The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-30

Another successful engagement at
the Union Family theater in Butte win
close this evening when THE Two Mar
ried Men give their farewell perform
n The engagement has been a very
successful one and the patrons of the
house have been well satisfied because
the company was a good one and the
management OF the house was salts
ned because the receipts were large n
the patrons well pleased.
Tomorrow night the bin at the
To- romantic melodrama. when Alden
Benedict's company will begin a weeks
engagement with a production OF his
great success. "Fabio Romani." which
is I'm Its eighth season. Last season
Mr.. Benedict and his company made
"A tour around the outside of the map.
Opening in New York last summer. they
played the principal cities In the north
ern part Of the United States To Puget
Sound. being I'm Portland. Ore. election
light. then down the whole length of
California to San Diego: then east to
El Paso. Texas. where they crossed to
Juarez. Old Mexico. and Witnessed a
JUL hklts tltlitt u w ItIlNtts
which they wended their way eastward
N closed their long and successful
season in Baltimore. Md, having trav-
eled during the season over 5000
miles.
"Fabio Romani'' is a play with a
strong M stirring interest In n.
Those who have read h book entitled
1.-THE Vendetta" will easily remember
the pretext of the story. A deceived
husband is buried alive. but escapes
from the tomb. and returns I'm disguise
10 torture the unfaithful wife, killing
her at the moment he makes himself
known. The novel furnishes Intense
scenes which are ably interpreted by a
strong company. the principal men,
bers being especially engaged for the
characters assigned them. A special
feature of the performance will be the
sntroduction by Miss Grace Hunter OF
her celebrated serpentine. fire. stereop-
ticon and Spanish dances. i'm which
~epecialties she IL pronounced every
where TO be the best exponent travel
ing.
Manager Benedict does not put his
attraction in popular priced houses. but
during the Butte engagement popular
prices will prevail. as Manager Sutton
of the Union will not advance his prices
no matter how strong the attraction.
Once more Lillian Russell enters the
eligible class. She no longer has a hus-
band.
Her third matrimonial venture. Sig
nor Perugini, better known In private
life as John Chatterton. was granted
a divorce in New Jersey from the blond
prima donna.
OF course. the fair singer. by the de-
cree. is forbidden to marry again. But
that makes no difference. There are
many other states where she can take
a fresh chance in the matrimonial lot
terry II she wishes Or. now that she il
abroad, she can unite herself In Eu-
rope to the man she chooses to honor.
There ave been reports from Eu-
rope OF crowns and coronets being
thrown at her feet. of hearts and for
tunes being offered her. and now that
she In free again she may conclude to
do something nov in h marrying
line. although before she left his city
she declared that she had acquired all
the matrimonial experience she wanted
All three plunges that Miss Russell
has made into married life have prov
ed unfortunate. Her first husband was
Harry Braham. the orchestra leader.
She forsook him and went to England
with Teddy Solomon. also a musician.
After she left him she remained single
for a few years.
It was just when her friends had
made up their minds that she had for
GOOD and all given up matrimony that
she met Signor Perugini. He was the
tenor OF the l. Cigale' company. He
vas good-looking and Miss Russell her
self declared that his manners were I'M
l~mpeachable. and hat his conduct
Would not disturb a sewing circle.
So they got married.
They were singing at the New York
Casino at the time. n within a week
there were reports of trouble between
them. Both stesdfastly denied these
stories. but mutual friends limited dark
~ at a speedy separation. In Boston
these reports increased. and when the