The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-22

lowed to appear upon the stage This
condition undoubtedly hampcred the poet
genius in the creation Of female charac-
ters. II is somewhat uncertain at Just
what period the ban was raised which
forbade the appearance OF women OH the
English stage: but in the celeorated
period from 1853 to 1869. occuys the fol-
lowing entry under date January. 1861:
ITO the thcater. where was acted Beg.
gars Bush il being very well done. and
here the firsi time that | ever 50" won-
en- come upon the stage This might
seem to settle the question. as Pepys was
an inveteratc playSoer who noted
minutely all the dongs OF the theater, In
the folio edition OF Shakespeare bearing
date 1928 are given the names OF the
twenty-s!X principal actors who had APP
peared in the entire series OF plays with
Shakespearc's name heading the list. al
though the record OF his stage appear
ances covers only the Ghost In Hamlet
and Adam in AS You Like II" The poet
NAV not have been d Skillful actor. but
his advice to the players In Hamlet
would leave littlc doubt OF his excellence
as stage manager.
Lois MEREDITH the slip of a girl who
is playing the character of the young
stenographer, Gertrude Meyer, IN Qllver
Morosco's production of Jack Lait S
new drama, "Help Wanted at Max
inc Elliott IS tbeater, is one of the young
est, if not indeed the youngest, lead
ing woman on the American stage. Miss
Meredith was selected from about fifty
prospects for the important part in this
play for the reason that Mr.. Morosco
believes she is the most likely girl OF
the present generation TO attain stel-
lar honors in the theatrical profession
ii was for this he chose her to head one
of his companies IN the role OF reg
in j. Hartley Manners's comedy OF
youth, "Pcg O. My Heart" this sea-
son, and will give her an opportunity
as leading woman IN "Help Wanted ,
10 show her worth in New York, While
very Youthful, Miss Meredith is not
lacking practical histrionic experience.
Her first important part in New York
was Modesty in Everywoman, She
was prominent in the cast of '' Rack
city Packctty House, at the Century
theater, and played the role of Agnes
Lynch in "Within the Law at the
Eltinge theater during Miss Nash S
portrayed are rs opposite In character
as any artist Of budding genius could
wish. and as Gertrude Meyer she Will
have something new, something that will
show passion, emotion and comedy to
the fullest.
To place so young a girl in so i'm.
portant n role in New York produc-
tion is somewhat risky, but 1T is Mr..
Morosco' principle to advance the
young, as he believes youth on the
stage appeals to the masses anda in
this his contention has met with more
than satisfying results.
1t is generally known that one Of
Nav Irwin S pct hobbies is raising
chickens. On her farm at Irwin Islanu,
in the Thousand Islands, she has many
prize winners. While she was playing
down in Texas in ''Widow by Proxy" Z"
n short time ago. she read in New
York paper that one of the blue rib
boners Of the recent poultry show was
for sale. She wired friend to buy
that bird for her or she would see to
it that the friend wonld suffer some
terrible punishment on her return. The
friend bought.