The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-27

| Rasbury Park" is "At Gay Cooney ISL
| and" which has been given by the COM
! pany for several years Al Watts Is
! not much of a comedian, but he has
| considerable time on the stage. during
| which he springs a string of jokes with
| which Noah used to entertain select
| gathering during the higf-water peri
| cd. Among the vocalistS who sang in
| the first part We're Julia Roam, Ida
| Forcen and Pearle Meredith. who were
| especially good. The troubadour quin-
| tette and the act of James Wilson, a
! clever equilibrist, were other good fea-
| lures. Tine performance will be re-
| peated tonight and tomorrow night.
| Charles E. Blaney's. success, 1.-THE
| Electrician" will be the attraction at
the Grand opera house on Wednes-
day. The first presentation of this
play was made in New York. Its sue
cess was instantaneous. This was fol-
lowed by a triumphal tour of the East.
The scene and action of the play is
laid in Colorado. one of the main fea-
lures of the production being the Dem
yer power house at night. showing the
large dynamos generating electricity
on the stage in full view of the audi
ence. Another scene of the play is
laid in Cripple Creek. showing that
famous mining camp in winter. While
the scenic effects are in a measure a
feature of the performance, the plot
of the play is one OF intrinsic merit,
which is admirably brought out by
good company of players.
The title role of Tom Edison. the
electrician. will be essayed by Will
lam r. Ogden, an artist of recognized
merit. who has made quite a name for
himself in the theatrical world. Bert
P. Van Cleve and Madge Daily ham
n 10 fha o1o
ton.
The Portland oresonian. in compli-
mentary notice of the company, said
For the first time in Portland Bla-
ney's The Electrician a comedy
drama of Colorado life, was presented
Sunday night and drew an audience
that not only packed the house to the
doors, but also to the walls. and might
have extended itself to the ceiling had
there been standing room in that di-
rection.
LAS Tom Edison, electrician and mine
owner, William r. Ogden filled his part
to the satisfaction of all. Frank c.
Thompson, as Bill Turner, foreman at
the Edison plant, and Frederick Fair
banks, as Savage, were a pair of ex-
cellent villains.
Miss Madge Daily was an ideal
street girl, ready to fight, sell apples
VI UuS IlIlSS. MISS bOuVltIe, al
though she had little to do as Miss
Sessions, did that little very well.
''The humorous parts were in the
hands of G. w. Bowman. ready to
drink, shoot or sit on the bench: Wal
ter Topper, B. P. Van Cleve and Miss
Van Cleve. Specialties We're introduce
ed by Miss Lamar and Miss DAILY"
The tour of the company is under
the direction of w. r. Daley, who is
also handling several other amusement
enterprises on the road this season.
mile. Fiji" the French farce comedy,
will begin an engagement at the Grand
Thursday night. Mamie Giroy, a clev-
err actress, plays the title role and
Maud Granger is leading lady of the
company mile. Fiji" when it was
adapted for the American stage, was
toned down SO that it will not shock
the sensibilities of even those who saw
something too risque in THE Turtle
1t is now simply an amusing comedy.
lively and interesting. without a dun
line in it. From beginning to end the
play deals with marital infidelity. 1t
must be easy to write a play like
Fiji for French audience, but to
make it presentable and at the same
time amusing, from an Anglo-Saxon