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

erary. In two instances he has been
generous to a degree hat suggests an
all star cast II he had only p~ersevered
on that line. While the crowd Of mobiles
and soldiers n Parisians generally
are gathering at the Hotel de Bour-
gogne In the first act. the general buzz
Of gossip and motion Is suddenly
stopped. lie Bret inquiries: This u
den ~silence?" A spectator, and then
the crowd whispers: THE Cardinal"
Yes. behind a grating, az was the Gus
tom In Cyrano's time with churchmen
attending the theater. sits Richelieu,
modest and retiring. just as IL he hadn't
been immortalized by Bulwer and his
tory, and hadn't starred with nearly
every important actor for forty years.
A little later. when Cyrano has accom-
plished the great feat Of the duel and
the improvised ballad. every one
presses forward to congratulate hin.
Among the number is a smart cavalier
i'm bun n red. Permit me. sir. 1t was
splendid; and l ought to know AS III
passes Cyrano asks: who was that?"
Cuigy replied: "D'Artagnan." Sure
enough. and almost as inconspicuous as
a figurant or a walking gentleman, In
the midst of Mansfield's LIS, obliterated
almost. Is the proud and fiery, brave and
tempestuous. ex-star and Dumas best
hero. D'Artagnan. In the swiftness Of
Z aAt'AAAAAnS ~ 1oIlllil VI al u dllN
TO R~agueneau's cook shop to congratu-
late Cyrano on the conquest of the 100.
an Indicative bit of dialogue is apt to
be lost. Cyrano Is besieged with lauds.
Among others about him is a man who
asks: May I have the details?" MOI
says the overwhelmed Cyrano, fiercely.
IT'S Theophrasie Renaudot. inventor
of the gazette" prompts lie Bret. His
sheet tells all the news. His idea prom
fSaS IN ha i'm nnrfanf in tho fnftnra -
Personally. Katherine Clemmons Is
more than common tall. writes Hilary
Bell. She Is "A natural blonde with gol-
den hair and blue-gray eyes. Her teeth
are perfect. and perfect also Is her
figure. The latter is a favorite mode
for Worth. who has clothed 1t In many
triumphs OF his art. No actress on this
or on any other stage could rival her I'm
dress. and she wear her gowns with an
air. She is as famous a beauty at pres
ent as Edith Kingdom was at Days. In
addition to her good looks and incom-
parable skill I'm their adornment. the
new Mrs. Gould is a brilliantly clever
woman. a wit I'm conversation, with a
shrewd head and tactful.
Her mental are established
by the fact that she has carried OFF one
OF the richest of modern catches, against
the wishes Of his family and the opposi-
tion OF half a hundred society DANES
who wanted him for a son-in-law. The
best part of Howard Gould Is not his
money, but his disposition. He Is a fine
fellow in spite OF his wealth. and he
Will make as good a husband as any
woman would want. He was not, as is
generally supposed. engaged TO Odette
Tyler. The first woman he eve asked
To be his wife Is his wife. When the
history of Howard Gould comes to be
written. II will be found that he was
blamed for many matters of which he
was innocent: when the history of
Katherine Clemmons is chronicled IL
viii be found that she secured an ex-
cellent husband as well as a rich one.
I'D like to have you state in your
paper" said Comedian Frank Daniels
TO a newspaper man.. that the fiances.
sweethearts, inamorati. lovers. unhappy
SWANS or what they are pleased to call
themselves OF the bevy of beauties IL is
my duty to kiss so much in the second
act OF The Idols Eye / wish you
would state for the benefit OF their
jumping Jealous hearts hat they may
bid those hearts sit still. Moreover. that
they may do such bidding i'm full conf
dence and that i am giving them a
straight tip when l say their loved ones
on the stage have no thought of me. To
be sure they seem to enjoy. or at least
not to object to the deluge of kisses with
which l shower them. But hats be-
cause their thoughts are with the afore-
said jumping. jealous hearts on the
other side OF the footlights. How dc I
know? Easy. The girls shut their eyes
when ! kiss them. When n girl shuts
her eyes you may be sure she is think
ing of some IN else. and Is kissing you
merely as n matter OF business. as in
case. for instance; or, 10 change her
luck. Her thoughts are elsewhere and
the individual who is elsewhere is. in
the Imagination of the shut-eyed lass.
the individual she is kissing. 1 hope
that this statement win be balm TO the
young gentlemen whose feelings. to
judge from the threatening, begging,
sarcastic letters l receive daily. are
more or less lacerated by my nightly
oscillations"
One very marked feature OF Joseph
Jefferson's performance of Bob Acres
this year IL the indistinctness of his
enunciation. says the Evening sun. In
many OF the longer 81 seches now IL is
impossible to understand Mr..
Jefferson at all. This seems the more
surprising from the fact that physically
Mr.. Jefferson Is looking more vigorous
than usual this ear. and his voice Is
quite as strong as II has been for sew
eral seasons. The fault seems TO be with
the manner I'm which the actor uses his
mouth. There Is n great novelty i'm
Mr.. J~eferson's performances this year.
He seems TO have at last awakened to
the fact that IL IL necessary for him to be
supported In New York by clever actors.
Otis Skinner. Wilton Lackaye. Werner
Charges and Miss Folliott Paget are all
artists who command large salaries, and
the appearance of all four of them sim
~ultaneously in Mr.. Jenferson's company
Indicates that the veteran actor has
realized that the public will no longer
accept a fourth-class company. even
when IL Is headed by a frst-ciass star.
However, the additional attraction
which the presence OF these actors will
give to the bill will probably reward
MIR. jefferson amply for his unusual ex-
travsgance.
Albini. a magician who cut something
OF a figure In Butte on several occas-
ions. and got out OF the state just ahead