The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-26

vacation in search Of his health 4 year
aco. retiring 10 ranch IN Arizona He
gained so rapidly that he decided in
August 90 return TO stage work. and
went 10 England 10 fulil his con
tracts. Six weeks ago on the stage OF
Hammcrstein s theaier he collapsed,
aud after q physician had been called.
in and pronounced his ease hopeless,
arrangements were made TO bring him
home. In company with Bernard No
ysmhere. Mr.. Godfrey took passage
on the lusitanis week or two ago.
and on his arrival in New York at once
entrained for his home IN Los Angeles,
Cal On arriving in Chicago he hsj
two hcmorrhagcs, and the two special
lists called In hv Mr.. Novamhere ad-
yised that he be taken 10 n hotel.
Filson and Errol. his parents. were
notified 90 once. and Mr.. Filson ar
rived IN this city on Friday morning
il WAS then known that Mr.. Godfrey
could never travel again. Arrange
ments arc being made 10 have the BODY
crematcd and the remains taken TO
Los Angeles for intermcnt.
Jack Coombs. lCv Morgan and Chief
Bender. pitchers Of tho champion Ath-
letics, opened their vaudeville engage.
mcnt in New York with an act that is
haig 70 po one or Inc pehl NN'l S'hS''.
bv baseball PLAYERS They are supported
~ Catherine Pearl and Violet Pearl.
two clever Young women.
Rex Beach has signed contracts with
the authors Producing company,
whereby that organization secures the
dramatic rights 10 Mr.. Beach 5 latest
novel. "Thc Ne'er DO Well There
has been vigorous competltion among
D Z hs.
novel was placed on the market 10
gain the rights. The play viii be ready
for production early next season.
Harry Woodruff. who is starring in
| "The Prince of Tonight, - under Mort
! n. Singer IS management. came back to
/ his hotel after - matinee. II WAS Lin-
coin S birthday and the matinee an
! extra one. for which the actor received
no extra salary The trip, TOO. was
faliguing because Of poor transporta-
! tion facilities. lie sank into a char.
sore and put out
'.Whv is IL. - he asked ''that actors
have 10 work on Lincoln s birthday?'
'Ill tell YOU, said Louis Payne.
"Au actor killed Lincoln and the pro-
fession will have TO atone Tor 1T Tor
all time.
At dinner given recently in the
Hotel Astor ono OF the ,SpcakeTs-a
dramatic eritic-complained bitterly
that no one ever rendered a banquet
to newspaper men Augustus Thomas.
who came later on the toast list took
exception 10 the remark.
"And even If il were true. said
Mr. Thomas. ''therc might be an ex.
ccllent reason. I recall when the tests
of eating two quail day for thirty
40 1oe M
ton. A friend Of mine. interested IN
the experiments, sought out an ac-
quaintance-a Park Row reporter-and
asked him if he would care 10 under
take the feat on wager.
'WhatD exclaimed the newspaper
man, two quail n day. H, Bill.
make il turkey
Robert Hilliard. If the Lambs club
historians are reliable, was on the last
lap Of the seasons Marathon. One
night IN Lexington, a week IN Cincin-
nati--and Broadway.
As he lounged back comfortably IN
the smoking ear, he explained 10 The
, actor beside him how easy it was 10
, read character.
- For example, said Mr. Hi,iiard,
indicating white-mustached rosy
checked man across the aisle, tthcre
is unmlstakablv fine type Of tho Ken
tuckv gentleman,
"1ndeed most distinguished
; type he continued. ''Snd one that
represents the courtly period. the old
regime when southern knighthood was
i'm fullest flower. | wish 7 knew his
choice for the Kentucky Derby 7 dare
say he has an entry Of his own
His companion seemed duly I'M
pressed
George Hilliard called out 10 tho
porter. do YOU happen TO know that
distingUished-loo gentleman over
there? ! fancy he's well known in
this part Of the country
"Yassir,' responded the porter
promptly. HHc done come from Chr
caeo, lie comes oyah this hcah rord
rcglah He travel 70 Il ladies mil
iuerY house -