Show WHAT FOOLS these mortals be sore enough It is stated that Wm J Scanlan the Irish comedian who failed in an attempt to entertain the Salt Lake theatregoing public last summer has made 18000 out of his song Peekaboo It is one of the silliest little ballads ever written writ-ten The melody makes it rand r-and that is so simple that a reputable composer would be ashamed to have it go out under his name When a fellow like Scanlan who can neither write composer sing nor act gets rich off a childish ballad it is time to inquire if the standard of intelligence is not declining in this country |