The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-20
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I est brought about by a wealthy old I'M
Gle, whose sole object is to unite tw,
grand fortunes and thus sustain tn
| dignity of his family From the frs
the young Comte de Candale and his
| bride exhibit mutual repulsion. Or
| their wedding day the lady confesses
! Ihat at the convent school from which
! she has just been removed she had fall
| len in love with a schoolfeliow's broth
| er, and the bridegroom. after the free
| and easy fashion of the time, aVows
| with equal frankness that he has an in
| fatuatlon for lady referred to as ia
Marqulse So they agree to live sep
arately The appearance on the scene
OF the 'Schoolfellows brother in the
person of the comtes young friend the
| Chevalier de Valclos, seems to portend
MISCHIEF, particularly as the husband,
VINO quickly detects in his friend the
hero of the convent romance. regards
his visits with an easy sort of cynical
liberation. Woman's self-loye, however.
is apt to be wounded by Indifference
and in variety of ingenious ways the
spectator is made to feel that this new
Phase OF the situation has begun to
work a change The cnevalier, who is
a foolish and foppish young man, con-
trasts unfavorably with the comte, and
the smart snubbings which he receives
ut the hands of the comtesse indicate
that the schoolgirls dream is already
al an end. Jealousy of ia Marquise"
also exerts it's influence and when the
fiery old uncle appears on the scene,
and, indignant at his nephew's conduct.
insists on a petition for divorce there
is great revulsion OF feeling, which
the eomte is not slow to perceive.
When. in the fourth act, after many
amusing episodes this stage is reached.
the end is easily foreseen. The curtain
falls with the comte ard the comtesse
in each others arms
George Baekus tells an amusing story
of how a previously prepared i'm
promptu' speech went wrong. Some
years ago 1t fell to my lot to play in q
drama remarkable for its advances into
the realms of realism. IL was called
The Dark Secret" / was never very
proud of this engagement, but IL came
under the head of experience and / had
to endure it, In this play we had a
tank of real water with real boats upon
lt-one of them being rowed by George
Hosmer. the celebrated oarsman A
couple of weeks before our appearance |
IN Boston Mr.. Hosmer told me conf
dentially that he would like to be pre- |
pared with little speech in case his |
friends should be foolish enough to |
call upon him on his first appearance
In his native city as an actor. Couldn't |
write him few remarks and teach |
him how to repeat them improrriptu- |
like? Well, ] wrote out what / thought |
TO be a very neat acknowledgment of |
their kindness; / used floating meta |
ohors and aquatic allrgories. and each |
day for two weeks we went over the |
speech together. BY the time we
reached Boston | was quite proud of I
my pupil and very well satisfied with +
my grafton. We opened to a packed I
house. and the enthusiasm ran high at
he end of the third act where Hosmer |
wins the race. He was called in from.
IF the curtain and speech demanded
IF him. The supreme moment had ar
lived: ! stood within hearing distance.
eagerly listening for my eloquent words
10 fall from his lips He stood Tor a
moment staring al the audience. and
hen said: Ladies and gentlemen--I
ant make speech nut IL any OF You /
iucks want a ride come up here and I'll
row you on the tank
Incidents of persons at the theater
.orgetting where they are and imagin-
ne the scene real We're being related
i never saw more demo nstratiVe ex-
ample of man being carried away by
said w. IL. Hale, busl-
less manager for Shannon of .he Sixth
than that which occurred m one of
'ur Michigan one-night stands At the
nd of the first act Lieutenant shan
ION is falsely accused of the theft of a
eWel from the Brahnin temple His
word is demanded by his superior Of
lcer, and his arrest is ordered. With
ighteous indignation he quickly re-
moves his red coat, the insignia of per-
luious Britain. throws il upon the
loor. and, placing his foot upon it.
avs: Take it, General kimber. and
With 1t ] resign my allegiance to the
ueen. ii is my just punishment for
Wearing the livery OF the hereditary
nemies of my race 1t was just at
his moment that the pent-up enthusi-
SIN OF one man in the audience ran
lot. He wore the garb of a working
IAN. and his rich brogue of the County
lare quality showed his Celtic origin
lie seemed TO forget his SURROUNDINGS
Or he jumped to his feet with a veil
brew his hat in the air and shouted
ooWn with the queen and long live
ear old Ireland,' This interruption
aused considerable amusement. both
} the audience and on the stage, and
was some time before the players
ould finish the act"
The first piece in which Miss Julia
rthur appeared in support of Sir
lenry irving two years ago was THE
orsican Brothers" and Miss Arthur
els of an amusing incident that oc- !
irfeo at the very commencement of ,
er experience at the Lyceum theater.
fter Irving had engaged her he sent !
,ientious or religious scruples against I
'hearsing on Sunday. Miss Arthur re- [
led: When was with a stock COM /
any in California, | frequently played 7
vo performances on Sunday. which my
'lgious scruples allowed. But. | be-
eve, mad the number of performances
cen three. my scruples would have in v
'eased propcrtionately Sir Henry 4
wing laughed and ordered the re- t
aarsal. II
Les Transatlantiques." play abou. .
mericans, by NJ. A. Hermant has h
zen given at the Gymnase. in PARIS !
French marquis marries the daugn- I
r of an American millionaire, who, a. n
years OF age. was barefoot boot I
aek IN New York. The marquis soon h
turns TO an earlier love. The Amer, n
IN father crosses the ocean ana eS- I
ans to the young Frenchman that IN Q
marriage like this, where the II