Show 1 AcToR OWNS OWN'S 3 UP TO SEVENTY SEVENTY- Veteran Actor Now in City Celebrated His B Birthday i Only Two Days Ago J. J H H. H Stoddart the veteran actor who appears as Lachlan Campbel r In InThe InThe The Bonnie Donnie Brier Bush Is registered I at ut the Kenyon Full Fun of years and anel histrionic histrionic his his- honors Mr Ir Stoddart Is still sti a av avery avery v very ry active man and a most pleasant gentleman genteman to meet With the possible exception of ot Joseph Jefferson Mr Ir Stoddart Stoddart dart art has been upon the stage lon longer cr than any man mn In the country tod today who Is still sun appearing before the foot toot J lights Ho lie began his stage career at nt 5 S years of or age In iii Glasgow Scotland and ha has baa b been en an an actor continuously since that time Mr Ir Stoddart was was 75 75 years ears old day before yesterday e He lie was playing in Los Angeles at the time hut said nothing to the members of or te his company compan concerning the fact act that It WI was as his birthday During the past fifty I years ear Mr Stoddart has been seen een with man many yer very prominent companies Wh When n he ho first came to this country in 1854 1851 he played at the old Walck theater In New ew York for to or a long time He also played with wIh Joseph Jefferson when that actor first firt br brought ugh out Rip Van Win 1 kle kb Many years year a ago o. o during luring a vacation Mr Ir Stoddart came to Salt Lake ke an i assisted In the presentation of ot Saints Saint and Sinners r a play In which he h hud had d made a great reat hit He lie was wa assisted alsted by Gov Goy Wells Wels John D D. Spencer and other otherS amateurs who were prominent here i ithe In the old days and always recalls the the experience with wih pleasure 1 I Mr fr Stoddart hopes to retire from the stage In a few seasons more and It i inot la Is lanot not likely that ho he will wi ever play another another an an- other part aside from the one that ii hs Is playing now He Ire believes that the ti J actors of or the old ol school are more thorough thorough thor thor- ough than tho those e of ot the present ny a athey aj 83 1 the they were compelled to learn lear the huM huMi i J ness step by step Instead of ot attemptIng attempt attempt- Ing lag to reach the top round of the lad der at a single bound as us Is so 5 oft often oren done one now flOW i n |