The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-11-03

Butte. Nov. 2.-Lillian Lewis and her
company in a great production of
Cleopatra" will be the next attraction
at Maguire's opera house, being booked
for three nights, beginning Nov. IL.
Lillian has a new and somewhat breezy
advertising scheme this season. Re-
Gently there was a little occurrence in
Chicago in which Miss Lewis, her lead
ing man and her husband, Mr.. Mar
ston, cut some f1gure. Miss Lewis uses
the published reports as a justification
Tor sending out the following card over
her own name from Grand Forks, N.
D., and addressed to the whole press of
America:
There is a story of a very serious
nature. and one affecting my character
as a woman and wife. going the
rounds of the newspapers, which in JUS
tice to myself and all concerned i am
in duty bound to contradict and to
state the truth and the true facts re-
garding the whole affair. Here is the
account:
ugly stories afioat regarding the mar
ital relations existing between Marston
and Miss Lewis. One newspaper ac-
count recently stated that during the
Lewis engagement in Chicago Marston
gave 1t out that he was going away
and returned unexpectedly, only to find
Collier, her leading man, in his wife's
room There was a row and II was re-
ported that between Collier and Miss
Lewis Marston got very much the
worst OF 1t.
Now comes the truth. 1t is true that
Marston left town, and II is true that
he came back. 1t is true that Collier
was In my room; so was my brother
and George Vessels. 1t is not true
that the door was locked; II is not true
that Marston was refused admittance.
1t 10 true that Marston attacked Col
Mor II Ia n trtIa nat CalIiar bfrnad
Marston and 1t Is not true that 1 as
sisted Collier to do so.''
The fact Is that Marston had one of
his mad fits. and without rhyme or
reason he struck Collier with what l
am told is called a billy on the head,
and struck him again and again, till
Collier 6ell by the table. then Marston
drew a razor and would have COM
mitted an act for which he would have
been sorry the rest of his life had /
not interfered. NY interference saved
Collier. who recovered consciousness
and ran out of the room screaming
murder.
''Marston has by this time seen the
error OF mis- action and Is sorry and the
business of the company goes on as
heretofore. This is the fact, and all
who were witnesses will bear me out in
the truth OF this. The publication of
the distorted story has put me in a
u
light. who has a wife and family In
New York, and has placed Marston in
false light, and ask the press of the
United States to do me and my charac-
ter justice by printing these facts"
Charlotte Title did not play at Ma
CURES opera house on the dates for
which she had been booked the past
week. for the reason that Manager
Mcguire would not permit her owing to
the fact that she had little or no ad-
vertising matter and he considered 1t
a waste of money TO open the house
without advertising. Miss Title is a
charming actress and has a good COM
pany and a good play in "Gloriana,"
but IL has been repeatedly demonstrat-
ed that even the most noted actors and
thus armed with the fruits of his labor
Butte without good advertising and
lots OF IL. Miss Title Will return to
Butte later In the season with good
printing.
The experience of Mrs. Langtry
should be a warning to people who
write testimonials for toilet soap, corn
cures, etc. For years the Lily has per-
sistently puffed a certain soap and now
II develops that her written praises of
its merits was the primary causes of
her jewels being stolen. 1t appears
LHdl THESE TESTIMONIALS attracted tne
attention of some one with a talent for
penmanship. and he eventually sue
ceeded in reproducing a fac-simile of
1.-The Lily's" handwriting. He further
invested in fine stationery and had 1t
stamped with the lady's address. and
actresses can not draw a house in
and capital ne presented himself at
the bank where Mrs. Langtry stored
her Jewels. The clerk. after examin-
ing the written order. handed over the
lot. including the famous ruby brooch,
and the gentlemanly appearing indi-
vidual departed. Popular actresses
VINO find tonics grateful and COM
forting." and soaps soothing to the
skin." should avoid any unpleasant
after-effects of testimonial writing by
employing two signatures.
On his two first American tours Pad
eNwsh did not go further West than
st. Louis. His third tour will take him
as Tar as San Francisco. He will play
first in New York, Nov 4, on which oc-
casion his new Polish Fantasia will be
heard Philadelphia, Brooklyn, Boston
and1S other eastern and Southern cities
will then be visited. In Chicago he will
be Jan. 1916. in st. Louis Jan. II. Is.
After that Mr.. Fryer has arranged
matters in such a way that the pianist
will enjoy the benefits of southern
climate. He will play at Nashville, At
lanta, Memphis. New Orleans, Mobile
and on Feb. 3 start for Southern Cali
fornia. He will play at San Diego. Los
Angeles and San Francisco. leaving
that city Feb. rs. and taking In salt
Lake City, Denver. Kansas City. Du-
luth, st. Paul. Minneapolis and Milwau-
kee on the way back 10 the East. The
tour will comprise at least so recitals
On his second American tour Paderew-
ski gave 81 concerts. and the gross re-
ceipts amounted to $3.50. 900, a sum new
er before reached by any instrumental
performer.
1t has been pointed out that whereas
Nine Mod1eska announces that this is
her farewell tour of the United States,
nevertheless the statement has been