The Anaconda standard., 1896-05-18
.FlSKY And BIG IDA
Their Brief Engagement at the Peo-
pies Palace, San Francisco.
CAN'T SING A LITTLE BIT
Roland Feed and Excellent Com
pany at Maguire's Thursday
Night-Editor Cheeley and
the Packed" Jury.

A story about Fisky Barnett and Ida
Clayton comes from San Francisco and
will bear repeating, as their very nu-
merous acquaintance in Butte and
other cities of the state may be inter
ested In 1t. 1t seems that after Ffsky
was induced to leave Montana he went
directly to San Francisco with Ida
Clayton and secured an engagement
at the Peoples Palace upon his repre-
sentation that the was the greatest
comic songster on earth. On his first
appearance he sang THE Band Played
On" He had surprise in store for
his hypnotized audience and counted
on making great hit When he came
to the Line in the song about Casey
waltzing with the strawberry blonde
he rushed to the side of the stage and
grabbed big Ida and waltzed her across
the stage. The illustration took well
but not in the way Risky had counted
on AT first the audience contented 1T
self by kissing, but that didn't phaze
such an old timer as Risky. Then the
crowd began to throw various articles
at him and finally there was a shower
OF beer glasses and Fisky and Ida beat
a hasty retreat. He did not sing again
at the Peoples Palace but closed his
engagement that night.
Risky has since then become mama
ger of the Bella Union.
Roland Reed and his excellent COM
pany, headed by Miss Isadore Rush
will be at Maguire's opera house
Thursday night in a new and up-to-
date play, THE Politician, or the wo-
mans Plank" in whinch the 20th GEN.
tury woman is portrayed in all her i'm
portance and glory. Mr. Reed, as Geh-
eral Timber, political manager. has a
role which fits him better than any role
he has yet assayed in the field of &C.
centric comedy. THE play Is a capital
take Off on the methods of politicians
and political conventions" says a Spo-
kane paper. THE Politician is
clever burlesque, and as such IL is a
fine spectacle, one bound to make even
the dulleSt man laugh. Mr.. Reed is
the life Of the play; he is even more
absolute in this one than In his former
successes. He acts in 1t with a splen-
did enthusiasm.
Miss Isadore Rush as the Twentieth
Century Woman, one who believes in
woman suffrage, is splendid, and pret-
ty as a picture. The gowns of the ad-
vanced woman which she wears in the
different acts are creations of their
kind. Miss Rush Is too wise to let them
mar her beauty, or rather Ii would be
hard for any gown to mar that. She
is striking and handsome in each one.
Her acting also is in fine spirit, clever
ly showing a relic of that womanly
sweetness which will always reside in
woman, whether in the next century
or a hundred centuries from now.
THE minor roles are very cleverly
drawn and are we'll interpreted. 1t is
a company composed of good people
throughout, fully sustaining Mr.. Reed
and Miss Rush. 1t includes Mrs. Mary
Myers, Miss Maud White, William
Bernard. Charles wyngate, Sheridan
Tupper, John II. Bunny, Julian Reed
and James Douglas"
The trial scene and the native Mis-
souri, jury in "Puddn' head wilson is
excellent play. The men who compose
gagged and are carried around the coun-
try by Mr.. Mayo for that particular
scene.
II see plainly that that jury is packed
and old Pudd'nhead is going to have |
the worst of 1T, observed a man in the |
parquet the other night as the trial |
was about to begin.
YES" said Editor Cheeley, at un- |
derstand they have been packed all |
over the country" and then the play |
went on
Edwin Royle's excellent company. |
which made such a good impression in |
Butte a few seasons ago with |
Friends" will. be at Maguire's opera |
house next Monday night in a new |
play, Captain Impudence." Friends
will also be played during the engage
ment.