Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-04-02
THIRD PAPER.
''show his eyes and grive his heart,
Come like shadows. 80 depart"

last tour Of the west, not from mail
coach, as ne had formerly done. but
from the railway carriage; not az the
old hosiery on Main street. but al; the
railway station. Couldock missed, and
Iamentod for the clear mountain wa
tors that once rippled along through
our streets. and tho quaint gardens.
and tho orchards, too. and. with them
llukiug. he also missed and lamented
for certain quality TN the people thom-
sclves-tho simplicity and the gcnialty
that we possessed fra the earlier days.
THE LIGHT OF OTHER DAYS
An my "reminiscences Of the salt Lake
theater are affected by environment 10
ls impossible for me 90 separate my
memories of certain plays and the ac-
tors from conditions and times. In
my minds eye. ] do not see the
thaatcr. as it now ls overlooked by
taller buildings than Itself but as it
was when e entirely dominated its To-
cality. How calmly imposing 81 used
20 appear, How grandly massive IL
appeared az the twilight and for how
many blocks one could see the moon
light falling upon its white walls. but I,
for one. could not g1 from home 20 the
play house without passing through
and inhIHug the UuuEn1t odur ui iu.
artomosia and the suuhoWer. Yes. and
the smokeless skies and the uudmmed
stars arc I'm my mind with Beaumont
and Fletcher Massinger. Bulvor and
Che bard of Avon.
And from the the8tCr. what goiugs
h1mc After the performance ON those
O.. IN tho
drama. the greater number. al least.
and the attaches n the theater. too,
were often compelled 20 battle their
way through driving storms TO their
various and perhaps distant homes. No
hubble conveyancCs then. one broke the
paths through the heavy snow drifts,
or 40 best. ofteutimcs. with the rain
or sleet beating into their faces. After
the transformation scene-the rose
tinted skies, the golden veined
LEAKAGE Of Falryland-h resolutely
one must push against tho northern
blast. And In summer, too. how far be-
tween the homes as we ueared the
outskirts Of the new city and how dark
and silent ALI Not "a light anywhere
in those days, except Il may be I'm some
sick chamber. But sometimes with the
scent Of the sage and sunhOwers. we're
mingled the fragrance Of such homely
and hardy flowers as the Sweet VII
liam and the common pink. one looked
over orchards, too. toward the noun
tains In the silence and the beauty Of
the night one had ample time and OPP
portunity 70 review I'm thought the ro-
nance OF the play-the Joys and sor-
rows Of the ideal lovers Of the stage.
And SO we were childnke; the play and
the actors made "a greater impression
upon ones Imagination than they do al
the present time.
THE HISTORIC BARBER SHOP.
Let me go once more into the theater
barber shop, and how easily magma
alton takes me therei What wit, what
fun. what badinagc were there In the
early daysl And what characters. tool
Ave- the years may come and the years
may go. but there will be no assembly
more strange! And that was the bar
Der shop. that little room. that Is now
midway between the back entrance hall
and the inner stage door proper And
perhaps IL we're as we'll that / wrote a
few explanatory words here. The bar
Der shop--What was it2 Why Il was
only one of the many features which
made the salt Lake theater 20 complete
I'm those days Brigham Young is
famed for his love Of completeness.
Whatever he did De did thoroughly.
Therefore the thoater was as thorough
by equipped for AN demands as is an
oceau-going steamer There were the
grcou room, the band room. property
room, carpenter shop. mems and wom-
ems costume rooms managers room.
prumptcr's room, and others. But Of
course the barber shop was unique.
There the rough, unshaNcn actor. and
those who came direct from irrigating
an orchard or field 20 play their part. In
some cases, from the canyon whore
they had been for load of wood, could
he made smooth faced and ready for
bic part whatever IL might be-
Whom do ! see? Doorkecpers. stage
hands. property men. musicians, cos
tuners. actors, actresses, the newspa-
per man, and civic and church digui-
tirles. Yes, an OF them viii pass
through this little room. William
Dorr he wha sits implacable as fate
at the entrance door he knows them
ull he knows each ouc's status bee
knows each ones rights and urrtog-
aivcs their privileges around the salt
Lake Theater.
THE years have rolled backward. the
snow BIS falling. over the city OF the
Snntg, there is mantle OF white.
Those who pass through this room
live in the Territory OF Utah. but they
hore that some day 1t win be the
state OF uoserCt m / should look ON
the bulletin board ! would learn, did
not know "a already that the play
this night is TO be Nassiugers "A
New way o. Pay Old Debts" But
never mind tnat, IL ls the pcrsouages
of whom I speak
Ask me 20 name no names Initials
of the dead 7 win put, but, dear read
ors-older readers L mcan-if you know
uerchanCe any of the personagCs rcg-
ugnlZe them an you WILL az they
pass by The young scenc-artlst viii
work on the paint gallery this night
that is while the play is progressing
but he. like others. fingers a few moe
monts I'm the barber shop 60 listen 20 or
t0 exchange word with those who
win pass through.
SOME OLD TIME FIGURES.
The actor who is 10 lmpcrsonate Sir
Gales Oyergach. ls already dressed fll
tu. part He speaks for few mo-
Wuuts with the Premiere uansgusc
Tho actor many of us know, he Is stll
among u.s. but the danscuse she
uuoIH many mile away She will
Iut tHE. part Boo tho play This night
uut su. wN gn to her seat ln the par
quot suHa passing through the pros
,ouum Hnnr -hH s Miss A. she
N1H bright m.mN eyes and such Bn iu-
...Ious laugh IN young lady is c8-
..|".IN Iufn."stIn. r0 .r" aCouIc artist
f unIE fHr u.r ....'F Nut also be-.
Du"-. OF what Dr.. U.# heard Angels
once .oou IH ".I.H n.rfoum3nr,
.' .Ny Salt lul. IH..'.'. standing ul
".s. Of tine Tr .n'Hm orch WhDi