The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-01-16

forces are given full sway. Following
the sketch are introduced numerous
specialties. and the feature called the
Kaleidoscope of the Opera in which
Black Patti and her entire company app
peal, and for 40 minutes the audience is
treated with melodious inspirations
taken from The operas "Trovatore.
Carmen. Faust Bohemian Girl
Grand Duchess. scavallera Rustica-
ma" Daughter Of the Regiment and
THE Tar and Tartar.
There is no doubt that the company
will be Well received in Butte. Ernest
Hogan. who formerly lived in this city.
VIII especially be given a reception by
his friends. Amy Leslie, writer on the
Chicago News, wrote the following
about The oolored comedian recently.
Another interesting member of the
order of the full moon Is Ernest Hogan,
fhe composer Of All Goons Look Alike
10 Me- Honey You Made a Hit With
Ole. and. think. the popular arrange
hnent OF the old rakish essence dance,
Hhe Pas ala In spite of Mr.. Ho-
Ean's elastic name he is unbleached and
afue blue. with tinge. negro. Hogan's
father and mother Mere slaves and
Ernest was born near Bowling Green,
Ky. on The day General Lee sur
rendered at AppomattoN. When the
ragged. forlorn days Of freedom struck
Abe little piekanniny of Bowling Green
ne ran away with a troupe Of strolling
NaGabonds. who eajuled him To dance
in his marvellous way. sing his old lisp
sng plantation songs and act in his
fnnny little monkey fashion as an at
traction of their hootless show. The
peer little chap had a rough time of IL
for while and knocked about from pill
lar 10 post. he MANY times yearly
starved in his honest persistence To
make a way To recognition, where lac
felt he had talent. He grew 10
be a sober, studious lad and drifted
about wherever stage employment
greeted him. and San Francisco gave
him chance 10 catch its gilded fancy
when the mines were rich and bags OF
dust We're easily won. He was an as
1onishing acrobat and great dancer. he
ANrote plays and variety sketches
farces and finally composed one of the
hundreds nd-one golden gates. melo-
dies. which he sold to Hallen and Hart
for $40 and upon which that enterpris-
ing firm realized about $4,000 Of royal
Gies. Hogan came to the Middle West
and produced his only play. In Old
Tennessee. which had "A considerable
run and the profits Of which he spent
an further educating himself as writer
and musician. for while his darby
friends. born to reNel and laugh the
world away. We're securing the night
Hogan was buried in books and manu-
scripts. deep in study and the profitable
expenditure of time. Now he il one Of
the famous colored entertainers his
comedy is bright and intelligent his
dancing very graceful and OH my, 10
watch Ernest Hogan lead his black
and-tan lady out in the cake walk
WELL Hogan is firm and shouting
Mason, the youngest colored thirty
second degree Mason in the world. he
claims. and upon his most conspicuous
finger he always wears a seyen-karat
diamond. the one which used to belong
10 Billy Scanion, who bought ii of Ali
kaddir, the man who wrote the ritual
for the Mystic Shriners. This year Ho-
gan is the vital lighting Of Black Pat
it's troubadours and his eolored fol-
lowing numbers legions OF white adj
4nirers such as are lucky enough to
have enjoyed his comedy and wish for
more OF it,
Butte is to be treated to genuine
sensation through Adgie. the dancing
girl and her troupe Of trained Hons.
This hazardous and daring act has
u c.ked all the Western theaters where
ii has been given, and the is eonsecu~