The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-20

they had the usual effects of ilI-ad-
justed ornaments-they served only &c
make the meanness of the thing they
bedecked the more conspicuous.
Every play by Shakespeare, says
the New York Times, has been acted
in modern times, including even "Troi-
lus and cressida," "Timon of Athens
and Titus Andronicus," which GER
fainly cannot be called familiar plays.
The last named revolving drama is de-
clared, by some recent commentators,
to be the work of a lesser poet not
even touched in revision by Shakes
peare But that is mere speculation.
Titus Andronicus" was acted in Eng
land as recently as 1851, having been
adapted for the late Ira Aldridge, the
colored tragedian, by IAN eminent lit
erary gentleman" The African Ros-
| cius" himself undertook the part of
Aaron the Moor Dryden, Colley Glib
Der, Garrick and others made adapta-
tions of this gloomy tragedy.
A nice little story of the stage credits
Sir Henry Irving with bit of repartee
well calculated to cause a smile. One
! day an aspiring genius suggested to
Irving the idea that, as scarlet was in
| former days in certain countries an
| emblem OF mourning. Hamlet should be
! attired in red in place of the conven-
| tional black. Some one at Irving's ell
bow said: mo. Shakespeare surely
meant black for does he not say, And
what would become of my inky coat,
good mother?' Irving thought for a
moment: then he said. with his char
acteristic infection: "Ah-you--for-
get-there might have been red ink in
those days"
For the third time Miss Davenport has
changed the name of Miss Frances
Matthews unsuccessful dramatization of
the life of Joan of Are observes a New
Yorker. When the play was first produced
in Boston il was called "A Soldier of
France" Later, in its revised condition.
it was rechrstened 1.-The Saint and the
Fool" Then Miss Davenport announced
that she had permanently discarded It,
but last week it bobbed up again in Phil
a delphia under the name of Joan of
Arc" and one of the critics over there
after seeing Miss Davenport in her suit
of armor, was nnkind enough to say that |
the only proper name for il would be |
Joan Of circumference"
Echegaray and his morbid contempora-
res by no means monopolize the stage in |
Spain. At the Teatro Espanol in Madrid |
lately new version of Shakespeare's |
Antony and Cleopatra" adapted and
translated into Spanish by Don Eugenio
Selies of the Royal Spanish Academy
was played for the first time in Castilian
before an immense audience. The part of
Antony was taken by the celebrated Span
ish actor Antonio Vico, and that of Cleo
patra by Mary Guerrero.
Hoyts piece, in which Harry Gilfoil will
star is called Second Childhood" Gilfoil
will impersonate a man whose early life
was spent in industrious solitude working
for his poor relatives, while his compan-
ions are frivoling. 1t Is not until he be-
comes far advanced in years that he in
herits a fortune and then he "cuts loose
and starts in TO spend his money like the
proyerbial water
Norval McGregor who played a brief
engagement in Butte leading man at
Sutton's theater, has joined the Janet
Waldorf company for leading juvenile
roles.
John Mcguire is negotiating for the APP
pearance of the famous novelist. Marion
Crawford, for one or two of his famous
lectures in Butte
e. H. Sothern's new play 1.-THE Head of
the House" by Glen McDonough and
Louis Evan Shipman. will have its first
production I'm Rochester Feb "a. The play
is based on Thackerays novel, Henry
Desmond. p"
A. b. Sloane, composer of the music of
Jack and the Beanstalk." and sesHral
other pieces, has gone into partnership
with j. g. Saville. and their first com
edy will be 'All in the Family" must
aal comedy.
Elsie Leslie. whom we used to think
very cute as Little Lord Fauntleroy, is
grown to womanhood and will play Lydia
TO Mr.. Jefferson's Bob Acres
leXt season
Carrie Whyte, daughter of Isadore
Rush Is 10 make her professional debut
shortly, appearing with Roland Reed.
Joseph jefferson has asked Rose Cogh-
an to play Mrs. Malaprop in his produc-
ion of THE Rivals next season. ,
Tim Murphy has played "A Texas I
Steer more than LOGO times. /
Chauncey Olcott will have new play I
text season. q
Henry Irving has abandoned Peter the ;
treat"