PIONEER ACTOR GALlED CALLED BY DEATH Phil Margetts Was Member Member Mem Mem- ber of Salt Lakes Lake's First Dramatic Company Helped Maude Adams Adams Ad Ad- ams to Fame ame Phil Margetta nr and aud actor died this mornin morning at D 0 I 0 o'clock clock at nt the theL L L. D. D 8 S. S hospital s sixty four years to the day from front the timo time hu ht first same to Salt Lako Lake Cit City He was born in Warwickshire fn England February 10 lS Ho lie is survived by nino nine children thirty eight Grandchildren and seven seventeen teen great The Jivin living children are arc Miss l ss Minnie Margetts and Mrs Samuel 8 Rudd Hudd of Salt Lake Mrs E. E p P. P Mulhall of ot Fall Falls Philip Margetts Mar Mar- getts Jr of Preston Ida Charles P P. David A. A E E. Georgo B B. an and Fred Margetta Mar Mar- getts getta all of Salt Lako Lake City Thero are rive live children dead Mr Marietta Margette is bost bast known to tho the older residents of Salt Lako Lake as an au actor having been a member of tho the first dramatic dramatic dra draa matic company compan over or organized hero hare aud and in ha having taken ken an nn active c part in that kind of work for many years He lIe is iF remembered b by the laughter and fun he ho created on ou tho the stage C. C It was about 1850 that he joined the tho tho Nauvoo Xau brass band tho the members of which or organized organized organ organ- anell an- an ell the first dramatic company in Utah The Tho first piece produced was wasI I Robert Hobert I Macaire and it was given en in the the Old Old which Bowory was situated situ situated on the southeast corner of the Temple block In First Production first dramatic company campau with rith which Mr Ir Margetts nr ctt was connected consisted of ot himself II H. D B. B CIa Clawson James Ferguson cr son John Kay Horace K K Whitney Robert I. I L L. Campbell R. R T T. T Burton Durton George Georgo 1 D. D Grant Edmund Edmun Ellsworth Ells Ella worth Henr Henry Margetts etts William Glover E. E Martin William Clayton Clayton- William Pitt Miss Alias Drum Orum Miss liss Judd ludd anti and Miss Mary ary Badlam who both played flayed in parts and did the dancing lancin The com com- puny panT was called Tho The Musical and Dramatic company company compan 1 and played in iu the thc theOld theOld II Old Old flowery Bowery for tor nearly two years ve In 1851 1551 tho the name of oC the comp company n was changed to Tho rho Deseret Dramatic as association association lIt lIt- and began hean e an prep preparations preparation for the tile opening of ot tho the Social hall hail Tho The first t pIa play en given here was The Lady of ot Lyons and Mr r Margetts played a minor part parL He soon became known and lovd however how- how ex ever er cr aa ns a n comic and sentimental singer er He Ic scored successes In Tho The Golden Farmer as 01 lIart Harry Hammer and In Tho The Widows Widow's Victim as JerT Jerry Clip Tho The company com corn party pany was soon enlarged and to the tho original original na nal members were added Joseph F F. F Simmons Sim Situ mona mons mons David McKenzie David Dald Candland John T. T CalM Calne William David 0 O. Calder Colder Bernard Snow J J. J M. M 1 Barlow Mrs Wheelock Mrs Mr I Tuckett Mrs Bull Dull Mrs John Hyde and Mrs Cook Was Waa Great Favorite Mr Mx It Marge Margetts Us al also o pla played d In the first play produced In th the Salt Lake L. theatre He lie had by this time become an established established favorite and In his line of or comedy corned farco farce and comic sons song was held to lo rank second to none In the United States In tho those e earl early ary days QS Q'S he was often classed with Pual Bedford of the London and no so on down clown Mr Ir Marietta Margetts Is closely connected with the history of dramatics and o of theatres In Salt L Lake He never played anywhere el else e and never even o with un uny one lie Ho was Just a natural artist said his hits daughter He Be loved lo th tin work and mado made himself What he was Some other of ot his hla comedy parts aro are Valentine Verdict the grand ll Jury man mIln manIn manin In the tho Charcoal Burner In Inthe Inthe inthe the Specter Bridegroom and first o irn dl digger ger In Irl Hamlet and anel he played a 1 number of ot character diameter parts as aa we well I I. I Mr Ir Margetts Margetta Is ch closely 61 conD connected with the history of oC Salt Lake lale 0 anti and nil took an nn active vo part In It Its early days das Ho lie left England 1 In JanUCH January 1850 and landed at t New Now Orleans In March From th there re he passed up tip tho river to St. St Loul Louis St t l. l Jo Joseph Joseph Joseph Jo- Jo seph and We Then Thon ho he crO crossed d tho the plains with ox oc teams as ns far tor as the upper crossing of tho the Platte arid and leaving the train by permission started to to Salt Lake with Uh his brother and nI another another another an an- other young oung man for tor a companion It took them nineteen days das to lo make the trip Helped Build City Mr Marietta was ono one of ot the Minute MinuteMen MinuteMen Men o organized to lo protect the early settlers set act tiers from Crom the Indians and during the years of ot 1850 52 often saw real lighting Ho lie was a 1 blacksmith too making some of the first mill Irons assisting In making co cano cane no mills and many other articles s very necessary ni and useful In In those days das With the tho pioneers this old settler wont went nt over O the tho trail to California for tho the celebration celebration celebration cele cele- bration there sonic some years rs ago but he has hils never gone back rock East Easl lie IIo was present at the celebration of ot the fiftieth anniversary er tar sara sary of the Salt Lake theatre lre In 1912 For eight years e Mr Ir Margetts Margetta had been wheeled about In his chair unable to walk and und for tor tho the last lost few rew months had hall b been en bedfast Hl His 1118 was a n. life lite of ot useful useful- I ne nes' nes an and of t f giving pleasure to others and HO 40 he lie is remembered by all who knew and und I loved him I Veteran Utah Actor Summoned by Death I r I b i