The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-29

liable, for i'm the excitement of the stage
action they forget their weakness, the
stimulus of applause gives them UNI
wonted strength. which is followed by
severe reaction when the excitement
has subsidized. A French writer on the
theater gives the names of over 20
French actors who died from overcite-
ment or overexertion on the stage. One
ruptured a blood vessel: another. i'm a
scene of unusual excitement, fell dead
with apoplexy; another, being raptur-
ously received, like Remenyi, fell dead
from heart failure, lille another, being
unfavorably greeted. was so changrined
that he fell dead while retiring from the
stage.
OF Charlotte Thompson. the actress.
news of whose death as long ago as
April 90 reached New York tardily last
week. playgoers of the early '70s cher
ish pleasant memories. says the New
York Times. | remember wildly her
charm and eloquence in the role of
Julia in The Hunchback,' in spite of
many other and Shower performances
of Knowles play seen since. Her best
known role. however. was Jane Eyre.
In a translation Of the interchangeable
Charlotte -Pfeiffer's "Waise Won
IOwood." which was as little like
Charlotte Bronte's novel as a drama
tization could be. Miss Thompson's
large. pathetic eyes. plain but agree
able features. slender figure, unaffected
simplicity of manner and clear. hon
est dramatic art made this role very
attractive, long after Maggie Mitchell
and other popular actresses had failed
in well-meant dramatizations of the
book Only last Monday Agnes Sorma
acted here (at her benefit) in the pro-
logue of Frau Borch- Pfeiffer's play, in
which Jane Is the ~friendless orphan
consigned by cruel Mrs. Reed to the
mercy of the master of Lowood; and
IL occurs to me now that both in looks
and manner Agnes Sorma resembles
the Charlotte Thompson of those re-
grettable '10s. Miss Thompson was
born in England and came to this
country with her father, Lysander
Thompson. i'm 1852, when she was about
. years old Lysander Thompson,
highly esteemed in Ezekiel Homespun.
Robin Roughead, Strap. Bob Tyke n
similar roles. was long a distinguished
actor at Burton's i'm Chambers street.
His son, Lysander. was a membe of
Mr.. Palmer's company in the Union
Square theater at the time of his sis
ter's triumphs. In private life Char
lotte Thompson was, like the heroine
of Praed's famous verses. a Mrs.
Something Rogers, and she had lived
long in retirement.
After six weeks of farce comedy
drama will have full sway at Sutton's
theater for seven nights and Saturday
and Sunday matinees, beginning to-
morrow, when the drama. An Ameri-
can in Cuba" a war drama of the Gu
ban struggle. will be presented by the
Chapman-Warren ON Fri
day the bill will be changed to the SEN
sational play. "A Serpent's Coil a
story of the Franco-German war. The
Chapman-Warren company Will prove
one of the strongest organizations ever
seen at the Union theater. 1t is capa-
BILE of producing dramas to the satisfac-
ton Of any audience. Both plays will
be mounted with correct scenery n
effects. Miss Blanch Warren. one of
the stars of the company. is a most
capable and talented actress. A nov
city will he offered by Manager Chap
man I'm the way of souvenirs, to be dis
tributed at the Monday, Saturday and
Sunday performances. The souvenirs
will be watches. one of which will be
given out on Monday, two on Saturday
and one on Sunday.
Fay Templeton is to the fore once
more. says the Evening sun. Yester-
day she supplied all the farce comedy
writer's with new ideas. She literally
set all farce traditionsR pm end by re-
versing the usual foursdoor complica-
tions. Process servers have been look
ing for Miss Templeton for some time,
on the novel charge that she owes Man
ager f.. f.. Rice money. In the apart
ment house where Miss Templeton re-
sides. her mother lives on the floor be-
meath her. and above her are the apart
ments of her sister and a bosom friend.
by skilfully manipulating the dumb
waiter which runs from one to the
other of these apartments. Miss Tenn
,r.F,, mas v,.,a.agf,,l H., tnan1faVrfny
her astral body from one floor to the
other. so hat when the process serv-
ers gained access To the second floor
Miss Templeton was on the fourth. and
when they entered the fourth she was
on the ground floor. This hairhreadth
escape proves two things conclusively:
Not only is Miss Templeton just as clev-
err as she ever was. but since her last
appearance here she must have banted
considerably. In the days of Excel
sior. Jr.,' she could not nave risked
such a feat with impunity, for there
isn't a dumb waiter in all New York
but would have protested audibly and
finally collapsed under such a beautiful
but heavyweight burden.
The old theatrical manager. James II.
Meade. died recently AT his home i'm New
York at the age of ~. lie was the husband
of Lucille Western, "A famous actress OF
mglpufafna. ana conducted ntf ours Win
success. other actors who starred under
his management We're r.. l.. Davenport.
James W. wallack. Ben Maginley and the
magician. Alexander Hermann. with Da-
Vid Henderson he built the Chicago opera
house and conducted IL as a house of bur-
lesoue for several years. Mr.. Meade sec
ond wife. now his widow is a daughter of
Samuel McComb of Philadelphia.
The next attraction at Msguire's opera
house will be The Purser." a nautical
farcical comedy. in which Ferris Hart
man has made such a great hit through
out California. IL will be here about the
middle of June. The coast papers are
very enthusiastic over "The Purser."
There Is no record In English history of
an actor being a candidate for parliament
tsry honurs. In France NJ. Coquelin has
been proposed as deputy for Boulogne-
sur-Mer, "A state of things which prompts
the Italian newspaper. locale. to recall