The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-19

Ing lady of the Frederick Warde COM
pany, is a native of Oakland, Cal. She
Joined the company at Tacoma about
two weeks ago and succeeded Miss GIL
lette, who resigned. This fortunate
young lady who, In one bound, has
jumped from the amateur stage to be
leading lady in a first-class company,
graduated In 1894 from Smells semi
nary. Her avowed ambition has been
to make mark in the theatrical world,
and her artistic intuition and effective
stage presence have been marked fac
tors In her promise. from the first, of
ultimate success. She is said to bear a
marked resemblance to Olga Neither
sole. She is decided brunette with ex-
pressive dark eyes. clear skin and black
hair.
1t will surprise many to hear that Sy-
bill Sanderson. the prima donna, is en-
gagged in fighting a law suit with her
husband. Antonio Terry. over the pos
session of 13-year-old daughter, and
also as to the reduction of the sum
which Mr.. Terry has been paying her
as a monthly allowance. says a writer
in the New York Mail and Express.
That she was married was not general
ly known, and Ii was not long ago that
the story came from Europe that she
was engaged to be married to French
nobleman of high rank, who had met
ntT III DTuAcileS, WHEN she was Sinklu6
in the opera house. AS / get the law
suit story from lawyer. who has 1t in
a professional way, direct from Paris.
1t Is doubtless trustworthy. He says
that Mr.. Terry, in addition to trying to
get possession of the little girl, is also
trying to have the allowance of 5000
francs month, which the French
courts some time since ordered him to
pay his wife, reduced to 1000 francs a
month, claiming that his income has
so decreased that the payment of the
former sum is a great burden to him.
The case cannot be settled until a COM
mission has taken certain evidence, to
be secured here and in New York"
Nine. Bernhardt is said to have a way
this year of forestalling the inevitable
remarks about her youthful appearance
after five years absence from this conn
try, although she is grandmother, just |
as you are about to open up the CONVEX |
sation, IL you are fortunate enough to |
have once met her and meet her again, |
with: You needn't tell me that / look |
young. l know IT. Women who are wait |
ing for my downfall cannot forgive me |
my youth. / am young because l work. |
/ must work. / am never idle. I study |
and rehearse and 1 write. If had stay
ed quietly in Paris. the Parisans
me to do some years ago, I
be dead. 1 love travel. change of scene,
incessant occupation. and the result is
am young"
Gus Heege, the Swedish dialect come
dian, during a recent visit to Chicago, |
told this story: In small Wisconsin city
the orchestra connected with the theater
was rehearsing with the company, in
for the evening show. The
member of the orchestra who attempted
% play the flute was a very bad per-
former. He was out of tune and he
couldn't keep time with the others. At
asst Heege became angry and said to the
lutte player: See here, we don't want
you tonight. You just drop out" The
lutte player arose and said with consid-
,rable dignity: I'm the mayor of this
own. I'll play tonight or else you don't
ret any license to show" "All right"
aid Heege. you can play"
There seems good reason to believe that
omething like an orphanage for the chill
lren of dead actors will soon be an es-
ablished fact in England. 1t appears
hat the London Orphan asylum at Wat
ord is prepared to receive any number
# children up to so at the rate of 81, 500
'er bed for p years. This includes
'oard, clothing, education and every
hing. The first start in the direction of
It the bazaar to be held in the Queens
all, London, early in the summer.
An extended tour of the Pacific coast {
nd the far Northwest will be made by
ompany following its three weeks en-
ompany following 1t sthree weeks en-
agement in San Francisco. After two
7eeks i'm Southern California the COM
any goes to Portland, Ore. and then
asst via the Northern Pacific to Butte.
The tour will extend into the summer
nding with a return date in Minneapolis I
nd st. Paul about the LIST of June. Fol-
owing this ii is probable that Mr.. Royle {
'iH take his company direct to Australia. ]
lie has had some flattering offers to visit |
he Antipodes and as the New York pro- {
uction of Capt. Impudence" will not
ccur until late in November, it is prob
BILE that the proposition for an Aus
ralian tour will be accepted. {
There are a few peopre in Butte and {
Their parts of Montana who may be in
crested In news concerning the noted, or
ather notorious Risky Barnett. Frisky
'isky and Ida Clayton, his heavyweight
artner, few days ago took part in a
enefit performance in San Francisco.
Hilbert and Goldie, who also cut some ,
CURE in Butte during the old Comique ,
avs, were also in it.
Henry L. Dixey opens at the Garrick ,
heater, New York. tomorrow for a ,
hort engagement in an English comedy ,
allied Thoroughbred" in which he plays ,
he part of an innocent gentleman who ,
finds himself the owner of
race horse.
new sensational play, "Pauvre
eanne" Poor Jennie), by Ernest Moret, .
vas recently produced at the Theater de
4 Republique in Paris with great sue
ess. The strongest effect was obtained ,
n the last act. where the heroine is pur-
ued by a brutal semi-idiotic villain and
choked to death.
The success of the religious play writ ,
EN- by Wilson Barrett has led to the
Triting OF a similar piece called "Credo,"
hat will shortly be acted In London. The
Gene is laid in Saxony In 1852, and the
heme is religious intolerance.