Salt Lake Tribune | 1912-02-11 | Page 43 | Dramatic News and Comment

DRAMATIC NEWS I H AND COMMENT "Say, you," ordered Ned Wnyburn, Lew Field's general stage managsr, as he entered the shop of a Forty-fourth I jH street costumer, "I've cot a great idea flfl for a chorus number, and T want to know if you can supply tho costumes jH rightt on tho spot." "Well. I'll try; tell me about it," replied the wardrobe, man. fH "Tt's a chorus of men a sextette," ffl continued Wayburn. " Got to be rigged UH up so as to get a laugh on their en- trance. ld like them to wear those HI foolish, fuzzy lids that look like the H9 old-timo Fedoras sprouting whiskers mH Six of those Alpine lids, mind you, all 199 bedraggled and trampled on like tho IfHI train of an evening dress in a first- tflBI night crowd. Then, black wigs, with 3$S sigzag, scraggy locks tumbling around Hk in a regular Raymond Duncan shower. HDi Frock coats sort of hitched up in the W roar coff co-sack trousers and web-foot- 191 ed shoes. Got me? Very comical cf- HflR feet, you know. Now can 3011 dig up BmM such an outfit in a rush?" Wwk "Simplest thing in the world," re- Hal plied tho costumer. "I'll have eni ra hero in a jiffy." j lill And. turning toward thc workrooms, j WB he shouted: Kg "Six Booth Tarkington makeups to H go out immediately." j Iffii The Dramatized novel continues to jfln crawl upon its foot and with ono arm mm over tho ropes, fight back as best it I Jfl This really extraordinary letter was i flH received by a well-known New York mM theatrical manager last weck. it waa j from a young woman whose birthplace mm. appears as Uolton, Kan.: mm "Dear Sirs: T feel I am qunlified to HH play at the stage- for T have lately been SIuW takin ' in tickets at our homo Moving Q Pictur Show and besids I am often MM making caramels for our church festi- ala vals. If you Place me. T would do all wtji I cud and my shop is not bad consid- ilia ering. Most'trul;), fin "ELIZABETH R- KADY." MU When Richard Mansfield was re- hearsing the minuet scene in "Beau My Brummel," the end of the nni'ic left ; JH him with one foot suspended in mid- j mm air. Poised on .the other foot, the jam actor burst in explosive anger, demand- Ijlli ing in no uncertain tone of voice:. fliM "Give me a chord to put my foot jffl Tho musicians jumped to their instru- I Mm ments and, to tho grand blare, Mr njl Mansfield planted his foot on the Mm An actor at the Flavors ' club in New York praised David Bclasco. 11 "Y.ou can "A make a silk purse out yMm of a sow's ear," he said, "but Mr. .Be- iilH lasco. time and agaiu, has made a skill- iSlij ful fiery artiste out of a cold and awk- Mam ward amateur. cmj "Mr. Bclasco has a happy, way, at 'Mm rehearsals, of driving homo his points. ifffM Thus, one day, he wasn't satisfied with tho contempt that a leading lady was jjlH putting into a certain speech. pin " 'More contempt.!' he said. "More I mm spite! more venom!' nil " 'Oh. 1 can't do any better than 1 iftaB am,', said the lady. MH "''Rubbish! Of course you can,' wflB cried Mr. Belasco. 'Hiss the lines as Sfnt you'd hiss the word "Musquash?' if mm you saw a lady friend in a great, long 191 imitation sealskin coat!' " IFmrn Grand opora for tho "common herd" j niav account for tho cattle car accom- ' IsU modations they generally receive. tmm Thc leader of an orchestra is a man ) timm who ge.4a the blanie when his men do luH not plav exactly ns they wanted to. IBni Orchcstrationis the fine art of. tak- afll ing a mediooro melody and making it will fit for publication. liH