The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-14
Stories Of
The Stage

great fayorite of his father, and last
summer when he became of age his
father decided TO give him an interest
in his business, same as the other sons.
They demurred at first, but the old
gentleman was memorable. saying:
Little Willie must be taken care Of"
Elated at his financial prospect, Willie
took a trip To Europe, and while there
met a number of old friends and pals
of the profession, and saw the town
from the Imperial to the Royalty and
Piccadilly to Cheapside. William found
that we would be obliged to touch
his father for funds, so the following
cables tell tie story.
London, Aug. 6, 1897 10 Il. Mos
Jefferson, Gray Gables, Mass, L. $. A.:
Dear Dad-Cable me one hundred
pounds, advance on season William
w. jefferson"
Boston. Aug. 6, 1897. 10 y. NV. w.
Jefferson, London: For what? Papa"
London, Aug. I. 1897. a. Mos.
jefferson. Boston, U. S. A.: For Little
Willie. w. w. j"
He got it.
George f. Nash, the leading man of
"A Bachelors Honeymoon" company.
is noted for the interest he takes in the
embryonic and promising members OF
the histrionic profession Nash is a
man of great discernment and has been
the means of giving many an ambitious
young man and woman footing on the
histrionic boards. but he has discov-
cred that there is a limit to his pa
thence, and it all happened at Billings
the other night. Billings is sweet,
quiet little town, except when the
winds of the Yellowstone or the Crow
Indian reservation sweep over 1t. but
the other night when "A Bachelors
IT ,Nln fharn IA
need chinook wind or a sandstone to
play there to agitate the atmosphere.
1t was after the performance of "A
Bachelors Honeymoon when lean,
lanky, evident denizen of the pfairies
presented himself before Manager Eels.
asking for Mr.. Nash. Mr.. Eels took
him back to Nash's dressing-room.
when the following colloquy occurred:
BE you Mr.. NASH
Yes, | am that gentleman
wall, Mr.. Nash, | wanted to see you
Gus | got a darter, Sarah. who's dead
set for the stage, and sez she's goin
to get thar. Now. my Sarah is an all
fired yarmint, full of life. and, Mr..
Nash, j want you to try her voice.
Say She's peach. Sal has the
greatest voice in Yellowstone county
and l want to tell you right hyar that
there amt anything she can't do
Say! When I'm a-plowin' the fields
hear a toot-a-toot, and / think: Say,
is the Northern Pacific putin on an
extry train to accommodate the travel
or has ingine No. 393 come on deck
agino' No, sir it's my Sal. goldarn
her! a-fooln' the old man. Say. Nash.
she can initiate them ALTERED COM
pound engines of the Northern Pacific
corporation Wha-a-t You can't do
anythin for her? Say, you amt got
/ any of that sportin' blood the news
I ca have if won't try
1 my Sails voice. Wha-a-t? Voices
don't count? Intellect? Mully Hoses.
4 Say, | liked you tonight. ] thought
| you was just the cheese. but goldarn
| your picter If you don't hear my sal
! and she's great-you can take your old
| bum show and take it out of our
| joss hagged county, and we won't miss
/ it, No, SIR And the old man Went
to join Sal in high dudgeon.
Rice's 1892" the musical eXtrava-
| ganza which ran for two years in New
York, will be in Butte for short en-
/ gagement opening tonight. The piece
| is a brilliant satire on the Columbus
episode of 1892, and permits of Lavish
| stage establishment which has beer
| taken advantage of by the manage
ment, who promise some of the most
| beautiful and striking stage pictures
| and tableaux ever shown On the stage
| They have spent several months o1
| hard labor in the preparation of this
| piece and have selected company
with great care. OF the 10 people EN-
ployed in it's presentation several ar,
possessed Of an almost national repu
tation. IN the list of names there vii
be found Stuart, known as the mai.
| Patti" who will be seen in his wonder
full impersonation of Queen Isabella
| Master Thomas Meade. the phenome
nal boy tenor: the famous Heralt
Square quartette; Tom Peasley. Mari,
Conchita Connie Thompson, Francis
Gaillard. George ID. Cunningham. II
j. Turner. Thomas IL. lnee, Georg'
Ovey and others. The chorus, which
includes nearly 40 pretty young WON
en- has been specially selected.
"Ole Olson" a favorite of grea
drawing power, will be at Mcguire
Opera house next Thursday night an
the remainder of the week. The Port
land Oregonian speaks of the perfor
nance given in that city few week
ago as follows: Ben Hendricks and
company of capable people gave "0l
Olson" with catchy Interruptions in
way that caught the house. All tn
specialties went for recalls. ole is ex
celientiy represented by Mr.. Hendricks
Some of his work. and especially in III
third act, is pantomime. and so cleXe
| Is that CHARACTERIZATION lnAl the CiiaHS
of facial expression was the signal fo
an outburst from the audience, Flor
ence Willis is "A pretty Genie, and sh
has a sweet voice. In the fourth ac
she sings captivating and tuneful lul
laby song with Mr.. Hendricks, that
| quite new Mrs. st. George Nurse
Miss 0'FlanniganD made hit wit
the audience Her Irish songs wer
uproariously demanded over agar
. | Harry Al Blake DIR. SllugIp san
| late comic songs: Mr.. Monroe as PAT
Jordan, Mr. Lorraine as jefferson Ban
rett the villain, Belle Francis as AZ
mes Jordan the prosecuted mother CON
posed the rest of the cast. Baby BE
came in for a share of attention. Bt
tween the third and fourth acts Mar
ager Baker introduced John Lawson
the terrible Swede, and the chan
pion long distance bicycle rider of ii
world. Lawson is powerfully hui
fellow and his leg movement Is "A pos
tive wonder. Certainly nothing like