The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-01-16

the "HighwaSman' company al tile
Broadway theater in New York. has
double At the first performance Of the
opera at that house a handsome blonde
lady and a party of friends occupied a
box. In the audiences there was gen
tleman friend of Manager Mccormick
who noticed her. and five minutes be-
fore the performance was to begin he
went out into the lobby. and, rushing
up 10 Mr.. Mccormick, said. Say, Mack,
don't Miss Clark sing to-night?'
Yes: Why"
We'll. it's nearly time fer the curtain
to go up. and she Keeps on staying in
a box With a party of friends
Mr.. Mccormick sent a messenger To
the young lady asking her 10 come 10
the box Office. She came and said:
What is it
Aren't you going to sing tonight
asked the manager.
No: why should To- she replied.
Nell. how do YOU suppose we are to
give the opera without prima donna y
I don't know. replied the young NO
man 4 thought Miss Clark Was 10 sing.
Shes been back on the stage an hour
dressing. and must be ready before NOW
| am sister of your prina donna.
Manager Mccormick subsidized, and
the young lady returned 10 her box.
During the time George IL. Broad
tulSt NstS tidAtIlIS tIfiodEu the o1hAI
with Roland Reed. giving the finishing
touches To The Wrong Mr.. Wright, he
happened II attend IA camp meeting in
Texas where the reyiyalist sam Jones
VAS preaching. The camping grounds
Mere near Tyler, Texas. where there are
good many saloons. In his first ser
mon Sam announced that he would
preach To men only at ) o'clock every
morning, and unless he had good audi
enees at every sermon he would pack
his trunk and 20 home. For seven
mornings the horn would sound regu-
latly al o'clock. and on each occasion
nearly every seat in the big tent was
filed. In his farewell sermon sam
Jones said: Il suppose that | should
make some sort Of an explanation as 10
Why | have called you. II | gave YOU
until 3 or 10 o'clock every day you
would be 50 full of Texas beef and
Nhisxes that ii would take somebody
biggern sam Jones to get next 10 you.
! have tackled YOU on empty stomaehs
when You We're Weak. and as 200 of you
have Joined the church | think my sys-
TEN has worked pretty Well.
The remark impressed the author as
SO unique that he decided To convey
some idea Of IL in the play he MAS then
writing ard that is the way in which
the play What Happened 10 jones'
| received lis name. fef its original title
was intended To be The Dear Bishop"
A humorous incident happened dur
ing otis SINNERS recent engagement in
New Orleans. lie had been presenting
plays IN which the incidental music.
composed IF old German songs. MAS a
feature The leader of The orchestra
MAS Frenrhman. who had no love for
anything German. He Went through
the week rendering such German songs
al "Naoht Am Rhein' and others per-
fectlN hnt evidently With considerable
! violence IL his Feelings In fact. h.
anu AIR skinner had several tits. but
the actor WAS abdnrate On Saturday
night the Freuehnaa saw the chance for
revenge Ii was the last thing IN the
play. when the prince and princess were
reunited and everything MAS ending
happily The time had come far the
grand triumphal march Of the German
army u victory The air should have
been the Watch on The Rhine, but