The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-01

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fought a terrible broadsword contest
with said Master Edward Titus, and all
but cut OF the great toe Of that bene-
ficiary. The latter was dressed In the
American colors. while 1-oh. with hu-
initiation I confess twas arrayed as
a Spanish pirate. He was victorious.
set his foot on the yanquished Span
lard and waved sloft the American
flag. ! have rather been OF the opinion
lately that ] was innocently n pri-
marily. perhaps. the cause Of the pres
ent strained relations between the two
countries.
And now authoritative information
comes To- the effect that plans ar. be-
ing made for the formation Of "A stock
company i'm New York city with the
novel feature of travelling stars.
Branch companies are to be organized
I'm other cities. making a sort Of circuit
over which the stars will travel. Thus.
instead OF shipping an entire company
from city To city. the star. male or fe-
male. viii travel In solitary state and
reflect on the honey saved i'm railway
fares.
Louis James received "A request by
cable last week from Mrs. Potter and
kyrle Bellew to join them i'm London in
"A revival OF Francesca Ill Rimini." Mr..
James to do the part of Pope, originated
- ~ ta o.
BaIrett's production. Although the sal
AIRY offered was flattering Mr.. james de-
clined the offer ON account of its inter
fering with his contract with age
halls a. kemper. by which ne is Ia head
next seasons tour of the James-Rhea-
Warde combination.
r. q. Lingham of James O'Neilrs
company. while playing Villefort in
Monte Cristo,' recently at the salt
Lake. Utah. theater, narrowly escaped
serious accident. In the third act, Just
as Nillefort had stretched himself out
and breathed his last. a 25-pound sack
Of shot. used as "A weight. dropped from
the flies and fell within a foot OF his
head. He Involuntary shuddered, but
only for a moment, after which he died
again.
The war excitement and the abate-
ment Of the Klondike boom has killed
the theatrical business in the sound
country. James O'Neill, on account of
IL, closed his season at Seattle last week
and with his company returned to New
York.
William NJ. Wiikison. who brought
out the late Alexander Salvini as a star
and made such a pronounced success Of
that lamented young actor, VIII assume
the management of Joseph Haworth
his coming our as "A Shakes
perean actor.
Elizabeth Lawrence. formerly known
as Baroness Blanc, will display herself
i'm tights as "A member Of Bryant * Wat
American Burlesquers.
\ French journalist has been COM
PEELED by the courts To publish an au-
thor's answer to the criticism Of his
play. If such rulings held good I'm this
country newspaper men would have to
up shop and become press agents.
The of Victor Hugo have
mons the papers of the author
the manuscript of a complete drama i'm
five acts and seven tableaux, written
by Victor Hugo himself, and also en-
titled Les Miserables."
Not only has Sarah Bernhardt COM
pletely recovered from the effects of the
operation which she recently under
went, but Partisan Tumor has it that
during the last six weeks she has grown
excessively fieshy.
a Paris manager with whom Anna
Held broke a contract in order to sta
over here, has recovered $1,000 from her
for breach of contract. which the singer
will have to pay II she goes back.
Blanche Bates made her first appear
at Days theater i'm New York last
week as Celia i'm A You Like It."
j. NJ. Hin. formerly manager for Mar
,aret Mather. has. it is said, made SlO,-
900 i'm the Klondike.
Potter and Bellew are playing in
Isabel Evesson threatens To star.
Corinne produced The Little Troop
r" last week.
A Rochester judge med Rhea $500 for
'ontempt.
Nordica's husband Is "A Hungarian.
America has 80 stock companies.
l.otta has reached the age Of 90.