
back. At last / did get into Summer
opera company in the chorus. The plan
list tried my voice, and the stage man
ager said. II the new man looked well In
ity, was lt?" said Mr. Moore, with
retrospective smile. and discovered. on
trying to get into the costumes that no
self-respecung American could ever look
well In them, but went on and earned
ten per 1t all went for shaves and Incl
dcntals and carfarc, and at the end OF
the week l found myself In possession of
twenty-five cents, and i bought souNe-
mir OF the opera with that ! wanted my
friends to see that had caught on. but
l couldn't find my name on H. unless |
wanted 1t among the and Others so
tore 1t up and all my talks with the
stage manager couldn't convince him that
| ought to have sixteen per and my name
printed out in full on the programme. L
last ! received my notice. owing 10 little
habit that / acquired of singing two or
three bars ahead OF the rest OF the merry
men, and that ended my operate career.
A. for finding ding my PsGG and ibH OF
tor, why that is another story
An enterprising manager OF one OF the
big eastern vaudeville houses at which |
Martinettlc and Sylvester. the famous |
comedy acrobats playing at the Orpheum
this week, were featured last season. Of |
tered cash prize for the patron sub |
mitt!ng the best descriptive billing for the |
reckless pair OF bump artists. Among the |
responses were the following; The Sui |
eide Seekers" The Human Footballs"
The Brutal Brothers" Bumps and
Bruises" one indignant contributor |
wrote; NO matter what you cali them.
You ought to be arrested for permitting |
two human beings 10 abuse each other
TO such an extent In public. In an ami |
NAL trainer were to handle dog with
nc-hundredth part OF the severity with
which these misguided young men slam
each other around, the S. p. c, a. would
act quickly
Madame SembrIch comes to the Salt
Lake Theater on Thursday evening on her
transcontinental concert tour, which the
prlma donna is making. The assisting
artists will both be Americans Francis
Rogers Is classed among the most popular
baritones In the country: while Frank La
title to place In the foremost ranks OF &C
companists, Mr.. La Forge is dstin-
guished both as composer and pianist.
several OF his songs having been sung by
Nine. Sembrlch and Nine. Gadski with
the latter of whom he was associated
several seasons. The Baldwin piano.
which Madame Sembrich expected to use
in her concert here arrived Tuesday In a
damaged condition, which Will necessi-
tate the use OF some other instrument on
Thursday evening. The seat sale indi
Gates that she will have a capacity audi
snce. She sang in Denver Tuesday even
ing and leaves for Salt Lake this morn
ing,
The New York Dramatic Mirror OF the
4th inst. prints the following notice:
Ihe ; many ny friends 3 OF Mrs Jack Hay
illness. Mrs. Haverly underwent an
operation for appendicitis yesterday at
R Bulls lSorS Hs ben For %g te b%
naturally OF a cheerful disposition she
| concealed her true condition under the
cover ,h OF her sunny temperament, a host
| from the sick room" II Will be remem-
bered that Mrs. Hayerlys husband died
in Salt Lake several years ago.
The souvenir matinee today at the Co
lonial promises to attract a big audience
10 that popular playhouse. Every lady
of the numbers sung by Frederick "
Bowers IN Commencement Days" John
Cort's latest production. which is occupy
| ing the boards there this week. Com
l mencemcnt Days" with It's college girls
and college atmosphere, has scored par
lcuarly with the university students
| WHO IlUu " eHitEtdIl llcll III lIc
clever production.
The powerful and impressive melo-
drama, Human Hearts presented by
| an exceptionally strong company OF play
| ers, Will be offered for the approval of
| the lovers OF all that is clean and whole
some in melodrama on the stage at the
| Colonial all next week, Human Hearts"
has been firmly established as one OF the
most original and interesting OF mod
ern dramas The author has long been
| famous as a playwright, but I'm the pres
ept instance he has surpassed all his
| former efforts.
| Willard Mack, In outlining his plans
| and plays for the new year. has secured
a fine list of dramas and comedies for
| his patrons beginning with Janice
| Meredith" December II. at which time
| Miss Maude Leone Mack makes her re-
appearance with Mr.. Mack. Following
L siIccncsI,-cl,, he will Nrndiicn Of "a