The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-27

IAN" Next THE Fencing Master"
Dorothy Morton was working her nay
upward. and Marie Tempest, whom she
repeatedly followed and succeeded,
back. The Casino production OF Frank
Daniels Wizard of the Nile" found
Dorothy Morton in the place Adele
Richie occupied for a time.
Then there were experiments of
grand opera with Tavary. when Mar
guerite and Santuzza were idols of the
hour. Bye and bye came Days
"Geisha.r When II was imported from
England there was only Dorothy Nor
ton who could successfully I'LL the role
Marie Tempest so becomingly adorned.
n to Miss Morton fell the n of
creating Mimosa Sen i'm America. That
was a long and profitable experience.
At the end Of the run. when the New
York days of THE Geisha" were end
ed. n there was trouble ahead on
the road. Miss Morton was persuaded.
much against her will. to undertake a
comedy role at the head of n company.
and she started out with Miss Bre-
witty of Hong Kong"
The life of the Chinese ~lay was as
brief as the title indicated. and Il
took just five and one-half weeks to
prove 10 Miss Morton that she was
making a mistake. A profitable en-
gagement of HerVey's Little Faust
at Manhattan Beach. followed in due
course but i'm the meantime the road
company idea had taken root n
blossomed with the Dorothy Morton
Opera company as the fruit.
As for her training. IT was wholly
natural until four years ago. She had
the voice and she could use 1t. but she
went to Murio-Celli. the friend of Pat
ii. teacher Of Marie Engel. Emma
Juch, and she emerged a singer of
promising ability for the grand opera.
They are telling a funny story about
Stuart Robson. IL seems that Mr.. Rob-
son built himself "a summer home down
at the Highlands of Navesink. n. J..
He calls his place Water Witch Park.
The house. which occupies the center
OF 10 acres of ground. overlooks the
ocean at an altitude Of 500 feet. n
was completed in July last, upon which
| occasion the comedian had invited a
party of acquaintances down. to his
house warming. Among the invited
guests was a journalist or one of the
New York dailies. and Robson. seek
ing to make an impression upon him,
had his man buy VI 25 or 80 copies
of this particular paper on the day in
question. These he had scattered
around p-romiscuously through the
house. on the lawn. in the hammocks.
boat house. out in the barn. all over
the place-go where you would a copy
OF the paper his friend represented
| stared one in the face. In due time
the guests arrived and everything pass
ed of smoothly. The gentlemensw were
enjoying their p~erfectos after lunch.
when Robson's journalistic friend turn
ed to him and said: Rob. I la been
looking all over the -lace for some of
to-day's papers. n i can't find any
thing but the -.' Is that the
only you subscribe to-" With that
peculiar wag of his head so familiar
to all theater goers. and a loo of child
like innocence on his face. the come
dian answered.: Yes. sir, Yes. sir.
That's the only paper I read. and the
best thing in !. Is vour column. | en-
Joy every word Of that" The Journal
list ook two ~ three puffs on his Ha-
vana and then. looking his player
friend calmly in the eve. said: II am
very glad o enjoy that column. Rob.
but YOU know i left the id sheet two
months ago"
Frank Daniels must be in a very bad
way IL ne Is compelled to descend to the
methods employed by his press agent
20 keep his name before the public.
Here Is a sample Of stun the agent is
sending 10 the newspapers:
Il have struck many far-fetched no.
tells in my several tours from the At