The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-23
GREEN ROOM TALK



company an American girl named Ray
Rockman. a graduate from the Amer
lean Academy of Dramatic Arts. The
item stated that Bernhardt took a
fancy to Miss Rockman, who speaks
French fluently, and offered her a mod
est position in her company. Miss Ray
Rockman is well known in Butte, where
she lived until about six months ago.
She is the daughter of DIR. NJ. Rock
man, who practiced medicine in this
city for some time. and during her hes
idence here formed a large number of
friends among the best people of Butte.
She instructed several classes in ply
steal culture and also taught French.
and had in her classes some of the most
prominent ladies in the city. Miss
Rockman has had some experience on
the stage before she became a member
of Bernhardt's company and she is said
10 possess considerable emotional abil-
ity.
I'm Old Kentucky" that charming
play OF Southern life which was so well
received on its visit here last sea-
son. will open at Maguire's opera house
Monday night. The play enjoyed re-
markable run of seven months at the
Academy of Music in New York, and is
universally commended as one of the
most meritorious plays produced in re-
cent years The scenes, as will be re-
membered. include life-like representa-
lions OF two distinct phases of Ken
lucky life. and the story is absorbing
in interest and pure and wholesome I'm
tone 1t deals with events that have
made famous this beautiful state, from
the fierce mountain feuds of the rug
ged and fearless mountaineer to the
chivalry of the Blue Grass gentility.
and the intense love of the horse which
is so thoroughly characteristic of Ken
tucky's sons and daughters. In fact,
horse-Queen Bess-plays an important
role in the course of events which mark
the chapters of the story. Madge Br1-
erly a beautiful mountain girl. with
charm of manner and an ingenious
ness all her own. has become orphaned
through one of those bitter feuds which
have left the only blot upon the fair
fame of this great state. She lives
alone in the Businesses Of the noun
tains. protected by a deep gorge which
is spanned by a narrow footbridge.
This affords the only means of access
TO her little cabin home. She meets
frank Layson, a dashing young Ken
tuckian from the Blue Grass region,
who is enjoying a few days shooting
in the mountains, and falls in love with
him. Joe Lorey, a stalwart young
moonshiner. whose father died by the
side of Madge's father fighting for him.
is in love with Madge. His Jealousy of
Frank leads 10 a quarrel and the two
high-spirited youngsters engage I'm
mortal combat. Frank is knocked
senseless and Joe in his blind rage
places a suffering dynamite bomb at
the head of his helpless rival. but his
manhood reasserts itself and he stamps
II out resolving to have 1T out with his
antagonist some other time. Horace
IAre
Holton has a grudge against Frank
and wishes to destroy him. Madge.
coming TO the opposite side of the
chasm, discovers her lover and his dan
ger. The bridge has been shot away
and she cannot cross. A rope hangs
from a tree which was used to life the
bridge. This she seizes and taking a
good start swings across the big chasm.
Alighting safely on the other side, she
hurries down the rough mountain steps
picks up the dangerous bomb and
throws IL into the gorge where IL inn
mediately explodes with great force.
The mountain sides crumble and there
is a great mass of rocks thrown into
the air as the curtain falls. The second
act shows a typical Kentucky home
stead. In the foreground is the stable
where Queen Bess." who is to run the
great race of the Ashland Oaks and
save Frank from ruin, is quartered. In
this act the most striking novelty of
the play is introduced in the shape of
a band of genuine pickaninnies.
Bettina Gerard. the actress who has
probably been the central figure i'm
more divorce suits than any other wo-
man on or off the stage, is lying at a
private sanitarium i'm New York, so
broken in health that she Is literally
fighting for life. For nearly 10 years
Bette, as she is called by her stage
companions. has lived As hours a day
Her beauty of face and form have made
her courted by men who have money,
and her moderate success as an actress
has not satisfied her craving notoriety.
She is a daughter of Colonel Ordway
of the United States army, and was in
troduced into Washington society 10
years ago. Arthur Padelford, a young
man worth millions fell i'm love with her
and she became his Wife. Her wedding
was one of the features of the social
season at the Capital City. A very few
weeks after the nuptials the couple
were divorced, and later Bette went on
the stage. During her career as an ac-
tress she married in succession Jack"
Raphael. Harrison Wolf and another
player named ORourke. Divorce suits
followed the wedding ceremonies with
beautiful regularity. Miss Gerard has
been lately with THE Wicklow Post
man" company. One of Betty's widest
pranks and one which made her the
most talked of woman in Washington
society she perpetrated shortly after
her advent there in social circles. At
reception one evening she was
quizZed concerning the attentions of a
certain young diplomat. Il will make
him the most famous man in Washing
ton Tomorrow she said laughing
Taking off her dainty satin slipper. she
handed ii TO the guest, who was filling
he glass with champagne, with the re-
quest that he pour IL fun of wine. He
did so after a moments hesitation. and
at Betty's request the slipper was pass
ed TO the young diplomat. who carried
the unique bumper TO his lips and
drained IL at a draught 1t is needless
10 state that Betty's prophecy as TO
who would be the most famous man in
Washington the next day was verified.
This interesting story concerning
Marie Wainwright and her ex-husband.