The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-25

bushel on a Kansas farm. Born
at Caldheck, England, quaint moor
land town In the mining region of
Cumberlandshire. she came with her
parents to America when but years
old Her father bought a farm in
Kansas and everything promised we'll
for the fortunes of the family. But the
grasshoppere happened along the next
year destroying crops. and poorer by
many hundreds of dollars, the English
family pulled up stakes and moved
east to Cincinnati. Here, during her
school days, Miss Marlowc attracted
the attention of Miss Ada Dow, a COM
petent actress of the stock company
time and most excellent stage direct
or. and the rest Is well known. Miss
Marlowe's name in Kansas Gays, il
may be added. was Sarah Frances
Frost.
In Mr.. Pineros comedy. "Trelawney
of the Wells the hoped skirts are
as distensive rs any that ever were
worn, says Franklin Fyles. Some
small concessions are made for Miss
Mannering as the heroine, but Miss
Spong and Miss Tyree are made mon-
strous, not only by the erinoline, out
as well by faithful reproductions of
absurd hats and disfguring coiffures.
Shouts of laughter greet the entrance
of each of these martyrs to Pinaro's
IL
aspect as anything achieved by the
| comedians of extravaganza and the
young spectator finds Ii hard to he
lieve that they are not gross exaggera-
tons. They are conducive to the mer-
| riment of the first act, With its broad
strokes of fun al the actors supper
| and beyond a doubt they are success
fully bold expedient of oddly. but it
/ is an open question whether they are
a desirable element in the later and
| sometimes sentimental scenes.
"My Wife's Companion" an extreme
| ly funny farce comedy in three acts.
produced by the sutton Stock eompa-
ny. will be given al the Union Family
theater the coming week. beginning on
Monday afternoon With matinee.
The play deals with a malady, or hab~
1t, that IL creating havoc among the
merchants and storekeepers of all
large cities. Kieptomana. or what Is
more commonly called shoplifting. Fur-
nishes yshe theme for some very funny
and Rerplexing Incidents Mrs. Blair,
the wife of well to do general. Is a
viYfm of the terrible habit and uneon-
.sGiously purloins the engagement ing
+ of her daughter from the husband that
| Is to be. The general and his daughter
! discover the theft and in trying 10 hide
| the nature of Mrs. Blair's malady Gre
4 ate sGllu8 OF m1lTiflEHt ITDfii 8lit
/ complications which arise. Seeing TO
other way to break Mrs Blair of her
] obnoxious habit the general accepts
the advice of a young physician and
decides to hire companion for mis-
wife, afflicted with the same complaint.
The theory was that when she saw
her own fault i'm another She would At
Il once realize what trouble she had
/ caused by her taking ways. But when
the companion Is engaged IT causes
Il sill further trouble and a complete
| catastrophe Is aserted by the explaaa
/ ton of DR. Watley and the breaking
/ of the engagement between Violet and
Professor Andrew Smalles The .ias
il full of speciaities and closes with
an up-to-date medley. embracing the
/ entire cast Russell Graham will an-
pear as Professor Andrew Smalley IN
/ which character he is said to have 10
equal VIII S. Rising. an operate COM
edian and new acquisition TO the
4 company. will handle General Blair IN
y his inimifable style. Miss Lulu Sutton
II III hanpiiy cast as Violet and the ff-
mainder Of the cast will be seen Ia
advantage. Between the acts Iya-
Mood. the homeless wonder. the Kuhn
4sIsrothefs' trio and Others will appear.
j making one of the strongest attnac-
/ tlons which will appear at the Union
Family theater this season.
Willie Collier. who is devoting his
energies this season To making MS syel-
pathze. with abundant nIrth. With
THE Man From Mexico iI.nis mar
ital and other troubles isson the isl
Of the public for promotion, Mr.. Col
Tier has had an experience ON the stag
that has led him from theA polita com
edies produced by Augustiq DAILY. hav-
ing been "a member OF that Famous
company Tor seven years, Beginning az
! call bon and crossing fh@ ocean four
TINS Aash it-ss ~ haieynn and vBcif-
! erous psonpcts af American humof