The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-09-07

Xantirre" fcrni n distinguishes su1i-
ence IN the Thirty ninth Street IheateT.
But X you we're looking Tor tins stocky
author with the bulldog Jaw YOU would
ventlonal boredom He was IN the back
TOW on THE aisle--tn soft shirt and =
soft collar. he came 70 work che had
spent the day rustllng about the city for
propertiesl. and hc chose scat so thai
he could run back stage and help th~
stage hands don't think there was
any choice IN fis dress
The perforna nee that night dropped
below tho quality displayed IN reDehrsals-
and The fun ! rad anticipated In sitting
With Ballard changed into sympathy for
what knew must be hls disappointment.
The play has settled down FOR r1in-
and the cast u giving capital perform
ances, bu, at the premiere We knew that
circumstance might have been better
Ballard braced himself and sat through
the nrst act with never word. When
the eurtalu feu he slid quietly OUT into
tho alley and back stage TO hustle
props until everything was IN place
Ii the wait OF a few minutes before
the second act, We stood In the back OF
the theatsr and picked out Tho notablcs
in tho audience Il was only natural
that an author should have been inter
ested In Tho critics as they were pointed
out one ny one, is looked easn o.. ~.
ca rcfgily and turned 10 the next without
word. Then came Norman Hapgood.
John Drew. Ethel Barrymore. and Others.
T.e ONLY time ne spoke MS When ne
New York. and we're passing the sights
before l have time 10 look them over
When We returned 90 our aisle. We
found one of the dress suited 6enlEens ~
Broadway IN Baliard's seat. and that per
sonaze hesitated a moment before NJ
rose. But he DID rise. and We sat down
for two more acts. similar IN feeling 20
the hrst The audience liked the play.
but both Of US felt that things Mere rot
as they might have been. and as We
stroiled out at the end Ballard Was nn-
usually quiet even ior quiet man Sl,n
| a drawl / asked him n he wanted 10
| go 20 a restaurant TO wait until the
morning papers came out and he an
swered. NO. thanks. ive got an ap-
| row and 1 want 10 have my head clear
| Then he won't slip anything over on
me" I saw that he wanted 10 be alone.
and said. Good might"
! Next morning a; breakfast I read the
| newspapers with a great deal of pleasure
| for seven out of the nine were favorable
Down IN Ballard room found nlin
clipping out a set OF reviews for hts par
! ents ln Nebraska, and another set Tor
| Professor Baker. lie chucklcd as he
picked out the TWO criticisms that lmpllen
J his trimming In Harvard had resulted ~
an amateurlsh play. and ne Temhfked.
/ Professor Baker won't sleep Tor Two
nights after he reads these.
After awhile he Acknowledged mat ne
/ bad felt the night before that The fate 81
the play was very much in doubt. and
after We parted he had strollcd over tn
! FIFTH avenue and down 70 Madison
square where he sat with the bench
ers' for more than an hour And then.
having decided that even " the play Nas
failure. he still had a little better lucl;
than the men around him on the benches,
be went home 10 bed He was prepared
TO 60 back 10 the Edward NacpovcN
| farm at Peterboro. y. H. IN a few da'
and begin work on n new play
The mornings verdict pleased him. bui
liz failed to disturb that ballast OF COM
mon sense. His slow comment Was.
| I'm going 10 wait n day or two until
I see what Nh Brady wants To 'Iang"
IN the play. I see several chances to
Improve a. When he's satisfied. I'm
going back 10 the country. It's Srcai
place to work up there.
DAVID H. WALLACE.