The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-01-02

saulted for stage purposes this time
and the assailant was T. Edgar Penn
berton. The death of Lord Castlewood
/ in the duel furnishes a prologue for the
| drama proper, which begins toward the
middle of the book, and the play itself
| has four acts. So far as representing
the spirit and atmosphere of the book
| is concerned the play, whether through
the fault of the actors or authors
fails.
Mary Anderson's youthful beauty was
unique, and now she is said TO have u
counterpart. a New York writer says
! the lapse of a generation has served to
reproduce the type almost in duplicate.
! Maude Jeffries. young woman now
playing tragic roles in Wilson Barretts
company, could not resemble Mary An
! derson more closely We're she her own
| daughter. A recent photograph of the
young actress shows a startling SINH
| larity to the likeness of Mary Anderson
at the beginning of her career.
Joseph jefferson a few weeks ago vas
/ walking in Boston in company with a
/ friend. Mr.. Jefferson met Judge Charles
Levi Woodbury. and was then and there
| introduced to Judge Woodbury. by the
! friend. -" lam glad to meet you, Mr..
/ Jefferson. said Judge Woodbury..
/ SYou are not so tall a man as your
I father was Whereupon Mr.. Jefferson
! expressed his pleasure at meeting
/ friend and contemporary of his father.
| SAnd you are not 50 large a man as
your grandfather, whose acquaintance
! | also enjoyed" continued Judge Wood
| bury We'll, WELL" said Mr.. jefferson,
| I'm something of a kid after all.
Alphonse Daudet lived to see his
'Sapho" sung as an opera under glor-
| Gus circumstances. The success Of the
I a.
| equaled by that of the opera founded
| upon it, The play never made much of
| an impression outside of Paris-in fact,
| despite many promises and predictions.
| "Sapho' has never been given in dra-
! matte form in this country. nor is ii
| likely to be. Olga Nethersole talked of
playing it. but she has apparently
| abandoned the idea.
| Mary Anne Kelley. the Oldest living
| English actress, recently entered her
e3d year. She was born Coward at
/ Ipswich, on Nov. %. 1906, and is, there
| fore, nearly 10 years older than Mr..
! Couldock, who was born few weeks
! before the battle of Waterloo, in 1875.
| She made her professional debut in
/ 1925 as Rosina, in the opera of that
name. Mrs. 5. A. Baker. now in her
S0th year, is still acting With keenes
! company.
A reunion of all the Little Egypts in
! the country would be an interesting
event. The only original of Seeley
dinner nOtoriety' was paying at half
a dozen different houses last week from
the Rocky mountains to the Atlantic
coast.
There was slight sensation in Tony
Pastors one evening recently. A
young man sitting in the orchestra
snatched a bouquet from the hands of
his lady friend, who Was seated next
4 to him. and threw ii to IA soubrette with
whom he became suddenly smtten. The
lady friend" made a scene. and the
/ couple left the theater In a hurry.
Frank Drew the Oldest living MEM
! Der of the famous theatrical family of
/ Drews. is member of BARLEY Camp
bells White Slave company. Al
/ though not in the original production
of the piece, Mr. Drew has been play
! ing the present role for 20 consecutive
years. The original east included
/ Georgia Cayvan, Billy" Seaman, Gus
+ Levick. Marie Bates, William c. DAILY
and Emily Wilmott.
A bit of gossip comes from London
that Robert Taber. the husband of
! Julia Marlowe, is in high favor with
/ Henry Irving. Mr.. Taber has long had
/ a good reputation for staging plays.
/ and Mr.. Irving is using his services in
j the production of Peter the Great"
the play written by Mr. Irving's son.
which will be put on before long in
/ London.
When in a reminiscent mood the 9TH
1 er day Denman Thompson said that
! when suffering from an attack of rheu-
f matism nearly % years ago he eonceiy-
ed the character of Joshua Whitcomb.
At first he had only a sketch. but il
/ was very popular, and was gradually
! developed into the old Homestead"
Two newsboys in the gallery witness
performance of Hamlet" In the
/ last scenes. after Hamlet has killed La
/ ertes and the king, and the queen has
+ died of poison. and Hamlet of pois-
oned wound. one of the newsboys eN-
claims: Jim, what a time that must
have been for extra specials"
Adgie and her den of performing
! lions, which comprises three full grown
| animals and two cubs. are due at the
| Union theater next week. This daring
little lady puts the ring of beasts
/ through series of hairgaising evoiu-
tons. She is now turning hundreds
away nightly at Seattle for the fourth
week.
/ Fanny Davenport said she wouldn't.
but she will. That's woman's privilege.
She Is going To revive La Toscaa and
Fedora" She will not shelve the
Joan of Arc piece. but VIII use il as
part of her repertoire.
Manager Sutton. anticipating the
rush that will be attendant on the sem
sation act of AdEie and her lions. has
prepared an additional advance sheet.
covering the entire engagement Of 10
days.
Gentle Editorial Hint.
Georgia editor SAYS. We publish the
governors message ~ a supplement. We
are too patriotic TO charge anything eN-
ira Tor il. but W. embrace this nnportu-