The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-28

Roland Reed, one of the foremost
among the delineators of refined COM
edy, will be at the Grand next Thurs
day, after an absence of several sea-
sons. Mr.. Reed is still supported by
that delightful actress. Miss Isadore
Rush, and a most capable company OF
well known actors. The popular COM
edian will be at the Grand for three
nights, opening with his new comedy,
THE Wrong Mr.. Wright" followed by
his latest His Fathers Boy The
play to be presented al the opening
night abounds in highly amusing and
complicated situations, which enable
Mr.. Reed and his company to be seen
to great advantage. The character
which Mr.. Reed portrays, Seymour
Sites, is built on entirely different lines
from anything in which the popular
comedian has appeared for number
of years. 1t is that of a man about so,
who has, by close application to bust
ness, amassed a large fortune. He is
a resident of San Francisco and has not
been from home in 20 years. He is eX-
tremely mean and close in his business
and private life. The scene of the play
opens a Old Point Comfort, where
Sites has come, this being the first
time he has left his business in 20
years. He is brought to this point by
the defalcation of a clerk who has
forged his name to a check for $4,000.
The matter has been placed in the
hands of a detectice agency and a re-
ward of $4,000 is offered for the arrest
and conviction of the thief. Through
an intimate friend Sites hears that his
former employe is about to visit Old
Point Comfort, where, in order to es-
cape recognition, he has registered un-
der the name of Mr.. Wright. He i'm
mediately comes in contact with
niece and nephew, who are there on
pleasure bent He takes them into his
confidence and they promise to assist
him. He passes through numerous
complications in his endeavor not to
disclose his identity. A crisis comes
upon the arrival of Henrietta oliver,
a female detective, who has been plac-
ed upon the case of the forgery by the
detective agency employed by Sites.
Sites becomes smitten with her, and
she in turn becomes impressed with the
idea that Sites is the forger for whom
she is looking, as he has also taken
the name of Wright. With his meet
ing with Henrietta, Sites entire ma
ture changes. From being close he
goes to the other extreme, spends his
money like water and entertains in
manner that is dazzling. All this
strengthens the idea in Henrietta's
mind that Sites is the forger and that
he is dissipating upon the proceeds.
numerous are the complications that
arise from this incident, and in the
final act Sites is arrested for robbing
himself. Henrietta in the meantime
has become greatly attached to Sites,
and after she. has caused his arrest
regrets her action and endeavors to
induce him to escape All is finally sat
isfactorily explained. Running through
the play are several interesting under
plots, and the story is told in bright,
crisp dialogue. The characters are
novel in construction and well carried
out. Mr.. Reed has surrounded him
self with an exceptionally clever COM
pany, chic famong whom is Miss Rush.
who has a novel character to portray
that of a female detective, which
gives her splendid opportunities and in
which she will wear some striking
gowns. Among others in the company
are Charles Coote, Charles S. Able,
Holbrook Blinn, Sheridan Topper Ju-
liam Reed, John H. Bunny, James
Douglas and Misses Mary Myers, AL
ethea Luce and Monte Donico
AT Lydia Thompsons recent benefit
in London she recited the following
lines written for her to deliver on that
occasion by w. S. Gilbert:
The other day, when sitting all alone,
Thinking of pleasant times long past
and gone,