The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-09-22
CITY NEWS AND GOSSIP,
The Hotel Broadwater Closes for the
Season, but the Plunge
Will Be Open.
Something About tho Opera House
War and q List Of Coming
Attractions.
An Effort to Secure Weekly Concerts from
the Romandy Orchestra-A Hack .
Drivers Troubles.

The Hotel Broadwater closed for the sea-
son yesterday, much to the regret of all
citizens of Helena. However. the plunge
will remain open, and will doubtless be lib
orally patronized during the coming
months. Colonel Broadwater said the other
evening that the business had been much
better this season than was anticipated.
The popular resort is fast being advertised
throughout the country, and next year will
doubtless see the hotel filled from the open
ing to the end Of the season. During the
present year the plunge has grown in popu-
larity from day to day, and at times it has
been filed with bathers. On the 4sh !.
July, for instance, more than 1000 peoal
enjoyed the waters, and during fair wee. II
was visited by thousands Of strangers. The
management of the hotel, 30 far as the
comfort Of guests is concerned, has been
faultless, and all hope to see the same en-
ployes back next season. Mr.. Shaw, the
always accommodating and popular CHIEF
clerk, will leave soon for the east, but
promises to return when the hotel opens
again, which will probably be
in April. Among the attractions next
cent orchestra. Col. Broadwater promises
that it will be the finest gathering of must.
clans in the northwest. It will doubtless
be under the charge Of Prof. Dionys Ro-
mandy, tho best leader and the most fin
ished violinist In this section Of the ccun-
try.
The gauntlet has been thrown down and
there will be an opera house war to the fin
ish between Manager Mcguire and John G.
Remington, who was Mr.. Maguire's
popular and efficient local manager
last season. Mr.. Maguire's lease on
Ming's expires March /, and Mr.. Rem
ington has secured an option on the lease
after that date. He lately made visit to
Butte to secure theatre, but his efforts in
that direction were not entirely successful.
Mcguire has control of the only house in
Butte, which he built. It was partly dis
posed of to Ex-Mayor Kenyon at forced sale
but Mcguire has the privilege of redeeming
the house before March l. He says he can
sell the property and come out with some
$4,000 clear money ahead, by reason Of the
rise in the value of Butte real estate. He
says furthermore that he has no idea Of
poing out of the theatrical business in
Montana. If he cannot have MinR's after
March /, Mr.. Mcguire says that a new
house will be built in Helena, and he will
have control. In the meantime Mr.. Rem
ington appears to have cinch on the lease
after March l. In order to make business
successful in this district it is necessary fol
manager to control houses in Butte and
Helena.
If the dramatic editor Of a morning pa
per read TIE INDEPENDENT he would not
say that 1.-THE management of NinQ's has moi
announced the attractions booked, and
there is no way of knowing what is in store
who will give his personal attention to the
management of Min0's this season, fnr.
nished this paper with list of coming at
fractions, which was printed ON Aug
10. To begin with, Caroline Gage
and company of players will oper
a brief season at Ming's thil
evening. The Millar Brothers illus
trated tours of the world combineG
with Prof. Norris dog show will follow latel
on, September 20, Clara Morris and com
pany will be seen. Then among the coming
attractions are the following: The Stoaway
James A. Herne in Hearts of Oak, Grismer.
Davis company, Liberati, Thomas w
Keene in Shakespearian tragedy, the bright
est of all comedies, The Private Secretary
Edwin F. Mayo, Prof. Herman. Little
Lord Fauntleroy, the famous Broadway
theater success; Herrmann's 1ransatlan.
tiquss, the greatest vaudeville company o.
last season; Frank Daniels in Little Puck
| Gus Williams in new German comedy
Fay Templeton, Natural Gas, Lolita, Mari,
Wainwright, The Ice King, Corinne, Jar
beau, Katie Emmett, Mr.. Barnes of New
York, the great metropolitan success
Two Sisters, Roland Reed, Cleveland min.
strels, Sol Smith Russell in Dion Boucci
cault's new play; Essie Tittell, The Boston.
ians, the Emma Abbott Opera company
the Emma Juch Opera company, MARYLAND
| Clarke, Frederick Warde and many other
not announced. Surely this il good list
of attractions.
The POPULARITY Of Prof. Romandy's orches
ira during the recent engagement at tn
Broadwater has been 20 thoroughly estab
lished that an effort is now being made (,
preserve the organization. Subscription
have been opened for the purpose of secur
ing weekly concert from the Romano
orchestra during the winter. Thus far tn
scheme has met with much encouragement
from the lovers of really fine music and i
is quite probable that the fund will be 90
cured. No arrangements will be perfecte,
until success is assured. II the con
certs could be made social af
fairs and could be given il
some place where the audience coul,
move about ia the interludes the popularit
would be beyond question. One Of tn
charming features in the recent series a
the Broadwater was the freedom from tn
restraint which an audience suffers whe
listening to formal rendition Of musica
programme in the opera house for Instance
A funny incident occurred in the stree
the other evening. Il appears that ne,
hack driver from East Saginaw, Mich. Al
rived in town the other day. He found buf
mess very light. and made several com
plants to the Office, finally suggesting ths
his team was no good. The manager toll
him to 60 to the stable and pick ont th
best team there. aud then stepped to tn
telephone and told the stable boys the Eas
Saginaw man Wa1 ON his ~av s,d sss