The Anaconda standard., 1898-01-09

he still takes an enthusiastic interest In
the press.
:. 1 think Kate will recover within six
or eight weeks, he said yesterday. she
Is a good girl and a hard working girl,
but there is no longer a field for the
higher class of theatrical work. ! have
told Kate this repeatedly. and now !
think she is willing to believe me and
abandon her stage career. j know very
little about the stage or stage folks. l
came To st. Louis because my daughter
was i'll. and when | found she could not
appear again for weeks | settled up the
companys affairs and sent them back
To New York :"
Miss Kidder began her stage career
with Frank Mayo She made a hit in
"A small part in 'Nordeck. Then she
went to England and did good work in
Little Lord FauntleroY." Upon her
return she attracted considerable at
tention as Joseph Haworth.s leading
woman. Then. after a period Of study
abroad, she challenged comparison with
the French actress who had created the
chief role in Mime. Sans Gene" From
this play ii was supposed that Miss
Kidder. With Augustus Pitou. made a
large sum of money,
"Blaek PATHS Troubadours' Will be
at the Mcguire for a week beginning on
Monday, the Eth. 1t is beyond doubt
the greatest organization Of colored
talent ever brought together The Mon
treal Herald of recent date had the
following review of their performance:
One of the most entertaining, and
certainly the most unique performance
of the season. was given at the Queen ;
last night by Black PATHS Trouba-
dours. 1t would perhaps not be out
of the way TO say that the majority Of
the people present scarcely anticipated
beforehand the clever and amusing
things they saw. and they therefore
came away agreeablN surprised. From
beginning TO end the performance is
full of life. and as the advance man
would say. there il not n dun moment
in il. Certainly the large audience
thoroughly appreciated the many ef-
forts made to please them. ana the
various numbers We're literally ap-
plauded. The performance partoo<
/ largely Of the usual vaudeville sand
wich. that is. sketches by the COM
pany at the beginning and close. with
variety in between. Black Patti her
self was not on the stage any length
/ Of time, but il only needed a minute 5
/ work 10 establish her faVorite. Her
I first number The EnChantress was
rendered with a good deal of expression
| and power. and IL offered n very good
opportunity to manifest her wide range
+ Way Down Upon the SWan"e River
I was the next and il was sung with the
necessary feeling 10 make a distinct
/ success,
The programme opened With musl
cal skit. AT Goney Island. which con
/ tanned a little Of everything IN the jok,
/ and song and dance way. Most of th'
/ singers seemed 10 be blessed with any
| amount of lung power which was useC
! to great advantage. The general eft@c
! of the charuses. however, Was by n,
! means bad Furber and Davis an,
+ Ernest Hogan made a decided hit il
variety sketches. while the cake vail
was at times greeted uureari0uslS IN
performance concluded with what IN
programme termed An operate hAl
eid0scope% There we're some rathe
clever numbers in this. notably the IN
termezzo from "CaVallerta Rusticana-
The Heart Bowed Down" from IN
Bohemian Girl. The Anvil Chorus
from I'll Trovatore, and a medley %
national airs.
The private life Of the actor j. m
concern % the public is an assertion
often heard. In this line Of arguWsn
il is held that so long as The playe
plays well his part while the curiatl
| is mp. those who pay and get thrI
moneys worth hdye ~ right WhatvNt