The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-06-21
THE NOMINEE.

Ing Win Inc Nominee and 0 clover Act
curtain riser entitled Art and Nature. In
the performance OF the latter Miss Amber
was particularly pleasing and proved her
self fully equal TO acting Of a higher class
than that offered In The other parts.
Ths Nominee II n Of Mr.. Goodwin's
most popular plays. II II built on tho best
linss Of comedy and 10 dllsd with the live
lest dialogue and tho most humorous Sit
Nations. Mr.. Goodwin assumes the char
aetef of = wayward young husband who
trap. He takes advantage Of an election at
another point to have . time In New York
y after informing the family Of his nom.
ination sends q friend to conduct the cam-
paign. Much to his surprise he IL elected
~ u republican, while The family UNDER
stand that he IL running. on = democratic
ticket The mother-in-lsw. . woman of
the hsnpeckinR order. keeps him in hot
wassr and he 10 in . Constant struggle to
square matters. II IL needless to nay that
the performance Of M. Goodwin delighted
the audience. He was called twice before
the curtain to acknowledge the applause.
The other characters were exceedingly we'll
taken. in particular that Of tho mother-in-
law by jean Clara Walters. Niss Dupree
had q part we'll ADAPTED to her style and
shared the houors Of the evening with Miss
Amber
This closes the comedy season Al MinR's
and patrons OF the thsater hope to be for.
tunsts enough to have Mr.. Goodwin and
company with % again next year. VI
Mrs. w. j. Florencs.
At MinR's opera house. opening on Fri
day, Juno %. for an engagement Of two
nights, Mrs. ". ]. Florence and company
will DO seen In a grand revival Of the IA
nous comedy. 1.-THE Mighty Dollar" a play
depicting, with q graphic and scathina
satire, the ever-growing. all.devourinQ pas
sion for wealth and influence which il .
dominant characteristic of tho American
people. The dramatis persona are dis
tinctly national types and arc drawn With a
bold and skiliful hnnd. The whole atmos-
phere Of the play il intensely American.
The story opens with . grand entertain
ment and bali a. the Washington home of
Col. Lart. . millionaire railway king.
Clara, his wife. urged by an ambitious
mother, rejects she honest love Of Roland
Vance and marries for money. Vance up
braids her and wrinRs her heart, for she
still loves her old sweetheart. and they are
interrupted by the entrance of the Hon.
BardWell Slots. q member of gong css from
the Hoosier district. slots 10 o political
jobber; selfish, fawninR. interruptions. but
always hilariously amusing in lis sbrewd
VuVAOAN "a 0luu u0tUtSs ' h1lCo las
incurred Slote's hatred for having exposed
hts many schemes Of bribery and corrup-
ton. !:
Chief among the guests comes Mrs. Gen.
Gilhory. q merry. gossipinR widow who
Inns lived so long abroad. you know"
What a droll mixture Of a1ectation and
good humor. of social ambition and gener-
osity this widow 10. She 10 above all things
q matchmaker. She IL always ready to
help anyone In dist ess. from lobbying for
= railroad to rsconoillng disconaolnte
lovers. 1t j. the dream Of her life to marry
her niece. Libby. dear" to Lord Cairn-
Rom, from England. Perhaps tbs funniest
thing on the stage to-day 10 the comic in.
terlardinR OF French with English In all the
widows talk. She il also witty, whole
some. satirical and true to nature. And
ever through these complications of rail-
road bills and lobbying schemes. OF strife
for social and political ambition there runs
Il pretty love story like q silver thread, with
out which no play can endure.
Ms. Florence will. during the production
OF this COMEDY, appear in . number Of
superb and handsome toilettes made and
specially designed for her by the great
Felix, Of Paris. In the fourth act of The
Mighty DollAs" she will wear n magnif-
cent bail costume which u made to repre-
sent = gorgeous peacock. The idea 10 do.
eidedly novel. and 10 a grand triumph Of
the dsessmaker's needlework.