The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-20

small sponge in his palm. covered with
powdered charcoal. and as he passed
his hand over the paper the stun stuck
to the repaired lines and made them
black. He didn't really touch his PEN
ell to the paper at all. IL was a good
scheme and very difficult TO detect. He
used to get $50 a week"
Quite the dramatic treat Of the sea-
son at the Grand will be the appear
ance of the standard dramatic high
class organization OF the Pacific slope.
the Frawley company. headed by T.
Daniel Frawley. and including that
most brilliant daughter of the West.
Blanche Bates. The East claims her
now because of her sensational success
at Days theater. New York but she
is enjoying a vacation from DAILY by
appearing among her old friends upon
his side of the continent. Mr.. Frawley
brings the same that he had
for 20 weeks at the Baldwin n Co
lumbia theaters in San Francisco. ana
will give here a splendid scenic pro-
duction of that greatest of popular
plays. "An Enemy to the King
Anna Held in THE French Maid
seems to have quite captured the Bos-
ton critics. In commenting upon The
first local souvenir night the Herald
Ealas aihEg AltAi q tN,h ,hN . ~
vorite. and her appearance was the sig
nal of one of the most enthusiastic ova-
tons ever rendered TO a theatrical star.
AS Susette. in the title role. the dainty.
s~weet-voiced. pert and pretty little
Parisienne never appeared, 1t seemed,
to such excellent advantage. She was.
in fact. the perfect embodiment OF the
authors idea of The French Maid. a
sweet. winsome. vivacious. effervescent
little demoiselle. whose delightful Par
isian manners and happy English dia-
lect, both in songs and dialogue. at once
c~aptivated her audience"
A performance at once extraordinary
and pitiful was given at the Matteawan
New York insane asylum before al au-
dience composed almost entirely of In
mates of the institution. The play
wright. Ernest Bostwick. is insane. and
all but three of the players who took
part in the production were chosen
from among his brothers In misfortune.
h drama was decidedly up to the
times. bearing the title For Love and
War;" and having for its scene of action
the battlefield at Santiago. In the dia-
logue were many illusions To the top
les Of the day. and the audience dis
played wonderful acuteness i'm satchins
the witty points and appreciating the
thrilling situations of the play.
An amusing and characteristic epI-
sode in the performance of THE Chris
tian" for the benefit of the clergy
Thursday has escaped notice. Mr.. Caine
saw that Canon Wealthy. who Is paint
ed in none too fattering coloTs, would
displease some of the reverend gentle
men. so he had a rehearsal to fix up
a very sweet and moral speech for that
gentleman in place of a hard one. In
stead of telling Glory she must 40
Storms way or his. he tells her she II a
pearl OF pearls n that Storm is lin
clerical language. OF course) very hot
stuf.-Commercial Advertiser.
Henry Irving. ever ready 10 encour-
age youthful talent. has decided e
stick to "Cyrano de Bergerac." hut for
the TONER has not quite made up mis-
mind to whom he will give the adapta-
ton. One of the most humorous ideas
in connection with the English produc-
tion of this piece is credited to him:
he has II In mind to give an act each OF
the five acts of "Cyrano" to five differ
ent young poets to adapt. and whoever
does the best of the five acts Is To have
the p~rerogative OF readapting the 9TH
er four acts. 1t Is a humorous idea, and
n wonders how II will work out.
Way Down East" a comedy OF New
Hampshire farm life which depicts ru-
raj scenes and characters with forceful
realism. Is proving profitable propert,
to William A. Brady. Its pathos and
humor are deftly blended and there Is a
sensational snow storm scene, which Is
a marvel of realism. In the cast are
Phoebe Davies. Odell williams and 9TH
er players Identified with the $50 nights
run at the Manhattan New York. Ne
gotiations are pending for a New York
revival of "Way Down East which
will cover the whole Of next season.
Georgia Cayvan seems to have re-
nounced the stage for keeps. She
shows no interest in II. never goes to
the theater, nor reads accounts of plays.
Miss Cayvan has been seriously IN dur
ing the past IS months. But she is well
now, bright-eyed. simmer and looking
younger than she has in years. She
talks of her retirement with an earn
estness which makes IL seem certain
that the American stage has perma-
nently lost one Of its most popuar ac-
tresses.
The camel on which Francis Wilson
rides into the third act of The Little
Corporal has become as comic a beast
as the elephant was in Wang or the
heifer in 'Evangeline." The imitation
is first-rate. and the two men who per-
form the legs know their business. But
Mr.. Wilson IL not belittled in the action.
His attack of seasickness from riding
on the ship of the desert" Is very droll.
I and the jokes that he tracks are funny
in the wilsonian vein.
One Of the most important comedy
productions hat has been sent out Of
New York this season Is a revival Of
hat delightful Swedish dialect comedy
drama, "Yon YOnson." which is TO be
under the direction OF Sam Thall and
p. J. Kennedy. Few scenes yet present.
ed on the American stage possess the
thrilling interest held by the lumber
camp and the log jam scene in "Yon
Yonson-" The play has been rewritten.
and the cast Is headed by Ben Hen
bricks. II will appear at the Grand
on the LIST Of December.
Art and agriculture form a curious
combination. N. Jean de Reszke has n