The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-24

using the devices of skirts and illumina-
ton which Loie Fuller originated. says
the New York Sun. Miss Fuller is IN
derstood to have made a fortune from
her invention. which consisted at first
of merely posing under colored lights
while she waved her diaphanous cos
tune. She elaborated her speciality.
and at length produced a remarkable
Illusion of fire by standing on a glass
set i'm "a stag hoor and catching with
her abundant draperies the light from
underneath. To an observer OF Solaret
thus seemingly enyeloped in flames.
came a recollection OF a drama that a
failed, but which would have been a
tremendous success II had contained
this wonderful illusion of fire. At the
time when Rider ,Haggard's novel
She" vas widely popular, and every
body was impressed by his weird crea-
ton of a woman who remained youth
fully beautiful a thousand years by
means of an annual bath in miraculous
fire, a dramatization of the story was
put on the stage. 1t proved a fiasco
because the representation OF the wo-
man in flames was not impressive. But
IL Loie Fuller's invention had then been
available. and If it's first exhibition had
introduced an incandescent and fam
ing She. the piece would inevitably
have been an enormous success.
Town Topics will be at the Union
Family theater this week. The Mirror
correspondent from Portland says this
about IL: ayL
The best attraction hat has been
at C~ordray's I'm weeks was World. KEEL
Ter and Mack in the newly written
Topics to full houses. The
travesty is fine n lively from begin
ming to md World did some high tin
pan kicking, and "a most original tramp
act. while Keller and Mack, Charles
Roach, Charles T.. Graham. Edward
Brown" John Dixon. Marie Leslie. Bes-
sic Phillips. Beatrice CANDLES and Gus
their share as first-class laugh makers.
intermingled with catchy songs and
prettily performed Dances
When THE Prodigal Father was
produced Is was a comedy.
and as ii will be seen at an early date
Maguire's. il will be more in the ma
ture OF a farce comedy. The company.
that portion which amuses with spe-
is said to be a thoroughly good
me- while the acting company is better
perhaps than usually found i'm such or
The play itself briefly
tells the story of a scientist who starts
out To explore Africa. but meeting a
serio-comic vocalist. he gives up his
to chase after h actress.
When he comes home ne tells his fam
lily all about his trip to Africa. and then
his troubles begin.
Lynn Welcher is said to be one of
the Very best portrayers of old man
characters I'm either legitimate or farce
comedy. Miss Rose Melville. who as
sumes the leading female role. is a
young woman Of prepossessing appear
and a decidedly clever actress.
and hAF hnaiHnAlx .x-a fVnfentAn Of
Sis Hopkins. the jay girl from Slab
Hollow. is n of the hits Of the vaude-
willie stage.
Mahara's Ministries will begin an en-
sagement of two nights at Maguire's
opera house tonight. The show Ii said
be a clean and clever n with a sue
cession of song and dance. bits of act
ing. chorus singing and vocalists. in
Guiding singers Of reputation. Among
the fur makers are Billy Young. Julius
Green. Dan Avery and X. Brown. MIL
Brewer, the wonderful boy con-
t~"rtionist. is also with the company.
mo. there are no legitimate sopranos
IN light opera nowadays" said Jesse
Bartlett Davis. The girls in comic
opera are too lazy. They take two or
three lessons. know a graceful step
they come on the stage n that
Is all. The Bostonians' have been look
ing for a Marie Stone for the past hve
years. and we cannot ind her" Won
der what has caused the Davis to
sour on her sisters to this alarming
extent.
Corbett has changed his mind o
Francisco being a jay town. He
been playing to great business
there and his home people expressed
themselves pleased with his improve
ment as an actor.
\ queer lawsuit is before the Munich
rourts. where an actress IN
Deutsches theater. who married re-
Gently. sues the proprietor for her sal
ny, in spite OF a clause in the con-