The morning times., 1897-02-07

but good luck would follow Mr. Goodwin,
of course, accepted the stone with little
Iope OF it's proving talisman of good
luck. However. before the great Aus
traiian tour was ended the comedian had
several tirne the proof OF the stone pos
sess'ng ONE charms Of bringing its owner
good luck
remarkable thing happened a short
time az when the company were on their
way TO play at Butte, Mont. IL seems that
they Were looked 70 open the new Murray
Opera House in Butte. After the agents
departure IatOI dispute arose between
the owners Of the theateT and the Federated
Trades Un-on, which resulted in a boycott
upon the new opera house This diff
Guilty arising after the billing OF the Good
win company, and as it was to be the
opening OF the house, caused no end Of
trouble, and Threatened canceIing Of Mr.
Go9dwin's engagement
That the opening of the Opera House
would have TO be postponed, and further
more, not to be opened by Goodwin, would
prove a great misfortune
Ii was finally decided to leave the
matter to arbitration As there seemed no
chance OF an immediate settlement, and all
hope was given up of opening the house at
the time announced, Mr. Mcguire, the
manager, at once made arrangements TO
play Mr. Goodwin at Anaconda instead or
Butte
The first intimation that Mr. Goodwin
had of the affair was when he became the
recipient OF telegram from Mcguire, which
read Can't play you at New Murray
Opera House; boycott on; open at Ana
conda instead" When Manager Appleton
saw the telegram he was frantic, and was
about to Wire TO the agent To return and
bill Anaconda Immediately
During all this Mr. Goodwin was not at
all disconnected. This set every one nearly
crazy, but the cause was plain to be seen, as
he pointed TO his watch chain. Have no
fears, he said, I'VE shah play at Butte
But the boycott?'' "WiiI be all settled.
You forget my lucky stone; this Will be
the great test OF its powers
Manager Appleton soon wired Mcguire
and his reply brought nothing but expected
troubles. No settlement of the labor boy.
! colt That it was impossible to open ths
new house unless Goodwin would play it
with the bOycott on was evident Mr. Good
win having advanced ideas upon labor, re-
fused 20 open the house unless the BOYCOTT
was raised The news was received in
Butte with deli ght and Goodwin was hailed
in Butte as a real good fellow The very
next night was the date set for the opening
OF the house The actor refused to Con-
slider Anaconda. And beneath all this
trouble was the fact that Goodwin never
worried for a moment. took things COM
placeutIy, and still maintained that every
thing would turn cut all right and the com
pany would play Butte on the given night.
This was greeted as all nolseHce.
Up 10 O'Clock that evening the boycott
| was on the house, and the first intimation
the citizens had OF the change IN local af-
fairs was when the evening paper, the
Inter Mountain, came out IN surprising
headlines as follows THE opera House
To Open Tonight The Boycott Raised.
| Nat Goodwin to Play That night Mr..
| Goodwin opened the new Murray Opera
| House. Wien John MagIire was seen
| that night he looked the picture Of sur
| prise, and when the curtain was rum 2 down
| critics, newspaper boys, Maguire and all
| the Company Were eagerly listening to the
| reason why Mr. Nat C. Goodwin never wor-
| red over all that had happened, and over a
| pleasant midnight supper the history OF
| the Goodwin lucky stone was again and
| again pledged in-''water"