The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-05

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begin when Hammersly complains that
his weapon Is shorter than that of his
antagonist and takes both To measure
them. No sooner Is he possessed of
OfMalley's blade than he breaks Ii in
half, and. declaring his intention OF
explaining the dragons death by his
own prowess. attempts to murder ms
prisoner. But O'Malley has gained
possession of the broken half of his
sword and defends himself bravely. At
last, however, heavy odds regin to tell.
and his desperate struggle threatens 10
prove fruitless. He slips finally and.
falling back ward. knocks over an old
suit of armor standing against the
wall. The mailed figure drops the
sword il has held for years and O'Mal-
ley takes possession of it as the soldiers
are heard beating at the door. Then as
the dragon runs the scoundrel through
the door is broken down and a line of
guards. accompanied by the women,
enter the room. The curtain falls mn
mediately afterward.
The news that Sir Henry Irving and
Ellen Terry are to end their long pro-
fessional association at the close of the
present season has been the subject of
rumor for the last year in London, and
no positive v~erSication of il has been
received in this country until the dis
patch printed in Sundays Sun an
nounced that the actress was TO ap-
pear with. Beerbohm Tree. who is just
at present struggling to gain the place
occupied by Sir Henry In London. If
this is settled it means that she is To
play Constance in Trees projected
production of King John" 1t has
been persistently reported for a year
that she would leave the Lyceum and
act with Frank Cooper, who has been
since its last visit to this country. But
the same story had been old before in
connection with other young actors.
In no case did Ii ever seem so plausi-
BILE as i'm the present. Mr.. Tree has
been Irving's most dangerous rival for
several years and his position has been
strengthened by his production of
Julius Caesar" which is said to be still
the sensational feature of the London
season. This IL To be followed by an
equally Ella borate performance of
King John" Sir Henry. on the other
hand, has met with a succession of
failures since his return from his
country. "Cymbeline.' Mime. Sans
Gene" and Peter the Great were un-
successful. IL is said that THE Medi-
cine Man" his latest novelty, promises
to AVE little permanent prosperity.
During the season just ended he has
relied chiefly on the revival of the old
plays in his repertory.
The b~illboards wildly set forth to the
gaze of the most needless passerby a
plentitude Of lurid three sheet portraits
OF an amiable looking bIond young lady,
pi~cturesquely attired i'm blue stockings
and a red t~urban-and. of course, a few
other articles of apparel which cunning
ly suggest more han they conceal, says
the New York Sunday Telegraph.
This coy damsel Is labeled Corinne on
the three sheet autographs. which also
boldly convey the information that she
is Under the management of Jennie
Kimball."
This statement. IL true, will convey
disheartening dismay To many poor un-
fortunates condemned to toll painfully
upon the treadmill of theatrical direc-
tofship.
They have been taught to believe hat
their cares and Affections We're Of this
world only. and have looked forward
hopefully to a future state where the
weary shall find rest and salary day
cease to trouble.
But although Mrs. Kimball passed
long months ago, and was much
lamented. here is indisputable, three
sheet authority that from the spirit
world she is still administering the
stage affairs Of fairy Corinne.
lluN dEdil - bui SililIlt MT ia
tered until we know not h 10 believe.
What dread possibilities are suggested
by this demon Of doubt?
Imagine, IL you can. an Alexander
Comstock condemned TO continue his
managerial career through all eternity.
II is noted tina the late Anton Seidl
left a will bequeathing a certain amount
for the maintenance of his wife's pet
dogs. n this fact mas occasioned some
rather caustic m Seidl was.
however. by no means the only man to
have made similar requests. The late
John Stetson once had a bad tempered.
i'll favored. measly poodle. which he
called "Skees,' and To which he was
very much attached. He regarded
'Skees' as his mascot. and amassed all
his big fortune while the dog was his
companion. When he dies" said Stet-
son. you'll see that | will go away
somewhere and hide for awhile" The
animal lived To be - or IA years old,
and then passed away. Had he OUT
lived Stetson the sum Of 81. 900 a year
would haye been set aside out of the
m~illionaire's estate for the care of
'Skees." When asked why his dog
should inherit such a sum as that,
Stetson replied: Il want To maxi il
worth somebody's while to take good
care of him and keep him alive as long
as possible. With a thousand dollars
a year for this purpose. 'Skees' Will be
kept on earth just as long as there is
a breath in his body
Adgie's lions came very near causing
Il tragedy On the stage of the Olympia.
i'm New York. a fe8S nights ago.
But for the presence of mind Of a
couple Of the grips a chorus girl en-
ployed in the production of Oscar Ham
merstein's War Bubble would have
lost her life.
The young woman was passing i'm
front of the cage at the rear OF the
stage. when she dropped her glove. She
stopped 10 pick IL up. with her back
turned To the cage. One Of the lions
thrust out his paw and seized the wo-
man by the hair. almost tearing IL from
her scalp. In spoons TO her shrieks
"A couple OF the grips" secured clubs
and compelled he animal to release its
EAlA n sa..u~ rARaA MAS NOT ZaaE