The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-10

Says the Spanish female villain to
the Spanish male villain: Take this
and kill her'
She jerks hat pin out of her hair
and hands it to him.
Presently the heroine enters, says
"Ah, mel" and sits down. The male
villain sneaks up behind her, and is
about to jab the hat pin into the he
roines heart, when boy in the gal
lery yells, Look out there"
The lads warning is unnecessary,
for the hero PUSHES in and shouts
You cowardly assassin" and the
murderer is foiled.
Then Fitzhugh Lee, Butcher Weyler
and a lot of other people enter. Wey-
ler's voice can scarcely be heard on
account of the Kisses.
All these things may be seen at the
Grand tonight during the perform
ance Of Remember the Maine" The
playwright is able to give valuable
pointers to the United States govern
ment, for he knows who touched off
the mine which blew up the Maine,
and he knows exactly how it was done.
Charles Coghlan, who died at Gal
weston, Texas, a few days ago, was
brother of Rose Coghlan, who is well
known to Montana theatergoers.
Coghlan has been prominent figure
in theatricals in this country for a
number of years and has attained a
fair measure of success.
He possessed unquestionable. abilities
both as an actor and a dramatist, but
his .eccentricities. his dissipation and his
egotism had rendered him unpopular
rather than otherwise and had detract-
ed from his standing.
Coghlan came to this country from
England in 1876 with a reputation al
ready established. He had been the
manager of the Prince of Wales the
alter in London and had been a player
in that house for a number of wears.
Thirty years ago Coghlan's name was
we'll known on the other side. Waning
popularity caused him to seek his for
tune here. and he came over with his
sister Rose.
He was popular enough and success
full as well, until he became star, af-
ter which his fortunes fell.
His play, '"The Royal Box" in which
he had appeared during parts of three
seasons, made money. however. for
him and his managers. And his later
play, Citizen Pierre" produced last
spring in New York, might have been
i a go had not Coghlan, in fit of petu-
lance, Withdrawn it after half dozen
performances.
At this time it was predicted Cogh-
Ian could do little more in New York,
as the managers We're tired of his Pc
clliarities of conduct. He seemed to
think the same thing himself, for when
the present season opened he went
back to 1.-THE Royal Box and began a
starring tour through the South.
From time to time it was reported
that Coghlan's dissipation was inter-
fering with his work, and it is not inn
probable it had something to do with
producing his last illness. However,
Coghlan was pretty old man, and had
led a stirring life.
In 1892 Coghlan caused commotion
by marrying Kuehne Beveridge, the
sculptress, who was then member OF
his company.
Coghlan himself sid not really make
the disturbance s6 much as the pres
ent Mrs. Coghlan, who went hurriedly
to New York, declared herself his wife
and denounced the actor as bigamist.
Whether he had really offended
against the laws of the state was not
shown. however. Miss Beveridge, who
considered her marriage legal and bind
ing, sued Coghlan for a divorce and OBJ.
tanned it in the following year; and the
actor, who seemed to regard it as one
of his rights to stray occasionally from
the strict path of duty and propriety,
went back to the first Mrs. Coghlan,
who forgave him. He was ill at the
time, and Mrs. Coghlan No / nursed
him back to health. She was reported
as saying that she cared nothing about
his marriage to Miss Beveridge, as
Charlie had done worse things during
his extended career.
Miss Beveridgc also took the matter
pnilosophically, anu contentad herself
with seeking an absolute separation.
She is d granddaughter of Governor
Beveridge Of Illinois, and her father is
one of the business men at South Bend
now Miss Beveridge's mother was the
Baroness Won Wreda. to whom she
owed her artistic tastes as well as her
stage career.
sCoghlan in 1885 wrote for Mrs Lang
try the play, "Jocelyn," but, as she did
not appear in it. he produced it himself
in 1889, and afterward it was used in
Rose Coghlans starring tour, with John
T. Sullivan in the leading male role.
Charles Coghlan as leading man
stood for years in the very foremost
rank Of players in this country. One of
his most notable seasons was with "Di-
plomacy' during the elaborate produce
ton of that play In New York
AS leading man for Mrs Langtry he
aided that lady very materially in
achieving such dramatic triumphs as
she experienced In this country. He was
easy and graceful upon the stage and