The Anaconda standard., 1895-12-16
FOR THEATER GOERS
John Mcguire Played in "Eileen Oge''
Tventy-Four Years Ago.
ATTRACTIONS TO CONE
New Scenery VIII Be Painted for
Evans Opera House-Carter. the
Author. 10 a Character Extra
ordinary-"The Defaulter."

n
ed in Eileen Oge.'" said John Mcguire
while witnessing the performance of
the amateurs at Evans opera house
Friday evening. 1T was the second
performance of the play In America.
The first performance. just a season
before. was given by dear Billy Flor
ence In New York. In the company
that produced 1t in the West were
John Mccullough. Harry Edwards
John Wilson. Walter Leman. Harry
Coad. Fred Franks. Minnie Walton,
Charles Mestayer. Mrs. Judah. Rose
Evans. May Howard. the latter a great
English actress. Those are all dead.
OF the living there is ]. G. Williamson,
now the foremost manager In Aus
tralia: William Mestayer, who Is star
years: Helen Tracy, one of the best
leading actresses in this country at
the present time; Ned Buckley, retired
from the profession, and your truly.
still in the harness, but all the same,
see the lengthening of the shadow
as evening approaches"
Mr. Mcguire announces as his bill of
attractions for dates nearby, the fol-
lowing: Henry Dixey, the famous
Adonis. Thursday. Dec. 26; Effie, ELS
Ter. on Jan. 2: Thomas w. Keene, the
tragedian. Jan. 4; Katie Putnam, on
Jan. s. The Frawley Stock company.
which has recently concluded the most
successful run in San Francisco since
McCullough's days, viii be here Jan.
13. IA and is. with a change of bill each
night
The Carleton Opera company will
hold the boards for two nights imme-
diately after the Frawley company.
Mr.. Carleton has all the old perform
ers in his company this season. Tay-
xxrhA ax,lA
well remembered; Tom Ricketts, and
others. who made such favorable i'm
pressions. The prima donna is Miss
Rena Atkinson. who has voice of
rare excellence. She is the daughter of
newspaper man, formerly of Port
land. Ore. now of New York. Miss
Atkinson Is very much OF a protege of
John Mcguire. who has known her
from infancy and by whose advice
her family moved to New York, where
Miss Atkinson and her sister could
have the advantage of the best tuition
that city affords. They studied under
the famous Signor Ayramonte, and to
John Mcguire Miss Atkinson is indebt-
ed for her first professional engage
ment. as well as for her present posi-
ton of prima donna of the Carleton
Opera company. T.. - -4E&
Miss Atkinson is under contract to
MIR. Carleton for three years, and while
the youngest prima donna in this coun-
try is up in more than 80 operas al
ready. She has appeared with great
success as Marguerite in Faust"
ANNA in La Sonambula," Leora in
''Trovatore." and other leading roles
of grand opera. The Carleton COM
pany will open here in Sir Jules Bene-
diets famous opera, THE Lily of Kill
larney." which is founded on the play
of Colleen Bawn." The company will
rapnfUa a in
L. c. Mcfarland, the scenic artist
of the Tabor Grand opera house, Den
yer. will arrive here in a few days and
will paint several new scenes for Evans
opera house.
Lincoln ]. Carter, the distinguished
young American playwright, is a busy
man this season, for he has nine big
companies under his control In this
country he has one organization pre-
senting his latest success, "The De-
faulter." two appearing in THE Tor
nado." and two in "The Fast Mail" In
Europe Mr.. Carter has four companies,
two presenting THE Tornado" and
two THE Fast Mail" Each organiza-
tion is being looked after by a trusted
and efficient manager. Mr.. Carter, as
usual. remains in Chicago, and is i'm
daily communication with each of his
representatives. In addition to these
companies now on the road he is deep
In the plans for his plays which he ex-
poets to bring out next season.
Mr.. Carter lives in a brown stone
front on Michigan avenue and is con-
sidered reasonably wealthy, as he has
never lost money on any season and
has wisely invested his profits in real
estate In Chicago. which is bringing
him a comfortable income. He is still,
however. one of the hardest working
men in the profession and is giving
special attention to his projects for
next year which include the produc-
ton of two dramas, Chicago" and
True Blue" The first named will be
a spectacular mainly, the second will
be naval creation. The scenery is
being prepared under his personal su-
pervision. for Mr.. Carter is an all
around man and when the artist don't
work to suit him he climbs up the
bridge and sings the paint himself.
He also designs the paper for his COM
panies. which is the theatrical way OF
saying that he writes his own adver-
tisements and designs the posters. His
past success has been phenomenal, but
with ambition yet unsatisfied greater
things may be expected of this same
Lincoln ]. Carter.