The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-11-14
LAUNCHING THE PLAY
A First Night Performance in Ana
conda.
LOVELY AS A DAY IN JUNE
Dan SulIy and His Company Bring
Out Their Latest Attraction
The Audience Will
Name II.

The new play, which was given its
first production by Daniel Sully and
his company at Evans opera house.
made a palpable hit with a large audi
ence The gallery gods laughed till
they busted their buttons and the wo-
men in the pit cried till their eyes were
red. Everyone liked the performance
and bestowed liberal applause.
For a first night performance given
under difficulties which only those OF
the profession could understand, the
play moved smoothly, but as might be
expected was slow in action. This was
hardly perceptible and did not serious
ly mar the success of the occasion. The
company has been working on the play
for some time, but did not determine
upon its production until very late
date. and bringing IL out in Anaconda
rushed them to precipitate haste. I'M
portant changes in the construction
and dialogue were made during the last
of the week, and not until Monday was
the last act perfected. Messrs. Mason.
Sully and Jamison have been working
double time and over time to get the
piece ready during the week and the
members of the company have been
having two rehearsals a day beside the
regular performance to complete the
preparation for the presenting the play
in this city.
They ali therefore labored under in
tense mental strain and nervousness
to a great degree which was not re-
vealed to the audience, most of whom
would not have been surprised had
they been told that the play was one of
the regular bill.
The play, which as yet is nameless,
though called "A Day in June" is writ
ten by Dan Mason, the celebrated Ger
man comedian. To Ii Daniel Sully and
Frank Jamison have made liberal sug-
gestions, many of which have been
adopted and form a part of the present
production. Had the audience which
enjoyed their work last night been
composed of metropolitan first night
ers," the authors and stars would have
been given curtain calls and a little
speech might have rewarded the call
but the appreciation of the metropoli-
tans would have been no greater than
that of the Anaconda audience which
had a different mode of expression and
was satisfied to laugh and applaud.
II is hard to tell the story OF the play
which is itself the history of one days
adventures in a fashionable boarding
house in New York. The plot has for
ITS foundation stones. an Irishman and
a German. Michael Nolan" and "Ru-
dolph Bunger." Nolan has a nephew
who is Just out of college and full of
practical Jokes who Is called Tom
Ryan. Bunger has a neice. Edna, who
is sweet sixteen. and an artful willing
conspirator with Tom Ryan in his
tricks. The two uncles. being wealthy
and the niece and nephew their sole
heirs, the pair of youngsters set them
at loggerheads and try to break up the
match which is imminent between one
or the other of the uncles and dash
ing designing young widow. Mrs. Belle
Dashington." During the morning
hours OF this eventful day Uncle Nolan
takes a horseback ride and Uncle Bun
ger a spin on his bicycle. they have
a collision and Bunger gets the worst
of IL, and his first appearance is as a
total wreck with the fragments of his
wheel. The iokers make engagements
for each uncle with the widow causes
conflicting rivalry and a pile of fun.
The Dutchman outwits Nolan and cap
lures the widow.
In the meantime a deserted wife,
Mrs. Farwell. arrives on the scene with
her baby. seeking its father. who goes
by the name of ''Wallingford" and is
the heavy man of the plot. She de-
posits her baby on the door step. The
jokers find Il and put the baby in the
widows room. the mother returns,
baby gone and she faints in Burgers
arms. Nolan Jumps to the conclusion
she Is Burgers wife in which opion
he Is aided and abetted by niece and
nephew. Mrs BENJAMIN Belmer" with
baby mo Two" arrive on the scene.
to surprise. Mr.. Belmer'' a man who
ontinually has business to atten to"
and is very hard to find. The two
babies and Mrs. B." who Is looking
for 'Belmer' and not "Bunger' cause
further complications through the acts.
Tom Ryan" continues in the second
scene to have "Bungler' accuse NO
Ian" OF stealing his pocketbook and the
freshman is led of to Jail in spite of
protestatione. This adds fuel to the
flame that is consuming the friendship
Of the two. The melodrama Is fur
nished by the Helen Farwell who tells
the story OF her wrongs to the sympa-
thetic Nolan who resolves to set them
right. His intrest in her doubly arous-
ed by the discovery that she is the
daughter OF his old sweetheart who
was forced into an unwilling marriage
but whose memory keeps him a bach
elor to the end Of his days. Therefore
through the web Of the plot foils will
lingford's" designs on the widows
money and "Officer Keene'' who was
summoned to take charge OF the babies
recognizes him as the much wanted
forger. Tom and Edna are married.
and the curtain falls upon all happy
and everything lovely as a Day in
June ought TO be.
OF Messrs. Sully and Mason. little need
be said. They used 10 do team work In
variety shows 20 years ago. Mr. Sully
won fame and fortune years ago. Dan
Mason is his firm friend and after many
years of work apart they have come to-
gether again and the combination of the
two Dams. the Irishman and the Dutch
man. is a powerful one and will be heard
from no doubt as such a combination
later on. though at present Mr.. Sully is
the central figure Miss Michelena has
but recently taken TO the stage from the
concert platform. but is an apt pupil
and sustained an emotional role with
strength Miss Hanchett as the widow,
carried the role with credit. Miss Allen.
the arch conspirator. was a lively mis-
chief maker. perfectly filling the bill. as
did her stage partner. Tom Walsh Her
schell Mayall was villainous enough to be