The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-03

saw the first theatrical performance OF
which ! have any recollection. We
about years of age and very enthusl-
astiC. The play was In London can,
not recall the name of the tbeater-and
the star was Ada Ida Menkin The
play was 'Mazeppa. But the play that
made the most vivid impression on me
as youth was Charles keene in Ham
let Another OF my early stage recoi~
Iections is of Charles Fechter VINO was
the greatest Hamlet / have ever seen,
1T was the intention of my people
that | should be another Lord Nelson.
and TO that end ! was placed ON II. NJ. :.
Conway. q sailing frigate OF the old navy
II was while aboard her as cadet
thal made my debut AS an actor. Our
ship lay uii Rock Ferry. little town in
Merscy, and The cadets and officers de-
clded 10 give a theatrical entertainment
The play was AN old English one called
Time Tries All | took ihc part of a
lady dressed in riding habit We gave
the performance ON the main deck Of the
ship in front OF the Duke of Edinburgh
and MS suite
Sees Most of World.
-Four years later my ship was at Bonn
bay at the time of the official opening
of the new railroad between Bombay and
Calcutta. Several years later we touched
at sydney. Australia. at the time OF
miles north. ! got the fever and leil
the ship. l became gold miner, made
quite lot Of money. grew tired Of the
money soon went and l found q posi-
ton on Melbourne newspaper. At the
end OF few months ] landed In Eng
land again. With $40 in my pockets, The
day landed saw an advertisement In
. newspaper for a light comedian FOR
Helen Barry's company Except my one
the stage Twelve days after had
landed | appeared in the Brighton The
alter Royal, and made something of a
hit
MY work attracted The attention Of
Dion Boucicault. and he accepted me
4 member of the Hsymarket company,
tle premier theater In England. In sup
port Of adelaide Nelson. My progress
was very rapid. n three years | was
the regular leading man at the hay
market Six years later I was my own
manager. The rowing fever caught me
again, and | got together company and
made "A tour OF the world, We had the
honor Of giving the first Shakcspearean
around the world seemed TO revive the
old love OF the sea, At least there is
seldom a day now that I do not long TO
he on the OCEAN
Mr. Bellows full name was Harold
ried. HIS only livins relative Is a sister
known as Sister Mary Monica, now Iv
ing in The Conven, of the Four Plares
Noting Hin, London: He was a nom
bcr oi The Royal Geographical society
and the ROYAL Microscopical society OF
London He belonged TO the Royal Lon
''ll h''ll 'tiIi ron Gums. Ilc WAS tIie
author OF "Yvon9e," "IoIande;" Hero
several adaptations. He always main
laincd his British citizenship Ills resi-
dence was rhamesfcld- Bray. Berkshire
England,
Mr. Eellew's body Will be sen, at once
TO New York, where final disposition viii
be made.
The MoIusc" will he discontinued for
this season. tho members Of Mr.. Bel
| LEWIS company having been requested TO
report al New York as soon a 6 possible
The death Of Kyre BelIcw calls ia
nllnd The untImely taking away OF an
other famous follower Of his profession
| Emma Abbott
At 80 o'clock OH the morning of Ian
| uary .. 1921 Emma Abbott. one OF the
most prominent and best loved oncra
| singers that the American stage eyer
! knew. bI"athed her last in The Temple
! ton hotel (now the TempIeton bvildinaI
! directly across the street from the Hotel
| Utah. where Mr.. Below died
| Miss Abbott and her company arrived
! In Salt Lake from tho west on thf morn =
| ing uf December 81. $50 She had con.
I tracted cold in coming from The coast
/ and, against the advice or her friends
and that Of Dr, s, H. Pinkerton. she
sang tho leading role OF 'Ernani" al tho
! Sail Lake ;heater that night Tho fol
! lowing morning her condition was serious
/ Everything possible WAS done Ia save
ncr life hut she quickly sucrumbnd
Just before her death the actrcus
seemed Ia roaiz" that she had not long