The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-19
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Butte, Dec. 1S.-The holiday attrac-
ton at the Butte theaters will be some
what limited this season and with the
one exception of the Scalchi Concert
company will not be up to the usual
standard of excellence. Manager Ma
guire has not yet announced anything
for Christmas night, though he is try
ing, at rather late day, to arrange for
an attraction for that date. THE Late
Mr.. Costello was originally booked for
Christmas, but the company disbanded
after a brief and improbable season.
Nine. Sofia Scalchi, the famous operate
contralto, and her concert company Will
appear at the Mcguire on Dec. 81 for
one night only. Mime. Scalchi is UNI
questionably the greatest singer now
touring this country. In her company
are such noted singers as Mile. Marie
Toulinguet, the prima donna soprano;
Mile. Marie du Bedat, mezzo-soprano.
Signor M. Guarini, tenor; Signor A.
Albert, baritone. Signor v. Cali is the
musical director of the company. They
will present three complete acts from
the operas Faust, Martha and IL Troya-
tore, the third, second and fourth acts
respectively from the operas named.
At the Sutton Union Family theater
there will be the usual performance
through the holiday season. There is
never any doubt about an attraction
at that house and disbanded compan-
les and cancelled dates are unknown to
Manager Sutton.
United States customs authorities at
FL Paso have in their possession forty
yards of rare pattern, finest grade of
silk, which Nine Adelaide Hermann
bought for drapery of her costume in
a new serpentine dance she is design
ing The silk was found hidden under
Nine. Herrmann's skirts, one day last
week and confiscated by the United
States government as smuggled prop
erty.
While playing in FL Paso Nine Herr
mann crossed over into Juarez. Mexico.
in search of a. bargain in silk. After
a long search she found what she want
ed and bought it. The shopkeeper as
sured her it would be an easy matter
10 smuggle the goods Nine Herr
mann's skill in arranging yolumnous
skirts stood her in good stead and she
soon had forty yards of the silk delft
" concealed beneath her skirts. but
while selecting the goods Nine. Herr
mann inadvertently offended one of the
Mexican clerks in the store and he sent
n tip to the customs officers. When
Nine Hermann reached the custom
house on her return she was ordered
into a private room to be searched.
She vigorously denied having any
struggled property about her person.
and Indignantly resented being
searched. But the officers We're mex
orable and a female attendant found
the hidden silk Nine. Hermann then
broke down and begged piteously to be
allowed TO pay the duty on the silk and
ston the matter. The officials refused
to accept the duty and kept the silk. but
let Nine. Hermann 20 without prose-
cutting.
When asked about the matter later
Mime. Hermann admitted that the silk
had been confiscated. and innocentIy
declared she had oea'l misled by per-
sons who told her il was no trouble TO
bring goods over without paying duty.
In French theaters the doctor if the
theater has a seat given him FOL every
performance He must be there every
evening. Naturally, after he has ssaa