The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-19

properties of great value. He first came
INTO publlc notice in a vaudeville sketch
generation or more ago. entitled His
Mother-in-Law," which was successful.
and he next launched out in THE Widow
Bedott,' in which he impersonated a ru-
raj spinster From this play he made
a great deal of money. Next he played
in Vim" for five or six years and made
more money. 1t was in this play he first
introduced his mechanical racing scene
He then introduced THE County Fair to
the public and fairly coined money for
years. AT one time he had no less than
three companies on the road. In one of
them Marie Bates played the part whica
Burgess was making famous, and ap-
peared in that character in Butte. In '"Thc
County Fair he elaborated the racing
scene. and it proved to be largely respoE
sible for the success of the play.
He then became ambitious and took
long lease from Theodore Moss of the Star
theater, New York, which at that time
was down on its luck. 1t has been stated
that he lost more than 100000 on this
venture. He produced a play called "The
Year One which he felt certain would
prove a tremendous success. but which
was one of the most deadly frosts New
York has ever known. 1t was staged elab-
orately and Mr.. Burgess went to extra
ordinary expense to make 1t go, but it
was hopeless. He then revived "The
County Fair" but the public was tired Of
it, and more money went into the fire.
Some time previous to these disastrous
ventures Burgess became an ardent splr-
itualist. Mediums told him that "Thc
Year One would prove great hit, ana
he believed them. In other ways he lost
money, it is said, because of the encour-
agement given him by the spirits.
Mr.. Burgess is now appearing in vaud,-
VILE, where he is a great favorite.
In an interview Frederick warde stated
that the combination of which he is one
of the stars would be together again
next season.
'Our plans for next year are as yet
somewhat in embryo" ne said. 1.-The sue
cess, however of the James-Kidder-
Warde combination has been so great that
there is no doubt that it will be continued
next season. The general plans for next
seasons productions are now being out
lined but are not in such shape that any
thing can be said about them at this time.
zone thing is certain, our repertoire
will consist mainly of plays of the Shake
spearean period There is a general re-
vival of interest in the plays of that
era. That is evidenced by the remarkable
success which we have met this year
People have turned out to see our per-
formances in such numbers as to even
surprise our managers, who were conf
dent of the success of the combination.
THE present season we have been
working on an experiment. Next season
will be upon a more solid basis, as the
success of the experiment has been
proved. Our productions will be upon a
more elaborate scale
Next seasons repertoire will undoubt-
eddy include School for Scandal which
has been such a wonderful success this
year. A grand revival of one of Shake
speares dramas is being planned. If the
present ideas are carried out this will be
one of the most magnificent productions
ever given Shakespeare. A revival of an
other of the famous comedies of that time
is also contemplated These three plays
will be the leading attractions in our rep
ertoire.'
Lewis Morrison told a good story on
himself last night at the Grand, In the
last act of Faust wherein the spirit of
Marguerite ascends to heaven, Mephsto
descends, through the stage trap door,
into the heated regions of his abode.
Sometimes the trap does not work right,
and the scene does not end satisfactorily.
Recently at a performance the trap went
down just far enough to let his head and
feather remain outside of hades.
There was dead silence in the house.
which was broken by a kid in the gallery.
'Hully see!' he cried, 'helrs full and he
can't get in
The company engaged by T. Daniel
Frawley for Washington includes, in ad-
dition to Frawley himself, John Z. KEEL
lerd. Burr Mcintosh, Harry Corson
Clarke, Charles Wyngate, Alfred Hick-
man. Frank Mathison, Enrol Dunbar,
Geoffry Stein, Harry Gwynnette, Fred
Williams tstage manager), Selene john
son, Mary Van Buren,, Georgia Welles,
Corinne Parker and Mrs. F. NJ Bates.
The last named is the mother of Blanche
Bates.
Probably the largest advance sale in the
history of the Grand opera house is that
which opened yesterday for the James
kidder- Warde engagement. 1t started at
10 o'clock and continued with a rush all
day.
Lewis Morrison will give his last per-
Torrance of Faust in this city at the
Grand tonight. II will be the last oppor-
tunity to see him in his great character
of Mephisto.
Paris of To-day-the handsomest pre-
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Missoula or Great Falls.
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