The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-06

But" demonstrated Sir Henry. the
public
''Ah, the public" replied Miss Terry.
well. that is your lookout" and so
saying she brushed out Of the room
, with a laugh, and Sir Henry was
obliged to content himself for the per-
sistent woman was as good as her
word, and the distinguished gentleman
was never permitted TO see the play
until it was before the public and the
critics and the public invited in to-
gether.
Miss Julia Marlowe presented for the
first time I'm this country The Count
ess Naleska" (called in the German
THE Tall Prussian'), from the roman
tic play by Rudolph strait, translated
from the German by Miss woodward,
member of the Marlowe company.
The action is supposed to take place a
few hours before the battle of Fried
land, 1907, and gives opportunity for
picturesque consuming and scenery and
of which full advantage has been TAX
en-. Countess Naleska, young and
beautiful Polish widow, has a guest
in her castle Napoleon and members
of his army, who are stopping there for
the night. preparatory To the great
battle. Marquis Won Sturmell, ad-de-
camp on Napoleons staff. loves the
countess, but his affection is not re-
turned. Achim Won Lohue captain in
has just been badly defeated, comes as
"A fugitive to the castle and is befriend-
ed by the countess. who has known
him since childhood and whom she
loves. To avoid his arrest and disgrace
as a spy she engages him as overseer.
His true identity is discovered by Won
Sturmeli. who is prevented from plac-
Ing him under arrest by the countess
who declares If he is given up to the
guards she will say he was found in
ha, nd In, Ia. n
honor Won Sturmell will not accept |
this sacrifice of the countess, and I'M !
der these conditions agrees TO waive |
arrest. The father of Won Lohde has !
plan TO assassinate Napoleon, and de-
mands the aid of his son ana the key |
TO the castle. which the countess has !
intrusted to him. When the countess !
hears of this she calls the guards and
denounces Achim Won Lohde as IA spy. !
The countess love for Won Lohde is
still so strong that she accomDlishes |
his escape just before he is to be court
martialed. Added to this are the love
affairs of Elizabeth. a sister-in-law of
Valeska. with Muechenberp "a young
captain. One New York critic says il
IS the best serious play of the season.
Miss Marlowe's work is praised as well
as that of Mr.. Kendrick
IN his memoirs, Joseph jefferson tells
of how he narrowly escaped the wrath
of country pumpkin while barn
stormirS through the South early ia
his career. He was then playins,
hedNies and Confesses that he was az
rantine melodramatic villain as ever
trod the boards OF a country school
house OF course, he INSTRUCTED what
would have been a happy marriage and
was gloating over the fact in a vigorous
aside when the coUntryman in the au-
dience arose and declared If ne did
not let that girl marry her Teller he
would settle With him after the sh M
was over" That was many years ago,
of course, ana in the wlds of the
South. but up in Philadelphia last week
similar event occurred. In the pres
entation of The Man-o'- Warsman''
the villain is a Spanish naval officer
captain HaNilando. The part is played
by Henry Tesla, who has been with
Mr.. Shea for several years. He takes
despicable part in the play and the
Cuban sympathzers in the gallery
Missed him off the stage time and again
When his schemes were finally thWart-
ed and the lovers happily reunited. the
curtain fell. Not so the wrath of the
gallery boys. They gathered about the
stage entrance and awaited the coming
OF Mr. Tesla, anxious to revenge the
injuries of the man-o'- War's-man II
was only fy sammunine a squad of ro-
licemen that Mr. Tesla finally was en-
abled to reach his MOTEL
The combination of letters that go to
make up the name Pinero is familiar
to play-Soers all over the world. yet TO
only very small percentage of them
do these letters mean anything more
than word on a playful. TO many il
VIII be interesting to know that Arthur
Wing Finero AS now ~ years old, and
is rich from his plays. He was a law
Yer and an actor before he became "A
dramatist. 1t is said that he was 10
months writing THE Princess and
the Butterfly. In letter from Lon
don TO the Boston Transcript. Joso1n
Anderson gives this pen sketch: "A
man with sharp. narrow. nnbeardod
face, quick. black eyes; high. bald fore
head. alert, easy and dexterous in his
carriage, yet Mithal reposeful as Sc
rene in feature and action as a swift.
deep stream that gives no surface sign
or sound of its progress-such is Arthur
Wing Iinero" He is not as he has
been called, the inventor of the stage
woman with n past, but he is the M
ventor of the most modern type OF that
female on the stage. Elenora Duse has
just scored a success in her portrayal
i'll Italy of The Second Mrs. Tan
queray.
Frank Lindon. who has been Mr.. SUIT
tons general amusement director and
leading man for more than a year. closed
his engagement last evening. Mr. Linz
| don will take his great play. "The Pris-
oner of Algiers.' TO the coast and from
| there to Honolulu, where success will
doubtless greet him. Mr.. Linden has
made host of friends in Butte during
| his stay here, and they all extend him
their best wishes for the future
|. Shall We Forgive Her" which seems
to have been a decided hit in the East
will make spring tour of the coast I'M
der the management of Jacob Lift This
IL the play which tempted Marie VAIN
wright from the path of the legitimate
drama, and the one in which she has
made the biggest hit of her stage career
Miss Wainwright. with the original COM
pany and the original production exactly
as given in New York. is now making
an extended tour Of the coast and will
be in Butte shortly.