The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-06
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THE TRIUMPH Of LOVE
It Was Indeed a Triumph From
Every Point of View.
A FINISHED PRODUCTION
Pretty Girls. Fairies, Nymphs, Goddessess,
Devils, Demons, Brilliant Specta-
cular Effects, Excellent Singing
and Clever Acting.
A FINISHED PRODUCTION

1.-THE Triumph of Love- at the Mar
garet theater last night was a triumph
in every sense. BY the time the curtain
went up there was a standing room
only. 1t was magnificent, thorough
ly appreciative. and thoroughly sur
prised audience. Most people went to
the theater last night with the expec-
tation Of sitting through weak and
ins1pid amateur performance-as most
amateur performances are; they went
partly for the sake of their friends on
the stage and partly to help good
cause along, the proceeds being intend
ed for ST. Marks church. To such
people, and they constituted nine
tenths of the audience, the perform
ance was a revelation. From start to
finish it proceeded with snap and
dash. There was no hesitation, no
balks no breaks of any kind. All the
performers, even down to the little
bits of tots hardly big enough to walk,
knew their parts perfectly and ac-
of them felt timid at the beginning
they rapidly gained complementary
couldn't do otherwise before an audi
ence so cordial in its appreciation and
so generous in it's applause.
The widest enthusiasm was reached
at the end of the fourth act when Eve
lima y(Mrs. Roger Williams) and Lepsr-
clio &c. j. BoXer) made love and sang
and danced to rag-time music. finally
retiring from view in cake walk. Mrs.
Williams acting was dainty, exqui-
site, finished piece of work and her
cake walk was marvelously well done
A professional could not have done bet
ter. The average professional could
not have done so well. Mrs. Williams
was handsomely supported in this
scene by Mr.. Boxer, who also acted,
sang and cake-walked in exceedingly
clever fashion. They responded to an
encore and cakewalked off the stage
again even more charmingly than be-
fore.
Mrs. Katherine Finn Kelly. who took
the part of Amorita. the goddess of
love, was in excellent voice and rem
dered her solos most admirably. Her
duet with c. I. Emerson. who appeared
as Robert. the duke of Burgundy, was
masterpiece. Mr. Emerson employed
his rich voice with the skill of a thor
ough artist. The duet was beautiful
and magnetic, inspiring the heartiest
demonstrations of applause. Mrs. KEEL
~ is well known in musical circles in
Butte, as well as in this city. and her
triumph last night was indeed a '"Tri-
umph of Love" Her presence and par
ticipation in the production of the
operetta has been exceedingly helpful
to all the other performers.
Too much credit cannot be given to
the myriads of little girls who We're
attractively dressed in white 'tarlatan
as nymphs and fairies, and whose
IL.
Little Helen King made a bird of a
Cupid. Pearl Kennedy and Tina Nc
Gowan, as fairy princesses, danced a
skirt dance in the daintiest style imag-
Unable. All the scenes in which the
scores upon scores of airy, fairy little
girls, in short white dresses and long
white stockings, appeared were Won
derfully attractive and never failed to
evoke repeated rounds Of applause.
Especially acceptable also was the
,Mephisto of E. V. Davis He had a
devil of time, and he was a perfect
devil at it. He was ably assisted in
his deviltry by a number of other eX-
cellent devils. C. C. Hoff was all right
every way as the wicked magician, and
H. H. Durston, as the bogie man, had
fearful and wonderful makeup, and
succeeded in carrying out the part with
marked success. The Youth of Miss
Ethel Thomas, the Beauty of Mrs.
Charles Hickey and the Pleasure of
Miss Carrie Sigh were Fascinating In
the first act Miss Isabel Tracey appear
ed to fine advantage in her rendition of
a solo in the character of Virginia, the
Goddess of Virtue The Queen of the
Universe was finely impersonated by
Mrs. ]. V. Collins. Miss Helena A. Gleason
was excellent as the Goddess of Honor,
as were Mrs. George Shoemaker as the
Goddess of Wealth and Mrs. F. w.
Peckover as Queen of Night. The Faith
of Miss Durston, the Hope of Miss
Whitley, the Charity of Miss O'Don-
nell, the Truth of Miss Cannon, the
Purity of Miss Bishop and the Mercy
of Miss Stevenson, were all handsome
representations. All the young ladies
were beautifully costumed and sustain
ed their respective characters with fine
spirit and address.
Mrs. Collins costume was magnifi
cent, BETTING her royal character The
front of the corsage and skirt was of
white satin, ablaze with Jewels A
court train of lavender satin completed
her beautiful costume. Mrs. Kelly was
also richly attred. She wore a Grecian
robe of pink and silver; her attendants,
Faith, Hope and Charity, in simple
white Grecian robes. AS Fortuna, God
dess of Wealth, Mrs. Shoemaker's cos
tune was a striking one of cream col
ored cashmere and red SATIN lavishly
ornamented with sparkling jewels.
Miss Gleeson wore a beautiful Grecian
robe of white cashmere. Her ornaments
were pearls and hundreds of sparkling,