The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-03

Butte May 2-James O'Neill did
only fair business during his engage
ment in Butte last week. probably due
to the fact that "Sinbad" followed him.
Mr.. ONeill was in the box Office We'd
nesday during the opening sale of seats
for the extravaganza People were
pushing and crowding each other at
the window. There were about 100
calls for "Sinbad" seats to one for
Monte Cristo." Mr.. O'Neill watched
the stream of people for a while and
then turned to leave and as he passed
out of the Office he remarked to Mr.
Ward:
II have always been able to success
fully compete with brains, but l cannot
compete with legs"
In the first act of THE Courier of
Lyons there is a mail robbery and a
great deal of shooting. The play itself
is a strong one. but its presentation by
the O'Neill company seemed to drag
somewhat.
How did you like the performance"
asked A. Token Worm of well-known
first nighter. after the show.
Liked IL very WELL" was the an
swer. but the action seemed to lack
life in some scenes. The first act es-
pecially seemed to drag; 1t lacked fire."
Yes, yes" assented Mr.. Worm, In
all seriousness: zone of the pistols
missed fire and failed to go off"
Manager Mcguire a few days ago
received a letter from New York
theatrical agent. whose knowledge of
Montana is evidently limited to the
black spots he can see on the railroad
map and supposed to indicate the To-
cation of cities. The agent asked Mr..
Mcguire to book "Saml of Posen" in
e.
June. For Anaconda and Butte the
agent was willing to take 65 per cent.
but for Garrison he wanted rs per
cent. Mr.. Mcguire replied that IL the
booking agent would take in Rocker
Silver Bow Junction, Stuart and Nc
Cune's Wood Camp he could have them
at SO per cent.
The well-to-do member of the theat-
rical profession is no rarity. There are
plenty of actors and singers with COM
Portable fortunes, says the New York
Mercury.
In no class Of people is poverty so
conspicuous as in the actor or singer,
simply because a certain degree of
prominence cannot be avoided. SO we
hear a great deal of the penniless pro-
fessional, and thus an idea that the
Thespian is in n chronic state of finan-
cial woe has gained a firm hold on the
popular DelleI. 1nlS Is, however, rank
nonsense. Hundreds of theatrical peo-
pie are scantily supplied with money
as a rule. because they choose to live
in princely fashion for a while, and
play the role of the beggar the rest of
the time. They take desperate chances;
they invest capital ana time, which
often means money, in undertakings
that are preposterous. The company
wrecks that strew the highway of the
atrical progress are so numerous as
almost to obscure the signs of success
that are very frequent.
Resolved into a nutshell the fact is
demonstrated that IL the actor or act
ress of medium ability is poor, IL is a
matter of choice. A saving disposition
would result in independence. To
anyone familiar with the lights of the
drama and opera, the foregoing state
ment finds strong confederation in the
following facts:
Paderewski has an independent es-
tate in Russia.
YYette Gullbert has valuable posses
sions in France.
Sol Smith Russell has fortune in
vested in Minnesota.
Ada Rehan has accumulated a snug
little fortune, which she has put in
Harlem and Brooklyn real estate.
Rose Coglan lives extravagantly in a
handsome uptown residence.
Della Fox owns beautiful home I'm
ST. Louis, to say nothing of over $500
600 in Jewels.
Emma Games owns property in
Paris.
De Wolf Hopper has money in the
bank.
Francis Wilson can boast of a beau
tiful home in New Rochelle.
Thomas @. Seabrooke put his spare
money In Denver real estate. 1t is net
ting him large profits.
Clara Morris owns beautiful home
up the Hudson, to say nothing Of the
valuable property in this city.
Helene Modjeska owns valuable
property in this city. Colorado. Port
land, and valuable ranch lands i'm Cali
fornia
Fanny Rice bought Boston property
with her spare cash. Some of IL is
very valuable.
James Lewis is a property owner
and there is no encouragement for the
wolf to haunt his door,
Frederick Warde owns valuable land
In several western states. lie has a
strong faith In the future growth OF
Montana and Washington.
Herman. the magician. owns valua-
BILE houses in this city and has siCni-
fed the intention of erecting a theater
TO cost nearly half a million dollars
This. however, is only a possibility as
previous effort in the same direction
was not crowned with success
Richard Mansfield owns a magnifi-
cent theater in this city and has a
large income.
John Drew owns real estate and has
a large bank account
Robert Downing is a landholder i'm
the District of Columbia, while his
wife. Eugene Blair. has an anchor TO
windward.
Agnes Booth owns property around
New York. and has no difficulty in liv-
ing within her income.
Both Milton and Dollie Mobiles own
Brooklyn real estate and have landed
interests In the West The honest dol
lar finds in both a fast friend.
William Crane is the owner OF Mas
eachusetts real estate and is on init
mate terms MI ao......nl