The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-07
COULD STAR
A Travelling Man Thinks That
With Study He Gould Act.
AT THE BUTTE THEATERS
A Whirl of Fun in Gayest Manhattan"
Song and Comedy by Fifty Peo-
ple-"Hogan's Allev"-Att the
Union Family.

Daniel f. Bandmann, the actor
rancher, was engaged in conyersat ton
with a friend in the lobb-~ of the Nc
Dermott hotel yesterday when a we'll
known traveller for a Kentucky liquor
house approached, and the following
interesting and amusing colloauy en-
sued:
'Mr. Bandmann, I want to shake
your hand said the liquor man, land
I want to say that il is a shame that
talent like yours should be buried on
a ranch. / saw your work in Hamlet
and Macbeth the other night, and /
think it was noble. ! never saw it done
better"
Il thank you very much for your
good opinion" replied Mr.. Band
mann.
Yes, I was surprised, too" continued
the liquor man, ito find such wonderful
talent in a rancher'
"Yes?''
Il know good acting when I see it."
said the man from Kentucky, still
shaking Bandmann by the hand.
why don't you leave the farm and
keep this thing up? You would do we'll
and ! believe that in a few years, if
you would devote yourself to the stage,
you would become great actor and
that you could be a star"
The old actor, who for more than 80
years had starred in nearly all the civil
lied countries of the world and is
everywhere regarded as one of she
greatest of Shakesperean delineators,
looked at the Kentucky liquor man with
grateful eyes and said modestly:
Il thank you. You are indeed very
kind"
Roster & Balls ronular extravagan-
"a, 'Gayest Manhattan" will open at
the Grand tomorrow night. 1t is I'M
der the personal direction of John F.
Harley, and his attraction will be pre-
sented with the entire costumes and
scenery which helped to make the
original production a success. The
piece is not overwhelmed with plot,
but is a whirl of fun from the rise to
the fall of the curtain A company
composed of SO people. chosen from the
choicest talent of the stage, will pre-
sent the song and comedy. Hiram
Prindle, a native Of Skowhegan, Me-,
arrived in New York to see his daugh-
ter, who is society debutante, and by
series of adventures which befall him
in his varied wanderings about the
city, the host of clever actors and
actresses is introduced. Mr.. Harley has
spared no expense in securing the art
lists for his company, and as a result
the cast includes such clever people as
George H. Carr of Carr and Jordan,
who are saidAto be the best sketch
team in the country; Miss Jean Nell
moyle, the daintiest of ingenues; Oc-
tavie Barbe, a newcomer from France:
Miss Jennie Lynd Lewis, an operate
soprano of high abilit--' James A.
Herman, one of the cleverest of Irish
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nent vaudeville artist; Alta de Ker-
men, chic Partisan dancer; Jessica
Duncan, Thomas Herman, Angelus
Stuart, Carrie Cameron, Horace Thrum
and number of others.
In addition the chorus of Young
women is said to be exceptionally good,
handsome, well dressed and carefully
drilled.
The excellence of the musical quality
of the extravaganza is one of it's most
admirable features. The score is by
w. H. Bachelor, who is favorably
known as the composer Of the scores
heard in popular productions. Dan
serfield and Operti have expended
much time and labor in accurately re-
producing on canvas the mall. in Cen
trail park, the ball room of the Wal
dorf and the stage at Roster & Balls
in which places the acts are laid
Hogan S Alley the successful farce
comedy which will be at the Grand on
the 18th for three nights, is typical of
life on the east side of New York and
introduces the famous Yellow Kid Ho-
gan: Brogan, Luke, Alex and George,
the parrot, the goat and all the char
acters made famous by r. r. Outcalt
in the funny columns of the New York
World. Mickey Dugan, the famous
original Of the Yellow Kid, Campbell
and Caulfield, Tiddlewinks, Thompson
and Green, w. ]. Hagen, George Kahn,
Mamie Ward, Frank Rhodes, the
Misses Ollie JOY and Ethel Clayton,
Anna Driver Gladys Castleton, Leona
Abbott, Louise Kind and Florence Aull
are a few of the clever artists who are
presenting "Hogan's Alley and it's
unique comedy characters to the public
In the East, where it has already played
one season, it scored great success.
''Ole Olson" will be in Butte the lat
ter part of next week.
The r. E. French company is pack
ing the house nightly at the Union
Family theater
j. B. Delcher Of the "Hogan's Alley"
company has been confined to his room
at the McDermUtt hotel for several
days on account of sickness. He was
out yesterday for the first time since
Monday night.
Calling Cards.
H.