The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-24
thus giving II additional weight and
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forcing Ii downward.
''Ip this night OF "reminiscences at the
Hotel Astor, Daley was the hero, OF
Lew Fields summed up the good natured
comedians scheme OF existence.
THE entire company loved Daley, and
the management never attempted to make
him conform to the organlzations dlsci-
pline. AS matter of fact rehearsals
were meaningless to Daley. for he invar-
them nightly. according TO the whim OF
the moment
!, S "He was known as the original sun;
O'clock in the morning and consequently sm @
never reported for any rehearsals save
those called for the evening. The man
bent in this, and so popular was he that
his associates never complained of this
seeming partialty.
one noon, when the company was at
rehearsal, the players We're almost stricken
dumb as Dailey's huge figure appeared
at the stage door.
=, ",G!est :, !! Scott; Pete, how did you ever
fore.
"T haven't got up for rehearsal ex-
way home and thought I'd drop in a
minute.
Charles Klein and James Forbes. play
wrlghts, are speaking to each other
Certainly, there is news In that state
ment: for until a few days ago the feel
Ing that existed in these two playwroghts
toward each other was as near an ap-
proach TO feud as we may hope to en-
counter In this neck Of the woods It
doesn't really matter what the misunder-
standing was all about. Each OF them
is inclined to respect his opinion a little
hit more than his neghbor's, and they
disagreed about some trnlng matter
that's all there was 70 II. but for some
time that was enough,
But although both were intimately
associated with Henry n. Harris-they
have written the plays which brought
that manager his present fortune-and.
at the same time to Mr. Harris's office.
they avoided a meeting and did not speak
when opportunity offered.
Both playwrights went abroad this
wlnter-partly because going abroad Is
the correct thing for prosperous play
wr!ghts TO do. and partly because each
desired the inspiration of the Atlantic's
breezes, In the course of a few weeks
both set sail on the Olympic for Ameri-
ca, the land OF the brave and the home
Of the royalties. In booking passage
tions. or doubtless one of them would
have taken the precaution to choose a
different steamer
from the very beginning OF the vow
age the Olympic encountered had wealth
er Few passengers ventured on deck
Mr.. Forbes did not leave his stateroom
until three days at sea. On the third
day he pluek;ed d;d., up courage and disc
10 pay visit to the smoking room.
"a heavy sea was stil rolling. and the
steamer was pitching violently. Just as
Mr. Forbes reached the threshold OF the
smoking room. the boat shot skyward
on the crest OF huge wave, and then
suddenly seemed to dive toward the bot
tom of the ocean. Forbes. never gym
mast completely lost his equilibrium. and
tumhled head foremost toward the center
of the room. From the opposite side OF
toward the same goal, Facing each 9th
er the two with q crash came to a sit
ting position. Involuntarily each reached
out and threw his arms around the 9TH
er to check further progress.
Fast in this fond embrace, the two
men looked at each other.
Forbes said Great Scott! Klein''
"Klein said; Suffering Sardou! Forbes
''They both grinned. and the feud was
ended for all time"