The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-21

Nv &~ 49, sS
Of the American ideas embodied in the
constitution OF this q There 10
no place al which the applause could
properly be introduced. but there Is al
ways an i~nterrupttng outbreak from
the audience. The Bankers Daugh-
ter" (which vas recently revived. con-
ain several speeches which have espe-
cha appropriateness at this time, ano
they were all acknowledged on the hoii-
day that Witnessed the FIRST perform
ance OF the piece.
One of the war plays has lately been
revived. avowedly for the purpose OF
awakening the martial feelings OF the
audience. Another play. dealing Win
naval episodes In connection with the
last OF the South American revoiutions,
has also been resurrected, n the
scene dealing with the relations be-
tween the United states and the rest
OF h powers meet with more appro-
val than anything else in the play. Inc
most notable dramatic Incident OF the
war 10 possibly h success that mas
come to the revival of a
play which. after 10 years OF use. was
supposed to have completed its career.
This drama has been revived since the
war spirit became intense and has
played to unprecedentedly large ousi-
ness In three cities simultaneously.
The only change In II Ii an accentua-
ton of all the eaturee that directly
refer to war, and one scene. depicting
a retreat after a battle, Is In all OF
these towns very deliberately produced.
One of the curious ~eatures of the pres
ent success of the play Is the fact that
i've years ago. when II was reviveo
with the best attainable actors. the
public remained very Indifferent to It.
The comic operas and the variety
stage have found the war q most serv-
iceable theme, and in a long variety
programme there is likely to be at least
d.
act, in addition to the red. white and
blue carriers that are to be found on
the soubrettes and h acrobats. One
of the jokes highly popular now was
first printed In the Sun, n II came
from an associate OF the immortal
sinkers. Weber & Fields used II ana
1t a since gone the rounds. This is
a reference to Manila as the place the
Ice cream comes FROM. The grind 10
usually introduced in this way: Say.
do you now that the girls will all be
glad to know that ice cream will be
question is, "why?' Then comes the
answer. Because we's taken Manila,
the place where the ice cream comes
from" Spanish mackerel have, OF
course. been served up In every form.
One that combines several other ele-
ments is made up in this form:
They've sent down the Seventh regi-
ment to guard the Aquarium and watch
the Spanish mackerel. They're afraid
they'll break the starfish and rub the
stripes of the bass" This should not
be used, however, unless 1t Is properly
divided into questions and
hat car be done to taste.
James Thornton always win his .au-
dience by a stirring stump speech. in
which he the patriotic feelings
of the audience to a high point by
dwelling on the infamy of Spain and
the w~ickedness Of the war and the
necessity for every American to 60 to
war and fight for the country. He
urges every man in the audience to
enlist. and says: land when the pres
ident calls u volunteers / will be
among the first to march dow to the
dock-to see h boys or" Another
war favorite of Mr.. Thornton is the
following: II am happy that the first
gun has been fired in Cuba. and I'll be
happier when the last Spaniard has
| been fired out"
No mans name is now Dennis or
mud. Your names Spain" in the pres
ent version. That the Sixty-ninth regi-
cause Its members might get yellow
fever and turn into Orangemen is a
joke that can compare favorably with
another that is also popular now. 1t
tells of the speakers disapproval of
the publication of the plans of our war
SHIPS ana COncluueS tnus. i uoH l dp-
prove of II all. 1t let's the Spaniards
know just what we are doing. The
newspapers published all the plans Of
our submarine boat. the Holland, tell
ing Just how IL could 90 under water
and stay there. Now, what was the
consequence of that? The 6paniards
have - ships at the bottom of Ma
Mia bay. They're going to stay there.
too"
That Is all very well for the mono-
logist. But the sidewalk conversation
teams have to be ready with their
national Jokes. One of them is as fol-
lows:
what Is the quickest way to get to
the nearest hospital?"
"Oh, go stand on the corner and yell
'Hurrah for Spain!' You'll get there"
The crop of war songs has not yet
been heard from. put II il inevitable
They will be due by August, n II any
of them nave the popular element, New
York will hun with them. There neve
was a better chance for the song writ
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