The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-26
with her blazing jewels that used to
adorn her fingers and throbbing bos-
ON, but all to no purpose.

ON, but all to no purpose.
theatrical man who is in town this
| weeks, says the Washington Star. tells
| me new Irving story direct from Lon
| don, or, at least, he says it's new Sir
| Henry happened to meet Wilson Bari
| rett one day.
All. Barrett" said he with the r.
wing manner, what have you been
| playing2'
Hamlet answered Barrett, with
| the Barrett manner.
Hamlet! grunted Sir Henry
you know the tone | mean. that grunt
delivered as if it We're snort.
/ Yes, said Barrett.
| The Irving sound from Sir Henry.
| Il say, irwin" said Barrett, bit net
! tied, do you think that you are the
| only actor who can play .Hamlet?"
NO, replied Irving quickly, mo,
| Barrett, my boy; but | know that you
| are the only actor who can't
Beerbohm Trees press agent gives
out this as letter received by the
eminent actor:
Generated Sir-I wish to go on the
stage, and would like to join your val
liable theater. / have been a bricklay-
er for five years, but having failed in
this branch, / have decided to take on
acting, it being easier work. I am not
young, but am feet tall without any
boots. | have studied Bells system of
elocution and am fond of late hours
Oscar Wilde is said to have finished a
play which Will be acted in Paris in
French. 1t deals with classical sub
ject. This will not be the first work
he has written in that language. Sarah
Bernhardt accepted drama called
''Salome" several years ago. but it was
never acted. Charles Wyndham has a
comedy from his pen, but has decided i
not to produce it.
The young man who writes theatre Il
cal advertising matter from Butte for
several alleged dramatic papers in Z
consideration of authority from the
publishers to work local theaters for
free admissions. has been barred from
the Mcguire because of the worthless
ness and unreliability of his reports
and for other good reasons. He now
fills his reports with what he evidently
regards as roasts, and they are injur-
ing the opera house ever so much-in
his own estimation.
A patron of the Union theater, after
witnessing the performance of "Poca-
hontas" called at the box office and
filed a protest to the personal liberties
taken by the interpreters. why"
said he. Il ever heard such guying.
They used nearly every mans name in
man was not familiar with burlesque.
Mrs. Harry Livingstone. profession
ally known as Dora McQuaid for
many seasons a wellknown member Of
Joseph Grismer's company, died last
week in Kentucky after a lingering ill
ness. Her husband, a member of the
"Charley's Aunt company, was oblig-
ed to perform his part as usual, al
though aware that his wife was dying.
Actor Radcliffe told New York
court that his wife on one occasion
threatened to knock his brains out
with a silver sugar spoon, and now
some unkind critics intimate that his
later actions indicate that she carried
out her threat
Friedlander, Gottob & Co, have sue
ceeded the AL Hayman company in the
management of the Baldwin and Cali
fornia theaters in San Francisco and
now control besides the two named, the
Columbia in San Francisco and the
Marlborough in Oakland.
Adgie and her performing lions have
been secured by Manager Sutton and
are underlined for an early appearance.
This phenomenal little lazy and her
beasts present the most sensational act
of modern times, and have tor the past
16 weeks delighted San Francisco audi
enceS.
George Busby recently with the
Fra wiley company and now with Her
bert Kelley and Effie Shannon's COM
pany. is reported as engaged to be
married shortly to prominent New
York business man and retire from the
stage.
Margaret Mather is planning for a
tour around the world, supported by a
first-class company, starting from San
Francisco and stopping at Honolulu
en- route to Japan; thence to India ana
London.
James j. Corbett's Western tour will
begin at St. Paul in February and eX-
tend as far as San Francisco his native
home at which place he will be seen the
latter part of March. His tour closes at
Denver early in May.
Lulu Tabor joined the I'm Old Ken
lucky" company in Denver to play her
old part of Madge, which Allie Werner
was compelled to give up on account of
Illness.
Maclyn Arbuckle, for several seasons
with the F'rawley company, is now
with Willie Collier in THE Man From
Mexico
Black Patti and her company of col
ored entertainers. including the great
Ernest Hogan, will be at the Mcguire
on January l..
The Georgia MINISTRIES will give an
ether performance tonight and close
their Butte engagement Monday night.
Cost of Modern Naval Warfare.
Some expert declares that a Commute
engagement between two big fleets of the
modern type would involve a cost of over
$500 oao. And this estimate takes into view
only expenditure of ammunition and wear
md tear of guns. leaving out of consider
alton damage to the loss of the vessels.
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