The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-31
DRAMATIC NEWS
AND COMMENT

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door which led upon the darkened
stage. He stood in the center a bit
was empty and that the company had
already left. His slight noise seemed
to he Miss Cowl's cue.
"Who Is therc9'' called the actress
according 10 her lines.
"Laundry.' bawled the boy.
The lights flashed on, and the audi
ence, roaring into convulsiops At the
spectacle of the bewildered youth with
his laundry baskets. showed for the
first time that evening that it was
human.
The fowery path" an Oriental
theatrical expediency whereby the
actors enter and leave the stage by
means of a bridge which extends over
the seats of the auditorium, has been
utilized at the Winter Garden with
telling effect. There is a runway two
feet in width extending from the rear
! of the auditorium TO the stage. 1t is
directly in the center of the theater
and on the level with the shoulders Of
the auditors when seated
Frank Mcintyre. who is starring in
Snobs,' tells the story Of n young
| lady who aspired to be playwright, 4,
and with this aim in view had been in
communication with Mr.. Mcintyre for
more than year. relative TO play for
him. She lived in Charleston, S. c.;
and when Mr.. Mcintyre played there
the other day he received a call from
the young lady. The moment she was
ushered into his presence, she said:
ooh. my goodness, Mr.. Mcintyre, my
Dlav yynuld pnynr Ar y0ti hop,urn N
the big scene the leading woman car,
ries you out Of a burning buildin0. and
If | changed this situation / wouldn {
have any play"
Inasmuch as Mr.. McIntyre's weight
hovers around the 260 mark, it is ap-
parent that it would be hard to find
leading lady who could cncircle his
sylph-like waist with her arms and do
q marathon down winding staircase,
such as the scene. plot of the play
called for.
Here's a story told by Willis P,
Sweatnan, who plays the part of the
Pullman porter in Henry w. Savage's
production fRupert Hughes g railroad
farce, "E1cuse Me-"
"When ] had my own minstrel COM
pany some years ago, relates Sweat
man, 81 was cajoled by a friend into
engaging an actor whom he said was
nothing short of great. When / got
him in rehearsal I found that 1t was
impossible for him to sing and dance
stood still. but be couldu t open his
mouth while dancing. When he was
discharged, my stage manager, who
was a bit of a wag, said to him;
You remind me of an old Missis~
sipDi river steamboat. Every time they
blew the whistle the durn boat
stopped
"Reputation is great power for or
against man. laughed Rose Stahl,
the delightful comedienpe in "Maggie
Pepper"
GAN old darky was on trial for
stealing chickens. He had denied his
guilt, and one of the deacons Of his
church was called to testify to his rep
utation for truth and veracity.
Now, deacon said the prosecutor,
do YOU know this defendant?' yes,
sir How we'll do you know HING
'Oh. / know him tahlable well. What
is his reputation for truth aud veracity
in the neighborhood in which he lives''
The old man looked thoughtful for
moment. You know what l meant
continued the lawyer. Does he tell
the truthq Can he tell the truth9 Do
his neighbors believe what he says7'
THAT niggah tell the truth' Does any
body believe him7 Why, Mistah Law
yah when that niggah wants to call
his hawgs at feedin' time, he has to
git somebody else to holler fob him -
Neil Mcneil, who takes the part of
the Scotch valet to the Earl of Gober.