The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-07
Green Room Talk.

The Italian Opera company closed it's
Butte engagement last night with a
performance of "Rigoletto." In the
afternoon a concert was given by the
orchestra assisted by several of the
singers of the company and was one
of the most delightful and exquisite
musical treats ever presented in Ma
CURES opera house. The following
programme was rendered, for every
number of which there was recall;
LIST. Adagio-Allegro. F. Schubert.
Grand orchestra. under direction of
Prof. Luis q. Saloma.
I'd. For All Eternity. Mascheroni.
Romance for tenor. violin obligato.
Algernon Aspland and Prof. Pedro VAL
des Fraga.
Sd. (a) Cavatina for violin, Raft. 6b)
Mexican Danses Valdes Fraga, Pedro
Naldes Fraga
18th. Albumblat. Il. Wagner. String
quartette and harmonium cello obliga-
to. Prof. Luis q. Rocha.
5th. ta) Scherzo, Mendelssohn. tb)
Serenade, Hayden. (c) Scherzo, Schil-
Ter, great Saloma uuartette.
9Th. Habanera from Carmen" Bizet.
Signora Adelna Fanton.
18th. Selection from Lucia Iii Lam
mermoor. Biotti Two Violins and
piano, J.. G. Saloma and |. del Angel.
Sth. Special numbers by request. ta)
Puerto Real March. Juarraiz. tb) AMI
Ia. Mexican dance. l.. q. Roche. tc)
In the Midnight, Avilcs. Mexican sex
tette. composed Of four mandolins and
two guitars, l.. &. Roche. |. del Angel.
II. Naldes Fraga, Il. Nalasquez. l.. &.
Saloma, a. Saloma.
Madame Genevra Johnstonc- Bishop
had been announced To take part in the
concert. but did not appear. for the
reason. as given from the stage. that
oh. f..,sfVn Fs..n Ian
smallness OF the audience probably had
something to do with her non-appear-
ance
Signora Fanton, the contrato of the
opera company and the possessor of
the sweetest voice in the organza ton,
rendered admirably her selection from
Carmen. The Saloma quartette and
Mexican seXtette comprise some of the
best musicians it has been the good
fortune of the people of Butte to hear.
Pedro Naldes Fraga is "a master vio-
linist
The weeks engagement Of the opera
company was only successful from an
artistic view The audiences as rule
were shamefully small
"A Bachelors Honeymoon which
Will open at Maguire's opera house Fri
day evening, Feb. II. closing Sunday
night, is described as a rollicking farce
of the widest description. 1t had its
first production at Hoyts theater. New
York, where II run to a very successful
business. The play deals with the ad-
ventures, not of "a bachelor. as its title
indicates. but of the adventures Of a
gentleman named Bachelor, who has
married secretly an actress, and on
bringing her home he endeavors To con-
ceal from her the fact that he is a Wild
over and is. the proud possessor of
two grown-up daughters.
Aside from the motive Bachelor and
his actress Wife there is n prim, pre-
else Boston spinstcr. a Boston lawyer
who being bitten by dog. imagines
he has hydrophobia and bow vows
through the play. being only cured by
liberal supply from the demijohn Of
whskey. maid-of-all-wo and "A
penny liner detective, who endeaVors
to find the cause Of Bachelors troubles:
the two cherub-like daughters who arc
the innocent causes Of the fun making.
and all the elements which conspire 10
give the farce color and life.
John Stapleton, who confesses tho
ownership of the comedy. is "a gentle
man who is well and favorably known
throughout the country. AIR. Stapleton
ought To he qualifiedly able to write an
excellent farce. His reading Is extern
sive. he has a thorough knowledge Of
the stage: he is an excellent actor; and
this combination ought IL fit him in
every respect to be "A successful play
wright
From accounts "A Bachelors Honey
moon has been very successful. both
for its intrinsic worth as a fun maker.
and also from the fact that an excellent
east is provided for its interpreted
ton.
The east viii include George T. Nash.
celebrated for his cold Bottles" in
"Chimmie Fadden:" Robert Patton
Gibbs one Of the best character actors
in the country, William Winter Jeffer-
son. son of Joseph jefferson; Horace
Thrum. excellent light comedian; Vella
Mcleod. one of the bestknown of our
condolences. who will play the actress
wife. from the Omphalia theater: Nir-
ginia Jackson. the original Cinders in
Lost Paradise" Mia Sykes. who plays
the prim spinster sister: Phyllis Ash
com and Florence Milford. who will APP
pear as the twins. who cause the
trouble.
Special effects are promised and "a
Bachelors Honeymoon" ought to do
business.
She n. Rider Haggard's beautiful
story, viii have n spectacular produc
tion at the Union Family thealer this
week, beginning tonight Miss Sadie
Farley a new addition Ia the sutton
Stock company. will make her first APP
pearance tonight. also Ed Nannary,
a capable young actor. The play will
be handsomely staged and costumed
and the production viii doubtless be
a mertorious one.
"A Jay Circus will be produced at
the Imperial iheater tonight and will
run through the week. Judging from
the preparations made for IL and the
rehearsals il will make a tremendous
hit and create a sensation. Among the
other new features of the Imperial this
week will be the MAGELLAN trio of
French acrobats. Loo Mayfair. the
Elhn serio- comic singer. and Sadie
TaNlor. one of the greatest coon sing