The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-11

scribed. Legitimate and high-toned,"
which Is 10 saw they would scorn TO
take any unfair advantage OF an OPP
ponent. To look into the life Of one 81
these men. as swan lets US look into
his. is far better. considered from a
moral standpoint. than 10 study many
characters which are put up on the
stage. This strong play Is again in
the hands Of the very capable people
who were Identified with its first pre-
sentation, many OF whom have been In
the since the earliest PERFORM
ances. Harry Mainhsll. who created
the part Of swan. was not In the east
last year. although he was when the
play was given the previous season.
His impersonation OF the character Of
the Legitimate keard dealer Is so ar
tlstic that IL would be difficult L. ray
where IL could be improved. Estha
williams. an actress OF ability. who has
impersonated many leading roles in the
support OF prominent stars of the coun-
try. has been retained for the third q
secutive season in her original charac-
ter OF thead ventures. lane Co-,oran
has ais been retained in her remarka-
BILE Characterization OF the little or
phan, Tennessee Kent. Walter Ryder
appears i'm the character OF Bice. the
g~ood-natured miner. and Frank NJ Kel-
IN. for the third season. handles the
role of the v~illainous Tom Romano.
Percy Plunkett as Gew hilliker Hav, tine
biggest liar the Lord ever made and
Annie Mortimer as his shrewish wife,
handle the comedy lemen The Cold
en- Nugget quartette and 10 other fSN-
orites complete the cast. The play viii
be staged with careful attention 10
scenic embellishments.
The attraction h as been presented
for the past two seasons under
MIR. Aiston's management in all he
| principal cities of the country and has
met with decided success. Mr.. Aiston's
knowledge in the managerial depart
ment OF theatricals is the result If 10
years experience. and as a manager of
high-class attractions his name ia well
at the top. In past feaSons ne directed
and managed the OF Maud Gran
ger. Robert Downing. Jeffreys Lewis,
Friends" and other prominent atty g.
lions, and in point Of success has r.
vailed older managers. "Tennessac's
Pardner'' has been making money for
Mr.. Aston for the past two seasons.
and that is because the theater-goers ni
the country have yet to be deceived In
any attraction he presents.
Gerome Helmont. the famous boy VIC
Iinist. i'm connection with Miss Lillian
Apel. PIANIST. and Miss Grace Preston
contralto. will give a concert at tnt
, Grand his evening. The Musical Cou'
rier has this to say OF the young Nio-
linist:
"A lad in knee breeChes and a RULED
collar brought down on his young head
a perfect avalanche OF applause 10y hi
violin playing at the Auditorium las.
night. Gerome Helmont is his name
and his appearance was before tn
mammoth audience attracted by tn
second concert in m peoples course.
when Master HelmOnt stepped int
view. his head scarcely as high as tn
top of the grand piano. and n saw
by the programme that he was To plI!
the seventh Concerto by De Beriot. on
had serious misgivlnRs. But the soils
soon changed mlstrust to wonder II
hts audience. He not only played will
very fair technique and n ull, vibran
tone. but he phrasod like a master. an'
gave to his Interpretation those delicdt'
touches of nuance and light and shad.
which we usually catalogue under IN
term expression To all outward If
fects M lad felt the true import of N
music he was playing. He bowed wi:
a hrmness and freedom equal To mos
adult s~oioists. and his chubby left han
did wonders with double stopping ant
octave passages.
THE three movements of the concert
] he played with equal authority, an