The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-08

tnen 70 puy up tne chance books as the
"Certainly."
"Then 1 will buy up every one of
them, ~
After Miss Barrymore had left Mr..
Wilson again took out his pencil and
made still more figures and dollar
signs.
cts really a shame to do it,' he
sighed, "but think of the crimes that
are committed IN war and-charity.'
Gavo Stage Two Characters.
The late Mark Twain never contrib
uted anything to the stage in the play
line; but he gave the American stage
two characters that made theatrical
history. The first was Colonel Sellers,
on which rests the late John T. Ray
mond's chief claim to fame. The other
was Pudd 'nhead Wilson, as interpreted
by the late Frank Mayo, who drama.
tized this, one of the most character.
istlc of Amerlcan plays, from Mr. Glenn
ens's novel of the same name. Colonel
Sellers is probably the best good nat
ured travesty on the speculative instinct
of the typical American character ever
conceived, or likely ever to be written.
Twain, IN his autobiography, could not
wholly approve Raymond g deli leation;
but no one who saw the comedian in
the role and remembers his quick,
ierky, ncfSons movements, his ehvcwd,
roguish faci'I expression, his rapid ut
terarc" anil bouncing air of super
charged energy, will ever forget the
impression cleated. He made Colonel
Sellers type. The character was taken
from 'The G.lded Age,' but except as
to the unique figure of the irrepress1ble
colonel. the play was little more than
a mediocre melolrama. The only othar
play taken FROM one of Mark Twain IS
books was ''Tne Prince and the Pau
per-"
Here's Good Story.
Taylor Holmes, who plays Sammy
Fletcher in James Forbes's new comedy
success. "The Commuters, is respon,
lionaire, dying, ascended to heaven
and knocked at the pearly gates. ST.
Peter asked what he wanted. "I want
to get in, was the reply. SON what
authority7n said the guardian of the
gate. "Well,- I lived sixty years OH
enrth, ,, replied the. modern Dives, ''and
right" said St St. Peter Peter, "but die did you e,i
ever do good deedf You know we
are pretty well crowded up here"
"Yes. was the answer. ''I distinctly
remember | did once. ] met a poor old
woman selling papers one stormy night
bought paper and gave her dime,
and told her to keep the change" st.
Peter, turning around to Gabriel. asked
stances. The latter suggested to give
the rich man his 9 cents change and
tell him to go to hell
1.-The Country Boy
Among the early productions to be
made this coming season by Henry &.
play, "The Country Boy 1t will
have its premier in New York early in
September. The story of "The Coun-
try Boyo revolyes around young fel-
low who thinks his little home town is
not big enough for his activities as n
brilliant business man, and he pro-
ceeds TO go TO New York to show the
natives there that he knows thing
or two about the short road TO wealth.
In the end he is content to believe
that opportunities are just as good for
financial advancement at home as they
are abroad, and that behind the stories
of financial security are lurking shad'
ows of mental unrest, and that happi-
ness cannot be bought with money. The
play is written in comedy vein, and
every character is a distinct type.
De Wolf Hopper Back.
De Wolf Hopper. is back in New
York after a years absence, and the
JOY with which he was received was
about equal to the joy which he ex-
pressed in getting here. Mr.. Hopper
is playing in "a Matinee Idol' at
Days theater. Conspicuous in his sup
port are Louis Dresser, Joseph Stanley,
Ethel Green. George Mack, George
Backus and Matt Hanley. ga Matinee
Idol' is modern version of the old
Moliere comedy, "Le Medicin Malgre
Lui.'' The present version is by Ar
mand and Barnard, with lyrics by Ray
Gootz and Seymour Brown. Silvlo
Helm has provided fifteen musical num-
bers. The book tells the story of Med
ford Griffin, an American tragedian,
stranded in France IN COMPANY with