The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-03-01
THE IouNGER.

A funny thing hAppene0 tdo other day II
TuE lNpEpEHpENr cotnposins rooms. Ons
Of the competitors IL the unfortunassi own
or Of a wooden lsg, He moves around very
nicely with this artificial limb ana ands
very little '~annoyance. However, thssother
evening an unusual complication occurred.
The steam went down Ia the room aud
when the compositof R6tSo OF his stool he
found that the limb was paralyzsd.i The
oil in ono 81 the sockets had frozen up and
had temporarily stopped locomotion.a Here
10 an opportunity for . bright inventor to
arrange an anti-cold weather attachment
for wooden legs.
The genial clerk Of the court, John Bean,
Is n quiet but effective worker in the lobby,
but tho other day he was badly fooled on a
member. He mot a man named Day and
immediately went to work with q series Of
arguments against the county officers bill
rs it originally appeared. John knew that
Mr.. Day WAS a representative from Silver
Bow county, 70 he exerted himself. The
gentleman listened quietly and agreed with
everything Mr.. Bean said. Then when the
conversation was finished he remarked that
it was nearly time to catch the train. and
ne would say gOOo Oye.
what, you are not going home nowY'
asked the clerk Of the court.
"Yes. l have been here now longer than I
intended"
why. don't you belong to the legisla-
ture?"
mo, ! have never vet been sentenced to
Montana legislation" answered the man
with q lingering smile. II am q lawyer and
reside in Livingston"
& ~
A man, wild eyed and red faced rushed
in The INDEPENDENT business office the
other day with a copy OF the pape in his
hand.
"Who put that in the papar?" he en-
CURED in a threatening manner, holding up
the paper and pointing to the birth column.
"What is that?" family eneuired this
bland and handsome clerk.
why here is the birth of a son credited
to my wife. 1t is an outrageous lie and if
l can find the man who put in the notice I
will mop the earth with. him. Don't you
forget that"
Apparently tho gentleman had reasons to
be angry for he had only been married
three months. 1t merely happened that
the birth occurred in the family of another
gentleman with the same name and was
reported to the Office by the family physi-
clan.
Years and years ago Old Tom Mcguire
ran a theatre in San Francisco. His brother
John Mcguire, long since dead, WAS with
him, and so was his son, Young Tom, who
though an old man and still in the theatre
cal ring in New York, is still called Young
Tom Mcguire, because his father is still
living. Connected with the house at that
time was his cousin who was called Little
Johnnie, because his name is also Mcguire. i
He is the same John Mcguire, who now
manages the Montana circuit. One day a
young fellow dropped in the managers Of
fee and asked for q job.
What is your manner" asked Old Tom.
Frank Mcguire" replied the boy.
well, how many more Maguires are
there in this town." asked the old man.
~ don't know, bat l am one of the
Mayo Maguires."
The young fellow WAS put on the list and
a captain of supers. When his name
was put on the cast some time afterward it
appeared as Frank Mayo, because tescame
from the historic Irish county. This was
the beginning of the famous actors career.
We are accustomed to think of him as an
actor capable only of one part, his charm
ing and original creation of Davy Crockett.
Mcguire, Little Johnny" tells me
Frank Mayo is in all respects one of
the greatest actors of any age. Years ago
when in the flush of youth, he played Ham
let in the Bush Street theatre and Mcguire
says that he never saw his equal before or
Later Mayo found Davy Crockett
and it proved such a money-maker that he
chung to it since.
~
When Mayo WAS still a super in Maguire's
Edmund Keene appeared in San
with his company to play a long
engagement. Richard III. was decided
upon for the opening performance. In the
course CT the play it fell to Mayo to
speak the lines, ''stand aside, my lord, and
let the coffin pass" Mr.. Keens took per
sonai charge of the rehearsal and when
Mayo's lines were spoken the great TRACE
dian made the young super speak them over
and over again. When he could discover
improvement he angrily pushed the boy
aside and walking in his place rolled out
the lines in impressive tones.
Then he said to the boy: Cant You
the lines like that"
"If l could l wouldn't be working here
for fifteen dollars a week. replied young
Mayo.
Our John MaRnire, who was watching the
incident behind the scenes, says that Keene
around, and looking at the boy for
n moment, said: young man. go ahead
and 10 it your " way"
w
But speaking about theatrical matters,
how many people who attended the Juch
performances noticed quiet appearing and
very plainly dressed man standing near the
door each evening? There was nothing I'M
usual in his appearance except, perhaps,
the marks on his face as the result of small
pox. However, his bright brown eyes to
the careful observer might reflect a brain
of more than average intelligence. He WAS
Charles E. Locke, the famous grand opera
director, and a man Of varied experiences.
He is counted one of the biggest amuse-
ment generals living and has conducted |
some of the largest enterprises. Years AGO
he was the president of a San Francisco !
bank. Then he went into theatrical man
agement and at one time had charge of
three San Francisco theaters. He
brought the first Madison Souare
companies over the road to the coost