The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-01

piece during Its phenomenal run at
Hoyt's tbeater. New York. will be seen
here. This scenery n all of a special
design. and from the brush Of the we'll
known scenic artist. Arthur Voegt-
lin.
The piece is heralded as a bright and
rollicking satire on politics as treated
by women in some Of the Western
states. where the law gives them the
right to vote and hold office. IL In writ
ten In this authors most humorous
vein. replete with witty dialogue.
sparkling music, absurdly funny sit
uations n a host Of vaudeville feat
ures that are said to be new. and
many Of them bordering upon the SEN
sational order.
The plot Of the piece is as fol-
lows:
women are allowed to vote. Benton
Holmes has been nominated as the re-
form party's candidate for mayor The
only element which he fears will inter-
fere with his election Is the women.
Holmes has been recently married.. and
is very much In love with his wife.
Grace, who returns his affection ard
entity. The serpent In this little para
disc In Denver is Aunt Jim" a rela-
tive OF Mrs. Holmes. who Is a
right advocate. Holmes is irritable
over the coming campaign, and his one
fault. bis disbelief I'm the capacity Of
woman. comes to the front. The fact
that his wife sews a button on his coat
two inches from where II should be.
causes him to lose his temper. Just
when Grace In feeling badly at the
fancied cooling of her husbands love,
Aunt lin" offers her the woman's
candidacy for mayor. Thinking that
she may be able to show her husband
hat she is good for something, she ac-
cepts the nomination. With her ac-
~ceptance. the first act ends.
The second act shows the interior of
the house. with the headquarters of the
two opposing candidates on opposite
sides. Through both this and the fol-
lowing acts. the various phases OF the
campaign are shown The ward heel
ers of both parties here congregate to
talk over the chances for the election OF
their respective candidates.
The third and fourth acts take place
on the day of the election. In the third
act Grace goes to the polls TO cast her
first vote: she returns in tatters and
rags and covered with mud. Her hus-
band wants to know where the Amerl-
can man Ii who could so treat a
woman Grace replies that II was not
the American man, but the American
women.
In the last act the bulletins show that
the vote IL going to Grace. II is then
she decides that she does not want To
be mayor. and when she finds she "
really elected. she shows the real
woman by saying THAI she viii not be
elected. At last her brother. who has
kept i'm the BACKGROUND enjoying the
fun. informs her that as she is not of
legal age. all CT the votes cast for her
are void. and that her husband Is elect
ed i'm spite of the fact that the most
votes were cast for her.
The engagement of "A Contented
II ..tI ~ tla tRanaf Nvnpninant
attraction of the season, and that the
a~ter-goers appreciate these facts is evil
denced by the heavy demand for seats
I'm advance.
When Jim Herne. now of 'Shore
Acres fame. but at the time of this tale
Of no fame In particular. was married in
Chicago. he was in bad condi-
ton. He was playing there with a COM
pany. and amcng the pcop.e OF the cast
was Al Darney. Darrey n Jim were
old friends and. at titacs. companions in
pcnury. Said jim ere1day to Al;
I'm going to be married tonight. Al.
VIII YOU stand up with me-"
''Of course. old ran" sad Al. Have
you money 30 pay the Minister -
NO" replied Herne. "but 1 can be
married by IN alderman. and get cut
OF IL that way
We'll" said Barney. II have a i've
dollar gold piece hete that was paid to
me to-day. You nay have that. III
stand OF the hac.kman and wen do The
thing all right" u
so they hired the hack and all four.
Herne. Barney, he brlde-elect and the
single bridesmaid. drove up TO the min
ister's as though They owned :he place.
Darney handed an envelope n HerRe.
which become the property OF the mii-
lister after the knot had been tied.
Now said Daraey, after the we'd
ding party had left the parsonage. lets
go and have a bottle of wine"
Did you ave two f~lve-dollar gold
pieces?' Herne asked in aston.shment.
No. one Is enough"
For heavens sake. thea" gasDed
Hernc. what was in the envelope that
l gave TO the clergyman"
That" replied barney. quietly. the