The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-27

Ilknt- Out tnt but u clTutk III EfON-
idence last week was the farthest-
fetched. or. IL you prefer. the far
fetchedest of them all I did not learn
of It's unique popularity until ] called
for my. bill. / should explain before
the denouement that the hotel Is on
the American plan and that In giving
my order at the table ] would specify
how I wanted my meats done. the
quantity, quality. style. etc. all of
the meats being. mind you. In the
menu. Well. in my bill was an item
Of 80 and odd for cafe. l told the
clerk l had not been in the cafe. hav-
ing always eaten in the dining room.
and asked hat the charge meant.
Oh said he. careless like. that's for
the specific kind of meats you ordered
You mean quoth I. that when l told
the waiter how I wanted my meats II
was extra?' Yes he blandly replied.
I paid my bill without more remark
concluded the comedian, "and put the
hotel on my avoid list. ! had been 20
ing there for years. i 60 there no
more. No. I am not afraid to give
the story to the newspapers. for l
don't believe that there is another hc-
tel man in the country so senseless as
TO try such a game"
Much pleasurable anticipation has
been caused by the nouncem that
the Frawley company will ne one of
the early attractions at the Grand. and
will give here that romantic play. a
Enemy to the King" which ran for an
entire year at the Lyceum heater in
New York. 1t Is what is known as a
costume play. the time of it's action
being the 18th century. II is a well
told story of love and intrigue. of he
rcism and hatred. and OF brave deeds
by brave men. II will be given with
a full complement of scenery. costumes
and all other stage paraphernalia. The
Frawley company includes an excep-
tionally fine list of players, headed by
T. Daniel Frawley and Miss Blanche
Bates. the gifted daughter OF the Pa
cific slope who recently conquered the
critics in New York by her splendid
work as temporary leading at
Days theater. IL also includes. Elean-
or Carey. Fanchon Campbell. Lucille
La Verne, Adora Andrews. Eva Den
nett. Sam Edwards. Alfred Hickman
Frank Matthew. Loyis Payne. Edward
Conway. George Play. James O'Keefe.
Robert Wileon.. Carey Livingstone inc
others. |
Nellie Mdnenry and ner husband.
John Webster. have Joined the band Of
vaudeville players in New York and
produced at the Pleasure Palace a
sketch which they called patchwork. "
n is the way McHenry and Web
ster who were noticed by "Chicot" in
the Morning Telegraph:
Webster grew tiresome long before
he grew tired. and the others did not
follow suit only because they were not
permitted to. Miss McHenry herself
was Disappointing. Some one had told
her that i'm order To he a success IN
vaudeville IL is essential to he on the
jump all the time. and she carries out
instructions too literally, with the re-
suit that a spasmodic movement Of the
lower limbs was forced To stand for
vivacity. This prancing is but a poor
substitute for the verve and assurance
she used once to possess. and Is cal
culated to make one regret that Miss
McHenry permitted herself to he temp
ted back to the stage to destroy old
ideals. She works hard. but Is too ma
ture for a soubrette.'
Way Down East Is fairly launch
ed upon its travels. after RIO nights at
the Manhattan New York. three
months i'm Boston and as many weeks
i'm Philadelphia, having found equal
favor in communities where the taste
i'm theatricals is widely divergent. The
rustic drama, in which comedy and
pathos are so adroitly blended, is in
Baltimore this week and goes thence
to Washington n Brooklyn. previous
To an extended tour south and west.
william A. Brady has in this sympa-
thetic play a property that promises
to be of as great value. in a commercial
us d0 NflDEf dIflON iiOiNfN
shore Acres" and The Old Home
stead"
Anna Held in THE French Maid is
in her sixth week at the Park theater.
Boston. where her personal success
has been quite extraordinary. All
financial records were broken on foot
ball night and a crowd of 500 effer-
vescent young college enthusiasts drew
the piquant Parisienne's carriage 10
| the Hotel TOIraina after the narforn-
ance. Boston Is ordinarily a calm and
conservative city and has not so COM
pletely lost its head over a stage beau
Nv since the first visit of Adelaide
Nelson.
The frisky and audacious French
farce. The Turtle" now ranks as Sc
nior among the current New York at
fractions. It's run has covered II
weeks and no attraction to follow NJ
the new Manhattan has yet been con
sidered. Little live turtles with jewel
ed harness and tiny gold chains. Will
be imported from Paris as souvenirs
for the coming tooth night.
Miss Maude Adams has the youth
and the beauty to make an ideal Ju-
liet. and the production of the tragedy
which Charles Frohman will make in
New York promises TO be- one OF the
important events OF the theatrical
year.
The next Hoyt farce will be entitled
"A Dog in the Manager" II will say
MI. Hoyt states. that there Is to 10
more sentiment and pathos in a Deg
in the Manager than I have put in any
of my works since a Midnight Bell %
Julia Arthur Is said To be ready tc
sell her rights i'm "A Lady OF Quality
and devote herself TO Shakespeare
She denies the rumors OF retirement
either temporarily or permanently.
And now they say Patti Is TO be mar.
ried again. Allowing weight for age
as the sports say. the famous grand
opera queen threatens to run Lillian
Russell a close race.
The new musical piece which George
w Ledgerer will produce In London In