The Anaconda standard., 1899-01-22

ter the first she entered grand opera
ana after the second she developed the
Brunnhllde which has won the ap.
pause or our audiences Nine. Sem
prlch had no other ambition than the
piano until She married, and wedlock
has made her prima donna of re-
hoWn. M. Jean is also improved hy
matrlmony, for having enjoyed his hon
eymoon our tenor is now singing bet
ter tnan ever. Most folk think we'll Of
matflmony, and 1t is agreeable to note
that after various tempestuous voy-
win has found a peaceful haven in the
arms of Maxine Elliott His new wife
Is not only an handsome woman, but a
mascot. Luck has still followed her.
Sousa IS generously decorated with
medals, all of which have come to him
as unexpected tributes of admiration
for his genius Perhaps the handsomest
OF all is the big diamond sunburst that
was presented to him by the manages
ment OF Manhattan beach. The cross
par from which the medal is suspended
bears his title, "The March King in
blue enamel. and the sunburst of Is
gems IS surmounted by Tyre in blue
enamel. Another costly decoration is
that presented to the great leader By
the st. Louis exposition. the cross bar
IN TINS case bearing the first two bars
OF The Washington Post march, with
diamonds for the heads of the notes.
a large diamond solitaire surmounts a
golden reproduction of the exposition
| building. One medal was a tribute from
| the musicians of Washington, D. c.,
ana another came from the musicians
| of Leadville, Cof Pryor's band of st.
| Joe, Mo-, gave still another medal and
the Mormon choir of Ogden. Utah. also
remembered the march king. The Cali
fornla mld-wfnter fair gave Mr.. Scusa
particularly beautiful souvenir of his
pleasant season in Golden Gate park,
ana a crack cavalry company in st.
Louis contributed handsome addition
to the glittering array on the compcs-
er's broad breast. His latest decoration
Is IN the form of an American flag of
solid gold and red white and blue
enamel, which was presented to him by
Mrs. David r. Barker, prominent
New York society lady. who has been
constant attendant upon the Manhat-
tan beach concerts for many years.
The medal bears the inscription, THE
Stars and Stripes Forever" and is in
recognition of Sousas latest and great
est march of that title. Sousa was 1e-
Gently given handsome and costly
loving cup, and he owns about dozen
beautiful batons that have come to him
as gifts from admirers. Sousa, by tie
way, is soon to give a concert in this
city with his great band and two
charming young lady artists as soloists.
The other night, at The Little Host"
New York audience set up a clamor-
Gus demand for the droll little dude
dltty that Della Fox used to sing in
:" ang, when she was propping up
the elongated Mr. Hopper
Della bowed and smiled and shook
her head protestingly. but the ushers
had by this time conceived the idea
that it was their cue and joined in Civ
ing her the glad hand SO boisterously
that she was compelled to come down
to the footlights and say something.
Ladies and gentlemen" she pro-
tested, It's so long since I have sang
it. that l really can't remember the
words.''
A young lady of the chorus. who en-
joyed the very best educational advan-
tages before she broke her mothers
is very chummy With Miss Fox, ven
tured afterward I'd, hint that the little
blonde comedienne had made a bad
break in grammatical sense.
You should have said, It's so long
since sung it, instead of since I have
sang it, - she remarked reprovingly.
Those people out in front will think
you HSNeI dlleuueu HlSnL ScfOOl.
why, of course-how stupid of me-
replied Della dejectedly. You see, 1
was SO confused But guess the audi
ence understood that it was only lap
sus lingerie"
writer in the Dramatic Mirror, tell-
ing of the troubles of chorus girls,
quotes as follows from a letter sent in
by young woman who dances in the
electric ballet in "The Sorrows of
SATAN"
know you are at all times inter-
ested in the hardships and dangers to
which women of the stage are exposed.
and 1 write to call your attention to a
matter which is causing many of Us
considerable alarm. If you witnessed
the performance of The Sorrows of |
Satan you may have noticed that in
the scene where we dance wearing
white satin trousers we moved stif1iy |
and ungracefully. 1t was all owing to |
the fact that we were extremely un- |
comfortable and in danger.
Owing to the electrical effects which |
are produced in this dance, each girl |
carries in the loosely-fitted back of her
satin trousers an electric battery which |
weighs nearly Is pounds. 1t is not only |
difficult to dance gracefully while car |
rying this weight. but there can be no |
spontaneity in our movements when
we feel afraid that at any moment |
may go wrong with the me-.
chanism of the batteries and we might |
receive a shock which would certainly !
be unpleasant, if not dangerous. The |
strained smiles which we wore on the
first evening, which were commented
upon by many in the audience, were
due to this fact, and I trust something
will be done to help u.s."
The Chronicle of San Francisco
states that Willie Collier and his ex-
cellent supporting company have been
filling the Columbia theater in that city
with crowds of people and laughter in
The Man From Mexico 1t is the most
steadily amusing performance, on clear
and reasonable lines, we have had in
many day, and the performance Of
Collier is so much above the usual COM
edian in farces that the study of farce
art is an enjoyment of itself. Mr. Col
lier was once a most popular actor in
and humorous parts. But the |
brains that made him SO have led him